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04-14-2008, 11:26 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canyon Country
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|  1st crawler 1st tuber...
Hey just wanted to post a quick few pics of my almost done clod based tuber...will add more details soon! Tell me what you think!   sorry can't figure out how to get the images the right rotation...noob |
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04-15-2008, 08:38 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: Valdosta
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Very nice! Good work on the tuber, is it your own design?
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04-15-2008, 09:41 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canyon Country
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Thanks! after weeks of searching threads and photos I just took what I liked from everyones tube designs and did my own thing. what I drew on paper sorta resembles the finished product. I will post more pics and info on the truck in the days to come! waiting on a new front servo and finish up the electronics and wiring |
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04-15-2008, 11:13 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canby, Oregon
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Very nice looking rig. It looks like a very clean build, you sure its your first?
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04-16-2008, 08:23 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canyon Country
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Thanks! I like feedback good or bad. Yea...first crawler and first time building a tube chassis...I have been into r/c for many years. before getting the crawler itch I was mainly into offroad nitro racing, truggies most recently. | |
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04-16-2008, 08:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way
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For a first Tuber it looks great  , nice work on the lower skid/elecs tray. WB looks to be arround 18"?
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04-16-2008, 09:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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That looks cool, but its gonna be a handful with the droop shocks and that link geometry.
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04-16-2008, 10:03 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canyon Country
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handful...why?
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04-16-2008, 10:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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04-17-2008, 12:15 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canyon Country
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should I go with different shocks? Those are losi 8t front shocks on there, from pin to pin they are 2.75" colapsed and 4.5" fully extended.
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04-26-2008, 12:07 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canyon Country
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Finally done! Clod axles locked with JB weld Narrowed Axial 8 hole bead locks with Moab Xl's Hot Racing 17mm wheel adaptors Custom made derlin links Custom made tube chassis made of 3/16 brake line and powder coated Front servo Hitec HS-5995TG Rear servo Hitec 645 but soon to be HS-5955TG Novak Rooster Crawler esc Novak 55 turn motors Traxxas Tq3 radio with rear steer mod epa mod done and receiver Racers edge 3600mah battery soon to be 2 cell lipo Losi 8ight shocks       |
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04-27-2008, 08:44 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Zealand
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Looking real sharp there If you do experience the rear end trying to drive under the buggy and want to stay droop then try dropping the bottom chassis end link down to flatten the link angle ( reduces anti squat ). |
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04-27-2008, 09:51 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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WOW that's impressive for your first build. |
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04-27-2008, 10:45 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canyon Country
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Thanks I had alot of fun building it! very time consuming! I still have not had a chance to get it out on the rocks for some testing but it seems to do great so far...well crawling over everything I can find in my garage.lol I was going to take it to vasquez rocks today but it is supposed to be over 100deg today...have to wait for another day. |
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05-22-2008, 04:05 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the middle of Germany
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Hi, very awesome looking tuber - i love it a lot Did you use only one rooster crawler esc? I also build my first Crawler based on clod axles - looking here: http://www.rccrawler.eu/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=432 I have produced some parts like the axletubes, the links, the wheeladapters and .... by myself. greetings Michael from Germany |
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05-22-2008, 04:00 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2008 Location: milpitas, CA
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where can i find the links u r using on that truck
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05-23-2008, 07:55 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northern Virginia
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Nice first build! Did you get the links from Finishlinerc? I love the steering links out of Derlin. Nothing is going to break those.
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05-24-2008, 12:20 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canyon Country
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Thanks! all the links a made of derlin, got the derlin rod off ebay...cut, drilled and tapped super easy. It's nice because it slides across rocks alot better than any metal...don't get hung up as much. |
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05-25-2008, 05:57 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the middle of Germany
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how are the dimension (diameter) of the delrin links?
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05-30-2008, 04:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sacramento
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where did you get those wheels and how much?
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