WK Diamond int he Rough:Home Brew

[Sliver-Surfer]

Heres first pics of my Wheely King build(1st Crawler Build). Rotated transmission 90deg for low COG.
Aluminum Diamond plate chassis.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2525.jpg

[Sliver-Surfer]

Heres more progression
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2526.jpg

[Sliver-Surfer]

Here it is with m4 threaded rod lower links installed and upper link ends installed. Once I have it all put together Im going to bend and hack it up until I see what I want. The front end is going to be bent inward for clearance. All the screws washers and nuts are stainless steel for strength.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2528.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2527.jpg

[Sliver-Surfer]

Here it is with the links installed(going to cut off the leftover rod ends). the outside front will be bent to conform to the upper linkage plate where battery and servo will be placed.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2529.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2531.jpg

[Sliver-Surfer]

More pictures with front conformed to linkplate. Wheelbase going to be a bit shorter when I put brake line over the threaded rod and bend it
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[smcurry83]

Looks really heavy so far. But, I like the diamond plate chassis.

[Sliver-Surfer]

Heres the latest:
Covered links with brake line
Bent the lower links in the front
Attached shocks
Made These extended drive shafts
check out the COG on it so far.
I also ordered an outrunner Brushless motor for it and a 12kg metal gear servo
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2535.jpg
Put a stainless bolt and some nuts through yoke so when I poured the epoxy in shaft it would engulf itt
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2538.jpg
epoxied the other end in place and used pipe cutter to make brass tapered tight around plastic
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2543.jpg

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http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2539.jpg

[Sliver-Surfer]

Converted a parma trash truck that I painted a while ago.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2516.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2555-1.jpg

[rebman]

What's the wheelbase on this thing?

[Sliver-Surfer]

What's the wheelbase on this thing?
The wheelbase is now 15" I bent the rear links and rotated link brackets 90deg.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2585.jpg

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[JavelinSST390]

Well, I will definitely give you an "A" for originality, and coming up with some fresh Ideas! How some of them are going to work, however, I dunno. I think that you are going to be finding yourself constantly re-tightening the nuts on your upper link/plate thing. (not sure what to call it?) I would at least take them back apart and put a nut on BOTH SIDES where the rods go through the flanges. That should help.

Also, the way you have this thing set-up (and knowing the stock WK shocks quite well) it's going to have a TON of flex, way more than you actually need. You could put a shorter set of shocks on it (like T-maxx shocks) and it would make the COG lower and limit the flex to a useful range. It would drop the ride height some, and you would lose a little center clearance, but that wouldn't even come close to being an issue.

But overall, not a bad looking first effort. It's definitely different.

Even if you never change a thing I still dig it. Two thumbs up. "thumbsup" "thumbsup"

[TK-twister]

Looks pretty cool if you are going for a scale look. If you are going for competition your weight will really hinder you. Ideally you should be able to lay your truck on it side and it should sit on you wheels only. If it rools onto its lid your center of gravity is too high. Dig the treadplate though

[Sliver-Surfer]

Thanks guys, The advice and compliments great and very much appreciated. When I get all the electronics in and give it a test run I will hack as much aluminum away as I can. I also plan on replacing some nuts with nylocks and the others will be loc-tited.

[Sliver-Surfer]

My motor and servo came today
850kv Brushless Outrunner and 12kg/cm metal gear servo
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2601.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2602.jpg

[demonoid369]

thats a really sweet ride! two"thumbsup""thumbsup" for originality, keep up the updates

[Sliver-Surfer]

Its alive and a very very torquey. Its maximum speed with this setup is 3.7 km/h if I were to program the mamba to full but I have it set a normal so its real slow. Has 2x1300mAh lipo in parallel so 7.4v at 2600mAh. Mamba esc is on right hand side and rx is on left side

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2609.jpg

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[Sliver-Surfer]

Small video, I have to epoxy the diffs I am not getting enough lock with the plumbers putty. I still need to ad some weight to the tires and axles.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/th_crawler.jpg (http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/?action=view&current=crawler.flv)

[CrawlinROCKS]

Great work! Very cool looking body, and it seems to crawl well.

-Ari

[Sliver-Surfer]

Thanks, I got the diffs locked up so now the crazy glue aint cutting it .Now I have to make beadlocks

[Sliver-Surfer]

Put chassis on a diet! Removed 100g from the chassis with the bandsaw. Chassis now weighs 150g.
Before
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2540.jpg
After
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2632.jpg

[Sliver-Surfer]

Heres the rear steer and new antenna. Oh yeah and the wheels are beadlocked from the inside with zip ties.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2682.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2683.jpg

[Sliver-Surfer]

Heres the body I just painted for "The Worm"
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2694.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2685.jpg

[chrisjlittle]

Oh yeah and the wheels are beadlocked from the inside with zip ties.



Huh?:?: How bout a how to?

[blackfoot]

Very unique. Great work on a cool one off build. Im with Chrisjlittle, Id like to know how you beadlocked the tires from the inside using zipties????

[Rubbaneck]

Seven rabbits and a cat. Nice work :lol::lol::lol:

Nice fab skills bud. Let's see the beadlock build. :shock:

[that4byguy]

very nice rig. how's the steering work?

[Sliver-Surfer]

Thanks..Sorry I didn't take pictures of the Bead lock build. Basically you turn the tire inside out, place the bead in the bead channel on the outward side of the rim. Put a zip tie over the bead tightly. Pull the tire back over the rim. glue the inner tire bead in place with some Shoe Goo and place a rubber band over the tire so it acts as a clamp. "thumbsup"

[TONKA TOY]

"thumbsup" Looks good, I personally like the trash truck conversion. Definately some good ideas and ingenuity put into this rig. Keep up the good work.

[blakeski]

this rig is great... !! everytime someone say i have a crawler its a scorpion... yes i have one to... this rig is a pure custom build... i like the different chassis design u came up with and the trash truck flatbed... keep the ideas flowing!!"thumbsup"

edit...love the kill count on the worm body.. all the bunnys and the cat.. great idea!

[Sliver-Surfer]

I took it out for some climbing and the stock upper axle link ball did not hold so I built a rear 4 link with homemade carbon fibre upper links. I also moved the servo and built new steering tie rods.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2703.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2702.jpg

Here Is some pictures of the bullet holes in the windshield and how it is mounted

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2696.jpg

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video of swing open body
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/th_8cf6185b.jpg (http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/?action=view&current=8cf6185b.pbr)

[SeanD]

Just curious but don't the solid drive shafts bind up under articulation?

sean

[blackfoot]

That swing open lid design is the shit man. Excellent Idea!!! I might have to try that myself.

[Sliver-Surfer]

Just curious but don't the solid drive shafts bind up under articulation?

sean

They are not solid I cut the stock outer shaft in 2 pieces and used the brass as an extension.

[SeanD]

They are not solid I cut the stock outer shaft in 2 pieces and used the brass as an extension.

Gotcha - its kind of hard to see that in the pictures! Others have done this with plastic pipe as well.

[Sliver-Surfer]

Theres some pictures of the shafts on page 1 post #7:arrow:

[Sliver-Surfer]

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2708.jpg
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[gs tunner]

Cool rig! What wheels are those?

[Sliver-Surfer]

Cool rig! What wheels are those?
Thanks they are Tamiya Baja Champ rims with axial rock lizards
Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCQSp4Z8joI)

[Sliver-Surfer]

I made bolt on U joints on the drive shafts so they wont pop off under high torque situations.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/sliver-surfer/100_2728.jpg