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05-17-2004, 09:32 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 21
|  Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... I started with $10 of 3/8th tubing $5 emaxx shocks $10 worth of 4mm aluminum $72 clod axles $20 worth of ball ends/ 4-40 bolts and nuts $30 HitecBB 1/4 scale servo (130 oz/in.) $9 550 motors(well they were my own motors) I had a lot of trouble cutting through the 4mm aluminum and broke or wore down 5 or 6 cutting blades without even completing one side plate. I ended up getting a really good deal on the bay of e for some TXT chassis plates. I only had to drill 2 holes to get the big servo on the Thundertech mounting plate($20). Free mods included locking both diffs and shaving off the steering blocks The truck seems to work pretty well, although this is my first crawler so I don't have anything to compare it to.  |
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05-17-2004, 10:45 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 225
| Re: Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... Looks great, nice and clean 2. :P My first chassis build was rough also, just keep at it  Sweet ride 8O |
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05-18-2004, 02:15 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NEW YORK!!!! long island
Posts: 392
| Re: Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... sweet ride |
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05-19-2004, 01:07 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: [HILLBILIGAN]
Posts: 11,511
| Re: Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... I like it!  I have often wondered why more people dont use the TXT chassis as a quick easy way to improve the clod. I cant wait to see it in action. Love that old school lookin' Parma Blazer body too. |
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05-19-2004, 11:34 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 21
| Re: Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... Yeah, I liked the Blazer's offroad look, and the body was different than others I had seen. It was pretty easy to fab up the TXT/clod crawler..really minimal design on my part was required. |
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05-19-2004, 06:50 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 83
| Re: Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... Looks pretty good to me for the price  Scott |
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05-19-2004, 06:58 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Astoria, Oregon
Posts: 558
| Re: Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... I like it, if you keeo working in your skill, soon you can build even better stuff. |
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05-21-2004, 12:58 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: [HILLBILIGAN]
Posts: 11,511
| Re: Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... Looks like a top quality RIG to me.    :P |
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05-22-2004, 08:58 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 21
| Re: Well, I tried to make a cheap crawler ... I just put up a vid of it in action in the video forum. I named her 'Diaper Striper' for the skid marks her freshly cut tires leave on everything(PITA to clean off too ) |
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