ThunderbirdJunkie

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So, picked up a folding 4' table from wal mart with a rubber floormat meant for something else, a power strip and a Duratrax car stand.

ThunderbirdJunkie intends for this to be the pimpest pit table in the land. It will have both 12v DC and 120AC outlets, along with a stereo and possibly a 12v cooler.

This is the project in its infancy.


Follow along on ThunderbirdJunkie's lazy build, followed shortly by OH GOD OUTDOOR SEASON IS IN TWO WEEKS THIS THING NEEDS TO GET FINISHED!

DarkFire989

This will be interesting. Subscribed.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Ordered the new stereo for the pit table[8D]

lez1troubles

Yo Thunderbird, I had the same sort of idea last year but I used a De Walt shock/waterproof radio and built and starter box into it.
Great idea though.
By the way, what is that antena on your buggy????Does it stop your buggy flipping over or something???

ThunderbirdJunkie

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lez...you might also recognize this snazzy thing on the motor, too.

There are two chunks of some sort of material pushed into making contact with this thing called a "commutator"

It produces kinetic energy when electrified! So new and stuff[&:]

lez1troubles

Sorry Thunder but you've lost me now. Commutator, whats that????

ThunderbirdJunkie

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It's a copper spinny thing inside the motor. It's an intriguing design[&:]

lez1troubles

Sorry Thunder, the only thing I know about elecric is dont stick your fingers in the socket in the wall.[:@]

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Got the vinyl whatever mat cut down, screwed (with sheetmetal screws, yes. Pretty ghetto and hack) to the table, a few holes drilled into the right side of the table for allens...

Probably gonna pick up the ASE mate set to the Dynamite drivers and drill the holes out to match the base of the handle (where the bit screws into) so they stay put a little better.

Also ordered the car head unit (obviously no expense was spared, ThunderbirdJunkie is normally a Pioneer guy) and and started designing the box that'll house the radio, power supply, and speakers, and screwed the power strip to the table

savagecommander

i think you need some more screws in that vinyl

Lunchboxer

Here's an idea.. why not make the whole table remote controlled?? So you can move the table around with your radio??

378

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Dr Pepper win! [8D]

As for the car audio, any particular reason why you went that route? Size concerns perhaps? I think a normal desk radio would get far better reception.

kaiser01

i almost bought one of those tables but now i race indoors with pit spaces.

i would have glued the mat to the table though, much cleaner then your hack. lol

can't wait to see it finished. you need to find room for a cooler.

is that a murfdog motor i see there?

TIGER76

[>:] Get two 12" subs and a 1000watt amp on that headunit TBJ crank up "ride of the valkyries" at full blast!!! scare the rest before they even start the warmups LOL

378

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Or he can get a proper system, one that doesn't consist solely of subwoofers and thusly one that doesn't sound like someone taking a dump into a tuba, and play this instead:

Ttam Says Blarg

How ya gonna mount it?

TIGER76

lol nah would have to be let the bodies hit the floor or fear if going for disturbed
But that air raid intro would kick ass at the track lmao

FahrtAutoRC

Ummmm Bodies was done by Drowning Pool....

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Hehe[&:]

Seriously considered just building a slide-out table for the cargo area of the Jeep, tbh.

Reception, yes...aux inputs to allow for ThunderbirdJunkie to share his massive music collection digitally, nope[&:]

Also, it runs off of 12v. The power supply supplies 12v. Probably going to get a pair of 6.5" or 4" coaxial speakers; nothing special. Actually probably going to upgrade the door speakers in the Jeep and put the Kenwoods from the Jeep in the "electronics box".
ThunderbirdJunkie only races indoors when it's too cold to race outdoors. We didn't stop racing outdoor until mid December; we're hardcore[8D]

Gluing the mat was kind of an option if the bottom side didn't have the little nubs to prevent it from sliding around on an SUV's trunk floor, too. Also, this way, it's easier to replace if something stupid happens (IE leave soldering iron on it) without replacing the table itself.

Yes, that is a Murfdogg motor. Going into the XXX-SCT when the Tekin RS Pro gets here.
Nice work picking out the only tolerable Disturbed song on that album[8D]

The_Shark

get some hooks to hang nitro bottles, or, you could rig it up so you could pump fuel into the car from under the table with a hose[X(]

ThunderbirdJunkie

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ThunderbirdJunkie doesn't race nitro[&:]

378

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ThunderbirdJunkie is missing out on half the fun of running RC then.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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ThunderbirdJunkie has plenty nitros...two nitro savages, a couple XXX-NTs, have had a few 1/8 buggies over the years...never really raced nitro though.

Wouldn't mind giving it a whirl, but spending a grand on a 1/8 buggy build right now is out of the budget...hence the $46-to-the-door Dual receiver that was bought with a Best Buy gift card from Christmas [&:]

378

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The XXX-NTs would work if anyone still runs that class at your track. Not only that, but you don't need to spend a grand on a 1/8 buggy. A used one for 250-300, rebuild the engine if needed, supply your own reciever, and you're on the track for around half that. It's 75% driver anyways.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Yeah, ThunderbirdJunkie built his XXX-NT AD2 to race...then...riiiiiiiiight about the time the engine got broken in, people stopped showing up with their gas trucks at the track