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LIKES2CRAWL · 07-16-2009, 01:54 PM

Well I'm taking my first step into the scale scene and been doing alot of looking around and decided I realy wanted to build a rig off the "Bruiser" chassis. Picked up a clean chassis off here from "Badd" Thanks man. The chassis I got came with a "Chino Skid" so it can be 4-linked in the rear, but I realy wanted to try leafs all-a-round. If I'm not happy with it then I'll link it.

I still need to get alot of parts for this build, so I named it "SLOW" build. Here's a parts list I have chose so far...

Bruiser Chassis
TLT axles W/cvd's
1.9" Flatirons
Yota Cab
Tubed bed or Bobbed bed.....haven't made up my mind yet
Rock bars
Tubed bumpers F/R

Couple things I haven't decided on yet cause I'm still new to the scalers is shocks and trany, I want something that will perform good but still have the scaleness. I also want to build this thing to have good wheelspeed but long run times too.

So any coments, sugestions, advice, etc. is appriciated.

Stormin2u · 07-16-2009, 02:24 PM

Wow thats sweet L2C.

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-16-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormin2u

Wow thats sweet L2C.

Thanks man. I still need to "Chino Mod" the leafs and find some thin walled fuel toobing to make some bushings out of. This build is gonna take a while cause I'm getting maried next month and money is tight right now.

1mopar · 07-17-2009, 02:41 AM

if i were you i would swap those leafs out with the original bruisers i think rpp sells them but i ran the ones you have on my bruiser and brokem really quik so i went to the og springs and they never broke till i took them off and accidentally broke them messin around

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-17-2009, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by 1mopar

if i were you i would swap those leafs out with the original bruisers i think rpp sells them but i ran the ones you have on my bruiser and brokem really quik so i went to the og springs and they never broke till i took them off and accidentally broke them messin around

I checked RPP and only seen the Tundra, F-350, Juggernuat, and the Delrin leafs. If you could find me a link or part # that would be great. I'll probably still run these till they break cause I got them with the chassis and leafs seem to be fairly cheap. Thanks for the heads up though.

jeepcj578 · 07-17-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by LIKES2CRAWL

I checked RPP and only seen the Tundra, F-350, Juggernuat, and the Delrin leafs. If you could find me a link or part # that would be great. I'll probably still run these till they break cause I got them with the chassis and leafs seem to be fairly cheap. Thanks for the heads up though.

the only place to get og bruiser springs is the bay any more, they have not sold new springs in years. you could go with some f350, or jug springs. thats what i have on mine with just the main leaf.

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-17-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jeepcj578

the only place to get og bruiser springs is the bay any more, they have not sold new springs in years. you could go with some f350, or jug springs. thats what i have on mine with just the main leaf.

Well I know longer springs allow more flex and the Tundra springs are longer than the F-350 according to RPP's site. I've also been looking into making my own leafs but kinda wana get this thing up and running first to see how heavy it ends up being etc...

GH Racing · 07-17-2009, 01:12 PM

wow that looks wicked

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-17-2009, 02:18 PM

Ok so I rounded up my TLT axles for mock-up pics and the front lines up with the leafs for mountin but the rear leafs are way outboard to the holes, any idea on how I can make this work? I searched but not sure if I'm wording it right but came up with nothing....:-(

Here's some pics to show what I'm talking about, oh and ignore the 2.2" Moabs.

See here is the rear offset...

jeepcj578 · 07-17-2009, 03:26 PM

make a alum plate with 4 holes in it two go into the case, and two to mount the springs with. dinky made a thing called a center lift witch is what i am talking about......post 43 has some pics
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...t=dinky&page=3

edit.. if you go to page 2 of that link post 36 has way better pics

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-17-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jeepcj578

make a alum plate with 4 holes in it two go into the case, and two to mount the springs with. dinky made a thing called a center lift witch is what i am talking about......post 43 has some pics
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...t=dinky&page=3

edit.. if you go to page 2 of that link post 36 has way better pics

Once again man, thank you. I could probably make them myself but will PM Dinky and see if these are still available. His look clean and mine would probably look like bird pooh

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jeepcj578 · 07-17-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LIKES2CRAWL

Once again man, thank you. I could probably make them myself but will PM Dinky and see if these are still available. His look clean and mine would probably look like bird pooh

.

no prob glad i could help

Stormin2u · 07-17-2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by LIKES2CRAWL

Thanks man. I still need to "Chino Mod" the leafs and find some thin walled fuel toobing to make some bushings out of. This build is gonna take a while cause I'm getting maried next month and money is tight right now.

Hey congrats man I wish you the best

My wife and I have been married 38 years this month and it's been great.

59sled · 07-17-2009, 10:42 PM

I used the dinky centre links on my bruiser framed chevy. My fab skills aren't the best so thats why I bought theirs also. They work great.

How do you plan to mount your steering servo? Off of the frame or on the axle?

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-17-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 59sled

I used the dinky centre links on my bruiser framed chevy. My fab skills aren't the best so thats why I bought theirs also. They work great.

How do you plan to mount your steering servo? Off of the frame or on the axle?

Haven't decided yet, I'll probably try frame mount and if I don't like it then in the axle it goes.

59sled · 07-18-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by LIKES2CRAWL

Haven't decided yet, I'll probably try frame mount and if I don't like it then in the axle it goes.

Just curious, because my bruiser chevy has it mounted on the frame and the steering stinks when flexed. The loose suspension takes up the steering. Might have to make a panhard bar.

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-18-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 59sled

Just curious, because my bruiser chevy has it mounted on the frame and the steering stinks when flexed. The loose suspension takes up the steering. Might have to make a panhard bar.

Have any pics on how yours is mounted? I seen one on here where it was mounted backwards under the front crossmember looked like it lined up well and worked good.

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-20-2009, 08:50 PM

Ok so with little searching and asking around I found someone that is sending me some "Centre-Lifts".

Badd · 07-20-2009, 09:00 PM

Man that is a nice looking frame you got there . Where did you ever find it . :-P

By the way looks great so far .

LIKES2CRAWL · 07-20-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Badd

Man that is a nice looking frame you got there . Where did you ever find it . :-P

By the way looks great so far .

Thanks man, I got it off here from a real cool guy!

Oh yea I just scored a set of these off the bay too....

07-16-2009, 01:54 PM	#1
LIKES2CRAWL I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KENNEWICK, WA Posts: 2,494	L2C's "SLOW" Build Well I'm taking my first step into the scale scene and been doing alot of looking around and decided I realy wanted to build a rig off the "Bruiser" chassis. Picked up a clean chassis off here from "Badd" Thanks man. The chassis I got came with a "Chino Skid" so it can be 4-linked in the rear, but I realy wanted to try leafs all-a-round. If I'm not happy with it then I'll link it. I still need to get alot of parts for this build, so I named it "SLOW" build. Here's a parts list I have chose so far... Bruiser Chassis TLT axles W/cvd's 1.9" Flatirons Yota Cab Tubed bed or Bobbed bed.....haven't made up my mind yet Rock bars Tubed bumpers F/R Couple things I haven't decided on yet cause I'm still new to the scalers is shocks and trany, I want something that will perform good but still have the scaleness. I also want to build this thing to have good wheelspeed but long run times too. So any coments, sugestions, advice, etc. is appriciated. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

07-16-2009, 02:24 PM	#2
Stormin2u Gold Star Baby! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew. Posts: 6,821	Wow thats sweet L2C. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

07-17-2009, 02:41 AM	#4
1mopar Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: santa rosa Posts: 293	if i were you i would swap those leafs out with the original bruisers i think rpp sells them but i ran the ones you have on my bruiser and brokem really quik so i went to the og springs and they never broke till i took them off and accidentally broke them messin around Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

07-17-2009, 01:12 PM	#8
GH Racing Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 538	wow that looks wicked Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

07-17-2009, 02:18 PM	#9
LIKES2CRAWL I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KENNEWICK, WA Posts: 2,494	Ok so I rounded up my TLT axles for mock-up pics and the front lines up with the leafs for mountin but the rear leafs are way outboard to the holes, any idea on how I can make this work? I searched but not sure if I'm wording it right but came up with nothing....:-( Here's some pics to show what I'm talking about, oh and ignore the 2.2" Moabs. See here is the rear offset... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook Last edited by LIKES2CRAWL; 07-18-2009 at 04:53 PM.

07-17-2009, 03:26 PM	#10
jeepcj578 RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southaven Posts: 1,820	make a alum plate with 4 holes in it two go into the case, and two to mount the springs with. dinky made a thing called a center lift witch is what i am talking about......post 43 has some pics http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...t=dinky&page=3 edit.. if you go to page 2 of that link post 36 has way better pics Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook Last edited by jeepcj578; 07-17-2009 at 03:28 PM. Reason: ..........

07-17-2009, 10:42 PM	#14
59sled Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Saugus Posts: 394	I used the dinky centre links on my bruiser framed chevy. My fab skills aren't the best so thats why I bought theirs also. They work great. How do you plan to mount your steering servo? Off of the frame or on the axle? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

07-20-2009, 08:50 PM	#18
LIKES2CRAWL I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KENNEWICK, WA Posts: 2,494	Ok so with little searching and asking around I found someone that is sending me some "Centre-Lifts". Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

07-20-2009, 09:00 PM	#19
Badd DIRTY SOUTH Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South Posts: 3,885	Man that is a nice looking frame you got there . Where did you ever find it . :-P By the way looks great so far . Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Facebook

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