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bilinvic's '46 Power Wagon Pimpin Crawlers Truggy Build

bilinvic

bilinvic

I wanna be Dave
Joined
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Messages
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Location
Victoria, BC
I've been wanting to build a custom truggy for quite a while and after seeing the metal tube chassis' that Pimpin Crawlers has been building lately, I decided to reach out to Ryan to see if he could build me a chassis. I have to say that the communication with Ryan (Pimpin Crawlers) was excellent. Turn around time from down-payment to shipping was only two weeks which is exceptional IMHO. When I got my chassis into my possession, I was amazed at the quality and workmanship. I requested my chassis not to be painted as I plan on getting it powder coated. Thanxs again Ryan.

The chassis is based off an Axial SCX10.2.


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The first time I encountered this photo of this custom 1:1 Power Wagon crawler, I knew this is the direction I wanted to go and has been my source of inspiration.


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The wheels and tires I'm going to use for this beast:

RC4WD 1.9 Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Tires
Crawler Innovations Lil' Nova 2-Stage Foams
Vanquish 1.9 Method Wheels with Vanquish IBTR Rings (grey)
Locked Up RC Acorn Wheel Studs
Vanquish .350 SLW Hubs
Exile RC Brass Hub Weighs (Fat for the fronts, skinny for the rear)

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Let the mock-up commence....I love this part!!!

With the front fenders:

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...and without:


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Subscribed! Can't wait to watch this build progress. Looks like it is going to be another awesome build like the rest of your rigs!

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
 
The spec list so far:

Mamba Max Pro ESC
Holmes Hobbies Puller Pro 2200 kV (Standard Length)
Castle BEC 2.0 Waterproof
ProModeler S7440BLHV Servo
Spektrum RX

I'll be using the 10.2 kit version transmission reversed to offset the additional rearward chassis weight.
Vanquish SCX10.2 Transmission Top Shaft
Vanquish SCX10.2 Motor Plate; Black
BowHouse RC Forward Mount Transmission Cradle for SCX10.2 Kit
Incision Driveshafts for SCX10.2 RTR & SCX10 (reversed due to trans flip)

Incision Stainless Steel Panhard Link
Incision Stainless Steel Drag Link
Incision Stainless Steel Tie Rod
Incision Stainless Steel Upper Front Link
SSD Stainless Steel Lower Links
Axial Aluminum Rear Upper Links

STRC Front Shock Towers w/Panhard Mount
TRX4 GTS Shocks

Vanquish Currie RockJock SCX10.2 Front Axle
Vanquish Currie RockJock SCX10.2 Rear Axle
Vanquish SCX10.2 Spools
SSD Heavy Brass Knuckles
Axial AR44 Universal Front Axles
Axial AR44 Rear Axles
Hot Racing Heavy Duty Steel Bevel Gear Set 27T / 8T 3.375 Ratio (Front Axle)
Axial Heavy Duty Bevel Gear Set 30T/8T (Rear Axle)

RC4WD Billet Fuel Cell

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Wicked. I love this already. I have seen that blue Power Wagon and have wanted to replicate it as well - such a sharp looking truck!!
 
Buddy, you are killin me! This looks great! Ryan does phenominal work and I have had a few of his chassis creations already..I may have to build a similar rig next year after I recover from the new house nightmare..

I have a set of the 1.9x4.75 MT/R's on my pimpinrocks 34 ford truggy and I love them!
 
Fitted a metal diamond plate "skin" for the utility rack on the truggy cage.

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Fabbed up a firewall from 1mm styrene sheet.


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2mtech said:
This should be fun on the rocks at Cattle Point. "thumbsup"
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You've been to my neck of the woods I see! I've been to Cattle Point a couple of times to crawl, but just too much salt water to worry about...there's many places that are much better for crawling so close to my home.
 
bilinvic said:
You've been to my neck of the woods I see! I've been to Cattle Point a couple of times to crawl, but just too much salt water to worry about...there's many places that are much better for crawling so close to my home.
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Grew up in Anacortes across the strait...lots of trips to Bouchart Gardens and Oak Bay/Willows Beach. Have thought often that Cattle Point would be a great crawl mecca. But yeah, salt water...

Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk
 
Beautiful build so far - like all of your builds.

Would you mind measuring the diameter of those 1.9 MTR tires mounted up? They're on my short list, but I'm thinking they might be a little tall.
 
Very cool build, one of a kind for sure. That chassis and cage looks fantastic.

I feel like an idiot because at first when I saw the 1:1 photo I thought to myself “that driver figure is so realistic!”
 
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