All aluminum Clodzilla 2 built for crawling

[4Runner house]

I've been working on this clodzilla 2 for quite some time now trying to improve it in every way possible from driveablility to crawling capabilities and have started modding it even further. Now the truck is almost all aluminum but the main goal is to get rid of any weak link while dropping as much weight from up top and lowering the center of gravity. The main problem with the clodbuster is the hardware that likes to loosen up which I've almost completely changed to stainless with Nylocks. I locked the diffs which made a world of difference and lowered the gear ratios by almost 3x lower than stock which helps all 4 spin the same rate on hill climbs and increased the run time a ton.

I posted a link to a VIDEO below of it climbing a ledge

Mods so far:

Clodzilla 2 aluminum chassis
Aluminum shocks
Traxxas titanium tie rods
Traxxas evx2 ESC w/ lipo cut-off
Traxxas 2075 front/rear servos
Traxxas 2.4 radio
7.4v or 11.1v 2200 lipos
Stainless hardware w/Nylocks
Axial aluminum steering links
Ofna heavy duty servo savers
HOT RACING aluminum parts:
Axle housings
Steering Knuckles
Low ratio gears
6t pinions
Front and rear diff lockers
Converted to direct axle mounted servos to rid any slop and reduce weight
Moved lower links over the chassis to increase clearance
Removed 4 shocks to increase articulation and reduce weight

Most recent mods:

3.8" pro-line trenchers
Mounted battery in a more forward and lower position on the front of the axle
Moved upper links to the inside of the chassis
Stretched wheelbase 3/8"
Weighted front knuckles
Swapped aluminum body posts for plastic
Moved body forward and lowered
Trimmed fenders for clearance
12 turn titan motors


Next mods:


Head lights and LED rock lights
Swap out for longer shocks and relocate


Here's the truck before the recent mods:











Articulation before shock removal:





Articulation after:




Links mounted under vs link mounted over the chassis:




New steering setup:









Weight savings:




On the trails last weekend:







Video of it climbing a straight up ledge:

http://vid1214.photobucket.com/album...ps6e2360bb.mp4

[1beatjeep]

CLODS RULE


Sweet rig clods climb great if set up right great little video....

[wlsmoku]

Nice rig!

[realsickclown]

thats pretty sweet