slow progress G6 recovery vehicle.

[tech712]

After building a wraith and taking it to our local craw / comp location and pulling lines I was told were impossible I've decided to reconfigure it a little and give it to my wife. I will be rebuilding her scx10 into a recovery vehicle for myself. Heres my hunting rig im using for inspiration. (Its a little rough, been in the trees a little while.)

[tech712]

donor vehicle1
doonor rig 2

[dodge80_89]

Being a Dodge fan really like the hunting rig. Going to build my SCX to look like the Ramcharger I'm building.

[tech712]

The rig is a beast. Top speed of 50mph@redline crawls slower than I walk. I've literally let it idle in 1st, got out, watered a bush and walked back upto it and jumped in. The 44"AG's on it are about 46-48" after a quick run down the highway to a lodge for lunch (back when it was licensed and road legal.)

I know one thing about this upcoming build. It will be heavy. The drivetrain will be bulletproof. It will have to have a couple winches. And like the hunting rig , the jib poles will mount to the bumper as well as the bottom of the headache rack. I have a lot of time to brainstorm howmI'm going to accomplish this one. Im as usual stuck at work for another 2 to 3 weeks.

[dodge80_89]

Look forward to see it when it's done. I've been stuck inside for the last 3 weeks watching my son while my wife is out of town so I've plenty if time researching my next rc build.

[tech712]

Whats up with VP being out of stock on everything I need. Was about to drop some coin on curries , full ti link kit w cms and panhard goodies. 5 omf 1.9's knuckles n chubs as well as xvd's. Would have been nice to have them waiting at home for me when I got there.

[tech712]

I may go with the honcho taco cab with a flat / utility bed and use the ar60 axles to mimic a 1 ton axle conversion. I already have a full wraith ti link kit with panhard bar. Just need the cms for the scx chassis.

[tech712]

off the top of my head these are the parts on hand.

Vp wraith ti link se w/ panhard
Vp Ar60's front and rear w hd gears and lockers, underdrive rear r&p,
Built w/ full acer racing ceramic bearings. Full aluminim lockouts, chubs and knuckles.
Vp trans housing with hd motor plate, rrp internals with acer racing ceramics.
Tekin rx8 gen2 and roc412 3100kv
Axial TR honcho complete
Spectrum 3ch rx with dx3r pro
Proline slash big bore fronts x4
Vp kmc endro 2.2
Pit bull rock beast 2.2 (first gen)
Im sure there is more but its all I can think of this early.

I need to source...
a vp cms plate and panhard chassis mount
vp shock hoops
Various ss square and round tube
.010" ss 4" shim stock
A nice compact brazing torch setup
A mini mitre box and plenty of metal blades
Scale warn winch x2
.060 aluminum sheet stock
Arb scale snatch block x4
Scale shackles x8

[tech712]

I forgot to add
A sewing kit
550 cord
Dremel bit kit w/ various stones and sanding barrels
A small can of 240 and 400 lapping compound
Blue locktite
Silver solder and flux
Lucas red n tacky

Anyone think of anything else?

This is kind of a shopping list for the build. Im still 2 to 3 weeks out with work atm.
Any ideas of a good source of supplies is always welcomed.

[tech712]

Will the scx10 cms work with the wraith panhard and axle setup? On the scx chassis in a wroncho setup?

[CodesEmpire]

Well it sure will look cool when your done. Can't wait to see more pictures as you get this build going.

[tech712]

This build is because my daughter who just turned 6 giggle with glee at the wheel of mommas or my scalers and in true g6 fashion I want daddys rig to be able to pull her out and or tow her home when she gets in trouble. I kinda like the idea of having a rig with all the recovery gear built in or attached to it. I already daydream about pull palls , tree savers, multi snatchblock rigging etc.

The idea that there will be no walking over to pick it up and figuring out the best way to rig up a recovery is almost an adventure in itself.
Perhaps my wife and daughter will have a better understanding of what it is like in the 1:1 world.

[tech712]

Has anyone mixed and matched the scx10 cms and panhard mount with the wraith linkage for panhard bar and steering linkage? I dont have my rigs in front of me or id check for myself.

[tech712]

No one has tried this?
On a positive note I may have aquired a sizeable space to setup a fabrication and maintenance bay. This is exciting. Im sue ive got over a month of installation and fabrication of tooling alone.
Fingers crossed.

[tech712]

Going a slightly different direction with this one. It'll most likely be in the wraith section under my wraith build.