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foodstamp · 01-31-2006, 12:42 AM

14 yo. no newbie (been in it sence i was 10). x-factor axils, e-maxx trans, alot of metal, sheet metal, and time.

you can compare it to my t-maxx

it not the body i am using, but i just had to see what it would look like.

i will be running
1. 2 55t lathe motors
2. taken 2
3. traxxas radio
4. good batteries(dont know yet)
5. 72' chevy(YA!)
6. maby moabs

so how dose it look. i welded it my self with a lincon tig, it was my first time with a tig, and it took me two days to weld.

rockspider · 01-31-2006, 08:35 AM

It's a pity just the last pic is clear, it looks really nice, but the chassis pics are so dark and fuzzy...
Can you take a couple shots with better lighting and show it up in all its glory?

foodstamp · 01-31-2006, 10:19 PM

ya, i am really sorry about that, the first 2 is with my camra phone, and the last is with a real camra, but i cant find the camra, but when i do, i will post better pics

foodstamp · 02-03-2006, 01:33 PM

took some pics at school

eric113 · 02-03-2006, 06:01 PM

looks good, just some tips

- the lower link mounts on the axle move them to top
- move the shocks to axles it help with the twist that you get with shaftys and it lower your cog.

other then those 2 things looks good

or,crawler · 02-03-2006, 10:17 PM

you bring your crawler to school with you

? Looks good though.

foodstamp · 02-04-2006, 01:07 AM

Quote:

looks good, just some tips

- the lower link mounts on the axle move them to top
- move the shocks to axles it help with the twist that you get with shaftys and it lower your cog.

other then those 2 things looks good

i will have to try that. i like were i have the shocks right now, but thanks for the tip.

Quote:

you bring your crawler to school with you

? Looks good though.

ya! you should have seen their faces. i showed my woodshop teacher, and he liked it, that suprised me, becouse he dogs everything.

really good day, untill i got the girl i love mad (or it seems like it)

or,crawler · 02-04-2006, 02:02 PM

If I brought my crawler to school the teachers would take it! BASTARDS

Reflection · 02-04-2006, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foodstamp

really good day, untill i got the girl i love mad (or it seems like it)

If ya gotta girl,get used to that

They are strange creatures but ya gotta love em

I agree,move your shocks to the axles. I see some wicked torque twist with your current set up. Your lower links,move your mounts inward and up on top of your skid plate. Those little "ears" you have on your chassis for your link mounts now will me MAJOR rock anchors. Moving your uppers on top of the axles will also help,like stated above.

Other than that,looks a bit heavy but looks like a good solid build. What is the chassis built from? Tube or solid rod? I like the looks of it,with minimal tweeks it could be alot better though. Keep up the good work.

foodstamp · 02-05-2006, 02:59 PM

lol, ya, but she nice, and good looking.

i agree with my link mounts. i but i wont to see what it will do. why put my bottoms on top of my axil, will it give me more clearence or what? it is made out of brake tube (dont rember the size) and 18 guage steel plate. and it about 2 to 5 lbs

foodstamp · 02-13-2006, 06:17 PM

for some reason it looks really tall, but its not . and i have to use my phone.

foodstamp · 02-13-2006, 06:19 PM

thats not the body, but i will be getting a new one, that one is more for fitting things up, its the grunt of the pack. but i will cut the new one like the one in the pic.

Robb · 02-13-2006, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foodstamp

for some reason it looks really tall, but its not .

Actually, it is really tall. Once you put tires on that thing, then realize that all of the "gut" weight (motor(s), batteries, electronics) is going to be in the very most top part of that chassis, it looks like you are going to end up with a very high cog rig.

How about looking at alternate upper shock mounts, then moving the lower mounts down the links some?

foodstamp · 02-13-2006, 08:12 PM

Quote:

How about looking at alternate upper shock mounts, then moving the lower mounts down the links some?

i dont understand.

it dose look high, but i am trying to keep it low to the ground. it might have been the angle that i took the pic.

foodstamp · 02-13-2006, 08:19 PM

heres a better pic, and i am not pushing it down, thats how it stands.

Robb · 02-13-2006, 08:45 PM

q

Call me crazy, but in that pic, it looks like your shocks are about 1/4" from being fully compressed? If that is how it sits natually with no weight in it, once you install the guts, your shocks will be bottomed out.

In this pic:

the shocks are more extended, and the link angle is much higher.

To be honest, you will never know exactly how the suspension will rest until you put some weight in the chassis. I have a ziploc sandwich bag filled with some 3/8" bolts that weighs about the same as I think my finished "guts" will weigh (can't remember how much off the top of my head). I use bags like this to weigh down the chassis as I work on it, just to get an idea how the suspension will rest when done.

foodstamp · 02-13-2006, 11:15 PM

the first pic that u posted, the shocks dont have spacers, and the one next to my t-maxx dose. but i understand what u are saying. as long as it works good.

also my axil hits the skid plates befor the shocks bottom out.

foodstamp · 02-14-2006, 10:21 PM

what u think of the rear?

foodstamp · 02-27-2006, 12:36 PM

ok................um still weighting for a answer

foodstamp · 03-31-2006, 12:00 PM

i cut off my lower link mounts......it looks good, but it feels like its tighter.... i dont think its binding.....is it suposed to be like that.......the shocks are good, so i have no clue......it still works as well.

01-31-2006, 12:42 AM	#1
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	my first tube 14 yo. no newbie (been in it sence i was 10). x-factor axils, e-maxx trans, alot of metal, sheet metal, and time. you can compare it to my t-maxx it not the body i am using, but i just had to see what it would look like. i will be running 1. 2 55t lathe motors 2. taken 2 3. traxxas radio 4. good batteries(dont know yet) 5. 72' chevy(YA!) 6. maby moabs so how dose it look. i welded it my self with a lincon tig, it was my first time with a tig, and it took me two days to weld. Last edited by foodstamp; 01-31-2006 at 12:45 AM.

02-03-2006, 10:17 PM	#6
or,crawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: in the basment with a box of chocolate Posts: 149	you bring your crawler to school with you? Looks good though.

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01-31-2006, 08:35 AM	#2
rockspider Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 262	It's a pity just the last pic is clear, it looks really nice, but the chassis pics are so dark and fuzzy... Can you take a couple shots with better lighting and show it up in all its glory?

01-31-2006, 10:19 PM	#3
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	ya, i am really sorry about that, the first 2 is with my camra phone, and the last is with a real camra, but i cant find the camra, but when i do, i will post better pics

02-03-2006, 01:33 PM	#4
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	took some pics at school

02-03-2006, 06:01 PM	#5
eric113 Moderator Rule Breaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 5,970	looks good, just some tips - the lower link mounts on the axle move them to top - move the shocks to axles it help with the twist that you get with shaftys and it lower your cog. other then those 2 things looks good

02-04-2006, 02:02 PM	#8
or,crawler Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: in the basment with a box of chocolate Posts: 149	If I brought my crawler to school the teachers would take it! BASTARDS

02-05-2006, 02:59 PM	#10
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	lol, ya, but she nice, and good looking. i agree with my link mounts. i but i wont to see what it will do. why put my bottoms on top of my axil, will it give me more clearence or what? it is made out of brake tube (dont rember the size) and 18 guage steel plate. and it about 2 to 5 lbs

02-13-2006, 06:17 PM	#11
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	for some reason it looks really tall, but its not . and i have to use my phone.

02-13-2006, 06:19 PM	#12
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	thats not the body, but i will be getting a new one, that one is more for fitting things up, its the grunt of the pack. but i will cut the new one like the one in the pic.

02-13-2006, 08:19 PM	#15
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	heres a better pic, and i am not pushing it down, thats how it stands.

02-13-2006, 08:45 PM	#16
Robb RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR Posts: 1,826	q Call me crazy, but in that pic, it looks like your shocks are about 1/4" from being fully compressed? If that is how it sits natually with no weight in it, once you install the guts, your shocks will be bottomed out. In this pic: the shocks are more extended, and the link angle is much higher. To be honest, you will never know exactly how the suspension will rest until you put some weight in the chassis. I have a ziploc sandwich bag filled with some 3/8" bolts that weighs about the same as I think my finished "guts" will weigh (can't remember how much off the top of my head). I use bags like this to weigh down the chassis as I work on it, just to get an idea how the suspension will rest when done.

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02-13-2006, 11:15 PM	#17
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	the first pic that u posted, the shocks dont have spacers, and the one next to my t-maxx dose. but i understand what u are saying. as long as it works good. also my axil hits the skid plates befor the shocks bottom out.

02-14-2006, 10:21 PM	#18
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	what u think of the rear?

02-27-2006, 12:36 PM	#19
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	ok................um still weighting for a answer

03-31-2006, 12:00 PM	#20
foodstamp Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL Posts: 702	i cut off my lower link mounts......it looks good, but it feels like its tighter.... i dont think its binding.....is it suposed to be like that.......the shocks are good, so i have no clue......it still works as well.

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