X-F crawler lotsa pics

[cman_1500w]

hey guys here's my X-Factor set up for crawling, lemme know what you all think! Enjoy


custom steering like dirk's


1/8 scale streetlocks


Feral Cat in da house


slider clutch






good approach angle


one of the few articulation shots i have, this is before I added the 8shock setup so it'll flex alot more now.


another

also u see the parts list at XTM's forum in the gallery, pg 11.
here's the link:

http://globalservices.globalhobby.co...&start=150

[Nomercy]

humm, you need an emaxx tranny.... that thing is sick

[cman_1500w]

Yea sure do. Now if only I can find somebody to get one from! LOL! For real tho thx for the compliments. Since I'm goin electric now I figured I'd get some pics posted of it as nitro. The whole before and after effect u know.

[NeoSlayer888]

It looks very good, always nice to see more X-Factors. Are your wheels stock or narrowed? Also how do you like the Rubicon body?

[cman_1500w]

Thanks NeoSlayer888, I worked very hard to get it restored to it's current condition since I bought it used. Those are indeed narrowed wheels. I took the outer rings off both sides, sanded it, and painted the beadlocks on with some markers. Still gotta cut the tires but they grip pretty good as is. I narrowed the foams inside too. That rubicon body is awesome! It fits the X-factor perfectly. I like the molded winch on the front but I can see the stickers eventually peeling off. Wish they made it somehow to where you can remove it.

[XFACTOR]

hey cman.. its ryan here (r/c freak) have u got any close up shots of your front steering servo bracket?? as i wanna do it..and any dimensions on the 2 bars?? the short one and the long one??

cheers ryan

like i said before.. i love your truck it looks waaaaay better than mine..

[cman_1500w]

here's the lengths of the steering arms I made.

long: 9 11/16 inches
short: 4 9/32 inches

it's not hard to figure the lengths out. just take a measuring tape and measure across from one steering knuckle to the other for the long rod.
you can do this without even having to remove anything. remember to measure between the ball ends though

for the short rod I had to:

-make the servo mount first
-mount the servo with the kimbrough servo saver
-mount the ball ends
-center the servo
-measure the distance between the ball ends

And even if the lengths don't come out perfectly you can just add washers to adjust toe in on the long rod. You can adjust the steering throw using the trim on your radio then add washers as needed.

I'll have some more pics later today

[cman_1500w]

here's those pics, the last one's kinda blurry though

[XFACTOR]

sweet thanks for the pics .. i shall start as soon as i get the parts..

[BigBlocked]

Hey CMAN,

This is the first time I've seen your truck. Very nice indeed. I wish you'd sent me some pics... :(

Those decals I told you about are shipping out this coming Monday. How are the Lockers holding up? I think you'll like the new vinyl dude. I have more on the way. A totally new look. I'll send some of those as well when I get them.

Regards, Tim

[vo-techer]

awsome truck but why build a gas powered crawler?

[TerribleOne]

those are old pics....its not gas anymore.... :o

[cman_1500w]

Bigblocked: sorry man...didn't know ya wanted em! I posted pics of on the x forum too. Most of the pics i have of my truck gas and electric are online in some way. Here's some links to photo galleries as it is now....electric.

http://imageevent.com/torquer/meet1

http://imageevent.com/torquer/meet2?n=0

Can't wait for the decals man! Thx alot! I'll put em on the new body when I get it done....gonna try to do something a little cooler this time. The lockers seem to be showing some signs of wear...I drive my truck pretty hard tho. They held up to a lot of punishment let me tell ya....especially when it was still gas! I'm gonna pull the axles apart next week and check on em again so I'll let ya know.


http://imageevent.com/torquer/meet1

http://imageevent.com/torquer/meet2?n=0


vo-techer: This is what got me started on the rock crawling scene! At the time I was considering a Maxx type basher but I wanted something differrent. When I saw this truck I fell in love! Got into rock crawling with this and tried to see how far it could go then I heard about ppl converting to electric and I found this site. electric works much better than nitro!

[sambmx]

that picture of the clutch gave me an idea, has anyone tried to make a nitro truck with a manual clutch?Ive been pondering diffrent ways to do this.

1 set up a standard cuutch set up with pressure plates and the works, or

2set up a differential with a brake disk fixed to the housing, attach one output to the motor so when the servo applies the diff brake, power is transfered to the spider gears and out the oposite output. with the clutch disengaged it would release the brake allowing the diff housing to spin freely.

id imagine it would give much better control and be alot of fun to drive

[RocJoc]

I may have missed it but what tranny did you go with after you changed over to electric.

[cman_1500w]

sambmx: If you can come up with something let me know! PLEASE!!! The main problem with this truck is that whenever the tires get caught under rocks and can't turn the engine stalls. If the clutch can be set up like what you're talking about, I think the X would make a much better crawler. I've thought of this idea before as well but haven't been able to come up with anything.

I suppose you could flip the rear universal around and mount a brake disc on the rear diff's pinion output. And instead of running rear steering mount a servo on top of the axle and rig it somehow to clamp some brake dics together then that might work.



RocJoc: I used an emaxx tranny when I went electric

[sambmx]

ill try making something tonight .ill pick up some stuff at my lhs when i get my revo shafts tommorow if i cant do it with my old leftover rc parts

[cman_1500w]

Awesome Sam!!! Keep me posted on your findings! I haven't given up on the X-factor as a nitro crawler just yet and would really like to hear what you come up with!

[sambmx]

i tore appart my rc 10 gt tranny and am in the process of making one there are 2 main problems though

1 a higher gear ratio

2 overall larger space

workin through the probs somehow

[cman_1500w]

Sam are you trying to build a different tranny?

I have an idea. Reverse the chassis so the engine is in front. Then move the engine farther forward about an 1 1/2". Create a gear reduction to make up the space in between the cb and spur. You may have to build a custom chassis to make this work. Another problem is the exhaust will have to run along the side of the chassis. Get rid of the cantilever suspension and mount a single shock at each end. Mount em so they're on the links to allow greater articulation. I'm sure I'm forgetting alot of other things tho..... Whadya think?