The 'Zuki
 

I recently got a 3d printer and ive started working on a Suzuki Samurai for a backyard crawler to play around with. I found the files on thingiverse ( can't remember who made them) and I plan to run it on a 380 motor and will use 1865 cells for power. Prints aren't perfect but I was planning on having to fill and sand.

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Not sure how to get the pics to show here

Re: The 'Zuki
 

cool mang
go mang go

Re: The 'Zuki
 

Can't go wrong with a Zuki.
What scale is that going to come too?
Truer 1/10th?

Re: The 'Zuki
 

Truer tenth. I haven't check the actual wheelbase yet but it's pretty short when compared to an scx10.

Re: The 'Zuki
 

Just measure the body, it's 5.5" wide with a 8.25 wheelbase.

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Re: The 'Zuki
 

What chassis/axles do you plan on running? The Boom Racing BRX70s would be a good choice IMO.

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The designer had made a chassis and scale axles to match the body. I had to split it into 4 parts to print it but it looks solid enough for some light crawling. Thinking of pairing it up with some portal axles I found off Ali express(wpl units I think).
I'll try to get a image posted of them tonight.

Re: The 'Zuki
 

Durability. Pla Pro, Tough Pla (just avoid black if you live where it gets hit during the summer). The joints, don't rely on glue. Use some to hold the body together then plastic weld them all together. A decent 3d pen or just some filament and a raw soldering iron tip or wood burner, weld on the inside making sure the melted filament penetrates the body pieces well.

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Re: The 'Zuki
 

Just using a standard PLA from overture. Results have been consistent with it. I was thinking about taking the soldering iron to some of the joints, wasn't sure about fumes if any.

Got some photos of the chassis and the axles. Axles were a bit smaller than I remembered and will need to be adapted from 5mm to 12mm hexes.


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The last pic is just showing the wpls compared to the 3d axles. I like the smaller size of the diffs on the wpls.