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Tanis · 03-19-2008, 12:40 AM

I have always liked the looks of the Hustler chassis, and after a fellow clubmember let me drive his, I decided to give one a shot.....with my own custom twist

Specs:
RCP Hustler chassis(sprung)
Axial axles with aluminum upgrades
Mamba Max and CCBEC
Holmes Hobbies Cobalt 10T
R2d
JR 8711 servos for steering and digging
Losi .9 front shocks, and JPcustoms 80mm rear shocks(soon to be Losi .6's)
Custom link setup
Aluminum hood, roof and trunk panels
One piece stainless steel side and skid plate
Losi Claws with NWTrachtech inserts(available soon at TCS)
3 or 4cell lipo

Not a lot of room for stickers on a tuber panel

Stainless steel skidplate that also incorporated the side panels.

Just the right amount of flex for this rig.

The Cracker · 03-19-2008, 12:50 AM

looks mo betta nathan. i have some of the middle size ewrcrc stickers in my box. im lovin the stainless panels.

Tanis · 03-19-2008, 01:00 AM

Thanks Pat, I will have to grab 1 or 2 from ya to throw on here. It is much better now, I now have the center clearance I needed the other day, and it has more articulation also, no more torsionacting sprung rig

, although with my 4link geometry, I can still float a tire when needed

The stainless skid also doubles as a mirror when I need to fix my hair:-P:-P, it needs to be cleaned though, and I can also tell who has been messing with my rig, I can get their fingerprints very easily off there

Cave Dave · 03-19-2008, 07:22 AM

NICE ! I like the wieghts hanging from the rear straight axle adapters,kinda sneeky.

Is this what you're driving at the next comp?

Tanis · 03-19-2008, 09:34 AM

Dave........I don't know yet, but maybe

(insert sneakiness here)

or Britt might take us all down with the transmitter in her hands.:-P

Rockpiledriver · 03-19-2008, 12:00 PM

Looks great. I like the sprung set-up.

ecoli · 03-19-2008, 12:02 PM

Nice rig Nathan! Should be interesting to hear how it does on the rocks compared to a full droop set-up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tanis

Losi Claws with NWTrachtech inserts(available soon at TCS)

Any more info on these inserts? Searched here, and all it brought up was this thread. Nothing that I could find on TCS either.

Cave Dave · 03-19-2008, 01:14 PM

More info on the inserts is availble on "EWRCRC" and "WARCRC"

Hildy · 03-19-2008, 03:43 PM

Tanis

I have always loved reading your builds. You sir have a very creative way of piecing these beauties together

Doesn't suprise me that you did this one with your own little 'twist' too

AWESOME

wheelspeed · 03-19-2008, 05:03 PM

looks flippin sweet....but why the custom links?? i was lookin to buy a hustler chassis...is there something wrong with the stock links?:-(

Tanis · 03-19-2008, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockpiledriver

Looks great. I like the sprung set-up.

Thanks Brian, got some testing in at lunchtime today, and it is working very good now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecoli

Nice rig Nathan! Should be interesting to hear how it does on the rocks compared to a full droop set-up.

Any more info on these inserts? Searched here, and all it brought up was this thread. Nothing that I could find on TCS either.

I have never been a fan of the droop setup for a comp rig, although a fellow clubmember has his setup with droop and it's dialed in and is working very well for him, it just doesn't do a few things that I can't live without.
TCS will have the inserts on the site soon, and the website for NWTractech is still being put together, but I'll post up when it's ready to go.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hildy

Tanis

I have always loved reading your builds. You sir have a very creative way of piecing these beauties together

Doesn't suprise me that you did this one with your own little 'twist' too

AWESOME

I don't remember ever putting a truck together as it was intended to be

, even the first truck I built(my daughter's SW2) I set up different than any other I'd seen, must be something in the water I drink here or something that makes me want to try different things.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheelspeed

looks flippin sweet....but why the custom links?? i was lookin to buy a hustler chassis...is there something wrong with the stock links?:-(

Nothing wrong with the stock links, I just wanted to setup mine differently than stock, I moved the chassis back quite a bit, changed the geometry and sprung it, which required different length links. I still need to build new ones for the front that are highclearance and made out of steel to slide better than the aluminum ones that I have on it now.

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

canadianjeeper · 03-19-2008, 06:35 PM

what is ur belly clearance ? w/ the sprung set-up

Tanis · 03-19-2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadianjeeper

what is ur belly clearance ? w/ the sprung set-up

Belly clearance is right at 3".

Red Rockcrawler · 03-19-2008, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheelspeed

looks flippin sweet....but why the custom links?? i was lookin to buy a hustler chassis...is there something wrong with the stock links?:-(

The hustler Was designed for tlt axles when you use ax-10 axles the links are to long for a 12.5 wheel base.

Red Rockcrawler · 03-19-2008, 08:20 PM

Nice work Nathan lets see how it does on the line that the sw3 failed at. I want see who yours reacts compare to mine.

Tanis · 03-19-2008, 08:35 PM

Yeah, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say......it will be the same outcome as the SW3 on that line

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Red Rockcrawler · 03-19-2008, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tanis

Yeah, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say......it will be the same outcome as the SW3 on that line

.

Don't make me do a video of a droop hustler spanking a sprung one too.

Tanis · 03-19-2008, 10:19 PM

Right, the real test will be at the comp though.:-P

LIKES2CRAWL · 03-21-2008, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Rockcrawler

Don't make me do a video of a droop hustler spanking a sprung one too.

Listen to this guy ^^^

rockmike · 03-21-2008, 01:06 PM

Here we go again,nathan aginst the grain,luv it.

so bud is the chassis sittin back just for that punisher drive shaft.

I hope you comp this tuber,would be nice for comparison between youre sprung setup vs cory's droop[gay] j/k ya cory.Oll be sure to wear gloves when i groap this thing at the next compLOL.

03-19-2008, 12:40 AM	#1
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	My Hustler I have always liked the looks of the Hustler chassis, and after a fellow clubmember let me drive his, I decided to give one a shot.....with my own custom twist Specs: RCP Hustler chassis(sprung) Axial axles with aluminum upgrades Mamba Max and CCBEC Holmes Hobbies Cobalt 10T R2d JR 8711 servos for steering and digging Losi .9 front shocks, and JPcustoms 80mm rear shocks(soon to be Losi .6's) Custom link setup Aluminum hood, roof and trunk panels One piece stainless steel side and skid plate Losi Claws with NWTrachtech inserts(available soon at TCS) 3 or 4cell lipo Not a lot of room for stickers on a tuber panel Stainless steel skidplate that also incorporated the side panels. Just the right amount of flex for this rig.

03-19-2008, 01:00 AM	#3
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Thanks Pat, I will have to grab 1 or 2 from ya to throw on here. It is much better now, I now have the center clearance I needed the other day, and it has more articulation also, no more torsionacting sprung rig, although with my 4link geometry, I can still float a tire when needed The stainless skid also doubles as a mirror when I need to fix my hair:-P:-P, it needs to be cleaned though, and I can also tell who has been messing with my rig, I can get their fingerprints very easily off there

03-19-2008, 09:34 AM	#5
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Dave........I don't know yet, but maybe(insert sneakiness here) or Britt might take us all down with the transmitter in her hands.:-P Last edited by Tanis; 03-19-2008 at 09:38 AM.

03-19-2008, 08:35 PM	#16
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Yeah, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say......it will be the same outcome as the SW3 on that line.

03-19-2008, 12:50 AM	#2
The Cracker Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: yakima Posts: 79	looks mo betta nathan. i have some of the middle size ewrcrc stickers in my box. im lovin the stainless panels.

03-19-2008, 07:22 AM	#4
Cave Dave RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 1,382	NICE ! I like the wieghts hanging from the rear straight axle adapters,kinda sneeky. Is this what you're driving at the next comp?

03-19-2008, 12:00 PM	#6
Rockpiledriver I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,027	Looks great. I like the sprung set-up.

03-19-2008, 01:14 PM	#8
Cave Dave RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kennewick, Washington Posts: 1,382	More info on the inserts is availble on "EWRCRC" and "WARCRC"

03-19-2008, 03:43 PM	#9
Hildy Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: central PA Posts: 679	Tanis I have always loved reading your builds. You sir have a very creative way of piecing these beauties together Doesn't suprise me that you did this one with your own little 'twist' too AWESOME

03-19-2008, 05:03 PM	#10
wheelspeed Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: paso robles Posts: 52	looks flippin sweet....but why the custom links?? i was lookin to buy a hustler chassis...is there something wrong with the stock links?:-(

03-19-2008, 06:35 PM	#12
canadianjeeper Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: vancouver,BC Posts: 64	what is ur belly clearance ? w/ the sprung set-up

03-19-2008, 08:20 PM	#15
Red Rockcrawler Trying to have Fun Again Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In your fridge stealing a beer Posts: 2,923	Nice work Nathan lets see how it does on the line that the sw3 failed at. I want see who yours reacts compare to mine.

03-19-2008, 10:19 PM	#18
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Right, the real test will be at the comp though.:-P

03-21-2008, 01:06 PM	#20
rockmike Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: pasco,Wa Posts: 639	Here we go again,nathan aginst the grain,luv it. so bud is the chassis sittin back just for that punisher drive shaft. I hope you comp this tuber,would be nice for comparison between youre sprung setup vs cory's droop[gay] j/k ya cory.Oll be sure to wear gloves when i groap this thing at the next compLOL.

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