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AX10wannabe · 03-07-2011, 10:22 PM

just grabbed some pictures like i said i would...
as you can they arent exactly the same but close enough considering all i used was a big ball peen hammer and a vise and some heat..... but im not too worried. next is setting the width and tacking in some cross pieces, then shock hoops and a tranny mount plate.

just noticed the one on the left needs a little more tweaking.

once i get my cross pieces in i will start a different build thread for this thing so look there for the updates.

AX10wannabe · 03-08-2011, 04:09 PM

well i picked up a set of 2.2 TSL's today, my lhs didnt have any rims in stock so i will order those tomorrow and they should show up next week. also picked up some traxxas rod ends for some links.

AX10wannabe · 03-11-2011, 01:25 PM

the damn power went out just as i went out to the shop so i hooked up my power inverter to a 12v battery and plugged in my cd player and drank beer for the afternoon. then once the power came back on i tacked on my cross pieces.

i just ordered some wheels so they will be here in a couple weeks.

9700trevor · 03-12-2011, 09:06 PM

hey I hear the sedonas are a good tire they hook up pretty good from what I hear havve you tryed them

AX10wannabe · 03-13-2011, 02:45 PM

9700trevor- no i havent tried them tires yet you should let me borrow them for a weekend

i'll give you a report back.

well put some scratches on it this weekend..

AX10wannabe · 03-13-2011, 10:31 PM

now that the snow is finally starting to go away and we can see grass again i will get some outside pics of it tomorrow. friend and i also put my receiver from my savage into my crawler so no more antenna.

9700trevor · 03-14-2011, 05:23 AM

ya it is about time you got rid of the cheap am crap and not you can't borrow my tires for a week cause then I wouldn't have any

AX10wannabe · 03-14-2011, 10:28 AM

awe damn

... i could lend you my flat irons for the weekend

. going to work on my chassis today. finish up welding the cross pieces in, weld the other rail on and start on the shock hoops and tranny mount.

9700trevor · 03-14-2011, 04:13 PM

have fun with that i think i may try to do some winching tonight they showed up today

AX10wannabe · 03-14-2011, 04:27 PM

**** ya!!!!! now im excited!!!! are you working days?? im assuming so..

i finally got the cross pieces welded up and i tossed some DVD's under it and set up my tsl's and grabbed some pictures, mom is on the computer right now (im on my cousin's computer typing this) so gotta wait until she is off the comp and i will post some pics.

AX10wannabe · 03-14-2011, 06:47 PM

heading to chilliwack this weekend and maybe heading over to van. island on sunday for a week to help out my grandparents but i am taking the crawler with me this time. if i have time i will stop in at the hobby shop and maybe pick up a set of wheels so i can mount them up and run them. and i just get some more money right before my wheels that i ordered show up i might get them too...

so to go along with this truck i will finish my flatdeck trailer to tow behind it and i got to thinking about making some removable posts so i can haul some scale logs and stuff while building my crawler course.

AX10wannabe · 03-14-2011, 08:44 PM

here's them pictures

i just set the TSL's beside the bottom part of the chassis for reference. and this is NOT the track width either. it will be wider.

9700trevor · 03-14-2011, 09:18 PM

looking good so far is that a good width for the axles you are going to be using

AX10wannabe · 03-15-2011, 02:45 AM

it will be a smidge wider plus the wheels so it should be close to the same width as when we put your hammers on my rig. might do an interior also but we'll see. i'll get the rest of the rig built then decide on an interior.

AX10wannabe · 03-15-2011, 11:17 PM

well looks like my grandpa needs some help over on the island, so i will have to call the hobby shop and see if they will hold my wheels for me until i get back..

we are dragging a boat to chilliwack i think for my dad's work so that means i should have a few minutes at the hobby shop since its on the same street just across the intersection from each other.

might get the rockstar's this weekend and pick up my 8-holes next week..

anyhoo onto the build. i have drawn out a quick sketch of the shock hoops so i should be able to bend those up tomorrow.

AX10wannabe · 03-16-2011, 07:45 PM

finally fixed my 27t motor and played with the honcho most of the day.

9700trevor · 03-16-2011, 08:35 PM

what did you do put the 27 turn back in it so you can try and keep up with you cousin

AX10wannabe · 03-16-2011, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 9700trevor

what did you do put the 27 turn back in it so you can try and keep up with you cousin

nope we put it in my cousin's buggy just to see how it would do, did alright but was better with the stock motor so pulled it out. i left the 55t in my crawler.

hows them winches working??? crawled around in my course a little bit today, also found a crap load of little rocks under the snow too.

AX10wannabe · 03-17-2011, 10:08 AM

little bit of an update.. umm... so as i've said im heading to chilliwack tomorrow for the weekend and i talked to mom and she said we can stop at the hobby shop so i will pick up a set of 2.2 rockstar wheels and mount them while im in chilliwack and run them, then im heading to van. island to help my grandpa put the skirting on his mobile trailer so i wil be taking the crawler there too.

and i'll still pick up my 8-hole wheels that are coming.

AX10wannabe · 03-17-2011, 05:57 PM

well im in the process of rounding the foams in the TSL's. also narrowing them by no more than a 1/4".

im taking my 27t motor with me and might swap it out for some more speed. will take a camera with me so i can get some action pics.

03-07-2011, 10:22 PM	#121
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	just grabbed some pictures like i said i would... as you can they arent exactly the same but close enough considering all i used was a big ball peen hammer and a vise and some heat..... but im not too worried. next is setting the width and tacking in some cross pieces, then shock hoops and a tranny mount plate. just noticed the one on the left needs a little more tweaking. once i get my cross pieces in i will start a different build thread for this thing so look there for the updates. Last edited by AX10wannabe; 03-07-2011 at 10:29 PM.

03-14-2011, 10:28 AM	#128
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	awe damn... i could lend you my flat irons for the weekend. going to work on my chassis today. finish up welding the cross pieces in, weld the other rail on and start on the shock hoops and tranny mount.

03-14-2011, 06:47 PM	#131
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	heading to chilliwack this weekend and maybe heading over to van. island on sunday for a week to help out my grandparents but i am taking the crawler with me this time. if i have time i will stop in at the hobby shop and maybe pick up a set of wheels so i can mount them up and run them. and i just get some more money right before my wheels that i ordered show up i might get them too... so to go along with this truck i will finish my flatdeck trailer to tow behind it and i got to thinking about making some removable posts so i can haul some scale logs and stuff while building my crawler course. Last edited by AX10wannabe; 03-14-2011 at 06:49 PM.

03-14-2011, 08:44 PM	#132
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	here's them pictures i just set the TSL's beside the bottom part of the chassis for reference. and this is NOT the track width either. it will be wider. Last edited by AX10wannabe; 03-14-2011 at 08:46 PM.

03-08-2011, 04:09 PM	#122
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	well i picked up a set of 2.2 TSL's today, my lhs didnt have any rims in stock so i will order those tomorrow and they should show up next week. also picked up some traxxas rod ends for some links.

03-11-2011, 01:25 PM	#123
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	the damn power went out just as i went out to the shop so i hooked up my power inverter to a 12v battery and plugged in my cd player and drank beer for the afternoon. then once the power came back on i tacked on my cross pieces. i just ordered some wheels so they will be here in a couple weeks.

03-12-2011, 09:06 PM	#124
9700trevor Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: armstrong Posts: 260	hey I hear the sedonas are a good tire they hook up pretty good from what I hear havve you tryed them

03-13-2011, 02:45 PM	#125
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	9700trevor- no i havent tried them tires yet you should let me borrow them for a weekend i'll give you a report back. well put some scratches on it this weekend..

03-13-2011, 10:31 PM	#126
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	now that the snow is finally starting to go away and we can see grass again i will get some outside pics of it tomorrow. friend and i also put my receiver from my savage into my crawler so no more antenna.

03-14-2011, 05:23 AM	#127
9700trevor Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: armstrong Posts: 260	ya it is about time you got rid of the cheap am crap and not you can't borrow my tires for a week cause then I wouldn't have any

03-14-2011, 04:13 PM	#129
9700trevor Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: armstrong Posts: 260	have fun with that i think i may try to do some winching tonight they showed up today

03-14-2011, 04:27 PM	#130
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	**** ya!!!!! now im excited!!!! are you working days?? im assuming so.. i finally got the cross pieces welded up and i tossed some DVD's under it and set up my tsl's and grabbed some pictures, mom is on the computer right now (im on my cousin's computer typing this) so gotta wait until she is off the comp and i will post some pics.

03-14-2011, 09:18 PM	#133
9700trevor Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: armstrong Posts: 260	looking good so far is that a good width for the axles you are going to be using

03-15-2011, 02:45 AM	#134
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	it will be a smidge wider plus the wheels so it should be close to the same width as when we put your hammers on my rig. might do an interior also but we'll see. i'll get the rest of the rig built then decide on an interior.

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03-15-2011, 11:17 PM	#135
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	well looks like my grandpa needs some help over on the island, so i will have to call the hobby shop and see if they will hold my wheels for me until i get back.. we are dragging a boat to chilliwack i think for my dad's work so that means i should have a few minutes at the hobby shop since its on the same street just across the intersection from each other. might get the rockstar's this weekend and pick up my 8-holes next week.. anyhoo onto the build. i have drawn out a quick sketch of the shock hoops so i should be able to bend those up tomorrow.

03-16-2011, 07:45 PM	#136
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	finally fixed my 27t motor and played with the honcho most of the day.

03-16-2011, 08:35 PM	#137
9700trevor Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: armstrong Posts: 260	what did you do put the 27 turn back in it so you can try and keep up with you cousin

03-17-2011, 10:08 AM	#139
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	little bit of an update.. umm... so as i've said im heading to chilliwack tomorrow for the weekend and i talked to mom and she said we can stop at the hobby shop so i will pick up a set of 2.2 rockstar wheels and mount them while im in chilliwack and run them, then im heading to van. island to help my grandpa put the skirting on his mobile trailer so i wil be taking the crawler there too. and i'll still pick up my 8-hole wheels that are coming.

03-17-2011, 05:57 PM	#140
AX10wannabe RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Salmon Arm BC Posts: 1,777	well im in the process of rounding the foams in the TSL's. also narrowing them by no more than a 1/4". im taking my 27t motor with me and might swap it out for some more speed. will take a camera with me so i can get some action pics.

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