Szczerba's Monster Truck Build on AR60's

[Szczerba]

Here I go with another build!
I usually have over 100 pictures during my builds and this will probably be no different.

Chassis:
Rootar's wraith axle'd Monster Truck.
Rootar's Monster Truck 3/16" Tube Chassis built by Szczerba
Axial AX10 Skid
13.5" or so Wheelbase

Axles:
Vanquish Wraith CNC Machined Aluminum Axle Housings
HPI and Axial diff gears in Axial Diff Housings
Axial Lower Link Mounts
Vanquish Wraith Chubs C-Hub
Vanquish Wraith Steering Knuckles
Vanquish Titanium Tie Rod
ARB Diff Cover for Wraith
STRC Knuckles and C-Hubs
Axial universal's on all corners
Wraith "Dinky Link" S-Type (Front)
Wraith "Dinky Link" S-Type (Rear)

Transmission:
Vanquish Aluminum Transmission Housing
All Metal with Robinson 1 piece locker
BWD Heavy Duty Axial Motor Plate
MIP Driveshafts
32 pitch gears 54-60t
15-20t pinions


Shocks..
Undecided. Have some Longer HR's ready for mockup.

Links..
Lunsford Titanium Links 130mm - 140mm 120 unthreaded with revo rod ends (135mm total)

Electronics
Mamba Max Pro
Tekin Pro4@ 4000kv
Servos: Hitec 7950th and Hitec 5985tg
CC BEC PRO
3s Lipo

Wheels/Tires..
Tamiya Clod wheels
B&H Monster Truck Clod Tires Might have ordered the wrong tires! We'll see.

Body:
HPI Bounty Hunter or Proline 2007 Chevy Ext Cab.

Total Estimated Cost: $1,200

[rangercat23]

This looks like it's gonna be good!

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by rangercat23

This looks like it's gonna be good!

That's the plan!
Chassis fab will get going next week. Most parts will be in by the end of next week as well.

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

bout time...

[Kitty]

follow all your build threads,this one should be interesting one,forward to see what it will lokk in the end.heep up the good work

[Manning]

Not enough motor.

[william g]

if you can shrik your WB bit so you are 13'' or just under the truck looks more realistic

Real monsters have a bit of body past the tires

Looks like a good start though

[frdtrkguy]

I see munched spider gears

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by ROLANDROCKSHOP

bout time...

Sorry, took me a couple days to gather up $1,200.

Originally Posted by Kitty

follow all your build threads,this one should be interesting one,forward to see what it will lokk in the end.heep up the good work

Thanks. The build pace will pick up in the next week or so.

Originally Posted by Manning

Not enough motor.

Yea, zero right now.

Originally Posted by william g

if you can shrik your WB bit so you are 13'' or just under the truck looks more realistic

Real monsters have a bit of body past the tires

Looks like a good start though

Wheelbase is at 13.6" now cause I just happened to have some 120mm Lunsford Ti links laying around. My body choice will dictate the WB. Still undecided. Thanks for the tip.

Originally Posted by frdtrkguy

I see munched spider gears

If they are holding up in Rootar's Wraith'd Monster truck they should hold for me.
I have 4 sets of spares though!

[Kingclod27]

Love all the Wraith MTs popping up...great start cant wait to see wat you come up with....I think Im gonna have to do another one now lol

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Kingclod27

Love all the Wraith MTs popping up...great start cant wait to see wat you come up with....I think Im gonna have to do another one now lol

Thanks.

Rootar should be getting me his chassis templates soon.

I just placed the order for the Tekin Pro4 and Mamba Max Pro from Holmes Hobbies / Holmes Bikes

All other parts will be in sometime this week.

[Kingclod27]

I want to use a Pro4 on my next build...I had my chassis built around a 540 because I wasnt racing or anything but it still moves...the Pro4 would really wake it up...

[Rootar]

The pro4 fits any where any 540 can motor fits. Toss it in Bigfoot 18 and let her rip. chassis templates and a supply of tube should be to the szczerba shop by this Friday.

[Szczerba]

Last of the parts will be coming in tomorrow.

Installed a Robinson Racing One Piece Trans gear, Vanquish Trans Case, Billet Works Designs Motor Plate and some Underdrive out back and HD Stock ratio gears up front.

Used a DLux 1/8" SLW spacer as a template and a 1/2" countersink bit to mod the wheels to fit SLW hubs.

[william g]

the picture looks like you have 2 different offsets front to rear on the wheels??

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by william g

the picture looks like you have 2 different offsets front to rear on the wheels??

Wow, Ol' Eagle Eye. Nice catch. Same SLW hubs on all 4 corners but I didn't have one of the wheels screwed all the way tight and the hub was not seated on the hex fully.

Front and rear is 15" wide right now with a 13.5 or so wheelbase.

[Rootar]

hows the chassis coming along?

[Szczerba]

Slowly. AMA Supercross is on right now. And I smoked my Dremel.
These pieces just need a little bit more welding.

[Rootar]

good start!

[Szczerba]

Little more progress today.