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03-01-2005, 06:39 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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|  What chassis?????
what chassis should i get?there are soo many to chose from!i'd like to keep the price around $200. is the gecko good what about the V2? how about the Inet V3M Clodbuster?any comments will help.
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03-01-2005, 06:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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| Have you checked out the TCS Extreme from http://www.thecrawlerstore.com yet? |
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03-01-2005, 06:48 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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03-01-2005, 07:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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| You won't get bashed by me, you're entitled to your opinion. As far as it not being a real crawler, it crawls better than anything I've seen (IMHO), but no, it doesn't resemble a real truck. And from what I understand, it was never designed to. Good luck whichever you choose. |
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03-01-2005, 07:30 PM
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| R.I.P. Chip   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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1. You don't consider it a crawler, if by that you mean that is doesn't look like one, you're right, it doesn't. If you mean that it won't perform, you are way wrong and need to spend a little more time reading around on the site. 2. You don't think a tube and a bit of sheet metal is worth $219.99, your right again, rundown to the hardware store and grab some tube and sheetmetal and see how well it crawls. What you are paying for is a complete chassis, that is ready to bolt together, and has been tested and known to work. Along with that from The Crawler Store, you also get excellent customer service. | |
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03-01-2005, 09:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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| Jason is right. The material alone isn't really that much. (although some of it is special ordered from out of state due to an oddball wall thickness/OD  ) There is a decent amount of machine work involved as well (might as well let the cat out of the bag, I machine these to Kev's specs.) I don't know of too many people who are as devoted to finding the absolute best combinations of equipment to use in regards to how they'll effect performance. You should see this guy's battery pack "collection"...  I lost track of how many that he's had specially made for this chassis in hopes of finding the perfect balance between weight, run-time, size, durability, adaptability and longevity of use. He is also one of the most meticulous people I know when it comes to attn. to detail. Which is good for the customer, but somtimes a PITA for me... (ex. changing chassis angles by 2.5º to improve articulation by a hair, etc. )So for anyone else interested, rest assured that you're getting your money's worth and then some. |
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03-02-2005, 05:28 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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wow i didn't know how much work went into that chassis!!!it sounds pretty detailed!maybe it isn't just a tube and some sheet metal. i've seen a coouple videos and that chassis will go over just about anything you tell it to. you guys were right.i jsut an idiot  lol
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03-02-2005, 08:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004
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Kill Him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
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03-04-2005, 09:36 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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Yeah, making a chassis is hard, and very time consuming. And Patrick... you're not in the military anymore, you can't just kill people at random  |
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03-04-2005, 09:45 AM
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| Say hello to my dactylion  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On the Boat to Whore Island
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Well... There is the new UTRCRC vPrime (v3) that is SO close to hitting the market. We hope that we can price it around $150-$175. If you really want one I can hand make you one for $175. It will take a few weeks from payment to complete though. -PF |
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03-04-2005, 10:53 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas, San Angelo
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I got a chassis I'll sell you. Used but in good shape. One of a kind.
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03-04-2005, 12:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Logan
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I'm plugging my own chassis, but hey, everyone else is. It is the www.clodmodracing.com CX chassis. It comes with the whole chassis and dual steer. More info and other stuff on the website. I have to say that the chassis kits that people on this page sell are all going to be nice. Just get a crawler type chassis and not a ESP...thunder tech type. Just my personal opinion, but there is alot of work that goes into these kits and they are well worth it. Let me know if you have any questions, jsut follow the link on the website in the upper left corner. |
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03-05-2005, 07:47 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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03-05-2005, 02:47 PM
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| Say hello to my dactylion Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On the Boat to Whore Island
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 The production model is a little visually different and has a few tweaks but basically the same. -PF | |
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03-05-2005, 03:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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People who plug their chassis on RCC have a vendor star(Blue)... you are not allowed to "plug" your chassis or parts without paying for the vendor status. Those are the rules.... yet some how, certain people can get by without getting caught :? | |
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03-05-2005, 04:42 PM
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03-05-2005, 06:36 PM
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| bendforthebone Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jamul
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dude MANTIS don't own that company my friend courtney(BLADE) does
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03-05-2005, 06:44 PM
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03-05-2005, 06:49 PM
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| bendforthebone Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jamul
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the V2? he makes the CX I sold his first one for him
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03-05-2005, 07:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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Dude... you should start a business  You and bigred should get together, you two kids could make a butt load of cash for all the cool stuff you do for other people Did you get any sort of kick-back due to your power selling abilities?  | |
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