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My first TLT : Die Volkskriecher **56K beware**

I just finished my first TLT. THe build was uneventful and she climbs very well. I'm still making small changes buy I'm pretty sure this will be the final setup. The articulation is fairly mild compared to many I see on this board but it works well for me. She is named "Die Volkskriecher" which translates as "People's Crawler."

Specs:

TLT axles locked with JB weld
stock TLT chassis
stock TLT transmission with Traxxas friction pegs instead of balls
Integy 55T lathe motor
18:98 gearing
HPI MT2 dogbones and drove cups
Traxxas Maxx titanium links, balls, and ends
Hobbico CS-70MG servos
4 wheel steering
Futaba seven channel radio system
Integy piggy-back maxx shocks
custom 2400mAh NiCd pack
HPI MT 5-spoke wheels
2.2 Moabs
Associated body mounts
HPI Baja body
Paint - Alclad Lacquer, Prismatic Maple

Surprised to see that bug body, it actually looks pretty good.

Well, it sure am perty! I like it, looks like an inexpensive way to a TLT crawler, good work.

nice dude. i have a few suggestions for you tho. sleeve your steering link in some 3/16 brake line or atleast some aluminum tubing. then move it above the knuckles. lower the body alot and lower the cg a little bit. ditch the stock tranny, shave the axle housings, make a center skid, and at the very least, get that body dirty!

harris

how do you get your batt. out of there?

Cool I was to chicken to do my whole body in that stuff!
Suggestion rotate those link carriers so the hanging out bit is on top. And maybe placing the uppers on the inner side of that bracket so it isnt binding on the link end.
I was wondering when someone would use that body too. Saw it at a small shop in wseattle, but passed it up cause of the scoop. Definely has a better hood shape than mine!

What was said about the steering up there, and move your lower links lower on the chassis. if your links are sliding along some rocks they'll snag real quick like on the bottom of the chassis.

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Originally Posted by tru

how do you get your batt. out of there?

Either lifts out through the top or charges in the truck.

slick ride! its sooo purdy...

the links are Ti, so i dont think he needs to sleeve them. the body is scuffed too, those are just the shots back when the weather was nice. i hope capen is dry on sunday, i just might have a crawler running for once.

Hey PWT is that a HP phone rep?? and what is he gonna do with the knife??

The sleeving i think is refering to the steering links.

looks like a shelf queen to me!!! Lets see it in the mudd or on the rocks, heck get it dirty!!! :flipoff:

Nicely done with stock tranny. MT2 dogbones fit good...

Thanks everybody for the comments and suggestions.

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Originally Posted by Warn Off Road

Surprised to see that bug body, it actually looks pretty good.

Thanks. I like to run something a little different and it fits into my collection.

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Originally Posted by Harris

I plan to sleeve them today. Lowering the body wouldn't lower the CG any noticable amount. I plan to run the stock tranny until I have problems with it. If it isn't broke, why fix it? What do you mean by shave the axle housings? A center skid is in the works. Believe me, the body has been dirty. It's amazing what a wet paper towel and some Future floor wax does to make those scratches disapear.

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Originally Posted by tru

how do you get your batt. out of there?

I generally just leave it in there. I get at least 30 minutes of run and the charge time lets the motor, esc, and servos cool down.

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Originally Posted by Madkoifish

The body is actually a pretty good fit and only required very minimal trimming. I left he carriers with the protrusion toward the bottom to help protect the axles. I plan to rotate them and add a light Al skid plate some tim ein the future. There really isn't any binding anywhere in the movement.

[quote=Plays_with_Toys]move your lower links lower on the chassis. if your links are sliding along some rocks they'll snag real quick like on the bottom of the chassis.[quote]
I tried lowering the links and had dome weird geometry problems. I plan to trim the bottom of the chassis and install an Al center skid.

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Originally Posted by johnrobholmes

i just might have a crawler running for once.

I'll believe that when I see it. :razz:

CRAWLING PICS WOULD BE NICE! ;-) OR SOME DIRTY PICS :mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by Urbanace

I'll believe that when I see it. :razz:

hey you! ill show you a crawler@! you better be at capen tommorow so i can show you a crawler! its gonna crawl, and good too! :flipoff:

nice truck Urbanace, if you want a vertigo locker for your centre diff gimme a pm :D

Alright all you unbelievers, I took a closeup of some of the scratches when we went out to Capen park today. There's even a shot of it in the mud for RIVERdude69. :flipoff: I stuck a couple shots at slightly different angles so you can see the color change of this paint. The change is even more dramatic than the pics make it look; maybe a video would work better...

http://www.dudenhofferstudios.com/vo...riecher010.jpg

http://www.dudenhofferstudios.com/vo...riecher011.jpg

http://www.dudenhofferstudios.com/vo...riecher012.jpg

hey urbanace, :flipoff: get a vid!!! nice truck. get a vid!!!! get a vid!!!!get a vid!!!
get a vid!!!