The Big Reveal - New look for summit

[mdlopez1]

The Big Reveal - New look for summit

Well, this is my final look for my summit with roll cage - I Think its freakin SWEET... I hope you like the look I was able to create with some Heat gun work and a old Bike Helmet and a razor.

Please share your thoughts and ideas....Thanks!

[mdlopez1]

Oooppss This was supposed to be part of my other post....

Original thread: http://monster.traxxas.com/showthread.php?t=534755

Sorry peeps for the goof and the extra thread

[sprinkteacher]

Excellent craftsmanship. I love those tires.
Joe

[noir522]

nice very original

[SirSlash4x4]

WOW that is a beast! Nice work

[mdlopez1]

PM: Glad you like the paddles more... so, here is a pic with paddles... (just taken now - so only 2 wheels changed to show look)

BTW - Added some Traxxas decals... the ladies ( wife and daughters) in my life thought it looked plain before...

[CHX MT PROD]

PM: Glad you like the paddles more... so, here is a pic with paddles... (just taken now - so only 2 wheels changed to show look)

BTW - Added some Traxxas decals... the ladies ( wife and daughters) in my life thought it looked plain before...

I like this stylewhat roll cage is it?

[mdlopez1]

I like this stylewhat roll cage is it?

the cage is from Integy for a Slash.... I had to modify the car, cage a little but it was a simple install.

The dress-up is little harder you need shape with a heat gun and take your time with an x-acto knife/razor

More info: http://monster.traxxas.com/showthread.php?t=534755

[Brasher]

whats the weight of it? looks ok, I liked the plain one.

[mdlopez1]

whats the weight of it? looks ok, I liked the plain one.

AS IS - just weighed it "ready to run"... (includes two 7cell Batts)

14 lbs 6 oz

Keep in mind I weigh my tires down like tractors do so each tire weighs nearly 2 pounds each.

>>> More info on tires

Pulled from another thread that asked:

... stock set-up except for the tires... the stock tires got shredded on some rocks so I have replaced them with IMEX RED ROCK KRAWLER TIRE.

Only mod/trick to tire is I made them HEAVY to place more weight closer to the ground preventing rollovers... most people add weights I added a antifreeze mix (kind of like what they do in tractors).I cut the foam and place it in a balloon and filled them with antifreeze/water mix. drained excess fluid that poured out (dont squeeze foam insert unless you want to cut back on some of the added weight) and placed it inside tire and sealed tire as usual.

How much weight does this add... A LOT! (video of weigh in)

The Tire now weighs 1lbs 9.8 ounces each. yep nearly 2 lbs a tire...

Still runs great bashing with them just not as fast ( vid -bashing with crawling tires)

[StreetShaker]

That looks.... umm..... interesting?

[Brasher]

AS IS - just weighed it "ready to run"... (includes two 7cell Batts)

14 lbs 6 oz

Keep in mind I weigh my tires down like tractors do so each tire weighs nearly 2 pounds each.

>>> More info on tires

Pulled from another thread that asked:

... stock set-up except for the tires... the stock tires got shredded on some rocks so I have replaced them with IMEX RED ROCK KRAWLER TIRE.

Only mod/trick to tire is I made them HEAVY to place more weight closer to the ground preventing rollovers... most people add weights I added a antifreeze mix (kind of like what they do in tractors).I cut the foam and place it in a balloon and filled them with antifreeze/water mix. drained excess fluid that poured out (dont squeeze foam insert unless you want to cut back on some of the added weight) and placed it inside tire and sealed tire as usual.

How much weight does this add... A LOT! (video of weigh in)

The Tire now weighs 1lbs 9.8 ounces each. yep nearly 2 lbs a tire...

Still runs great bashing with them just not as fast ( vid -bashing with crawling tires)

cool, how does the tire flex over rocks with the liquid in the foams?

[mdlopez1]

The tires flex a little more due to the extra weight... Problems I can share with water weighted tires...slowing down when going down steep inclines while crawling, hard to " hop" rocks ( that's what I call it when you burp the throttle to get the front tires over big gaps so most of the cars weight is on the new rock so you only need to crawl the back end...), worst part...once it starts to tumble, the weight in the tires keep it going.... Few other issues but overall I like the way it runs...

[Brasher]

i like the idea of water in the foams, and have the water sealed in each part that you cut, but i whould have holes in the tires to let the tire breathe so it can flex around the rocks easier, only the balloons could punture and let the antifreeze fling out.

[mdlopez1]

i like the idea of water in the foams, and have the water sealed in each part that you cut, but i whould have holes in the tires to let the tire breathe so it can flex around the rocks easier, only the balloons could punture and let the antifreeze fling out.

The tires breath through the holes in the rims (sometimes its there from factory other times I drill them), I don't put holes in the tires to protect the balloons... the balloons I use are the extra large thick punch type... one of my friends has those latex creatures inside and he has not had problems with punctures... ( not enough structure for my driving style but he loves it)

Also, I use very little antifreeze since I live in Florida... its mainly to prevent algae or weird growth in the water/foams

Type of Balloons I mainly Use But Larger size - (http://www.punchballs.com/) The party supply store by me sells them... (not this brand but it gives you the idea)
Pic:


Latex creature my friend uses:
https://www.joissu.com/prodinfo.asp?number=38-458

Pic:

[djmaincheese]

Looks pretty sweet. Mad Max Style
Was is hard to cut up that bicycle helmet?

[mdlopez1]

Looks pretty sweet. Mad Max Style
Was is hard to cut up that bicycle helmet?

Just be patient!!! and i found that it was easy... actually it harder to figure out the best layout based on your car and how much helmet you have to work with.... A good heat gun will help you form it to the car better and remove the shell from the foam portion of the helmet if glued.

Good luck

[eemmaaxxxx]

Looks great! Although my £90 helmet will be staying in one piece!!

[mdlopez1]

Looks great! Although my £90 helmet will be staying in one piece!!

Thanks, this one was trash already... it was all cracked up.... so I worked with the good parts and came up with this design....


I am going to add some red, blue and white strobe lights to it... a patron at the local hobby shop said it looked like a cop car in some sci-fi movie he loved (sorry don't remember the name of the movie) he pulled up a pic on his phone and sure enough they looked very similar. Movie one was more car than truck but looked pretty darn close.

Once I place the lights on the truck, I will post a short vid for those that are interested....

[eemmaaxxxx]

That sounds great! It would definately be the most futuristic looking Summit ever.

[NOFX]

Thats so MAD MAX! LOVE it!! Whats the rollcage? I NEED one. lol

[mdlopez1]

I must have something fr the MADMAX Look....

Images of my stampede (before It went under a riding lawnmower) tons of people said it looked very MadMax too....







I Guess My New Mad Max Look is the summit....

I'm Addicted to the anarchy of Mad Max...."The ultimate Bashers"

[mdlopez1]

Video Of My Summit with Police type lights

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adbCM0PgFfQ

Pic:

[summitcrawler]

is that a bicycle helmet visor?

[mdlopez1]

Yes, all the dress up is from an old busted bike helmet.... I guess you can say this is a "green" project.... was fun, i may try to dress up more with things i find... you can get some slick results.

I do that a lot... i find something that inspires me and move forward... the one was a bike helmet, last time was some Halloween accessories... I have made a AIRSTREAM CLASSIC from a couple of 3 liter coke bottles for one of my friends-( like shells you can paint them from the inside)

[mdlopez1]

PM REPLY: The cage was easy to do, I needed to remove the sections of cage (Front and back Mounts) Once they were removed, I heated the cage to bend it just a little so it looks a litle more fitted for a summit . Using the Stock Mounts for the body i attached the Body with clamps... and that was all it takes to mount a Slash shell to a summit...

Hope this helps let me know if you need visuals or more info....

[mdlopez1]

Busted up front and rear diffs replaced them running great again...

damage:

[jamann]

Busted up front and rear diffs replaced them running great again...

damage:

I've seen that carnage in person myself a few times

[mdlopez1]

Update: Took it out to bash on Sunday.... I think and feel it ran better on the rocks... It seemed to have a more centered feel to it.... Also I was able to go through some crossings that I use ti hit The top on before. I did notice that the front end is hevier... When jumping I now have to hold the throttle to keep the nose up... In the past, I had to release the throttle at the top of the jump to make it land properly. The heavier lnose may also be why it crawled better and did not flip on steep inclines.

No proof of why except to tell you it felt better. Next time I'll try to get video.

[Grand National]

I never would of thought to do that for a body. It looks great man, the whole truck does .