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ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-09-2005, 09:23 PM

a while back i tore apart my tlt to make my tlt/maxx. you mgiht remember it.

well i i dug up the remnants of it tonight...

...and started planning out my new rig.

i want to try and build a trail/utility rig, similar to rbgerrish's courier.
for this project im going to rebuild the tlt. im going to be using the links it has. it should get about a 12" WB. i might relocate the mounting positions so it gets 11". im going to tran and turn each plate into a frame rail. im also going to try and lay the tranny down for better COG. ive also already got a whinch made that will act as a normal whinch and when theres snow on the ground it will raise the plow that i will soon be building. for tire/wheels im not really sure yet. i want scale so im not going to go with moabs, probably swamp dawgs and for wheels ill just get the cheapest good looking set i can.

i dont plan on buying anything till after the holidays cause then i will have money, so for now ill just be planning out and hacking away at the chassis.

ill keep you updated as i go.

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-10-2005, 09:23 AM

last night i cleaned it up a little bit and unasswmbled it to set it up the way i want.

its amazing what you find under an inch of dirt and dust.

heres what i came up with.

laydown tranny. the tranny is going to sit up about .5" from the bottom of the chassis so there is room for adjustable links and skid plate.
there will probably be holes all along the bottom for the links

heres a few pics with better detail of the setup

any info would be greatly appreciated and i wont complain. im actually going to build a normal rig for once

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-11-2005, 09:19 AM

well last night i took the axles off of the tlt/maxx, since im not going to drive it in the snow, and used them for mockup.

in those pics the chassis is sitting 2" off the ground.
its going to have about a 10.5" wb : ( sorry for all those that hate hummers but i love the way they look. i might get a chevy or dodge body later on. i want a more modern body.

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-11-2005, 09:49 AM

would it better with the chassis set at 2" above ground, like in the pics above. or 1" like this:

come on people, comments, suggestions, ect.

microgoat · 12-11-2005, 10:30 AM

Just set the chassis down on the table and run the links out to the axles, don't worry about extra center clearance. With a stubby 10.5 WB (or whatever the WB of the minute is, like a rotating code) it won't be an issue. If you jack up the center, you'll just topple over the second you come to a side hill.

There are only about 10,000 threads here that explain this stuff.

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-11-2005, 10:35 AM

alright thanks. im probably going to make everything adjustable. where the links mount to the chassis an ill probably do the same for the shock mounts.

nic99 · 12-11-2005, 11:40 AM

the pics arent working for me

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-11-2005, 05:54 PM

thats odd. apparently theyre working for everyone else.

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-12-2005, 01:30 PM

"The Yoohoo crawler" thats its name! like it?

sorry for the dark photo i took it without the flash or else it would look even darker cause of the glare off the lexan.

nic99 · 12-12-2005, 01:41 PM

i can see them now and i like it looks good

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-12-2005, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nic99

i can see them now and i like it looks good

thanks. youre probably not gunna say that after it gets painted. its going to have all the colors of yoohoo, the yellow and brown are going to be the primary colors and the blue,white and red are going to be the secondary colors

James Luce · 12-12-2005, 02:05 PM

Are you gunna paint or get a sticker made of the yaahoo logo

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-12-2005, 02:08 PM

im not sure yet, i have all the stuff to make my own stickers/decals so ill probably do that.

James Luce · 12-12-2005, 02:21 PM

so you have like one of thos sign making things with the vinal sticker

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-12-2005, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Luce

so you have like one of thos sign making things with the vinal sticker

im not sure what the sheets were are made of but theyre pretty damn exspensive. i just use my regular printer and regular ink.

nic99 · 12-13-2005, 01:34 PM

any new pics

and i like how u useed the old body and tires before on the truck did u use the stock tranny to or wat id like to know how it crawled with it like that

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-13-2005, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nic99

any new pics

and i like how u useed the old body and tires before on the truck did u use the stock tranny to or wat id like to know how it crawled with it like that

i didnt really like using the stock body because it wasnt scale and the tires werent that bad they just didnt work with the scale. i didnt use the stock tranny, i modified it for the pede tranny. i think it crawled fairly well, it just wouldnt survive in a comp, it kept getting hooked from the bottom and under the axles. some 2.2 probably would have fixed that but i wanted something bigger anyway so i just kinda ditched it.

im glad im rebuilding it cause i missed the little thing. I think it will be better this time. What i like about this porject is that im even using all the stuff it originally had except for the body.

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-17-2005, 08:35 PM

***UPDATE***

ok tonight for about the past 4 hours i was figuring out measurements and what needed to be done and realized the stock plates are just not going to work. its got a laydown tranny which is going to make it wider and when it goes to flex the wheels were gunna hit the chassis if they dont hit the body first. so tonight i drew up another chassis that will do everything i need it to do. itll have detatchable plow mounts, a plow, and a winch.

heres what i came up with:

and the detatchable plow mounts(the leg and boot looking thing)

i also made a tranny mount.
here it is:

sorry bout the quality of some pics, i was to close to the object and too tired to care.

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-17-2005, 08:48 PM

please let me know what you think of that chassis, besides the fact that it looks wierd.

o yeah the tranny is adjustable

depending on what im doing with the truck i can move the tranny around.

JohnRobHolmes · 12-17-2005, 09:11 PM

if you draw your tranny plates on the edge of the aluminum, you will have one less cut to do and more material left for usage.

Looks like good booty fab. I want to see it mocked up.

12-09-2005, 09:23 PM	#1
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	Rise of the TLT buildup a while back i tore apart my tlt to make my tlt/maxx. you mgiht remember it. well i i dug up the remnants of it tonight... ...and started planning out my new rig. i want to try and build a trail/utility rig, similar to rbgerrish's courier. for this project im going to rebuild the tlt. im going to be using the links it has. it should get about a 12" WB. i might relocate the mounting positions so it gets 11". im going to tran and turn each plate into a frame rail. im also going to try and lay the tranny down for better COG. ive also already got a whinch made that will act as a normal whinch and when theres snow on the ground it will raise the plow that i will soon be building. for tire/wheels im not really sure yet. i want scale so im not going to go with moabs, probably swamp dawgs and for wheels ill just get the cheapest good looking set i can. i dont plan on buying anything till after the holidays cause then i will have money, so for now ill just be planning out and hacking away at the chassis. ill keep you updated as i go.

12-11-2005, 09:19 AM	#3
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	well last night i took the axles off of the tlt/maxx, since im not going to drive it in the snow, and used them for mockup. in those pics the chassis is sitting 2" off the ground. its going to have about a 10.5" wb : ( sorry for all those that hate hummers but i love the way they look. i might get a chevy or dodge body later on. i want a more modern body. Last edited by ILoveRCRockCrawlin; 12-11-2005 at 09:22 AM.

12-11-2005, 09:49 AM	#4
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	would it better with the chassis set at 2" above ground, like in the pics above. or 1" like this: come on people, comments, suggestions, ect. Last edited by ILoveRCRockCrawlin; 12-11-2005 at 10:04 AM.

12-17-2005, 08:35 PM	#18
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	*update* *UPDATE* ok tonight for about the past 4 hours i was figuring out measurements and what needed to be done and realized the stock plates are just not going to work. its got a laydown tranny which is going to make it wider and when it goes to flex the wheels were gunna hit the chassis if they dont hit the body first. so tonight i drew up another chassis that will do everything i need it to do. itll have detatchable plow mounts, a plow, and a winch. heres what i came up with: and the detatchable plow mounts(the leg and boot looking thing) i also made a tranny mount. here it is: sorry bout the quality of some pics, i was to close to the object and too tired to care.

12-10-2005, 09:23 AM	#2
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	last night i cleaned it up a little bit and unasswmbled it to set it up the way i want. its amazing what you find under an inch of dirt and dust. heres what i came up with. laydown tranny. the tranny is going to sit up about .5" from the bottom of the chassis so there is room for adjustable links and skid plate. there will probably be holes all along the bottom for the links heres a few pics with better detail of the setup any info would be greatly appreciated and i wont complain. im actually going to build a normal rig for once

12-11-2005, 10:30 AM	#5
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	Just set the chassis down on the table and run the links out to the axles, don't worry about extra center clearance. With a stubby 10.5 WB (or whatever the WB of the minute is, like a rotating code) it won't be an issue. If you jack up the center, you'll just topple over the second you come to a side hill. There are only about 10,000 threads here that explain this stuff.

12-11-2005, 10:35 AM	#6
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	alright thanks. im probably going to make everything adjustable. where the links mount to the chassis an ill probably do the same for the shock mounts.

12-11-2005, 11:40 AM	#7
nic99 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: usa Posts: 80	the pics arent working for me

12-11-2005, 05:54 PM	#8
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	thats odd. apparently theyre working for everyone else.

12-12-2005, 01:30 PM	#9
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	"The Yoohoo crawler" thats its name! like it? sorry for the dark photo i took it without the flash or else it would look even darker cause of the glare off the lexan.

12-12-2005, 01:41 PM	#10
nic99 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: usa Posts: 80	i can see them now and i like it looks good

12-12-2005, 02:05 PM	#12
James Luce Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Quogue Posts: 242	Are you gunna paint or get a sticker made of the yaahoo logo

12-12-2005, 02:08 PM	#13
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	im not sure yet, i have all the stuff to make my own stickers/decals so ill probably do that.

12-12-2005, 02:21 PM	#14
James Luce Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Quogue Posts: 242	so you have like one of thos sign making things with the vinal sticker

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12-13-2005, 01:34 PM	#16
nic99 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: usa Posts: 80	any new pics and i like how u useed the old body and tires before on the truck did u use the stock tranny to or wat id like to know how it crawled with it like that

12-17-2005, 08:48 PM	#19
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	please let me know what you think of that chassis, besides the fact that it looks wierd. o yeah the tranny is adjustable depending on what im doing with the truck i can move the tranny around.

12-17-2005, 09:11 PM	#20
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	if you draw your tranny plates on the edge of the aluminum, you will have one less cut to do and more material left for usage. Looks like good booty fab. I want to see it mocked up.

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