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shortbusjeep · 12-05-2005, 12:03 AM

well being as scarface is on spike, and my Lil Friend(tlt) is almost done so i figured id post some pics, it looks crappy just like all my others, but we will have to see how it works.

11.5 inch wb at 3 inch gc

10 inch width 55t lath in a pede tranny

ghetto fabulous lay down chassi

an easy 5 inch of flex and 4 inch shocks

well let me know how you like it and what to change

shortbusjeep · 12-05-2005, 12:04 AM

oh and what have you guys found to work best? shocks up right or more flat?

like this

or like this

thanks

sbj

RD400 · 12-05-2005, 12:23 AM

I like the shocks a little more stood up, I seem to get less twisting of the chassis at high torque moments. It works good on my truck.

RD400 · 12-05-2005, 12:26 AM

Oh ya, Scareface on Spike TV sucks. If you're not watching it in wide screen with all the F bombs, blood, and chain saw seen, its not worth watching

shortbusjeep · 12-05-2005, 12:43 AM

yes when im at home i love it on the bigscreen, but here at school i need to use as much of my 25 inch tv as posible

FrankyRizzo · 12-05-2005, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RD400

Oh ya, Scareface on Spike TV sucks. If you're not watching it in wide screen with all the F bombs, blood, and chain saw seen, its not worth watching

Same with "Casino". Kinda sucks without the F Bombs.

RD400 · 12-05-2005, 08:24 AM

Try making thhe shock mounts with 4 or 5 holes, you can play with how much they stand up till you find what you like.

Frankyrizzo, ya, Casino blows without the F bombs. The bar seen with the pen and the head in the vice seens are just painful. Let Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) droop those F bombs, I highly dought a real mob member ever said "fudgen" or "stupid head"

wsb · 12-05-2005, 05:06 PM

Looks good! how bout a close up of the chassis where the links hook up?

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 12-05-2005, 05:18 PM

thats pretty sweet. the shock position all depends on what you want more, stability(less torque twist) or articulation. the more layed down they are the more artic and easier they are to flex makeing stability worse. the more stood up the less artic but more stability and more ground clearance. i would go at maybe 45* or 50* from the ground.

Crawlerguy851 · 12-06-2005, 07:30 PM

I think you need some more ground clearance, otherwise, no issues.

shortbusjeep · 12-09-2005, 12:02 AM

well i have renamed my tlt to POS (Pile Of Scraps) being as every thing i used was old $h!t i had laying around. ill have to wait till tues for my drive shafts, and other than that it is about done. well photobucket is down right now ill try to load pics later. ok its working

i decided to try a dependent suspention system it still has some bugs but i think it will end up working out good.

sbj

CronusTRD · 12-09-2005, 09:30 AM

Nice, you turned a nice rig into the biggest booty fab rig I've ever seen. Please stay away from the Erector set.

You may want to rething how you are making the shock mounts. If you want to bolt something on, some flat strip mounted on an angle would have worked fine.

shortbusjeep · 12-09-2005, 10:44 AM

i only spent like 6 bucks on it and that is for the drive shafts that arnt on it now. i just built it cause in stock form the tlt sucked. sorry if you dont like it. it is only so i can drive it till i decide if i want to pick up a sw2 from bender or build a scale rig along the lines of rckjeep or unimogger or badger. thanks again though.

nic99 · 12-11-2005, 12:03 PM

i like it.But it looks like u walked out to a scrap pile piked up random peices and bolted them on. I like the supention idea keep going experement but please stay away from the erector set.

shortbusjeep · 01-03-2006, 05:29 PM

i still dont get the erctor set coment, but yes i did build the fist one out of scraps, i think i said that, but here is my new rebuild, i need to weight the tires and move the shocks in toward the center a bit but other than that i like it.

i took it out for a test drive out side of my apartment and it worked pretty good fpr not haveing the rear steer hooked up, also i feel the wheel weights will help alot. i am very im pressed with the moabs, so impressed i just ordered a big set for my clod.

ps where can i get losi springs online?

ToyotaT · 01-03-2006, 05:38 PM

Horizon should have them they sell losi stuff they own it or distribute it im not sure, im having a brain fart right now.

http://www.horizonhobby.com/
by the way nice batt. strap

James Luce · 01-15-2006, 04:56 PM

How do you connect the 4 wheel steer. Do you need another channel on the radio

shortbusjeep · 01-16-2006, 02:22 AM

you can either use a y conector or a y reverser conecetor depending on how your servos are mounted, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXAFN1&P=ML

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXUR75&P=ML

or use a extra channel, try the crawler store they have the tq3 with the third channel hooked up to run a steering servo.

cowboyrc · 01-16-2006, 08:12 AM

Lookin good!! Are you coming down to the next comp?

shortbusjeep · 01-16-2006, 10:40 AM

ya i should be, i am so close to finishing all my projects and should be there.

12-05-2005, 12:03 AM	#1
shortbusjeep Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma Posts: 285	Say Ello to Lil Friend well being as scarface is on spike, and my Lil Friend(tlt) is almost done so i figured id post some pics, it looks crappy just like all my others, but we will have to see how it works. 11.5 inch wb at 3 inch gc 10 inch width 55t lath in a pede tranny ghetto fabulous lay down chassi an easy 5 inch of flex and 4 inch shocks well let me know how you like it and what to change

12-09-2005, 12:02 AM	#11
shortbusjeep Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma Posts: 285	well i have renamed my tlt to POS (Pile Of Scraps) being as every thing i used was old $h!t i had laying around. ill have to wait till tues for my drive shafts, and other than that it is about done. well photobucket is down right now ill try to load pics later. ok its working i decided to try a dependent suspention system it still has some bugs but i think it will end up working out good. sbj Last edited by shortbusjeep; 12-09-2005 at 12:27 AM.

12-11-2005, 12:03 PM	#14
nic99 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: usa Posts: 80	i like it.But it looks like u walked out to a scrap pile piked up random peices and bolted them on. I like the supention idea keep going experement but please stay away from the erector set. Last edited by nic99; 12-11-2005 at 12:07 PM.

01-03-2006, 05:38 PM	#16
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	Horizon should have them they sell losi stuff they own it or distribute it im not sure, im having a brain fart right now. http://www.horizonhobby.com/ by the way nice batt. strap Last edited by ToyotaT; 01-03-2006 at 05:40 PM.

12-05-2005, 12:04 AM	#2
shortbusjeep Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma Posts: 285	oh and what have you guys found to work best? shocks up right or more flat? like this or like this thanks sbj

12-05-2005, 12:23 AM	#3
RD400 Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha Posts: 858	I like the shocks a little more stood up, I seem to get less twisting of the chassis at high torque moments. It works good on my truck.

12-05-2005, 12:26 AM	#4
RD400 Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha Posts: 858	Oh ya, Scareface on Spike TV sucks. If you're not watching it in wide screen with all the F bombs, blood, and chain saw seen, its not worth watching

12-05-2005, 12:43 AM	#5
shortbusjeep Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma Posts: 285	yes when im at home i love it on the bigscreen, but here at school i need to use as much of my 25 inch tv as posible

12-05-2005, 08:24 AM	#7
RD400 Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha Posts: 858	Try making thhe shock mounts with 4 or 5 holes, you can play with how much they stand up till you find what you like. Frankyrizzo, ya, Casino blows without the F bombs. The bar seen with the pen and the head in the vice seens are just painful. Let Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) droop those F bombs, I highly dought a real mob member ever said "fudgen" or "stupid head"

12-05-2005, 05:06 PM	#8
wsb Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ghent Posts: 32	Looks good! how bout a close up of the chassis where the links hook up?

12-05-2005, 05:18 PM	#9
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	thats pretty sweet. the shock position all depends on what you want more, stability(less torque twist) or articulation. the more layed down they are the more artic and easier they are to flex makeing stability worse. the more stood up the less artic but more stability and more ground clearance. i would go at maybe 45* or 50* from the ground.

12-06-2005, 07:30 PM	#10
Crawlerguy851 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI Posts: 661	I think you need some more ground clearance, otherwise, no issues.

12-09-2005, 09:30 AM	#12
CronusTRD Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MD Posts: 323	Nice, you turned a nice rig into the biggest booty fab rig I've ever seen. Please stay away from the Erector set. You may want to rething how you are making the shock mounts. If you want to bolt something on, some flat strip mounted on an angle would have worked fine.

12-09-2005, 10:44 AM	#13
shortbusjeep Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma Posts: 285	i only spent like 6 bucks on it and that is for the drive shafts that arnt on it now. i just built it cause in stock form the tlt sucked. sorry if you dont like it. it is only so i can drive it till i decide if i want to pick up a sw2 from bender or build a scale rig along the lines of rckjeep or unimogger or badger. thanks again though.

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01-03-2006, 05:29 PM	#15
shortbusjeep Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma Posts: 285	i still dont get the erctor set coment, but yes i did build the fist one out of scraps, i think i said that, but here is my new rebuild, i need to weight the tires and move the shocks in toward the center a bit but other than that i like it. i took it out for a test drive out side of my apartment and it worked pretty good fpr not haveing the rear steer hooked up, also i feel the wheel weights will help alot. i am very im pressed with the moabs, so impressed i just ordered a big set for my clod. ps where can i get losi springs online?

01-15-2006, 04:56 PM	#17
James Luce Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Quogue Posts: 242	How do you connect the 4 wheel steer. Do you need another channel on the radio

01-16-2006, 02:22 AM	#18
shortbusjeep Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma Posts: 285	you can either use a y conector or a y reverser conecetor depending on how your servos are mounted, http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXAFN1&P=ML http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXUR75&P=ML or use a extra channel, try the crawler store they have the tq3 with the third channel hooked up to run a steering servo.

01-16-2006, 08:12 AM	#19
cowboyrc Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 173	Lookin good!! Are you coming down to the next comp?

01-16-2006, 10:40 AM	#20
shortbusjeep Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma Posts: 285	ya i should be, i am so close to finishing all my projects and should be there.

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