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12-26-2008, 10:52 PM
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hey guys, im attempting to build a custom rock crawler.. its a big ol radioshack nissan titan body on a custom frame. the wheelbase is gunna run bout 18- 18 1/4 inches. the frame is 25 3/4 long... im not really sure wat scale you'd call this size?!?! im shoot in fo perty realistic gunna run wit::: Axial axles..(deciding on if i want rear steer or not) u tell me! savage shocks pede tranny itegy 55t lathe motor or sidewinder bundle revo driveshafts if wit out rear steer than futaba 2 channel not sure if i want ta run lipos.. im kinda new to the rc rock crawlin but i do actual competition rock crawlin.. my buggy has a vortec 6.0 and dana 60 axles. wit coil overs.. ima need yall's help through this thing... i aint tha richest dude.. so dont try hittin me wit 400 dollar electronics and crap.. heres sume pics tell me wat you think bout the frame.. its gunna be 1/2 tall. not 1/4... in tha pic its a 1/4 tall.... ill post pic when i figure out how!!! |
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12-26-2008, 11:20 PM
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AHHHH, need pictures! :-P Sign up for photobucket.com it is very easy and handy to use. When you get some pictures up I am interested to see this body, sounds to be about 1/6 scale. |
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12-26-2008, 11:25 PM
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i just signed up and bout ta send sum pics!! the body itself is lik 28 inches long by 10 1/2 wide... im trin ta mak the width from wheel ta wheel bout 11 1/2
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12-26-2008, 11:28 PM
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this is about the ride height im shootin for.  bout the width i want  hows it gunna look, sized up to the body  the frame template  Last edited by titanproject4x4; 12-27-2008 at 01:51 PM. |
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12-27-2008, 02:31 AM
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you better double up the cardboard on that frame. might be a little too flexy like that.  |
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12-27-2008, 07:25 AM
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ha ha.. yeah. its a template.. i guess i forgot to mention its gunna be made out of aluminum plate.. ha. my bad. im gettin the stuff sometime this week! i need yall's help through this! im also gunna slap in the CC BEC... |
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12-27-2008, 01:48 PM
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any tips or comments?? need some encouragement before i dump money into somethin thats completly non crawlable and whatnot... anyone?!?!
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12-27-2008, 02:03 PM
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im goin to go with the HPI Rock Grabber Tire S Compound 2.2 and the ROCK 8 BEAD LOCK WHEEL BLACK CHROME |
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12-27-2008, 04:39 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Allen
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Pretty cool. I love that Crew Cab body. I just did a King Cab scale version.
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12-27-2008, 04:56 PM
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cool. thanks for you interest.. id lik to see your king cab!
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12-27-2008, 10:43 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Allen
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Here is mine. I finished it xmas eve for a gift for my son. But I started it 2 yrs ago.   There is a build thread on here. I have seen a nice body like yours at toys r us a few years ago. When did you get that one? Its bigger than 1/10 scale correct? |
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12-27-2008, 10:58 PM
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man your crawlers look sweet. i cant wait to get mine operatable and do some adjustments.. i really dont know were i got it! my little cousin thought he'd give it to me b/c he knows im into the rc crap.. but. it looks like a toys r us rc!!
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12-27-2008, 11:28 PM
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yeah. im goin to run the 1/4.. so heres everything on plan. AX10 axles pede tranny TQ3 remote and reciever CC sidewinder CC BEC Revo shafts Savage shocks w/shock spring for now(test) HPI Rock Grabber Tire S Compound 2.2 or i cant decide wit the flatirons!! HPI ROCK 8 BEAD LOCK WHEEL BLACK CHROME and of coarse. poor mans links!! haha wheelbase 18 1/4 width 11 1/2 frame length 25 3/4 made out of laser cut 1/4" aluminum... and 1/2 tall.. |
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