Fountain Rio Refit.

[SJFE]

I recieved my custom steerable outdrive in the mail today. It's clear i didn't need the extention plate. I will be spending most of tomorrow cutting out all the traxxas stuff. I'll then install a conventional drive line. I'll cut a plate to install the servo, reciever & motor mount on. If I put in a full day I should have it ready for Sunday. The Ammo 36-56-1800 will go in along with the GP 45amp esc. I'll run my 4s packs in 1p and my 2s 5000s in 2p. Should be interesting.

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[kck741]

Wow that looks great

[obrien]

very nice. who made the outdrive for you?

[SJFE]

Thanks guys I am about to go get to work on it. obrien my buddy Dave made that drive for me. He has some other hardware for sale in the swap shop. Have a look it's great stuff.

[Avanti]

awesome looking hardware SJFE

[SJFE]

Thank you Sir..I am bout 20 minutes from hitting the shop. :D

[SJFE]

I relly need to rething my Devcon usage. This was a Mf'er to get out. I did save the drive and didnt rip the hull apart. 25 minutes of dremmeling with a cutting blade & vacume running straight and here we have it. I'll be playing with drive alinment for the rest of the night.

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[Eyekandyboats]

thats good. I hope the drive works out. It looks nice, He did a good job on it

[SJFE]

This build will be resumed as of 2/5. I have some conventional hardware being fabricated. I'll be running 4s-2p on an 8XL with a 120amp esc. I expect good things.

[Eyekandyboats]

i thought you sold that ?

[SJFE]

So did the guy who never sent the money order. Which is exactly why I only accept paypal. Give one guy a break.... I didn't really wana sell it anyway.

[SJFE]

NWE HW IS HERE!!! See for your self. A nice dual strudder. I am going to even get some work done on it today.

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Big thanks to Lonewolf for the beautifull work in this custom HW!!!!!!!

[Diegoboy]

Nice setup. Good work Lonewolf!

[rcmaster1029]

That is some beastly hardware. It looks very very nice.

[SJFE]

Thanks fellas!!!!! I'm really glad I kept this great looking boat. I was going to start it today. How ever I have 9 days off comming up after this week. I'm going to order all my supplys and have things in order for a complete build then. I am going to finish up the TS2 Today and rig my bud hydro.

[properchopper]

That dual rudder system is AMAZING !!! A true work of art. I hope everyone realizes the amount of work this took. Man, if I only had a lathe and milling machine . Lonewolf, you are an Artist :rockon2: I'm glad you held on to this boat Tom, I know it'll be a gem .

[SJFE]

Thanks brotha!! It's going to be a brushed 700 system for this season. I'll go brushless with it when I can dig up some more cash. 6 boats all on lipo...Somthings gota give some where!!

[properchopper]

6 boats all on lipo...Somthings gota give some where!!

I hear 'ya on that one. I do believe, however, that the Rio will be fine with a brushed 700. My take is that sometimes in our quest for absolute speed we forget to appreciate the true beauty of a nicely done scale boat churning it up.
For what it's worth, I'm getting as much, if not more enjoyment watching this build evolve as following [and trying to catch up to] the "fast" stuff.

[Yeeharacing]

Possible Scheme for it when it's done

[lonewolf]

I appreciate the compliments. The work is tedious yes.. And haveing access to the tools is a big thing. My next goat is to try doing some water pick up blades.
They take time due to the process. Drilling straight for 3-4 inches inside a 1/4 in bar stock and not come out the side somewhere is where the skill and a good bit come in hand. Thanks again guys...

[ace028]

Sjfe, that is looking nice. Lonewolf, that is some nice hardware, you should sell it on Ose or something.

[ozboater]

awesome hardware... good lookin rig :rockon2:

[Ctonez]

i'm glad you kept it ...too bad for the bad buyer.
Cool unique project!
Lonewolf, something tells me you'll be getting some requests for that nice work in the future...excellent job!

[SJFE]

I have been @ this for about 2 days now. I scored a set of hopf motor mounts in a trade & it's working out good here. Yes I know it's backward but I did that in order to install an adaptor mount for 36mm brushless motors behind it. What is kewl is that the KB motor bolts up in these mounts perfect!! The HW install is the best I have done yet. It's exactly level and centered. I'm really happy with it. After having a look it's obvious the rudders will need to be trimmed some. This is not a big deal. The cirus super torque servo is over sized. I was having placement issues. As you can see I epoxied some composite to the stuffing tube braces and got a sturdy servo mount. Packs can be slid under it. I regged the steering with some ts2 pushrod and a plastic sleeve. I have a titainium turn buckle for a drag link. I am off the the LHS for some ange in order to make mounts. I'm running low on DC also...go figure lol. I just have an esc mount and some clean up in the hull to take care of tonight.

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[Flying Scotsman]

Looking good Tom. Why did you leave almost no gap from the stuffing tube to the flex hex connector?

Douggie

[SJFE]

Good eye!! I dont have any washers on the motor studs yet.The connector need to be slid back some also. It's just mounted up for alinment. Once I get a couple standerd and lock washers in place I will have the gap. :wink:

[Ctonez]

[COLOR="Navy"]I regged the steering with some ts2 pushrod and a plastic sleeveCOLOR]


...does that mean I'll need the linkage for the TS2? or did you use the something else for the conversion?
no worries, just wondering...

[SJFE]

LOL Corey I had the linkage Darin made up that went with the box I used on your boat. Thats what is in your setup & is completely intact :wink:. All you have to do is slide it down to the REK. I buy and sell so many boats & kits my shop is like a hardware store:tongue_smilie:.

[Ctonez]

...well cool!:rockon2:
...still excited!:w00t:

[SJFE]

Got alot done this evening. Amazing how productive you can be when ya don't work...lol. Steering is done jus gota water proof the rod sleeve. Getting the ruders in alinment was tricky. What you see is the third configration of tierods I tried. I used some tubing under the ends in order to take out some slop. The servo is a monster. The ros ends are cranked down on the tubing pretty good and it never slowed down the servo. My trip to the LHS today scored me some clear DC. I uesd it to put the final layer on the motor mount and smooth out all the grinded epoxy from the last HW install. I'm pleased with the result. Last order of business was the brush coolers on the motor. Oh yeah and I had to trim the stuffing tube.l I was going to shim it and move back the coupler and realized the thrust bearing needed to go on the shaft. There ya go Dougie..LOL I have a short clip of the rudders in action. Tomorrow is just esc, receiver and a little finish work.

Rudders in action (http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e343/STOAK/?action=view&current=Riosteeringtest.flv)

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[Ctonez]

Wow, you are productive...at least compared to me.
Out of 5 boats to get ready by mid-March, I am finished with only 1...my Spec SV from last year.
I am really into this build. It's really unique in so many ways...the hull, the hardware, the configuration. You gotta have video of the maiden voyage!

[SJFE]

This ones done. I did the finish work this morning. I wired up the lvc and s-bec to commen 3mm plugs and mounted them as a single removable unit. I went with the jeti esc due to the space. The rchydros will go in the runner. I remembered my flotation this time. It looks like I may have to trim the strut bracket about a half inch if it interfears with the prop. The rudders still need to be perfectly alined. I will be in the water and recording by mid morning tomorrow. I don't have enough connectors to convert my dpr but I will have the gps. I'll get to the dpr next week. Up next is the bud hydro. I ordered new factory HW from horizon. It will be here tomorrow. All I need now are my decals from Tim and this one will be completely finished.YeeHaa

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[kck741]

wow you cleaned it up nicely,one ? where can I order some of the CF Cloth you are useing I really like it.

[SJFE]

That was factory. PM me your email and I can set you up with some cloth.

[SJFE]

& the thread goes on. Ok so the Wolf and I have worked out some mods to the hardware. It's not a matter of the HW being wrong. It's that I asked for the wrong thing. So now the rudder standoffs are being removed. In their place will be shortend composite plates with ajustment options. We have elected to remove quite a bit of weight from the base plate also. I think this will get the stern out of the water and unload the prop quite a bit. I should be back to work on her in 2 weeks. By then the plett will be here.

[Flying Scotsman]

SJFE, a very clean install of all components on a used hull :tiphat:

Douggie

[SJFE]

It's really a a requirement on my part for everthing I setup. I know if it don't or I can't make it look clean I won't bother keeping it.
Thanks Douggie :smile:

[SJFE]

Sometimes you just have to say "F" it. When I am done with this stern mod it won't be a matter of what HW can I make work. It will be picking what I want to install. I am shoping for it now. I want this mod done by the end of the week. Wish me luck.

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[G Doggett]

Oh dear !
Don't look now but there's a big hole in the back of your boat !!!!
I have ordered a pair of Aquajet nylon rudders and brackets for my Rio, only $9 each from OSE. Yeah I know I'm cheap.
I think they will look quite scale and being black they look a bit like a pair of stern drives, if you use your imagination.
Keep up the good work.
Graham

[Avanti]

Tom what the bejesus are you up to? that is a mamoth hole

[SJFE]

Im going to fil it with gun powder and ram a fuse in it...lol

[Avanti]

I'm guessing your building a stand off bracket with a flat back am I close

[SJFE]

Very but not off "in". The hull is so narrow and long stand off's are not a good idea. I only want the strut off an inch max.

[Steakhouse]

Tie that boat to a tree and shoot it:tongue: :tongue:

Im just kidding, i do the same thing. I spend 10 hours on a 10 minute build and it ends up in the garbage anyway!

[SJFE]

Every just want to cut out the BS? Try is some time it relieves alot of stress. The stern is @ a 90 now. It's set up in DC and cureing for the night. After some sanding and a couple brackets to sure it up the HW install will be a total snap :smile:.

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[G Doggett]

Here's my solution for mounting semi-scale hardware on the weird sloping transom of the Rio Roses.
I managed to resist the urge to cut the whole *^%#$% transom off:cursing:
These rudders are from OSE for the huge sum of $8.99 each complete with mounting brackets and screws. What a deal !!!!:rockon2:
I trimmed the brackets down to get the rudders closer to the transom and added the support bar coz I found they flexed too much.
I also cut about 3/8 inch from the trailing edge simply coz they looked too big.
There's no way this boat will ever be a raced, it will barrel roll on the first turn, but I think it is a good looking fun scale boat.
I have my decal man making some Rio Roses and Fountain decals to put on next.
Graham.

[z400]

Man

lol


was viewing this thread

"ah its looking real nice"

i read on some more..


and part of the hull is missing!
haha


some crazy rendering going on here
im deffintly keeping my eye on this



only time will tell when i choose to pick up a fast electric

[ace028]

Man

lol


was viewing this thread

"ah its looking real nice"

i read on some more..


and part of the hull is missing!
haha


some crazy rendering going on here
im deffintly keeping my eye on this



only time will tell when i choose to pick up a fast electric

He is selling this in the swap shop.

[z400]

He is selling this in the swap shop.


yeah i thought i saw that

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