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xaruum · 10-05-2009, 10:03 PM

Well, I have put a little work into this here and there over the last year and a half. It is a 1/6 Lincoln Navigator. There is reasonable detail on the interior and under the hood. I need to do a lot of cleanup and customizations on the body. Going to replace the main doors with tube-frame half doors, add a roof rack and put a lot better detail under the hood. It already has functioning lights and turn signals.

The base started out as an XFactor. The rear shocks are attached to pivoting cantilevers that compress the side shocks in order to allow about 2" of both compression and droop. The rear links are basic steel line over all thread and put the wheelbase at 17". On both ends, the bottom links have been completely re-arranged so that they sit behind the pumpkin.

It has the stock tranny right now. I have designed a new tranny in CAD using a pair of 70t spurs and 1 10t pinion which will allow a maximum final ratio down to 147:1 depending on the pinion size on the motors. That way I can use a pair of lathes or go brushless. The original driveshafts had to be chucked and I hacked and slashed 4 revo shafts to make the new driveshafts. The axles are both mechanically locked ( opposite spiders are reversed ) and all of the miscellaneous cruft has been shaved off ( you can see from the rear pic ).

I am working in CAD on a custom ladder chassis to fit the body better and make the overall appearance more natural. I am also getting a set of jumbo kongs just because I want to see ridiculously sized tires on this, but who knows maybe they will stick. :-P

Jeepial · 10-05-2009, 10:13 PM

Looks cool..

bigdodge88 · 10-06-2009, 01:22 PM

This should be interesting.

I'll be watching.

xaruum · 10-30-2009, 04:55 PM

Trouble in paradise, my pc with my cad work died and took everything with it.

I have a new pc now but I have to re-create what I had ( no backups

).

I dug into the engineering archives and got an actual document on the chassis developed specifically for the Ford large SUV's.

Here is the iso that I am working off of::

Of course, What I am actually planning is -not- 100% identical to this, but it will be close enough to fit into the overall guidelines for the "scale" classifications.

CUSTOMHILUX · 11-04-2009, 06:54 PM

SA-WEET

xaruum · 11-05-2009, 04:50 AM

So I finally got some time to sit down and rebuild the chassis in CAD. I am re-measuring the body mounts and trying to get my chassis measurements to line up with the new suspension. Everything is coming out wrong.

I have been going over my math for the last few hours.

I finally figured out that the body is actually 1/8 scale, not 1/6th.

This means that to go scale with this I will have to ditch the xfactor it is built on top of right now. That is ok, that means I will just have to design and build a custom 1/8 Ford IFS and 9.75 rear axle.

Back to the drawing board.

helocrazed · 04-22-2011, 11:46 PM

I know it's been a while since you posted this...what did you do to the doors of your Gator? If you're not using them...care to sell them?

10-05-2009, 10:03 PM	#1
xaruum Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mesa Posts: 121	Lincoln 'gator Well, I have put a little work into this here and there over the last year and a half. It is a 1/6 Lincoln Navigator. There is reasonable detail on the interior and under the hood. I need to do a lot of cleanup and customizations on the body. Going to replace the main doors with tube-frame half doors, add a roof rack and put a lot better detail under the hood. It already has functioning lights and turn signals. The base started out as an XFactor. The rear shocks are attached to pivoting cantilevers that compress the side shocks in order to allow about 2" of both compression and droop. The rear links are basic steel line over all thread and put the wheelbase at 17". On both ends, the bottom links have been completely re-arranged so that they sit behind the pumpkin. It has the stock tranny right now. I have designed a new tranny in CAD using a pair of 70t spurs and 1 10t pinion which will allow a maximum final ratio down to 147:1 depending on the pinion size on the motors. That way I can use a pair of lathes or go brushless. The original driveshafts had to be chucked and I hacked and slashed 4 revo shafts to make the new driveshafts. The axles are both mechanically locked ( opposite spiders are reversed ) and all of the miscellaneous cruft has been shaved off ( you can see from the rear pic ). I am working in CAD on a custom ladder chassis to fit the body better and make the overall appearance more natural. I am also getting a set of jumbo kongs just because I want to see ridiculously sized tires on this, but who knows maybe they will stick. :-P

10-05-2009, 10:13 PM	#2
Jeepial I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: behind the wheel of a monster truck... Posts: 2,878	Looks cool..

10-06-2009, 01:22 PM	#3
bigdodge88 RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 1,547	This should be interesting. I'll be watching.

10-30-2009, 04:55 PM	#4
xaruum Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mesa Posts: 121	Trouble in paradise, my pc with my cad work died and took everything with it. I have a new pc now but I have to re-create what I had ( no backups ). I dug into the engineering archives and got an actual document on the chassis developed specifically for the Ford large SUV's. Here is the iso that I am working off of:: Of course, What I am actually planning is -not- 100% identical to this, but it will be close enough to fit into the overall guidelines for the "scale" classifications.

11-04-2009, 06:54 PM	#5
CUSTOMHILUX Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Syracuse Posts: 455	SA-WEET

11-05-2009, 04:50 AM	#6
xaruum Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mesa Posts: 121	So I finally got some time to sit down and rebuild the chassis in CAD. I am re-measuring the body mounts and trying to get my chassis measurements to line up with the new suspension. Everything is coming out wrong. I have been going over my math for the last few hours. I finally figured out that the body is actually 1/8 scale, not 1/6th. This means that to go scale with this I will have to ditch the xfactor it is built on top of right now. That is ok, that means I will just have to design and build a custom 1/8 Ford IFS and 9.75 rear axle. Back to the drawing board.

04-22-2011, 11:46 PM	#7
helocrazed Newbie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 1	I know it's been a while since you posted this...what did you do to the doors of your Gator? If you're not using them...care to sell them?

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