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09-27-2006, 01:36 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: lake orion
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|  just got an old school clod
just got an old school clod of the bay  it has its share of bugs which i new about but for 120 shipped and it has the bowtie symbol along with the chevy on the tailgate, i dont think it was a bad deal. i fixed one of the motors and worked some of the electrical gremlins out of it. it moved fine for a minute but then the throttle servo started cutting out then it pegged itself in reverse on its own. fresh battery pack and new batteries in the transmitter. what could cause this? also it doesnt turn, i want to get rid of the center turning servo and put one on the front instead but im not sure how to go about it. it has some monster mash motors iirc and they are pretty good, lots of power. i also busted the on off switch and the power/economy switch when it took off on its own. were can i pick those up at or are they needed? i want to keep this as lowbudget as i can cause im still not sure if i want to keep the vehicle for a while. what are some good upgrades for this thing? Last edited by 85burbanator; 09-27-2006 at 03:22 PM. |
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09-27-2006, 02:03 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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are those RAM lights on the top?
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09-27-2006, 03:20 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: lake orion
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not sure. they light up and work, also has lights in the headlights which are bright as heck. those lights arent that bright but they are old.
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09-27-2006, 03:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spring,TX
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i really like the camo body
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09-27-2006, 03:51 PM
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| I lost my vendor privileges Join Date: May 2006 Location: TOP OF THE HILL
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i sure wish i hadnt cut mine up i have a 1987 original..
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09-27-2006, 09:09 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: lake orion
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i tried to drive it around a few times but things are backwards and all over the place on this. and it is still all dusty and camoed out. i think everything is backwards on this cause it hauls in reverse and slow as molasese in forwards but i dont know.
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09-28-2006, 01:37 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aroostook county
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Do you want to sell that body?!? I need one so bad man! you wouldn't believe!
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09-28-2006, 02:51 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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| clod lights
how much do you want for the 4 lights on top of your clod?
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09-28-2006, 04:56 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BINGO
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I really like old stock clods. I wish I had one. Wish in one hand....... |
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09-28-2006, 05:13 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
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Sooo... What's in the other? What are your plans for it? I'm sure you already know not to chop that body up. You could sell it and fund a nice chassis or electronics upgrade. | |
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09-28-2006, 05:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: lake orion
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im jsut going to restore this one. i bought the clod for the body and was going to cut it up but i think that plan has changed. the more i look at it the more i want to make it run and have fun with it. when it works it hauls balls but thats short lived right now. goint to upgrade to an esc which i havent picked yet and fix the steering cause its basically non existant at the moment. cant deside if i want to keep the rear steer or block it off and just go with front steer. also considering the rear steer setup from the crawler store (i think thats who it is) that uses the traxxas tq3 radio.
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09-28-2006, 09:28 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville
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for steering something like this http://www.rcguy.com/products/steeri...teeringkit.php cheapest good esc is the moped which is found here http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/produc...40b5434f81ac52 or ebay
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09-28-2006, 09:44 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
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If you are going to restore and run it I would lock out the rear steer. With such a short wheelbase they tend to roll easily at high speeds. This has destroyed many original clod bodies.
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09-28-2006, 11:09 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: KENNEWICK, WA
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cheapest good esc is the moped which is found here http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/produc...40b5434f81ac52 or ebay[/QUOTE] That ESC is forward only. |
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09-29-2006, 06:02 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: lake orion
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wow!!!!!!!!!!!1 60 bucks to put the servo on the front axle!!!! ive seen them cheaper i believe, why is it so pricey for a few plastic pieces and some machine work? the labor involved to make the pieces?
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09-30-2006, 12:12 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville
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prices are different everywhere that link was just so you get the idea you can buy the servo mount and make your own links or make all of it
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