RCCrawler Forums - TRX-4 6x6

So last year I bought the TRX-4, ran it in one TTC this year and won another TRX-4 kit... I love having more than one axle but making the TRX-4 run 3 axles was a bit more of a challenge...
Past 4 weeks I was on bed rest from surgery, I won the kit 3 days before I went in. Once I was able to sit up and move a little bit I started building.
I didn't take many pics because I wasn't sure if it would actually work, I couldn't find anything on a 6x6 using TRX-4 guts.
I've made 6x6 and 8x8 with Axial but they are simple.
I also just recently got a 3d printer, I was going to make another MAN-KAT 1 but I made the 8x8 outta wood so I figured I would try a different body for this one. I went with a ZIL 131, mostly because I just liked the styling

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2...37598208_n.jpg

I found if you extend the shaft they spin the same way, so I have 2 outputs for the rear and a carrier bearing up top

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...03865344_n.jpg

This one just shows the mock up of bolting a couple pieces or frame on place to extent... I later cut the extra TRX-4 frame and brazed it in place

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...43788544_n.jpg

Then testing the body height, had to trim some outta the floor boards to clear the transmission

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...78732800_n.jpg

Played a lot with a site called tinkercad so I could bring in the 3d files and manipulate them, adding things like the fuel tanks and resizing.

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2...31125504_n.jpg

I finally decided on putting the ESC up front here, hood is held down with magnets

https://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y2...57060096_n.jpg

And the receiver under a magnetic lid back here.

https://youtu.be/VYjQ-AzIWIY

And not sure how to make a video link work so there is a small and albeit crappy video of testing the drive line and shifters then the battery died

Still a lot more work to go, but it's a start.