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04-21-2008, 10:40 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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|  Another Build Already?...And In The Axial Section?
Time for something new in the crawler garage so I did some more chassis designing, and came up with my next build. Just as I did with the Widow when it was first designed and built, this is going to be the prototype chassis. If it does well, I'll go ahead and have myself one made in aluminum later. I'm calling it the Rekluse, and it'll have: Dual Triangulated Links Axial Axles Axial Trans Erickson White Heavies Claws or Flatirons ?? HH 7T Puller MM CC BEC Full Droop Suspension And of course....it's parts are mostly black acetal  Not really anything too special....but going to stray to the "suspenseful" side of things, and keep everyone in a bit of wonder.       |
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04-21-2008, 11:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: lacey
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awww, teasers suck, where's the tech |
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04-21-2008, 11:32 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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Color me excited.   |
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04-21-2008, 11:37 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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No tech, color me bored!  |
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04-21-2008, 11:46 PM
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| Keep it real  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA
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04-22-2008, 12:49 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chandler
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Damn you good sir. How can you tease us like that? You are a cruel cruel person, you are forcing me to keep coming back to this thread
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04-22-2008, 05:27 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: marysville
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| X 2. I'm blowin this popsicle stand
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04-22-2008, 07:43 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Tunes in .. Passes out popcorn ... waits |
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04-22-2008, 08:48 AM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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Tonight I'll be adding more pics and some build tech that has gotten it to where it is now. |
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04-22-2008, 10:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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...you mean there wil be MORE templates that i will have to secretly print out on the work pc? KEWL |
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04-23-2008, 10:51 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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Alright, here's what I have so far. Pardon the lopsided look...there are no upper links because I don't have any link plates yet, and I have yet to make the steering linkages.       Still undecided whether I will go sprung or droop on this one...I am still experimenting with different shock & spring combos to get the ride height and function. |
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04-24-2008, 05:19 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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...OR5 i like it...I like all your stuff...but that thing looks like its on stilts right now lol...I still reckon you should have a go at a modified Manta for it ...BTW FWIW yours is the battery tray that i reckon the SlingShot SHOULD have gone with...LMK if you ever want to make me one  Last edited by BitHed; 04-24-2008 at 05:27 AM. |
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04-24-2008, 06:19 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middle of the USA
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The wheels are sick, where did you get those?
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04-24-2008, 07:50 AM
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04-24-2008, 08:49 AM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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The more I look at it, it does sit pretty high. I am now so used to running full droop and belly draggin'...maybe that's all it is I'll have to do some more suspension experimentation. | |
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04-25-2008, 04:51 PM
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05-26-2008, 08:25 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas
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What happened to your build Offroader? Hadn't seen the finished truck or any videos.
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05-26-2008, 09:23 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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It's still here Still experimenting with the shocks and link geometry. This is the prototype, so there are a couple bugs to iron out :-PI still have yet to get my hands on some upper link plates for the Ax axles. I wanted to get the VF one's. I've bumped their thread in the vendors section and also sent them an email in regards to getting some, but I am under the impression that they are still catching up on all the DIG madness...so, I may have to just go another route. I've also tried to get the one's from TCS, but for some reason my computers security settings have just decided to change themselves recently, and I can't checkout on there website due to some error on my end :-(..........STRIKE 2  I might be better off just picking up a set of stock plates...see how they work for me, and then if need be fab up my own (out of acetal of course  ).I have had it driving under it's own power using WK axles for the time being, just to get the quirks worked out. Should be getting the Panthers from RPP here this week...and they'll be going on this build. It is moving along...all be it slow, but moving |
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06-13-2008, 09:52 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas
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Well here's my attempt at the Widow LP. It's still in the development stages. Thanks for the great plans Offroader5 and helpful information.   |
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06-13-2008, 10:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lexington
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I spy missing beadlock bolts Great looking start though!! |
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