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toka100 · 04-05-2011, 07:31 AM

I guy I work with gave me 2 1/5 scale fast and furious tv cars. The green eclipse and the Orange supra. They don't run and both of them are missing one front wheel. Post pics later. I. Wanting to build a regular chassis for them and do a little drifting with them. The I'm debating on useing a ruslter based chassis or a 1/10 scale pan car chassis. Both will have to be extended to fit. The bodies measure 30 inches long. Any one have any sugestions on other chassis to look at. Also wondering about wheels and tires. The wheels that ate on them are 3" in diameter but look small for the body. Might check and see how my vxl pede Wheels will look on them with the pvc drift tires.

dezrik · 04-05-2011, 07:43 AM

Its Later

, with that kind of wheelbase, you may want to build a custom chassis and maybe use front/rear revo bulk heads/arms etc.

toka100 · 04-05-2011, 08:23 AM

Well I'm not wanting to drop a lot of money into them. So just using parts I know I have.

Only issue I know right now is drifting in 2wd. But maybe with the longer wheelbase will make it easier.

jetboat · 04-05-2011, 11:21 AM

drifting in 2wd is easy... heck put my slash on pavement with 3s and I can drift all day (cant hook up if I wanted to).

A pan car layout would be the easies and cheapest way to go if you can fab.

minnesotamudder · 04-06-2011, 07:46 PM

wheres the pics of these bad boys?

toka100 · 04-07-2011, 06:39 AM

here are the pics size wise the length of them are 28"long 16.5" wheelbase and 10" wide

the eclipse. me and my girlfreind already took this one apart they both came with 12v lead acid batteries

the bodies are not too bad. decent detail but still not the best. windows are actually painted instead of being dark plastic. the decals are flacking a bit but not bad. all the lights work but are bulbs. will replace them with leds and add a few more.

any other sugestions would be great. going to work on them this weekend to at least get the ideas worked out

sellenk · 04-07-2011, 07:21 AM

Damn that thing is huge, can't wait to see it running! If you can make your own control arms for the rear then you could just use some traxxas drive shafts to get an extended track width.

supercrawlerfreak · 04-07-2011, 02:55 PM

I actually did this same thing a couple years back for a buddy. I took a gs storm 1/8 scale buggy and extended the wheel base. the 1/8th scale wheels looked perfect on it. Ill see if I can dig up a picture. The project never got finished and I actually still have the chassis and a gs buggy roller if you're interested in it.
-Mike

supercrawlerfreak · 04-07-2011, 04:23 PM

Heres a couple crappy ones

toka100 · 04-10-2011, 08:20 AM

which wing did you put on the rear. it fits the body really good. im searching for a set of buddy wheels and tires now. they do seem to fit the body perfect. which ones did u use the yellow in the pic almost matches the yellow on the body.

supercrawlerfreak · 04-11-2011, 12:15 PM

Those are ofna rims if I remember right. The wing is off a 1/9th scale buggy.
-Mike

canadian scx10 · 05-31-2011, 10:17 PM

omg i want a f & f body

and next stop ebay

SOMD_BASHER · 06-01-2011, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadian scx10

omg i want a f & f body

and next stop ebay

lmao u gonna make it a crawler canadian

toka100 · 08-31-2011, 03:57 PM

So I finnaly got around to building these things. So far I have the chassis about 60% built. Used an old distort for the tranny and front bulk. Slash arms. My lhs has some 1/8 scale premounted on road tires and slash

buggy adaptors I am picking up Friday or saterday. I have the body mounted along with the tanny and front bulk. Going to go direct steering like a pede or pan car.hopefully I will have one drivable by this weekend. Pics tonight when i get off.

toka100 · 08-31-2011, 04:05 PM

So I finnaly got around to building these things. So far I have the chassis about 60% built. Used an old distort for the tranny and front bulk. Slash arms. My lhs has some 1/8 scale premounted on road tires and slash

buggy adaptors I am picking up Friday or saterday. I have the body mounted along with the tanny and front bulk. Going to go direct steering like a pede or pan car.hopefully I will have one drivable by this weekend. Pics tonight when i get off.

crawlinnTN · 09-01-2011, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sellenk

Damn that thing is huge,

thats what she said!

04-05-2011, 07:31 AM	#1
toka100 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: land of no rocks Posts: 438	1/5 scale drift car build. I guy I work with gave me 2 1/5 scale fast and furious tv cars. The green eclipse and the Orange supra. They don't run and both of them are missing one front wheel. Post pics later. I. Wanting to build a regular chassis for them and do a little drifting with them. The I'm debating on useing a ruslter based chassis or a 1/10 scale pan car chassis. Both will have to be extended to fit. The bodies measure 30 inches long. Any one have any sugestions on other chassis to look at. Also wondering about wheels and tires. The wheels that ate on them are 3" in diameter but look small for the body. Might check and see how my vxl pede Wheels will look on them with the pvc drift tires.

04-05-2011, 07:43 AM	#2
dezrik Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pinedale, WY Posts: 873	Its Later , with that kind of wheelbase, you may want to build a custom chassis and maybe use front/rear revo bulk heads/arms etc. Last edited by dezrik; 04-05-2011 at 07:52 AM.

04-05-2011, 08:23 AM	#3
toka100 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: land of no rocks Posts: 438	Well I'm not wanting to drop a lot of money into them. So just using parts I know I have. Only issue I know right now is drifting in 2wd. But maybe with the longer wheelbase will make it easier.

04-05-2011, 11:21 AM	#4
jetboat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation Posts: 2,289	drifting in 2wd is easy... heck put my slash on pavement with 3s and I can drift all day (cant hook up if I wanted to). A pan car layout would be the easies and cheapest way to go if you can fab.

04-06-2011, 07:46 PM	#5
minnesotamudder Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Where Jeep axles are made Posts: 440	wheres the pics of these bad boys?

04-07-2011, 06:39 AM	#6
toka100 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: land of no rocks Posts: 438	here are the pics size wise the length of them are 28"long 16.5" wheelbase and 10" wide the eclipse. me and my girlfreind already took this one apart they both came with 12v lead acid batteries the bodies are not too bad. decent detail but still not the best. windows are actually painted instead of being dark plastic. the decals are flacking a bit but not bad. all the lights work but are bulbs. will replace them with leds and add a few more. any other sugestions would be great. going to work on them this weekend to at least get the ideas worked out

04-07-2011, 07:21 AM	#7
sellenk Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Diego,CA Posts: 348	Damn that thing is huge, can't wait to see it running! If you can make your own control arms for the rear then you could just use some traxxas drive shafts to get an extended track width.

04-07-2011, 02:55 PM	#8
supercrawlerfreak Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Murrieta Posts: 806	I actually did this same thing a couple years back for a buddy. I took a gs storm 1/8 scale buggy and extended the wheel base. the 1/8th scale wheels looked perfect on it. Ill see if I can dig up a picture. The project never got finished and I actually still have the chassis and a gs buggy roller if you're interested in it. -Mike

04-07-2011, 04:23 PM	#9
supercrawlerfreak Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Murrieta Posts: 806	Heres a couple crappy ones

04-10-2011, 08:20 AM	#10
toka100 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: land of no rocks Posts: 438	which wing did you put on the rear. it fits the body really good. im searching for a set of buddy wheels and tires now. they do seem to fit the body perfect. which ones did u use the yellow in the pic almost matches the yellow on the body.

04-11-2011, 12:15 PM	#11
supercrawlerfreak Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Murrieta Posts: 806	Those are ofna rims if I remember right. The wing is off a 1/9th scale buggy. -Mike

05-31-2011, 10:17 PM	#12
canadian scx10 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: edmonton Posts: 45	omg i want a f & f body and next stop ebay

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08-31-2011, 03:57 PM	#14
toka100 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: land of no rocks Posts: 438	So I finnaly got around to building these things. So far I have the chassis about 60% built. Used an old distort for the tranny and front bulk. Slash arms. My lhs has some 1/8 scale premounted on road tires and slash buggy adaptors I am picking up Friday or saterday. I have the body mounted along with the tanny and front bulk. Going to go direct steering like a pede or pan car.hopefully I will have one drivable by this weekend. Pics tonight when i get off.

08-31-2011, 04:05 PM	#15
toka100 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: land of no rocks Posts: 438	So I finnaly got around to building these things. So far I have the chassis about 60% built. Used an old distort for the tranny and front bulk. Slash arms. My lhs has some 1/8 scale premounted on road tires and slash buggy adaptors I am picking up Friday or saterday. I have the body mounted along with the tanny and front bulk. Going to go direct steering like a pede or pan car.hopefully I will have one drivable by this weekend. Pics tonight when i get off.

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