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05-20-2009, 03:58 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Posts: 18
|  My first crawler: WK
Hi everyone, my name is Mario and i'm from Caracas, Venezuela. I'm new on this hobbie, and i have a WK with no electronics. I receive it last week, and i did some mods already, waiting to buy the electronics. Here are some pics: When i get it:  posing with other toy mine:  Change the body:   making a rear soft top:   and a roof rack:  I did not finish yet, but when i'm done i'll let you know. |
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05-20-2009, 04:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lehigh Valley
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It looks great with the new truck body. Keep us updated with your build progress.
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05-20-2009, 04:27 PM
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| Just jump it!   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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Thats a great start. I want to see how that top turns out.!!  |
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05-20-2009, 04:41 PM
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| Hateraide   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mission BC
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great start for your first crawler, body looks perfect on there  |
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05-21-2009, 05:09 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Capitan N.M.
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The body looks amazing. are you planing on going scale with it? it would be cool to see the final project.
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05-21-2009, 07:14 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
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Well, i love the crawlers, but i really love the details of the scales too! The thing that atract to me was that, the realistic looks of this cars. I really think to become my WK in a realistic crawler, not so xtreme like a crawler, but more capable than a scale. Let's see how it's ends. Thank you guys for your's comments!!
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05-21-2009, 07:16 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pasadena
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Love the body! Let me ask you, what are you using for the rear soft top? how hard it is?
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05-21-2009, 09:49 PM
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| D-Wray 4 Prez!  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Shh
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Soft top nice. |
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05-22-2009, 08:39 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
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Well, i used a brass rod soldering with tin, and i'll use sailcloth or canvas(i don't know the right term) for the top. I think it will be very nice! I bougth the sailcloth already, it's black and waterproof. I hope finish it this weekend, let's see if i can.
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05-25-2009, 08:22 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
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Well guys, this weekend i just finish the snorkel because i went to the beach and not have so much time. I let you some pics:    I hope you like it. I'll get you informed. |
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05-25-2009, 08:54 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Winnipeg,Canada
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where did you get the body?
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05-26-2009, 08:20 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
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This body came with a toy a bougth time ago, was a EZTEC 1:10 RC Truck. It's damage already, and i took the body to the wheely king.
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05-26-2009, 10:52 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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Looks good, just needs a mild stretch to line up the wheels and wells and it could look like a Florida Mud Truck!
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05-27-2009, 10:39 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
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Yeah, i know that i have to stretch the wheel base, but i'm waiting for the electronics first. I wanna make a scale crawler, so i have to change the tires. But i'll wait, i'm going step by step. Thanks for comments!!
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05-28-2009, 05:23 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Capitan N.M.
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Whitch conversion setup you planing on runing on it?
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05-28-2009, 08:18 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
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Well, to begun, i'm thinking leave the stock motor, i'll buy an esc DYNAMITE TAZER 15T, and a 3300 mah battery. I have a FUTABA 3PM radio with the receiver. This wiil be the primary configuration.
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06-02-2009, 07:19 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Capitan N.M.
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Any thoughts on working on the suspension links or wheels and tires.? any of that sort of thing?
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06-02-2009, 03:34 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
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Yeah, i'm gonna change the suspension links with a home made aluminum links. And the wheels and tires, i would change it, but it's really hard to found it here in Venezuela, i have to buy it by amazon or ebay, then it should wait!
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06-03-2009, 07:54 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Capitan N.M.
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I know what you mean. I live in the New Mexico U.S. and still have to wate forever for my things to arive.
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06-09-2009, 10:26 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Caracas, Venezuela
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Yeah, the problem here in Venezuela we have an import restrictions, and that makes more difficult to bring here stuffs, we have a dolars restriction and we have to pay a tax for the "nationalization" the article you import, and the shipments are pretty expensive because of that. Anyway, CHAVEZ SUCKS!!!!
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