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Brip · 10-17-2008, 01:05 PM

This is the start of my WK rebuild. I reached a point where the stock chassis was too inhibitive. I wanted to lower the center of gravity, move the motor down & forward and allow room for the motor to run smaller pinion gears. I achieved this by using two clocked motor plates. Detail shots are toward the bottom of the images. Although I haven't bought it yet, the design is based on a lipo sized battery. The intent of the build is to perform very well but maintain a somewhat scale Jeep look. I built in some adjustablility to the chassis with the intent of building another once I dial everything in.

Specs:
WK motor w/ 15t pinion
WK trans with 96t spur & 12t pinion
WK radio and rx
CC Sidewinder ESC
CC BEC at 6V
JR Z650M steering (no dig yet)
WK axles locked with RCGUY lockers
Custom links using Dubro ends, 6-32 all thread & 1/4" x .049 alum. tube (Front Uppers are bent Traxxas links)
WK wheels & tires - cut, weighted, narrowed & enlarged air holes (See pic below)
STRC chassis crossmember
WK Front Shocks - Semi-Droop with 1/2" uptravel - 45 wt. oil
WK Rear Shocks - Droop - 45 wt. oil
HPI Jeep body with custom rocker guards (See pic below)

Near Future:
Lipo
Proline Flat Irons with beadlocks

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arow884 · 10-17-2008, 01:33 PM

..........i am also (soon) doing a wk project, and im wanting to use the flat iron tires, wat beadlocks are you going for?

Brip · 10-17-2008, 01:50 PM

I am trying to keep costs down, so I was thinking Proline Eight Shooters. I am going to take more pictures this weekend of what I am currently running. Once I do that you will see my current WK tires, which work very well. I've used Moab's and I would say that my tires work better in dirt and mud, almost as well on rocks, but nowhere near as well in wet conditions.

Brip · 10-20-2008, 08:50 AM

I updated the thread with current pictures.

crawl rookie · 10-21-2008, 12:11 PM

What´s Axial about the great looking crawler

Brip · 10-21-2008, 12:55 PM

The first thing I did was build the clocked motor plate / tranny setup. When I got finished I realized that I was getting close to the width of the Axial Scorpion. So, I went to the LHS and did some measurin'. I was 5/32" narrower than the Scorpion. So I decided to just make it the same size so that I can use an aftermarket skid plate. Which I bought the STRC aluminum part.

In other words the chassis and it's link connections are now the same/similar to the Axial.

Thanks for the props.

crawl rookie · 10-21-2008, 01:25 PM

UUhm that doesnt make it a hybrid, do you know what a tlt is?

This this has nothing to do with the axial

Brip · 10-21-2008, 02:24 PM

No. It has nothing to do with a TLT.

I am using some chassis spec's from the Axial Scorpion and an aftermarket part specific to the Scorpion.

Hybrid is a term used in many genres including plants, bicycles and cars. 'Hybrid' may refer to something TLT related but I am not referring to it.

Brainstain · 10-21-2008, 03:28 PM

This has no Axial parts, so it's not a hybrid. It's a very nice truck, but nothing about it is Axial based.

Brip · 10-22-2008, 06:36 AM

Okay, Okay, Okay! Although I could replace my chassis with a stock Axial chassis in an evening, if you can get past the 'hybrid' title, than I am willing to also. I actually changed the name of the title, slightly.

I think that I've done a few things that I haven't seen others do to their WK's which I believe would be more interesting to talk about. Namely, the motor / transmission mount and the rocker guards.

Again, thanks for the props

10-17-2008, 01:05 PM	#1
Brip Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NY Posts: 30	WK - Axial Hybrid?? This is the start of my WK rebuild. I reached a point where the stock chassis was too inhibitive. I wanted to lower the center of gravity, move the motor down & forward and allow room for the motor to run smaller pinion gears. I achieved this by using two clocked motor plates. Detail shots are toward the bottom of the images. Although I haven't bought it yet, the design is based on a lipo sized battery. The intent of the build is to perform very well but maintain a somewhat scale Jeep look. I built in some adjustablility to the chassis with the intent of building another once I dial everything in. Specs: WK motor w/ 15t pinion WK trans with 96t spur & 12t pinion WK radio and rx CC Sidewinder ESC CC BEC at 6V JR Z650M steering (no dig yet) WK axles locked with RCGUY lockers Custom links using Dubro ends, 6-32 all thread & 1/4" x .049 alum. tube (Front Uppers are bent Traxxas links) WK wheels & tires - cut, weighted, narrowed & enlarged air holes (See pic below) STRC chassis crossmember WK Front Shocks - Semi-Droop with 1/2" uptravel - 45 wt. oil WK Rear Shocks - Droop - 45 wt. oil HPI Jeep body with custom rocker guards (See pic below) Near Future: Lipo Proline Flat Irons with beadlocks http:// http:// http:// http:// http:// Last edited by Brip; 10-28-2008 at 07:18 AM. Reason: Update

10-20-2008, 08:50 AM	#4
Brip Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NY Posts: 30	Updated I updated the thread with current pictures.

10-21-2008, 12:55 PM	#6
Brip Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NY Posts: 30	Axial? Where? The first thing I did was build the clocked motor plate / tranny setup. When I got finished I realized that I was getting close to the width of the Axial Scorpion. So, I went to the LHS and did some measurin'. I was 5/32" narrower than the Scorpion. So I decided to just make it the same size so that I can use an aftermarket skid plate. Which I bought the STRC aluminum part. In other words the chassis and it's link connections are now the same/similar to the Axial. Thanks for the props.

10-17-2008, 01:33 PM	#2
arow884 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: springfield Posts: 8	..........i am also (soon) doing a wk project, and im wanting to use the flat iron tires, wat beadlocks are you going for?

10-17-2008, 01:50 PM	#3
Brip Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NY Posts: 30	I am trying to keep costs down, so I was thinking Proline Eight Shooters. I am going to take more pictures this weekend of what I am currently running. Once I do that you will see my current WK tires, which work very well. I've used Moab's and I would say that my tires work better in dirt and mud, almost as well on rocks, but nowhere near as well in wet conditions.

10-21-2008, 12:11 PM	#5
crawl rookie Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IDK Posts: 852	What´s Axial about the great looking crawler

10-21-2008, 01:25 PM	#7
crawl rookie Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IDK Posts: 852	UUhm that doesnt make it a hybrid, do you know what a tlt is? This this has nothing to do with the axial

10-21-2008, 02:24 PM	#8
Brip Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NY Posts: 30	No. It has nothing to do with a TLT. I am using some chassis spec's from the Axial Scorpion and an aftermarket part specific to the Scorpion. Hybrid is a term used in many genres including plants, bicycles and cars. 'Hybrid' may refer to something TLT related but I am not referring to it.

10-21-2008, 03:28 PM	#9
Brainstain Nope.. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Whiteland, Indiana Posts: 1,849	This has no Axial parts, so it's not a hybrid. It's a very nice truck, but nothing about it is Axial based.

10-22-2008, 06:36 AM	#10
Brip Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NY Posts: 30	Okay, Okay, Okay! Although I could replace my chassis with a stock Axial chassis in an evening, if you can get past the 'hybrid' title, than I am willing to also. I actually changed the name of the title, slightly. I think that I've done a few things that I haven't seen others do to their WK's which I believe would be more interesting to talk about. Namely, the motor / transmission mount and the rocker guards. Again, thanks for the props

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