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09-24-2005, 04:36 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stockdale, PA
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|  My low budget rookie crawler project
This is what I have so far after some hacking and drilling.     |
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09-24-2005, 07:27 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Medina, Ohio
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yep. A few people here including me have done that setup
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09-29-2005, 10:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stockdale, PA
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Here's a couple updated mockup pics.   |
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09-29-2005, 11:27 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Santa Clara
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Looks like a great project. Thumbs up to those that can work on a dime and little tools. I look forward to the end product. -Sam |
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09-30-2005, 03:34 AM
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09-30-2005, 07:52 AM
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Looks like you will be pounding down the trails in no time.  |
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10-14-2005, 11:05 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stockdale, PA
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Not much of an update, but here are my axles. I used a Stampede steering link for a rear lockout.   |
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10-14-2005, 11:13 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: *
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put your steering link on top of the knuckles...this will keep them from getting bent and beat up...also flip you knuckles in the rear you can still use your lock out and not have so much hangin in nowhere...great progress im doing the same set up for my son..they work awesome....
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10-14-2005, 12:39 PM
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10-14-2005, 01:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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You did a real nice job with the spur slot. Most people have nasty hacked stock chassis', but you did very well. What links are you running?
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10-14-2005, 01:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stockdale, PA
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I also updated the pictures of my axles to show that I changed them around to put everything on top. | |
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10-14-2005, 02:50 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!!
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he he that setup looks awfully familiar...  been there done that and moved on to a home made chassis. YES i didnt have to tell him to sleve his links cool lookin set up nice rim tire choice One suggestion that i have found that works GREAT with that chassis and ELIMINATES torque twist that is to take your upper link mounts on your chassis and move them down like this....  This set up works great on that chassis and i still use it today on my home made chassis.  Hope this helps... Last edited by nd4spdbh; 10-14-2005 at 02:57 PM. |
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10-14-2005, 03:14 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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That TLT chassis is much more respectable after a little cutting and drilling. Cheap and effective - the best way to go. Nice work, good pics.
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10-14-2005, 03:34 PM
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10-14-2005, 03:36 PM
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I've yet to name this beast. | |
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10-14-2005, 03:49 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mililani, Hawaii
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| Looks pretty good. Keep up the good work! |
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10-14-2005, 04:05 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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 Jeeze, everyone is just copying off of everyone nowadays.
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10-14-2005, 09:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Westchester
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PWT, Theres only so much we can do... I guess eventually it will evolve... but what do you expect. Nice truck, I agree for a stock chassis its cut really well. Very smooth and stock looking. |
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10-18-2005, 02:05 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stockdale, PA
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Thanks for the comments. Here are some updated pics. I'm waiting on an order from Tower, so I'm down to just needing to mount the motor/spur/etc., shocks and the body. I'm considering filling in all the excess holes and painting the plates.   |
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10-18-2005, 04:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!!
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goood u moved the links.... believe me i was havin tons of probs with the links really far apart... One more suggestion... take your rear axle and rotate it to where the rear u joint it almost striaght when viewed from the side.... this will get the drive shaft up and out of the way... but dont do this so much for the front axle it will mess with ur steering. sort of like this... |
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