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Old 06-09-2007, 04:22 PM   #1
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Default My 1:5.5 Buggy Build...

After coming across an X-Factor I decided to build a 1:5.5 scale version of my up and coming 1:1 buggy... I basically took the plans for my big one and scaled it down and then I'm building off of those, so here goes...

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-Pede trans with 55t lathe motor
-Super Rooster ESC
-1/4 scale servos for front/rear steer
-Homebrew rear axle disconnect and brake for front digs
-8.5" Imex Swamps
-X-Factor Axles
-Combination of X-Factor and Revo driveshafts
-Dual 7 cell packs
-5/16" brakeline
-My normal 6 channel stick radio that I use on all my crawlers
-Wheelbase is rouhgly 27"

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R/C Crawler Kit from Kragen:



Plans, you know it's big when it takes 4 13x19 sheets of paper to make one print...



Pieces I bent last night around 11ish, only had an hour or so to work on it:



Welded those pieces up today:





I don't get much time to work on it but hope to have a roller by Tomorrow evening. My ballends won't be here till next week though, thats basically all I'm waiting on.
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Old 06-09-2007, 04:30 PM   #2
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DUDE its crazy BIG

narrow the tires and rims to about 2 inches wide and they would scale with the whole build
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Old 06-09-2007, 04:34 PM   #3
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thats lookin really good! you should definitly narrow the tires like these
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Old 06-09-2007, 04:34 PM   #4
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that thing looks sick. any pics off your 1:1 scale buggy?
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Old 06-09-2007, 04:37 PM   #5
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wow sweet build! What shocks do you plan on running? Ditto on the 1:1 pics...
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Old 06-09-2007, 04:46 PM   #6
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Yeah I already plan on narrowing like that, just haven't gotten around to it, tires came in Thursday.

The 1:1 isn't built yet, I'm building a new shop and it's just now getting the concrete poured so it will be a bit till I have the room to build the real one, I have renderings though lol:



New shop won't be done for another 4-5 months so it's a ways off. Currently I wheel this:



It's being rebuilt at the moment as well... Cut the roof off w/new cage and putting my U419 mog axles under it.
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wow sweet build! What shocks do you plan on running? Ditto on the 1:1 pics...

Going to try some savage shocks first and then adjust springs from there. The rear will be a cantilever system like my 1:1 will have so the stock springs may work, front will have to be worked with though.
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Old 06-09-2007, 06:52 PM   #8
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THATS YOURS!! i love that truck!! i have seen that on ck5 and **** its sweet
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sweet build so far, that thing is fawkin huge. Plans for the 1:1 rig is also pretty sick
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:09 PM   #10
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Tonights 8:30-9pm progress...







Can't do much else till the rod ends get here... Supposed to be in on Tuesday. Got some big 10mm stuff, there beefy.
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:11 PM   #11
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ya gonna big block it?
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Old 06-09-2007, 10:16 PM   #12
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Der? Big Block it? If your speaking of the r/c I have no idea what you mean lol. If your talking about the 1:1, then yeah, it will get the same injected 496 that I've got goin in the chevy.
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Old 06-09-2007, 11:13 PM   #13
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HOLY COW That CAD program drawing is BADDAss !!

What is it ? I need it !

SWEET *** RC CRawler too !!

Awesome Build

Here's my 1:1

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Old 06-09-2007, 11:28 PM   #14
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Sweet 1:1. Have fun on the con? I'm going back this August... Can't wait!

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that 1:1 scale looks sick. the crawler looks just as awsome. are you going to do body panels for it also.
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Old 06-10-2007, 10:07 AM   #16
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Yeah just like the ones in the cad drawing. Probably either thin aluminum or lexan, not sure yet.
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Old 06-10-2007, 10:45 AM   #17
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damn i remember when that thing was a white crew cab longbed, when the hitch got stolen, when an old guy in a cadillac (i think) rear ended it and relocated the rear axle, and when the bed cage was built. its come a long way.

(im an old CK5 member )
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Old 06-10-2007, 10:47 AM   #18
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Your taking your rig to the con in august? Can I come? :-P Are we bring the crawlers if they survive blazerfest?
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Definately bringing r/c's to the con so I have something to do when my crossmembers fall out

Heres a size reference:

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aww cute little tlt, i was talking abotu big blocking the RC you should put like a 1/4 scale motor in there. that would be pretty cool.
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