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01-14-2006, 12:33 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: huntsville
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|  My first tlt -backyard basher-
I bought myself a tlt for christmas and ran it stock for about an hour. Then I preceded to hit up EBAY.  I built the 4-links out of plastic coat hangers. They are soft enough so they aren't brittle and hard enough to hold good threads. I just cut them, drilled and tapped the ends, and used threaded rod. 3300 mah pack on the front linksstock tlt trans (must go) 540 motor 9t pinion 9x tooth spur (can't remember exactly) locked diffs including center I need to change the steering linkage, narrow the wheels, get some moabs (these are cool for just bashing around but I want softer), may get some wideners, and need to get shocks. Also planning on going to traxxas shafts. All-in-all it's really fun. anyway - on to the pics. |
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01-14-2006, 08:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Winston-Salem
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Looks like your headed in the right direction. looks good. Good luck with it.
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01-14-2006, 10:41 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mobile AL
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Lookin good! great idea for the links, I would have never though of that! Later, Jake |
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01-15-2006, 09:35 AM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vallejo
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01-15-2006, 10:12 AM
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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 is pretty sweet.... lol dual shocks per tire with canties... no thats PIMP.  |
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01-16-2006, 06:39 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Citrus Heights
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How did you make those drive shafts??
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01-16-2006, 07:00 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dude on my dirt bike in SoCal!!!
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looks as thought he cut the stock ones in half and used a small rod or roll pin to secure them together.... if this was about pede shafts i can GUARENTEE that it would turn to the gutter Also what is on the top of the rear axle that wires are running to.... i cant figure it out. Last edited by nd4spdbh; 01-16-2006 at 07:03 PM. |
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01-16-2006, 07:38 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: On the yellow dummy dumper
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01-16-2006, 09:16 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: huntsville
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The driveshafts were cut in the middle and I weldes a section of brake line in. Yes that is the on/off switch on the rear axle (easy to get to). I thought I might have problems with it hitting things and turning off but so far so good. I added a little to the body tonight.(also plastic coat hanger) It's all held together with screws.
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01-16-2006, 09:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mobile AL
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I like the coat hangers,looks really good! Did you just heat them up and bend them? Later, Jake |
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01-16-2006, 10:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gold Bar
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Very nice. I like the dual triangulated 4 link
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01-17-2006, 07:28 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: huntsville
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01-17-2006, 06:44 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005
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HAHA THATS FUNNY GREAT nice work
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01-17-2006, 07:03 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Quogue
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Why did you choose coat hangers
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01-18-2006, 08:08 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: huntsville
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 I had them laying around and they are already paid for. | |
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02-02-2006, 11:39 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: huntsville
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I got rid of the 2 shocks per wheel and put on some alum. body shocks (much more control and smoother handling), added rear steer, and best of all MOABS. Man, these tires are great. I got a TQ3 off ebay to run my rear steer yesterday and put it all in last night. I also made some rock rings out of old cd's. (more $h!t laying around) I resound an old motor I had laying around to a 55 turn. between the new-found traction and motor that just won't stop, the tranny belt has got to go. next thing added will be a tranny.
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02-02-2006, 12:08 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Escondido
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haha i love it....step 1. Find old crap around house no one will miss. step 2. Bolt to crawler and wheel!!!!!!!!!!! Great ideas!
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02-02-2006, 12:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| How does it hold together during a good rollover? Looks good |
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02-02-2006, 12:21 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: huntsville
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roll-overs aren't a problem. I can pick the truck up by either bumper with no problems. A freind of mine thought the roll cage would be flimsy but I had the body off of it last night and my dogs decided to play tug of war with it and still didn't hurt it.
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02-02-2006, 08:43 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vallejo
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