OK Done at last. Wild Dagger code name "C5"

[Rib Tickler]

I'm a C5 Tetraplegic. Meaning i am paralysed from the neck down with some arm movement. See http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/tetrakart/tamiya_wild_dagger.html

I use screwdrivers in me teeth and wrestle the pieces of car around the desk with the little arm and wrist function i have. Pick the screws or any metal up with magnetic screwdriver. Need the odd bit of help. Sawing and dremiling done in a vice on desk. Takes hours to do even the slightist thing. So please bear this in mind when you see my "C5" Wild Dagger

MODS SO FAR:
1. Metal bearing all round
2. 20T PINION GEAR
3. 4 X SP808 Tamiya TG10 Long Wheel Axle #50808
4. Ofna Rear Dogbones ( used all round ) #OFN17145
5. Schumacher 14mm screw on hex ( NEED TO DREMIL THE PIN SLOT TO 2MM ) #U2682
6. Multi Wheel Widener Adapter for TXT-1 Clod Maxx Savage ( needed to dremil inside edge to fit the Schumacher 14mm hex )
7. HPI Savage X M4x70mm Turnbuckles #93535 ( had to cut down to 64mm ish to fit )
8. KYOSHO 6.8MM Ball Ends (OFFSET TYPE) #IS053
9. Losi Steering Ball Set 6.8mm: 8B,8T #LOSA6050 (used screw on ones on servo saver )
10. KYOSHO 6.8MM BALL PIVOT MT114 ( on steering knuckles )
11. OFNA Heavy Duty Servo Saver w/CNC Top #10762
12. MG995 Tower Pro Servo
13. Shock towers from www.fibre-lyte.co.uk
14. Aluminium right angle bolted to chassis for extra shocks
15. 8 x Aluminium BIG BORE Shock Damper for T-Maxx 3.3 2.5 E-Maxx
16. 2 X HPI GT 550 14.4V MOTOR #1145
17. HPI GT Speed Controller 14.4V Dual Battery #309
18. Kitchen chop board to hold second battery in
19. 2 x 7.2v 4400 NIMH Batteries.
20. HPI SAVAGE XL FRONT AND REAR BUMPER + F/R/ SKIDPLATES
21. Made my own centre skid plate out of gavalanized metal with foam inset between chassis.
22. Made my own crude skids over arms out of a plastic bistuit tin.
23. Custom nylon unbreakable EL8 Rhino Bar Stinger.
24. Used the HPI front bumper lower down at the front for extra protection.

MAYBE FIT
25. Bigger wheels and tyres. What about these? HPI GT5 wheels with GT2 TIRES. They say the GT2 Tires are lightweight

I used a 2 channel stick controller with car gear knobs on top of the sticks on my laptray, but had to look down to see when my hands sliped off them. Hense crashing and knackering car. So I joined a PC joystick to the rc controller. I have several joystick in bits from making one I could hold on to for my PC games, but the potentiometer wouldn't work with the Acoms AP-202 I had. I couldn't find ( didn't know ) which ones to buy online. So bought 3 old transmitters off ebay for ?5. Took them apart and found the potentiometer from an Acoms AP-227 MK2 fitted my Genius MaxFighter F-16U joystick. ( with a couple of washers and superglue and a bit of soldering by my Mum + Dad ) I cut the wires in the Acoms AP-202 between the potentiometer and circuit board. ( 3 wires from each potentiometer ) Then add some 3 pin fan wires from a computer to the ends. Male on the potentiometer, Female to the circuit board. These come out of the transmitter through holes made in it. You can then plug the 2 ends in and use the transmitter as normal. Or unplug then and plug in the Male 3 pin wires from the potentiometer on the joystick to the female wires on the transmitter for PC joystick control. I modded the joystick handle using the original bottom part of the joystick handle. The top half is replaced with 8mm threaded bar and 2 nuts. Pieces on tube steel covered in foam padding, and a piece of wood so I could "hold" onto it better. The wood on top jams against my hand when pulling back.

Hope you like it?

 

[william g]

Welcome aboard.
I like the radio mods :tmb

Tetraplegic, never heard it called that. Quadraplegic because 4 limbs with spinal damage. I'm the same, broke and dislocated my neck in a pool. I use a pistol in my lap with a screw extension on the trigger.

Cool Dagger, you should be proud to not give up and do what you can.

If anyone is wondering, C7 is that ''bump'' on your spine where the back of your neck meets the shoulders. C5 is about an inch or so higher. 4,5 & 6 are common breaks.

 

[SavedONE]

-:shk, you're SUPERCAPPED:tmb

-that's a mind-blower of a project, I imagine you must be very patient, I get frustrated and (in the past), sent misc. objects flying. I, too am handicapped, I had Osteogenesis Imperfecta, they said if I lived to be 18, the disease kinda tapers-off. I'm going to be 30 in Jan. Now I have to deal with the after-affects, basically I'm very crooked from all of the bones I've broken, so I've been in bed for a little over 3 years. It's amazing to me the amount of adaptation we get good at, you especially, making controls that work, and that's one BEEFY Dagger, great work:tmb

 

[Supreme Reign]

Damn:shk That's impressive work. Quite genius. Now I'm embarrassed. My Wheely King has sat on the shelf for 6 months because I don't want to unscrew the chassis to remove and fix the jammed servo linkages:bang This is inspiring. Don't belittle your work. This project is nothing short of creative. Tetraplegic or gold medalist, the radio and joystick work is impressive regardless of who did it. I'm almost ashamed to have working limbs. Did I mention I have a Dagger/Twin Detonator in a box because I'm too lazy to assemble it?
I'm gonna go out back and bury my head in the ground now.

 

[Dominick Shauntee]

Nice work man ! Definately show what you can do when you put your mind to it !

 

[dirtovalrich]

Awesome job , keep the builds coming !!!!!

 

[WrenchHead]

Nice work even more impressed due to your condition. Build looks great. Keep em coimg. Welcome to the site make yourself at home.:tmb:tmb

 

[Rib Tickler]

Just bought some HPI GT5 WHEELS and HPI GT2 TYRES.

All i can say is they're a bit bigger than i thought. And don't fit.

There on ebay now.

Going to try Traxxas 2.8 all-star black chrome with Talon tyres. #3669A

 

[BC.livewire]

your a insperation to us all

so never give up and injoy chasing your nabers dog with that truck

 

[Rib Tickler]

So got some Traxxas Talon Tires and All Star Black Chrome Wheels 3669A.

They are no bigger, height wize, than standard wheels and tyres, but slightly wider. Can always get some taller tyres later.

But I think you will agree, they do look good!

 

[halfpint33]

Nice dagger and those wheels do look good on there.

 

[dave56bug]

Ya, those wheels do look good, great truck man! Makes me want to get my Dagger out and mess with it again!