My 1st Project (Mudder/Hillclimber)

[Troublemaker]

Hey everyone i'm finally starting my own build its my 1st build so please bare with me.PLEASE any SUGGESTIONS or COMMENTS will be ACCETED.

ok heres what I'll be using

pede tranny/pede Driveshafts
55t lathe(as of rite now)
Custom Delrin Chassis
TLT Axels
Bronco Body
G-hawgs Cut As TSL Boggers
wk or maxx shocks

I'm Still in Need of things so ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED!!

I will keep everyone updated though.

As of rite now all i have is the mock up so heres a pic.

With my stock wk Body


Side/Front shot


now with my Wk Body on it and wiht stock wk tires/rims



Side/front shot






and without Body

[aftershock1]

sweet you make the chassis yourself ???

[Troublemaker]

Nope I got it from TWISTED.

[Crawler374]

Looking good dude! gotta get to work

[red jim]

I use nylon cutting boards for chassis work,god I love homemade.I hope you are going to lower the height from where it sits now.

[Troublemaker]

thanks everyone im planning on a 17t double speedgems.soething fast thats all i know

[nitromtcrawler]

i would suggest a stock titan motor its fast enough to play in the mud and slow enough to play on the rocks! and they are dirt cheap!
i used one on a little basher i made a while back and it was pretty decent!

[Troublemaker]

kool i run a 35t lathe in my maxx its sweet

[octigonwallrus]

try the vemon firball 21 turn double for a motor, they are sweet little motors, and at 17.50 who cares what happens to them. plus there rebuildable and you can play with the timing on them.

[Troublemaker]

thanks man ill check them out

[mascman]

Ok, I didn't send your axles out yet and here's why.

The previous owner started to lock out the rear, and since I figured you didn't have many extra parts, I decided to lock it out for you by finishing what he started.

THEN, since you don't have any links OR mounts OR servo mount, I thought I'd help you out there also. Now, you have links, mounts and a servo mount. I actually stole some of this stuff from my Scaler build, but figured I could make more since you said you don't have tools.

THEN, since you don't have any shocks, I took a pair of Traxxas shocks complete with ball ends on both ends for better articulation and bolted them on.

The front (pictured on the left) is pretty much complete except you will need to mount your servo and run the steering linkage.

The rear needs 2 TLT suspension stays to mount the links and shocks to. I've already Dremeled the axle to make them fit...all you'll need to do is bolt them on. I've even put the longer bolts on already.

This was my setup on the SW2 chassis...if you could score one cheap, you'd be really well set for a comp crawler!

I would like a couple extra bucks for all this...I'll PM you the details.

What do ya think?!

[Troublemaker]

well everyone those are my axels just waiting on the mail to continue

[twisted]

so when they get here you can actually start a build ? lol

[solly]

so have you actually built anything in this "build" yet?

[Troublemaker]

Nope its just mock-up for now until my stuff gets here

[Troublemaker]

heres a pic of my tires,body,axels my axels

The long links are about 110mm and the shorter ones are 75 to 80mm.

[twisted]

Originally Posted by Troublemaker

heres a pic of my tires,body,axels my axels

The long links are about 110mm and the shorter ones are 75 to 80mm.

link length has no significants till you know what chassis the axles are going on. remember this is a mudder/trail rig so you don't have to go with hate 12 1/2 " wheel base idea. as long as it fits the body.

[mascman]

Originally Posted by twisted

link length has no significants till you know what chassis the axles are going on. remember this is a mudder/trail rig so you don't have to go with hate 12 1/2 " wheel base idea. as long as it fits the body.

Since you made the chassis he's planning on using...what link length did you use on it and what WB did you get from it?

He doesn't have much for tools so i just gave him what I had and hopefully it will get him close to what he needs.

This setup would be perfect on an SW2 since that's what I used it on.

[twisted]

Originally Posted by mascman

Since you made the chassis he's planning on using...what link length did you use on it and what WB did you get from it?

He doesn't have much for tools so i just gave him what I had and hopefully it will get him close to what he needs.

This setup would be perfect on an SW2 since that's what I used it on.

that chassis i made was made for a 12 1/2 wheel base.it would of used traxxas p3 push rods for lower links and jato tie rods for uppers. i gave troublemaker the part numbers for the links.

its not the greatest looking chassis but all the wholes are drilled straight on, the outer edge of the chassis is not perfect as i used a dremel tool to cut that out. (not easy)

i know hes thinking of getting a different chassis for the truck.since this is a mudbogger/hill climber i think it wouldn't hurt to get more of a scale looking chassis like a reign k2 3l or 3s but tis up to him.

i have a friend with a sw2 and they are nice.

[Crawler374]

gotta get working dude!