New Ax10

[9lence]

Hello this will be the second forum I have taken part in as I am also a regular user of bobs 4cycle and I find forums to be very helpful... I have just picked up my first real crawler i have an ax10 the ARTR version. It has a Novak 55t brushed motor and Novak Rooster Crawler Esc Jr High Torque Steering servo Traxxas 2 channel reciever and remote also has HB wheels and Tires... I have added some weights to the inside of the rims and alittle on top of the servo. I ahve not moved the battery yet which as of now is a Venom 3300 nimh but my next upgrade is to buy the 2 small 3 cell each 7.2 packs and put the on the front axle. I just installed integy msr11 billet piggy back shocks to all 4 corners today.. I would really like to find a toyota pick up body that would fit my truck even if I half to do quite a bit of cutting I am just not having much luck finding anything.. Thanks in advance

[BLKXJ 96]

Originally Posted by 9lence

even if I half to do quite a bit of cutting I am just not having much luck finding anything.. Thanks in advance

Have you seen this? May give you an idea of a direction you can to go. Check around on e-bay, some of those Toyota bodys can get pretty expensive.


Yoda tuggy

[9lence]

Originally Posted by BLKXJ 96

Have you seen this? May give you an idea of a direction you can to go. Check around on e-bay, some of those Toyota bodys can get pretty expensive.


Yoda tuggy

Thanks for the response and yes I did see that earlier today not really wanting to go all out with the tube I would like to build my own rear section just wondering if I can do something like the trail honcho toyota cab and front end I really like that look.... ps how do I post pics on here?

[9lence]

Here is a picture of it I have had the truck for 10 days and I just got the shocks on it today... they seem to be a great improvement over stock


http://i881.photobucket.com/albums/a...0925002316.jpg

[BLKXJ 96]

Sounds like you need to start looking more into the scale section to get more ideas. The sky is the limit depending on your skill at fabing up tube and plastic. the best "stock body" out there for what you are talking about is probably the Honcho

Pics can be posted by hosting them on a pic site, like photobucket....then just right click, copy, paste. Just make sure they are sized correctly.

[9lence]

I would just like for it to look more like a truck instead of a comp crawler not wanting to make it a scale rig just more real looking then the ax10 body..

[9lence]

Originally Posted by 9lence

I would just like for it to look more like a truck instead of a comp crawler not wanting to make it a scale rig just more real looking then the ax10 body..

anyone have any suggestions or pics as far as bodies on ax10??

[Bruz]

I found the readers rides section in the ax10 section here gave me a lot of ideas. Look at the pictures on the later pages though as the first 20 pages or so seem pretty much stock and the later posts are from when more companies are making add on parts for the ax10 and the first pages seem to be more of a stock variety. Someone must make a replacement body for the tamiya hilux though and I would start looking there for a toyota body but tamiya stuff tends to be a little on the costly side.

[9lence]

Here are a few more more pictures... any input would be greatly appreciated as I am brand new to this. Thanks

[josh97]

U need a c10 body!

[9lence]

Is that the body that pro line offers? and there isn't much of a frame on a ax10 I was wanting to build an exo cage has anyone done this off of the stock chassis????

[josh97]

Yeah it is the c10 from proline..but they make 2 differnt ones...one is for the tmaxx and emaxx and the other is a crawler body...

[9lence]

Thanks for posting the pics it looks really good installed now I am just left with figuring out where to mount my cage to the frame so I can start building

[myth619]

I know you said you were looking fo a Yota body but here is another option, Tamiya Jeep Rubicon

[9lence]

Originally Posted by myth619

I know you said you were looking fo a Yota body but here is another option, Tamiya Jeep Rubicon

wow that look cool too these type of bodies are exactly what I am looking for pretty much a platform I can use to build off of Thanks again and keep em coming guys

[Spec4x4]

This exo I built just mounts to the body.





you can see the little washer where it bolts to the body

[PhantomRS10]

I dont know guys. bronco bodies look sweet on ax10s!!! lol or in this case bronco an chevrolet

[9lence]

The silver Bronco looks sick ... and spec4x4 thanks for posting that exo cage looks great man really good job.. could someone give me an idea of what type of tubing is being used to build the cages??

[PhantomRS10]

Thats no bronco!!!! thats a proline cgr chevrolet blazer lol

[Spec4x4]

Originally Posted by 9lence

The silver Bronco looks sick ... and spec4x4 thanks for posting that exo cage looks great man really good job.. could someone give me an idea of what type of tubing is being used to build the cages??

I use 3/16 steel solid welded, brake line seems to be most popular... Learn how to braze and use aluminum that'll be the direction of the rest of my builds