J.J.'s LR3
 

New to the board and to R/C. My 4 year old son got an HSP Crawler last Christmas: the HSP has been great and with the exception of some plastic rod-ends nothing has broken.
My son's driving skills have improved to a point where I feel he can move up to the real thing. (And he has been a good boy"thumbsup")
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...050180copy.jpg

So herewith the start of a very simple build:

SCX10 kit
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3164copy.jpg

Rastar LR3
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3174copy.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3173copy.jpg

Here's the plan:
2 x 15Kg Chinese Waterproof servo's, one will be CM using the poorman's method, the other servo will be turned into a mid-mounted winch using the Grizzly method.
HSP ESC - I have a spare from my son's HSP and it worked very well while driving two motors, cheap.
HSP 4 channel AM RX , also a spare from my son's HSP 4WS, worked well, even after the truck fell into the pond, no glitches and very cheap. Just need another radio.
No-name brand Chinese steel/alloy drive-shafts.
Possibly some 1.55 Mud Thrashers in the future.
8mm key-steel for sliders and cross-members.
Chinese knock-off's as spare wheels.
Cell-phone seats.
Interior.
Roof rack.
Steel bumpers.
28T motor or 65T Crawler motor.
The Iceman as the driver.


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3166copy.jpg

Mock-up
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3178copy.jpg

Drive-shafts, had to be shortened by about 10mm as shown.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3189copy.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3183copy.jpg

CMS, used a servo mount from a robot shop.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3186copy.jpg

Virtually no bumpsteer with this set-up, the draglink however, hits the trackbar just before the shocks reach the rubber bumpstop. Will have to make the some adjustments to the rod-end on the servo arm or change it out to the Axial plastic rod-end.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3171copy.jpg

The Iceman looking very smug here, little does he know I'm getting a cap to hide his ridiculous haircut, or that his legs are too long.
He will be a double amputee in the not too distant future...
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...MG3181copy.jpg

Thanks for watching, hope to have some updates soon.
All comments welcome!

looks great man.

Very nice Iam sure your son will like it. Only one problem I see is, you will need another SCX-10 for yourself."thumbsup"

Looking great!! "thumbsup"

Looks great . . . Reminds me of my build