Crawlin' Lobster
Quarry Creeper
I've been searching for scale setup rigs that use moa axles but can't really find anything. My truck is a custom 1/8 exceed madtorque that I've tweaked and converted to a scalish 1/10 trail rig. I like the advantages of moa for crawling purposes but also get the appeal of scalers looks.
What I've done so far:
Cut off bottom of the tvp chassis and added frame extentions.
Proline Ford Raptor body.
DIY alum skid, bumpers, sliders, shock towers and rear upper link mount. Steel bottom link/shock mounts.
Shortened wheelbase from 18" to 13.5".
More inset wheels to narrow track width, currently at 9.5".
Tried multiple link setups some allowing more articulation some less. Current setup limited to about 6" max.
Stock electronics mounted between front shock towers. Battery center mounted on skid.
Replaced stock 60t motors and 12t pinions with axial 55t and 16t pinions for a little more speed.
2.2 Rc4wd overdrive with Bfg Krawlers or Proline Epics with Maxxis Trepadors.
As it sits now crawling around with a buddy and his scx10.
Still to come:
Universals and high steer for the front.
Full scale ladder chassis.
Hard body.
Possible cms setup.
Still undecided on single or dual esc's.
Full interior.
And anything else that I think of along the way.
So my question is are there any similar builds out there?
Any thoughts?
What I've done so far:
Cut off bottom of the tvp chassis and added frame extentions.
Proline Ford Raptor body.
DIY alum skid, bumpers, sliders, shock towers and rear upper link mount. Steel bottom link/shock mounts.
Shortened wheelbase from 18" to 13.5".
More inset wheels to narrow track width, currently at 9.5".
Tried multiple link setups some allowing more articulation some less. Current setup limited to about 6" max.
Stock electronics mounted between front shock towers. Battery center mounted on skid.
Replaced stock 60t motors and 12t pinions with axial 55t and 16t pinions for a little more speed.
2.2 Rc4wd overdrive with Bfg Krawlers or Proline Epics with Maxxis Trepadors.
As it sits now crawling around with a buddy and his scx10.

Still to come:
Universals and high steer for the front.
Full scale ladder chassis.
Hard body.
Possible cms setup.
Still undecided on single or dual esc's.
Full interior.
And anything else that I think of along the way.
So my question is are there any similar builds out there?
Any thoughts?
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