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...

Specs:

-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" :lol:

Pics:

R/C Crawler Kit from Kragen:

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0027.jpg

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

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0026.jpg

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

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0028.jpg

Welded those pieces up today:

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0030.jpg

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0031.jpg

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.

DUDE its crazy BIG

narrow the tires and rims to about 2 inches wide and they would scale with the whole build 8)

thats lookin really good! you should definitly narrow the tires like these8)
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/tires-wheels/73675-narrowed-swamp-dawgs.html

that thing looks sick. any pics off your 1:1 scale buggy?

wow sweet build! What shocks do you plan on running? Ditto on the 1:1 pics...

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:

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...ender2_001.jpg

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

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...7Image0150.jpg

It's being rebuilt at the moment as well... Cut the roof off w/new cage and putting my U419 mog axles under it.

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.

THATS YOURS!! i love that truck!! i have seen that on ck5 and **** its sweet

sweet build so far, that thing is fawkin huge. Plans for the 1:1 rig is also pretty sick

Tonights 8:30-9pm progress...

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0032.jpg

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0033.jpg

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0034.jpg

Can't do much else till the rod ends get here... Supposed to be in on Tuesday. Got some big 10mm stuff, there beefy.

ya gonna big block it?

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.

HOLY COW That CAD program drawing is BADDAss !!"thumbsup"

What is it ? I need it !

SWEET *** RC CRawler too !!"thumbsup"

Awesome Build

Here's my 1:1

Sweet 1:1. Have fun on the con? I'm going back this August... Can't wait!

http://www.industrialoffroad.com/gal...1306.sized.jpg

that 1:1 scale looks sick. the crawler looks just as awsome. are you going to do body panels for it also.

Yeah just like the ones in the cad drawing. Probably either thin aluminum or lexan, not sure yet.

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. "thumbsup" "thumbsup"

(im an old CK5 member ;-))

Your taking your rig to the con in august? Can I come? :-P Are we bring the crawlers if they survive blazerfest?

Definately bringing r/c's to the con so I have something to do when my crossmembers fall out :razz:

Heres a size reference:

http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/g...2/IMG_0036.jpg

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.