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Deerhurst 02-01-2018 09:34 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Finally got mine today. Waited almost a month. They sent me a free "gift" of a cheap crappy screwdriver which arrived before my kit was even shipped. My box was munched pretty good but it all seems to be in one piece. Thinking about hitting the cab with some plastic model paint to make it unique. Gotta get my 3D printer going again for spare parts, after I fix an oil pan leak on the pickup to finish the motor swap. This kit might wait a couple weeks. Don't even have an ESC or receiver for it yet.

Brake Weight 02-02-2018 01:17 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Met with a setback using the small hardware. Ended up robbing some bolts out of a spare set of beadlocks to get the shocks mounted. The 1/18 Gelande shocks are short to be functional so now sourcing another set. Need to figure out something for upper link material. I need to round up a proper, yet cheap, mini servo also. Assuming the stocker doesn’t have enough ass to turn the wheels.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c6be02fd14.jpg

seedburns 02-03-2018 11:36 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
Got my wpl together today just need an esc and it's runner.It needs some paint just not sure what color.Frame will black.


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d702e2fa64.jpg

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Brake Weight 02-03-2018 11:53 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
Get one of these.


https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F282821985949

Shape_Shifter 02-04-2018 01:45 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Brake Weight (Post 5796343)
Met with a setback using the small hardware. Ended up robbing some bolts out of a spare set of beadlocks to get the shocks mounted. The 1/18 Gelande shocks are short to be functional so now sourcing another set. Need to figure out something for upper link material. I need to round up a proper, yet cheap, mini servo also. Assuming the stocker doesn’t have enough ass to turn the wheels.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c6be02fd14.jpg

I dont recognize that transfer case. Is that a losi?

Brake Weight 02-04-2018 03:11 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Shape_Shifter (Post 5797031)
I dont recognize that transfer case. Is that a losi?



Not this vendor, but it’s the same Chinese transfercase. Apparently copied from the GCM one.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F222132095707

TooOldForThis 02-04-2018 05:39 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
No wonder these things are so cheap, there's no rust-proofing at all. 8)

https://preview.ibb.co/k4ngJx/IMG_5301.jpg

https://preview.ibb.co/cBYMJx/IMG_5302.jpg

twomicros 02-05-2018 08:45 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
just got mine in yesterday. I got the rtr...no battery included though. the tires are really hard. I wish I had just ordered the kit since I'm going to try putting the slickrock drivetrain and electronics into it. I'm going to see if they'll refund me anything for the missing battery too.

stussy2870 02-05-2018 01:15 PM

I just bit the bullet-- no idea why i do this to myself. Got the kit, 2s 1500mah lipo, 3channel radio/rec and 20a ESC for 54.94 @ Gearbest.. couldnt pass it up..

oops-- no battery..

ebayed a pair of batteries and now im all in for about 75.00.. Still thrilled at the cost..

Quote:

Originally Posted by TooOldForThis (Post 5797117)
No wonder these things are so cheap, there's no rust-proofing at all. 8)

https://preview.ibb.co/k4ngJx/IMG_5301.jpg

https://preview.ibb.co/cBYMJx/IMG_5302.jpg

Looks great.. - New to "scaling" rigs.. How did you get the body to deform? Small torch? and how about the rust treatment-- is that just paint? sorry for all the ?'s..

TooOldForThis 02-05-2018 02:01 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by stussy2870 (Post 5797383)
Looks great.. - New to "scaling" rigs.. How did you get the body to deform? Small torch? and how about the rust treatment-- is that just paint? sorry for all the ?'s..

Thanks. This was the first time I deformed a hardbody and a simple candle worked really well. For rust I use this kit (below) I got from a local hobby shop. Its cool because it uses metal powder which gives you actual rust. I also used several different types of paint to get it looking dirty. Weathering stuff is fun because there's no right way to do it and the only goal is for it to come out looking terrible "thumbsup"

https://www.deluxematerials.co.uk/16...c-rust-kit.jpg

Brake Weight 02-05-2018 05:29 PM

Wpl c14
 
My hand fab chassis wasn’t working out for me. So I Dremeled off those tabs and used the original chassis plates.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8814a6f56c.jpg

I had cut the front half to tuck higher under the hood and over the fenderwells but I couldn’t bring myself to order some 60mm 1:10 scale shocks to maybe make it work.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bee7a66f49.jpg

1/18 Gelande shocks direct to frame.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8d7f820f91.jpg

Scored some 1.55 RC4WD beadlocks recently and I’m hoping they’ll mount to the Yeti Jr. tires. Now patiently waiting for my m2 die to arrive from China. Maybe next week, maybe next month. LOL. Cheap build is getting drawn out because I want the $2 China die and not the $20 Amazon Prime die.


Edit:

Forgot about the servo I found in my junk boxes. I think it’ll do OK.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f0fc6b6497.jpg

seedburns 02-06-2018 08:43 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
I'm thinking about making a skid plate that will mount to the frame using the 4 lower link mount points on the frame and then putting the transfer case on that and then motor and trans up front.

discgolferlee 02-06-2018 10:42 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
watching this thread. are the wheels held on with nuts or screws or what. I am just trying to get an idea on how this thing is held together before maybe picking up a kit. looks fun. I seen the ecx barrage and thought it looked cool but these have a way better scale body

HugoBiermann 02-06-2018 10:58 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
All screws. Plastic everywhere. For the cost of the WPL trucks you cannot complain though. Its dirt cheap to buy but puts a smile on your face when you get half decent electronics in them.


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Brake Weight 02-06-2018 02:53 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Any plastic paint should work. Tamiya has a large variety of colors as do the large cans at any big box store.

Stollenritter 02-06-2018 03:20 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
1 Attachment(s)
Got mine today :)
Started on a little sketch of the stock chassis rails for further modifications:
Attachment 369361

Brake Weight 02-07-2018 02:42 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Getting closer.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6c1703e555.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...45c2be6e14.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e93cc512d2.jpg

seedburns 02-08-2018 05:54 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
Nice looking rig.Where did you mount the upper links on the frame?

Brake Weight 02-08-2018 07:03 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
It’s not the ideal setup but there isn’t any side to side slop. Having only 10mm of shock travel the angles don’t mean much either.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6dd11c553c.jpg

seedburns 02-08-2018 10:49 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
Looks good.

Brake Weight 02-08-2018 05:00 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
It got a little tricky. On each side of the transfer case is an m3 bolt where I bolted the battery tray to the floor pan. I had to drill a hole to do this but there is a support/standoff on the other side it makes up in. This stiffened it up a lot. Once it all is squared away I think I’ll two part epoxy this individual pieces as a single unibody.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8b67bf7297.jpg


I still need to thread and attach the upper links, fab a steering link, wire the motor and ESC, and then it’ll be ready. LOL. It’s so cute. If there was only a reasonably good source of axles for this scale.

nosfanatic2006 02-08-2018 09:08 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
I may have missed this, but are those 1.55" wheels you're running?

Brake Weight 02-08-2018 09:29 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by nosfanatic2006 (Post 5798800)
I may have missed this, but are those 1.55" wheels you're running?



Yes. And the tires from my Yeti Jr.

Brake Weight 02-09-2018 08:50 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
While waiting on my m2 and an m2.5 die as well as some 2.5mm stainless rod to arrive, I figured I’d go ahead and superglue the links. LOL. It worked well on my micro Fungi Goat.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...87f0b94980.jpg

twomicros 02-09-2018 10:37 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
I'm finding attaching the links difficult but mostly because I don't have the proper hardware. I'm using the slickrock as my donor car and a lot of it's hardware screwed into a plastic frame/chassis so I don't have the nuts to fit on the hardware I have. It also came with a wacky 3 link suspension setup made of molded plastic that's way too wide for the WPL frame. it's looking like I might have to mod more and think further outside of the box than I was planning to. that's kind of the fun part of all this though. I'm going with slickrock shocks too though so angles are going to be crazy. I think I'm going to have to fab up a plate like those ones they have for the scx-10s to become mud trucks/monster trucks.

https://i.imgur.com/57RZ4UA.jpg?1

Stollenritter 02-09-2018 12:46 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
3 Attachment(s)
I bought some GPM shocks for the Mini-T. Springs are a bit stiff, but size seems to be ok:
Attachment 369464

My kit came with an extra motor, which is a few millimetres longer than the mounted one:
Attachment 369465

N20 motor with punisher shaft vs. stock drivetrain:
Attachment 369466

Brake Weight 02-09-2018 12:59 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by twomicros (Post 5798955)
I'm finding attaching the links difficult but mostly because I don't have the proper hardware. I'm using the slickrock as my donor car and a lot of it's hardware screwed into a plastic frame/chassis so I don't have the nuts to fit on the hardware I have. It also came with a wacky 3 link suspension setup made of molded plastic that's way too wide for the WPL frame. it's looking like I might have to mod more and think further outside of the box than I was planning to. that's kind of the fun part of all this though. I'm going with slickrock shocks too though so angles are going to be crazy. I think I'm going to have to fab up a plate like those ones they have for the scx-10s to become mud trucks/monster trucks.

https://i.imgur.com/57RZ4UA.jpg?1



Lean those shocks over to about a 45* angle and see how it sits.

seedburns 02-09-2018 01:23 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Is that a1/10 transfer case?

Brake Weight 02-09-2018 03:24 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by seedburns (Post 5799035)
Is that a1/10 transfer case?



Mine is and has 5mm output shafts.

Brake Weight 02-09-2018 04:47 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Crappy video. LOL. It’s slow.


https://youtu.be/Q_xTkxszMKc

seedburns 02-10-2018 07:38 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
This makes me want to get to work on mine so bad but I have 3 broken ribs and it hurts me to sit at my work bench. Cool little rig

TooOldForThis 02-12-2018 05:53 AM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Stollenritter (Post 5799025)
My kit came with an extra motor, which is a few millimetres longer than the mounted one:
Attachment 369465

Wow, you know their quality control is a mess when some kits are getting extra/different motors. :ror: My kit only had the longer motor. I wonder if the kit motor is different than the RTR motor...

Shape_Shifter 02-17-2018 07:40 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Im using RedCat Everest 16 axles. I found some pretty decent scale wheels and tires. Just too damn busy with other projects...

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/auThVI.jpg

Brake Weight 02-17-2018 07:57 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
The only thing that steered me away from the Redcat axles was they are all the same front/rear steer.

If you would, count how many turns in to turns out those are?

Shape_Shifter 02-17-2018 08:03 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Brake Weight (Post 5802191)
The only thing that steered me away from the Redcat axles was they are all the same front/rear steer.

If you would, count how many turns in to turns out those are?

I dont understand. You want the gear ratio? what do you mean turns in - out?

Brake Weight 02-17-2018 08:05 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
The gear ratio or turns. Either/or doesn’t matter.

Shape_Shifter 02-18-2018 04:19 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Brake Weight (Post 5802194)
The gear ratio or turns. Either/or doesn’t matter.

The axle ratio is 2.8:1

Brake Weight 02-18-2018 04:39 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Shape_Shifter (Post 5802425)
The axle ratio is 2.8:1



Thanks.

stussy2870 02-18-2018 06:46 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
Got it!! Did a few things.. nothing major..:) here’s a few shots!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...88c6a99e72.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e3d34c0cdd.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c95b79ca54.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d2389129b4.jpg


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Brake Weight 02-18-2018 08:14 PM

Re: WPL C14
 
The silver touch ups make a lot of difference. I may have to order a second one.


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