Nitro Crawler

[littleskull99]

Originally Posted by 93'wrangler

effing sick man awesome job

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Matt

[kyrel69]

very cool

how about some more vids

[wbillylee03]

Very nice, can't wait to see more vids.

[littleskull99]

Originally Posted by kyrel69

very cool

how about some more vids

http://rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154089
This is the latest video I got.

Originally Posted by nitroscaler

i started more work on my xtrail frame today i finally got it attatched to the tmaxx chassis the guys at gforce hobbies set me in the direction i needed to turn i have pics up on myspace an i will have more on myspace i cant figure out how to put pics on here...basically we took a peace of a plastic cutting board and made a belly pan to atatch it to the tmaxx chassis i still got alot of work to do but i will be posting pics of every bit of it if anyone wants to coment or shoot some advice please do im basically new to fabing stuff up but i do have lots of paytime with nitro trucks sooooo anyways anything is better then nothing thanks

If you are going to post every bit of it you might want to start a build thread. Theres plenty of info about posting pics on here too.

Matt

[deephis46]

awesome build

and sounds like a bee

how much runtime did you get?

[littleskull99]

Originally Posted by deephis46

awesome build

and sounds like a bee

how much runtime did you get?

Thanks man, I get about 15 mins runtime on 75cc tank.

Matt

[Espeefan]

Wow. I'm really impressed! I found this thread from another, that was linked. Amazingly, this nitro crawler seems to work especially well. I enjoyed the video.

[xv-townboy]

Cool thread..We use these on helis to help with fuel mixture and they work great....Not sure if youve tried it or not but check it out..
http://www.heliproz.com/prodinfo.asp?number=125768

[littleskull99]

Looks like a great idea only ive pretty much run out of space, especially around the engine. Plus it doesnt really need it with the fan and all.

Thanks for the commentz

[littleskull99]

For the last couple of months I have been tinkering with this truck, its getting there.
I have sorted the clutch issues so that it idles nicley without creeping forward. I changed the clutch shoes round from trailing shoes to leading shoes. The shoes wrap on now and give a much better bite. The spring needed more tension to stop it dragging so changed it out for another.
While I was running it one time, the backpressure line got disconnected from the exhaust and it seemed to run better so I took it off completley and plugged the exhaust nipple. It idles like a dream and although its gravity fed it seems to work at all angles.
The 6V battery has been moved down slightly by moving the plate 6mm up and strapping the batt to the bottom of the plate rather than the top.
Zero ackerman blocks have been added to the axial knuckles to increase the steering on the inside wheel.
Made a front skid plate instead of a bumper cos I dont have the equipment to make delrin bumpers or tube bumpers.
Epic beadlocks and hammer tyres are now on and make a whole world of difference.
Links have had the bi-carb treatment and are silver instead of ghastly orange.
Me and a friend made a backbox muffler for it out of folded steel, inside it is constructed like a real one and works very well.
Heres a few pics.






















Thanks for looking
Matt

[jeepcj776]

hmm I always wanted a nitro crawler, Does it stay cool enough thou

[Tupers]

Nice work Matt, I really want to get up your way and see this thing crawling soon.

[axelsnapr]

Looks great!... I built a nitro "tuf truk" a few years back......It was a lil less advanced, but it did have the cooling fans also!.........
F-100 Nitro Tuf-truck

[littleskull99]

Originally Posted by Tupers

Nice work Matt, I really want to get up your way and see this thing crawling soon.

Affirmative. I will be putting on a comp soon @ Portland, Il let ya know when and Il bring along the nitro too.

Originally Posted by axelsnapr

Looks great!... I built a nitro "tuf truk" a few years back......It was a lil less advanced, but it did have the cooling fans also!.........
F-100 Nitro Tuf-truck

Looks like a cool project, do you still own/run it?

[Dragon51]

That was impressive! Very well done and not just running your mouth like others have.

[slackerman]

Was it the wifes idea so you can't do anymore indoor crawling now.lol
Nice project!

[littleskull99]

Originally Posted by Dragon51

That was impressive! Very well done and not just running your mouth like others have.

Thanks very much.

Originally Posted by slackerman

Was it the wifes idea so you can't do anymore indoor crawling now.lol
Nice project!

No wife here. Probably why I had the time to build it.

Matt

[nitroscaler]

i dont no if you remember me but i was building something very close to yours and you have helped alot just buy the pics ....anyways i finaaly got to start mine an i cant keep it running with the motor laying on it side but if i put it up right it dont drowned itself out just wondering how did you get yours to do so.is it a specail carb or what im not here to post my stuff send it private if you want

[littleskull99]

No worries Nitroscaler, The engine ran totaly different when I laid it down on the side. I had to turn the carb 180 so the high speed needle was pointing somewhat in the air. Also its a gravity fed setup now, because of the long exhaust system there was too much back pressure and it was rich all the time. Got rid of the backpressure line and let the engine suck as needed. The fuel tank is slightly higher up than the carb to help the fuel along. Put a hot plug in and retuned and its nearly there. Only problem I have is tuning for daytime and then going out in the evening when the air is denser, I have to retune again. They do say that you can run a well tuned engine at any angle.

Cheers

[KROGOTH]

Amazing work. 'nuff said.