My New Comp'ish TLT

[TerribleOne]

Well i was bored today so i thought id share my new tlt i just finished.

specs

TLT axles, alum knuckles, blackfoot stubs
Chris's chassis exo-3 i think the name is
Pede trans, alum idler,.... all the normal goodies
Links, associated ti turnbuckles front, revo pushrods rear
Masher 2k's on narrowed pedes
Tekin rebel 2
Hitec 645, alum horn
Integy msr4's
8 cell 1100 gp's on the axle
Pede sliders, steel yokes
55t lathe, 87/12 gearing

WB 12 5/8
GC 3
TW 10 3/4

Hopefully this weekend i'll get to test it out. :-P I definitely need to change the springs, its damn stiff

[EeePee]

The front servo mount/battery tray is very attractive.

[wsb]

looks good - what body is that?

[Got Rocks?]

Originally Posted by wsb

looks good - what body is that?

that would be the proline ford courier body

[Unimoger]

Looks great TJ, I am curious to hear others input on how chris's chassis works on the rocks.

[IronOx]

that things pretty sweet. was this a cheaper crawler or is that just a picture on your body. none the less nice truck. have some fun beat the shiezza outa it.

peace, Ox/ John

[TerribleOne]

Originally Posted by IronOx

that things pretty sweet. was this a cheaper crawler or is that just a picture on your body. none the less nice truck. have some fun beat the shiezza outa it.

peace, Ox/ John

Oh the low bucks stickers, this is one of my more blingish trucks so i thought they'd be kinda funny

they'll be in the trash pretty soon

Thanks for the compliments, i really like this one

[mikhail]

I have a stupid question. Is your motor wired to run in the opposite direction of a lathe? My Tranny faces the other direction. I didn't finish my truck yet and don't want it running backwards.

[sicj]

Looks great. Like the unique chassis, the body size is perfect!

[TerribleOne]

Originally Posted by mikhail

I have a stupid question. Is your motor wired to run in the opposite direction of a lathe? My Tranny faces the other direction. I didn't finish my truck yet and don't want it running backwards.

I wired it backwards, or i think i did. Just wire it up, and if its wrong wire it the other way. only takes about 5 seconds to solder stuff.

[mikhail]

Thanks. I'll try it the way I have it. I wasn't sure if wiring up a motor backwards would hurt it.

[Bluemeanie]

The truck is looking great. That weight bias is going to work awesome. You just cant beat the courier body. Time to throw some white or yellow losi springs on that bad boy. Hopfully we can go out this weekend and give it a workout.

[TerribleOne]

Originally Posted by mikhail

Thanks. I'll try it the way I have it. I wasn't sure if wiring up a motor backwards would hurt it.

Lathe motors have a 0* timing, you can wire them anyway you want

[Bluemeanie]

No time to go out tomarrow? Dang I was hoping some people would get togeher and make a plan. Oh well....

[TerribleOne]

Originally Posted by Bluemeanie

No time to go out tomarrow? Dang I was hoping some people would get togeher and make a plan. Oh well....

Nah, but next sunday for sure.

I really want to hitup spring park, but i think its still under water :?

[Bluemeanie]

I really think your truck will do well at spring park. One thing i would watch for would be the width. I know we had 3 or 4 guys up here running the ofna wheels and they just didnt seem to work very well. I think your a better driver then most of them so i'm sure you'll do fine. Cant wait to see it at the top of the waterfall.

[TerribleOne]

Originally Posted by Bluemeanie

I really think your truck will do well at spring park. One thing i would watch for would be the width. I know we had 3 or 4 guys up here running the ofna wheels and they just didnt seem to work very well. I think your a better driver then most of them so i'm sure you'll do fine. Cant wait to see it at the top of the waterfall.

Yeah thats the only thing that i dont like on it, its wide. But i was having clearence issues so oh well. I like how you keep you tlt narrow, i really think thats why your rig does so well.

How much weight do you run on/in your wheels? i still havent added weight yet.

[rerock]

Great looking truck! I like how the battery is mounted on the axle. I might have to crimp on your style a bit. Post up when you get it out; I'm interested in seeing/hearing how it does.

[miniwheeler]

Nice clean crawler,cant wait to see it in action at the next outing

[Bluemeanie]

Yeah my truck is really narrow now. I have my wheels narrowed on the inside and outside. I'm still messing with all sortsa weights. Right now i have 12oz. in the front passenger side, 8oz in the front drivers side and 4 in each rear. Lotsa weight but i just need to find the line where i need to be. I guess weight is just a trade off between having traction or hauling usless weight up a hill. Once i find the balance of weight/traction i'll be set. My rig seems heavy now but works pretty dang good.