Outcast Finally The Fully Arrma'd Outcast

[Megasty]

After finally making a wing mount that can survive ME I can go on & do some other things to this poor v1 truck. This is actually my 2nd Outcast. The first was the donor for my Zennon project. Along with the wing mount, I added more braces, skid plates, front bumper, & some body armor. I had to redesign the chassis mud guards which I'll add later with some rear mud guards.

 

[Megasty]

 

[Megasty]

 

[slick2500]

Is that Kydex?

 

[cootertwo]

Well, you've about wore that wing down to nuttin! Looks like you've been havin fun!

 

[Megasty]

Is that Kydex?

Nope, it was a Saturn

Well, you've about wore that wing down to nuttin! Looks like you've been havin fun!

The wing is made out of the same stuff as the wing mount & bumper. The original wing died ages ago.

 

[slick2500]

Nope, it was a Saturn



The wing is made out of the same stuff as the wing mount & bumper. The original wing died ages ago.

Lol seriously? A Saturn? Was it an Ion?

 

[Megasty]

I think it was an older sedan, like a SL or SW

 

[babolimp]

sorry but it has to be said. that's one ugly mother fiddlesticker.

 

[Megasty]

sorry but it has to be said. that's one ugly mother fiddlesticker.

You should of seen it b4 the last rebuild It only has 6 or 7 original parts left.

I still have this body for it, it hasn't seen a single run yet . . .

 

[Saltystevo]

Nice work! As far as the bottom skids go.... they are just there for scraping pads and not preventing any frame bending, yes?
Did the extra weight effect your ride?

 

[Megasty]

Nice work! As far as the bottom skids go.... they are just there for scraping pads and not preventing any frame bending, yes?
Did the extra weight effect your ride?

The skids are for scraping & the rear also keeps the wing mount from flexing too much. All the chassis braces is preventing bending. There's zero flex in the chassis & shock towers. As for the ride, I went at it for an hour today. I noticed that it was much more controllable in the air. Other than that, there wasn't much of a difference.

 

[Saltystevo]

1/8th aluminum?

 

[Megasty]

1/8th aluminum?

Yeah, cheap 1-1/2" stuff from home depot.

 

[Saltystevo]

Looks super sturdy! How come you decided to go with flat bar instead of tube?

 

[tjf]

Mad Max Outcast.

 

[Megasty]

A regular tower to tower brace doesn't keep the towers from bending in a bad crash & can ruin both diffs under a heavy rear end impact. I used that brace until that happened to me, then I started to explore other options.

 

[Saltystevo]

Ok makes sense.
Does this new setup hinder wrenching?

 

[Megasty]

Ok makes sense.
Does this new setup hinder wrenching?

Not as much as I thought it would. The center diff is a bit of a pain to get out. It's easier to unbolt everything from the chassis to do diff work. I usually broke diff cases instead of gears so that's nothing new.

 

[Saltystevo]

Thanks for sharing! Looks like i might give this project a shot!
Any tips or maybe things you would've done differently knowing what you know now?

Also where did you find the extended screws for the rear skid?