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FreqEsKinz 03-20-2005 10:15 AM

My TLT w/PRP Chassis, Other goodies, PICS!
 
Hello all!

Great board. Lots of inspiration on here. I wanted to build a TLT ever since they came out. Thanks to all you guys, I could have just bought the axles! LOL

If anyone needs all my NEW left-overs please contact me.

Anyway, the truck:
Team PRP Chassis- Haven't seen one of these on here before....
Stampede gears (locked) (wish I would have known this BEFORE I put the lube in!)
REVO Links- 102 & 112
Titan Motor - Soon to be replaced with a 55t if Integy EVER gets any!!!
Rooster Speedo
Traxxas Shocks w/MIP Chrome bodies
Team PRP Axle Braces - Way Cool protection
TLT Axles - Locked by dropping one spider between the other two(thanks for the tip Mike? I think?)
HPI Wheels
Imex Wheel Wideners

Waiting for:

New Claw Dawgs
Lathe Motor
Skid Plates

Link to Team PRP - Thanks Ben!!!!

Team PRP Website

Here's the pics..... Comment at will!

T H A N K S !!!!

http://www.bigdudes.com/tlt/tlt_prp1.jpg

http://www.bigdudes.com/tlt/tlt_prp2.jpg

http://www.bigdudes.com/tlt/tlt_prp_top.jpg

http://www.bigdudes.com/tlt/tlt_prp_frt.jpg

http://www.bigdudes.com/tlt/tlt_prp_rear.jpg

http://www.bigdudes.com/tlt/tlt_prp_side.jpg

Burban 03-20-2005 11:23 AM

Nice..... very nice. What else can I say. I really like the REVO links for the steering. Nice.
I can't wait to see the skids.

Dan.

MountainGoat 03-20-2005 11:27 AM

holly #$&% thats freeken sweeeet!!I can tell you this for a bolt on mod,thats the coolest there is going to be! It looks so scale! After I clean the drool out of my lap,I'm getting one of those!!! GREAT JOB!



MMIIINNNEEE!!!!

rcbif 03-20-2005 11:41 AM

that looks awsome!!!!i want that chassis

FreqEsKinz 03-20-2005 12:01 PM

Thanks and First Drive Impressions...
 
First, thanks much for the compliements! It's nice to get a bit of kudos after a ton of wrenching.. Not that the chassis setup isn't easy to work with I had built everthing once already based on the stock chassis! AND I had the diffs apart 3 times to do mods!

Anyway, I just got the receiver in and drove it.....

Obstacle Clearance:

First: I gotta have bigger tires. I have like 1.5" of clearance at the axles. Crap.

Second: I need to raise the suspension. The kit comes with these cool pieces to raise or lower the overall height, so I am gonna go back up, even though it looks more scale where it is.

General Driving

First: Where's the steering? At full lock, the best I can get is like a 10ft turning radius

Second: Stability. I am DEFINITELY gonna have to soften things up. The thing bounces like a Radioshacker! LOL

Power

Torque: This thing has boat loads of torque! The Titan motor and super-low gear makes a ton of power. I could climb straight up a tree with a single crappy Dirt Hawg tire...

Top Speed: Come on? top speed? There isn't any.... who needs it.

Durability

One pack and counting......

Thanks again.

Any advice would be appreciated!!!!!!

Freq

Magic 03-20-2005 12:37 PM

i like it. I have one of these and have to say its a very nice chassis. very clean, well built, rear steer is a must. the thing i didnt like is the low clearence on the trans and the open gears. i had Mike Eckenrode make me a skid plate for the center, best thing ever. mashers are nice with that chassis. i hope you used CA on all the seams of the chassis so it wont split. have fun with it.

Mike-63 03-20-2005 06:54 PM

i was going to buy one of these chassis so i was wondering if you are going to post pics of it crawling

rcbif 03-20-2005 06:58 PM

now thats a good review

chaos18 03-20-2005 07:49 PM

what kind of trans are you runing i looked at the post twice and dident see any thing about it...???
Chaos

thefordmccord 03-20-2005 07:59 PM

Nice looking rig you have there.

FreqEsKinz 03-20-2005 09:22 PM

Thanks again for the compliments ALL!!

The tranny is a Stampede. The PRP Chassis is set up to drop one right in. Very cool indeed!

I would be interested to know if anyone knows where I can get:

Some axle guards?

Rock Rings?

A Custom Tube Chassis? I'll pay $ for something nice...

K-Roks? Or some other tall tire?

I have another TLT axle set ready and waiting for something wilder. I want something nasty this time, less "kit" more custom...

Also, I saw something on here about a cable driven locker? This might be a must-have if it could be servo operated.

Lastly, has anyone tried using the Pro-Line Maxx Hubs and 1/8th scale buggy wheels with some sort of tire? It looks as if you could get a set to work????

Thanks,

Keep building and crawling.

Freq

perfictsib 03-21-2005 12:09 PM

cable diff lock
 
the only cable operated diff lock i have seen was on (wild willy racing custom r/c models) if i got this right it should take you there http://www.customrcmodels.com/id509.htm

perfictsib

nd4spdbh 06-28-2005 03:23 PM

hey by any chance do you have a link to your Imex Wheel Wideners. if you do it would be much aprecieated ... VERY nice lookin rig.

pavel 06-28-2005 05:21 PM

i have found the stock battery mount location a little high and too far back, have had really good luck with the battery mounted over the front axle. and for a skid plate if you can find some tin from k&s metals (.008 easy solder tin is what it's called) you can use a pair of good scissors to cut it out with the template from prp's site. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...4/DSCN0679.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...4/tlt10004.jpg

Harley 06-28-2005 08:47 PM

You should move your lower links from the bottom of the axle. It will give you better clearance then when you can put your new tires on for some pretty good clearance.

gregrocks90046 06-28-2005 09:17 PM

check out the pics in this link for harley's suggestion. it makes a huge difference for clearance. and it's a simple mod that doesn't cost anything! cool scale looking rig you have there!

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/tamiya-tlt-crawlers/3996-faq-tlt-1-tlt-crawler-%2A%2A%2Anewbies-read-%2A%2A%2A.html

Brandon 06-29-2005 08:22 PM

I own that truck now :) Havent dont much to it. YET!!! Swamp dawgs, and raised the body. O and I also USED it hehe, the revo links get beat up and i need to make a skid plate for it as well.

http://www.photoshopist.com/Images/r...s/tubeprp2.jpg


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