11-27-2006, 09:34 PM | #1 |
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Well I always want a crawler, But dont know where to start or anything. I had a cheap rc truck. that I KIND of fix up, But never great. and after it hit water there it went. So know I want to built one. could anyone lead me in a go dic. to how to built one and what should I do. I want to built a fj40 linked. But I know it would cost alot. Maybe a toy. with springs well be fun. Eric |
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11-27-2006, 09:39 PM | #2 | |
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Check out the "TLT" forum. The Tamiya TLT is a great base truck to start from, and from there, you can end up building a nice scale truck with the FJ40 body. | |
11-28-2006, 12:02 AM | #3 | |
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Thanks for fast reply. Anyone else ????? | |
11-28-2006, 01:27 AM | #4 |
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What is your budget? If you make your own chassis, links, and mounts; you could make a nice TLT for around $200. A new TLT kit is $70 from ultimatehobbies.com and there is a used Stampede here for $100 with a lot of useful parts for the build. The only other things you would need is to make a chassis,servo and link mounts, then hook up some traxxas slider shafts and your crawling. Check out the stickies to see how to make your own links and misc parts.
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11-28-2006, 01:26 PM | #5 | |
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All that being said; welcome to the forum, if you have any questions to hesitate to search (then ask). matt cincy | |
11-28-2006, 07:01 PM | #6 |
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Yes. As far as like batterys and controls and tires i could get for cheap. But for axles and frame and bodys idk what and where to get. I was looing arould here really like this 2 rigs |
11-28-2006, 07:30 PM | #7 |
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if you are thinking of an fj-40 you are going to atleast spend 90 for just the body. im building a scale tlt rig and its not cheap! maybe a nylint?
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11-28-2006, 07:43 PM | #8 |
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ya I know what you talking about. I seen them and cost alot. I think I rather built a truck right now like the black one. anyone have like specs on theres So I could start looking for parts or what to get |
11-28-2006, 07:47 PM | #9 |
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are you serious? that truck is going to cost you WAY more! that truck has so much custom work i wouldnt even know where to start! the axles on that truck alone go for over 100 bucks....good luck! |
11-28-2006, 07:53 PM | #10 |
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The second one is a custom Tamiya Bruiser/Mountaineer.........................the base of that rig would cost you $600+ from the get go. Don't want to really think how much is in it as it stands! |
11-28-2006, 09:12 PM | #11 |
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Well that was just example. Dont really want to have buggy springs. or custom axles right now. just something that wheels nive and upgrade a bit by bit
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11-28-2006, 09:18 PM | #13 |
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there are ready made rock crawler trucks at rcpcrawler.com they go for $185.99 plus shipping. here is the link: http://rcpcrawlers.com/truck_kits.html |
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