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08-26-2005, 06:25 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Columbia
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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:
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08-26-2005, 06:42 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lake Mary
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Surprised to see that bug body, it actually looks pretty good.
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08-26-2005, 06:45 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA
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Well, it sure am perty! I like it, looks like an inexpensive way to a TLT crawler, good work.
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08-26-2005, 06:46 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mendocino (NOR-CAL)
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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 |
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08-26-2005, 06:48 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: hawaii
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how do you get your batt. out of there?
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08-26-2005, 06:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn
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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! |
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08-26-2005, 06:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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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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08-27-2005, 12:09 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA
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08-27-2005, 12:40 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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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. |
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08-27-2005, 01:07 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn
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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. |
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08-27-2005, 08:37 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: florida
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looks like a shelf queen to me!!! Lets see it in the mudd or on the rocks, heck get it dirty!!!  |
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08-27-2005, 09:27 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Walla Walla, WA
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Nicely done with stock tranny. MT2 dogbones fit good...
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08-27-2005, 10:16 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Columbia
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[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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08-27-2005, 10:18 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Columbia
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08-27-2005, 11:09 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: florida
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CRAWLING PICS WOULD BE NICE!  OR SOME DIRTY PICS  |
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08-28-2005, 02:52 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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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! | |
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08-28-2005, 04:22 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia
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nice truck Urbanace, if you want a vertigo locker for your centre diff gimme a pm  |
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08-28-2005, 11:34 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Columbia
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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. 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...   |
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08-28-2005, 11:52 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: florida
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hey urbanace, get a vid!!! nice truck. get a vid!!!! get a vid!!!!get a vid!!!get a vid!!! |
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