Pics of my Full Mod Crawler
 

OK here they are!! I finally got around to posting pics of my fully modified Scorpion.

Specs: aluminium chassie, 3-link suspension f/r, 4WS, Front Dig, 10" wheel base, getbent axle mod, Shaved axles f/r, narrowed 2.2 Claw Dawgs on narrowed Stampede wheels w/ custom beadlocks, T-Maxx shocks, EVX ESC, hobby grade elec., TQ3, 9.6v battery, on board mini cam.

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Wow, the first stock body that looks good w/ 2.2's. I really like that nylint, nice job! :shock:

I opened LARGE my EYES. when I saw this JEWELS….VERY GOOD JOB… that gives me the taste to start again to make modifications on these small CRAWLERS. Very very good work. an image without the cabin pleasehttp://www.rccrawler.com/forum/<a hr...7414435312.jpg[/IMG]

both of the scorpians on this page look very cool

Looks good. Lets see some action shots. Did you Drive into those? or just poser?

Possing. I'll take some action today and post them later.

Ok, here they are. Its freaking cold outside so I only took a few.

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those tires look awesome on there"thumbsup"

All 2.2's are way to wide for a good scale look so I took an inch out of the center of the Claw Dawgs. Much better looking narrowed.

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thorn4run Which BEAUTIFUL ((mechanical)) good work on this SCORPION......

your right they do look much better

More pics.
 

New pics. In the first you can see the skid plates on the axles that keep the axles from getting hung up on rocks. The next one showes the tight space I had to place all the radio gear. from left to right you can see the receiver thats on top of the ESC. In the middle you can see the heat sink with and electric cooling fan mounted to it and in yellow is the 9.6v pack that runs only the motors. The last shot is of the full chassie. You can see the skid plates on the axles plus you can see the blue center link from the stock suspension. Sorry for the bad pics but my phone seems to take better pics than my dig. camera.

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nice! keep the pics comin"thumbsup"

Update
 

:arrow: Here's a link to some modifications I've done. "thumbsup"

Axle Shave: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/general-crawlers/51571-shaved-axle.html

Front Dig: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/general-crawlers/44003-front-dig-mod.html

That thing is freakin' sweet. Love the tires. I gotta get to work on mine!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
 

Update: Been doing some work to make my Scorp. unstopable! Some of the things I've posted in this thread but heres a recap.

No more high/low switch on both axles plus I shaved the crap out of the housings.

Got a Traxxas 2055 servo for $10 and put that in the front. Not enough power but don't want to spend $$$$ on a high torque servo.

Moved the wheel base from 10" to 10.5" and it made a world of difference. Soon I will have a radio control mountain goat wearing a Scorpion body.

Thorn, what did you use to paice the tires back together after you cut the inch out of the middle, and same with the rims?

That is one sweet looking rig by the way!"thumbsup"

keep the pic's coming. The more I see the more ideas I get, but I am still learning and I think it will be awhile before I will able to do some of the mods on your truck.

I used plain old Super Glue to put the tires back together. To this day they have not come apart or started to split @ the seam. With the wheels I used Plastic Weld. Its a two part glue that you can get almost any where. It comes in a black two chamber syringe and sets up in a few minutes.

Thanks Thorn!!!

For those who want to know about the 3-Link
 

This is how I set up my 3-link suspension. It is so simple and affective that I don't think there could be an easier way.

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very nice nylint full of mods. The four wheel steering is very interesting. Do you use the stock electronic system of the nylint?
Bye

thorn4run… Is this the same principle that TRACK-BAR of TWISTED, that I have to install on ((BLACK-CAB)) ? THANK[IMG]http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/10/29716595918.jpg[/IMG]

Hay there Skorpionpride, to answer you question I'm using a Traxxas TQ3 radio and the 4WS works off one channel with a Y connector for the two servos. To make them turn in the right direction the front servo horn points down and the rear points up. If not set up this way the tires will all turn in the same direction.

Hay Texx, your suspension is the same idea. With just the one center link being extended I thought it would be real easy to bend it or brake it so the two links on each side act as track bars keeping every thing centered and nice and strong. I like you skid plates you have on your axles!

Thank you THORN4RUN for this information, I love your SCORPION, I believe that I will buy one of them. That will change me models JEEP. My first NYLINT was a SCORPION, I have to keep all the parts in the event of breaking on ((BLACK-CAB)) and I have to give the body to my small son.
I begin my research on EBAY today for this SCORPION. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/<a hr...1012464412.jpg[/IMG]

In car cam.
 

Its been so cold here in South Dakota that ya don't want to go outside so I hooked up my in car camera and did some crawling while staying nice and warm inside the house. I got this 10.5" portable TV that goes in your car or can be used indoors and connected the reciever for my camera to it and sat at the kitchen table while my crawler was outside on my rock pile. This is kind of the reason I kept the Scorpion body so I have a cage to protect my camera. Although your vision is limited with the camera it was still a blast to see the obstacle, start climbing it, see nothing but sky knowing full well that your not going to make it and next thing ya know your seeing the rocks on the other side of the climb! Keep in mind that some of the obstacles in my rock garden can be hard to conquer when standing right there watching where your going. It does help that I know what lines work and what doesn't. Can you see the camera in the last pic? Its about the size of one of the headlights.

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thorn4run I like the idea of the small camera inside the SCORPION, you can play spy in your district. :) :)

I love your SCORPION, I would like that mine resembles your.

THANK YOU for all these pics ..

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THORN4RUN, I know that it is a little late,but if you had some pics of anchorings of your link and your frame, that would help me with better including/understanding your system. ((IF POSSIBLE)) THANK ..:) .

Great job thorn4run, question though.

I thought that the 2055 was a high torque servo?????? It still doesn't have enough power?? Or is it because you have 4 wheel steering?? Thanks.

also, glad you are happy with the 3 link, because thats what I descided to go with. Makes me feel better.