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Old 08-03-2014, 09:57 PM   #1
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So my buddy is joining me again at the ECSC and since i got rid of the bronco he drive last year, he was going to need another ride.

Now this year he is only running the fun run which is good because my time is short. this prompted me to decide to build something quick and fun that doesn't necessarily fall in any class.

I was looking around my shop and got inspired



Yep! i'm going to make a crawler out one of my crusher cars!

I started by making another frame this time a bit more curvy to match the car.



then i used the technique on my last build where i added plates to the inside of the rails to make it easy to remove the SCX10 skid once the chassis was done.





then it was time to get the two to fit together.



The rear got hacked first



not too bad



then i threw a spare axle on to see where to trim the fenders





not too bad



then it was time to make space up front. out came the scissors.



like a glove!



I chucked an axle up front and Oh Yah! That's what i was looking for!







Now to get it standing on it's own i went to my trusty shock hoop design.



then tacked them in the back



up front i added a mount for a 3 link set-up that was on the axle.



Then the hoops went in place



and she's standing on her own!



a little more trimming and the body fits nicely



and for fun jammed the grill from the RC in place



there may even be room for a motor later



and of course the obligatory flex shot





I think it looks like a legitimate crawler/trail vehicle without looking gaudy.

And before any one asks... NO it will not be orange and NO it will not have 01 on the door! It' just a 69 Charger.

More later
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Old 08-04-2014, 03:28 AM   #2
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#golfclap
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Old 08-04-2014, 10:10 AM   #3
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Very nice! cant wait to see it in PA
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Old 08-04-2014, 08:29 PM   #4
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That's awesome. Can't wait to check it out.
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Old 08-05-2014, 07:21 AM   #5
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Epic!
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Old 08-05-2014, 10:45 AM   #6
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Damn buddy, even your 'tossed together' stuff looks great!
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Old 08-05-2014, 01:04 PM   #7
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That's awesome
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Old 08-05-2014, 08:01 PM   #8
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I was look'n forward to seeing the general lee as a crawler...........yeeeee-haaaahhhhh. Just a good 'ol boys


Good thing I didn't ask
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Old 08-08-2014, 09:16 PM   #9
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Thanks guys

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Damn buddy, even your 'tossed together' stuff looks great!
You know me Walt, i just can't help it. it's a disease a guess.


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I was look'n forward to seeing the general lee as a crawler...........yeeeee-haaaahhhhh. Just a good 'ol boys


Good thing I didn't ask
Sorry to disappoint. Don't get me wrong, I a big fan of the General and watched every episode as a kid but it's just overplayed.

I don’t have any pics but I did take it for a test drive after I threw in a tranny and electronics and it does pretty good.


I’m moving pretty quick on this so fit and finish won’t be the best and I’m not going to be a stickler on details.



On to the progress.


I didn’t have much black steel tube left and didn’t want to use the good stainless on this so I dug into my scrap pile and found the perfect material for the sliders, and old drive bar from a large dot matrix printer ( I don’t throw anything away)






Once cut to size I welded them together







Then attached them to the chassis





Looks good enough for me.






Now it was time to start the cage. I began with the rear hoop






Then welded it to the sliders.






The fit was good. I thought about keeping the cage separate and bolting to the sliders with plates so I could retain the floor of the body but I just don’t have the time.






Next was the halo bar










Then came the front down bars









The fit is pretty good






Then some diagonal bars to help it take a hit. I might add more at a later time bot for now this is good enough.






It was now time for the final fit of the body. I hacked the rest of the floor out






Then I drilled and tapped some holes in the sliders






Then did the same to the rear frame rails and made a battery mount for in the trunk












The last major bit of work was the front.



I used the winch left over from the bronco and stuck it on a plate I had from another project



Happy with the fit I proceeded to pie cut the chassis for more clearance and notched it for the tube.



then bent up the bumper



Tacked it in place



Looks good to me



Time for a stinger



Then i had these left over from another project I decided not to use them on.



Amazingly they fit without modification!







That should do a good job of protecting the grill. I don't want to damage it as i have yet to make a mold of it.

Here is an overall shot.



And a shot from the bottom.



The next update it will be done.
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Old 08-09-2014, 06:21 PM   #10
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what is that thing made of? it looks aluminum in some pics and duct tape in others lol.


edit* i think i just found your youtube video. very cool

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Old 08-09-2014, 08:17 PM   #11
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what is that thing made of? it looks aluminum in some pics and duct tape in others lol.


edit* i think i just found your youtube video. very cool
Yes it's aluminum called Tooling Foil. it's bout the thickness of a disposable baking sheet.

Here is the last bit of progress.

The was a few things i needed to finish while i was doing the brazing. One was the addition of tubing between the frame rails in the rear to stiffen them up.



then i added a tapped hole in the frame up front to serve as a mount for the radiator support.



then it was a quick cleaning. (i didn't media blast this one, it was late and the blasting Cabinet it at my parent's house.)



Then paint



and it was put together for good.



next the body went on.



The hood pins were some old Tamiya mounts cut down with a pin above and below the radiator support. the trunk lid i left unattached so it could flop open and closed while wheeling:lolbeat:





then i waterproofed the receiver and tucked it under the hood with the winch controller



the the ESC went into the back seat.



and it is done!

Poser shots!









Time for some carnage!
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Old 08-09-2014, 11:14 PM   #12
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That is so awesome!
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Old 08-10-2014, 04:53 AM   #13
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Very cool, we need video,
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Old 08-11-2014, 09:46 AM   #14
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Its something completely different and I like it
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Old 08-11-2014, 11:30 AM   #15
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That is the best looking hunk of junk I've seen! Nice work, unique and no frills. I like it!. Is there more info on that body somewhere?
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Old 08-11-2014, 06:16 PM   #16
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Very cool, we need video,
don't worry, you'll get one after the ECSC in 2 weeks. I did a quick test to make sure everything works but my buddy will take it for it's maiden run.

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That's good to hear! I like different as well

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That is the best looking hunk of junk I've seen! Nice work, unique and no frills. I like it!. Is there more info on that body somewhere?
Thanks! that is what i was shooting for.

Here is the original build of the body:
Crusher cars
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Old 07-29-2015, 08:41 PM   #17
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I didn't realize i never updated this thread.

with ECSC 15' just around the corner, my buddy decided to compete again and he liked the charger so much he wanted to run it this year as well. but before i jump into the rebuild, here is a little update of what it's been through the past year.

The truck did very well at last years ECSC. it handled everything My buddy threw at it, including fully submerging it, and came back in one piece but a showing a few new battle scars









in short order i had the body straightened out and ready to play





Shortly thereafter I ran it on my rock pile and creek on the property. It really wheels well and is pretty much a point and shoot car going nearly everywhere i wanted to which involved places it should not have been!









Again i straightened it and later took it to my local park for some real wheeling.















I started using standard sized 5000 Mah packs for more run time. unfortunately the strap was too short to hold them in place and i was too lazy to fix it so the loose battery started to take it's toll on the inside.



Once again she was fixed up for some more bashing.



Since then my kids (4 and 11) have been having a blast beating the tar out of it.













the loose battery eventually started coming through the body so drastic measures were taken to keep the fun going.



Finally it was fixed one last time





next is the rebuild.

incidentally, throughout all this past year of relentless beating the only issue i has was a set of brushes go bad in the motor. That's it! nothing broke!

I'm beginning to really like this truck!
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Old 07-29-2015, 08:55 PM   #18
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This is a awesome build! Trail damage really sets it apart.
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Old 07-30-2015, 08:42 AM   #19
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I know there is a fresh body on this as of last night...
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Old 07-30-2015, 10:34 AM   #20
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Anxious to see what is next for this thing. The aluminum bodies are cool because they dent, but maybe they dent a little too easily.
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