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12-31-2017, 04:25 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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|  My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
After building her the Wt01 basher, trailing and her driving the silly FY03 she started mentioning how cool the “4x4” and “brakes” are. The Blackfoot runs like a beast, only limited by the rwd. Thats her problem a.t.m. So, with me waiting on spares to come for my D90 build and sitting with the HG parts I started messing around with a layout (plan) to get these things mounted to some sort of chassis. She likes the Tamiya Amarok body and told me she wants something that can go anywhere and drive over anything. Better than the BF. Lol. This gives me a body with a 260mm wheelbase, 2.2 Badlands and the HG drive gear. The chassis has been cut out of 3mm alu. Big McGuivers to get that gearbox mounted but its on and seems like its gonna work. Shocks are Tamiya Tgm Alu with the soft springs. This rig will be an experiment with parts from all my leftovers. Gearbox has an used Mabuchi silver can with the smallest pinion on it for now. Will donate my 1060 to her too... All I have to figure out still is how to mount the servo on the chassis, shock mounts and the lower 4-link points with some sort of skid. And stiffen the frame a bit more. Some pics of the progress:    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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12-31-2017, 08:46 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Midwest City
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
How durable are those axles? what is the width pin to pin. Thanks, watching this budget build. |
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12-31-2017, 08:54 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Don’t know about durability yet. Will measure and post it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01-01-2018, 02:26 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
@ oklamopar: they measure 196mm hex - hex. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01-01-2018, 02:30 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Chassis will be standing for a wile now. Going for a cross country trip for the next 2 weeks. Will be ordering 2 packs of Traxxas revo rod ends in the meantime, to have something waiting for when we get back... Will update on progress. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01-01-2018, 08:29 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: california under the rock im crawling on
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Ive always liked the hg transmission woundering about durabulity also
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01-01-2018, 09:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
We will see in time. Got more HG axles on the way because of how cheap they are. Anycase... Let me post the pics that inspired the Woman to go with a big wheel Amarok:   Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01-15-2018, 08:40 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Got this far today. Huge shaft angles. High clearance. Will have to see how the shafts like them angles when they come...  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01-16-2018, 01:46 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Done for now. I think... Wheelbase at 261mm. Might need a stretch again. Waiting on the shafts, servo and horn to rock up. That’d be another 5 weeks. Wheels will be off the Tamiya CR01 FJ40.       Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01-24-2018, 07:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Surface of the Sun
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
NICE!! I have a HG P402 also. I would never say it's a G6 Rig..... Hell, it's not even a G0.3 !!! :P The Gearbox is a bit Stronger than you'd think. The Axles are even half decent. I wouldn't run Anything hotter than a 25 turn Brushed. I've been looking into 4-link conversions for it. Most not worth it, for what the Truck is worth! Did you actually use a Traxxas Ball End, to make your Wife's 4-Link??? I'd definitely do that!  Looking great so far, can't wait to see more. |
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02-04-2018, 03:27 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Traxxas ball ends all the way! Lol. The McGuiver 4-link seems to work ok on the table. Hardly any play. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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02-06-2018, 09:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Another step closer.    Shafts seem ok for the cost. Will see how they last. Now its just some Tamiya beadlocks, a servo and the body. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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02-10-2018, 05:58 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Testing the build a bit. Using whats available for now. A bit top heavy with the high lift. Side hilling might be a bit of a problem. Might just add weight to the wheels, but at least the body will be lexan. Other than that it climbs pretty good. The high clearance should be awesome on trails. The speed is actually cool! Didn’t expect the HG gear to be this smooth either. I’m actually excited to finish this one and get it out trailing, soon! A quick video of it: https://youtu.be/2g9I54BIucw Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-15-2018, 02:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Park Hills
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
I like this a lot, very cool, straight forward etc.
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03-17-2018, 03:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build. Quote:
Trying to keep it simple. Waiting on the beadlocks to rock up and should get the body within the next 2 weeks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
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06-30-2018, 06:56 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
So after having a fight with the big tires hitting the shocks when turning full lock I got fed up and took some measurements and sent a cad to get cut. This is the final build on this chassis. Yes, CR01 inspired. Still using random Tamiya parts with the HG drive gear. It runs nicely. Better than the previous attempt. Just waiting on the Amarok body to pitch end of July.                  Also added 12mm hex wideners. Inside of chassis rails sit at 55mm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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07-29-2018, 04:38 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Body came in and She chose the color. Ready to go trailing.        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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07-29-2018, 06:09 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Love me some VDubs. Is that the Tamiya body?
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07-29-2018, 06:24 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: NorthBay, Ca
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
Your Amarok is Cool! I like how you did your own thing and built a very unique vehicle. We don't have VW Amarok vehicles here, but I would sure like to see one up close. I've had many 1:1 Volkswagens over the years, starting with a '57 beetle way back when. But I digress... Congratulations on completing your project! You've done well! |
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07-29-2018, 07:17 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South
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| Re: My Woman’s 2.2 Custom Chinese Build.
They have them in Mexico. I e wondered how much to get one across permanently.
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