ngward79
Rock Crawler
I'm not sure if he's on RCC but he is on NOSTR and goes by chuckatruck and probably has a build thread on it there.
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screamin II
- Thread starter ngward79
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I'm not sure if he's on RCC but he is on NOSTR and goes by chuckatruck and probably has a build thread on it there.
ngward79
Rock Crawler
The blue Jeep is also mine and that was the first time I got together with a group of fellow toy builders. I had a blast though and can't wait till the next one.
ngward79
Rock Crawler
Thanks, it took alot of time, patients and money. And it's one of those projects that keeps going and will probably never be finished.
Bulldog
I wanna be Dave
I was going to ask about the JK...uggh, quality tumble in the vid! :x
ngward79
Rock Crawler
It took all 4 tumbles that night pretty well actually. Combination of darkness and alcohol doesn't help either. Although I was able to climb that same hill with the jk just didn't do so well coming back down.
Rockridge
Quarry Creeper
what did u end up with for a wheel base and belly height?
ngward79
Rock Crawler
My wheel base came out at 14.5 inches and from the skid plate to the ground is 2.5 inches.
Highmark
I wanna be Dave
You nailed it - great work man! "thumbsup"
ngward79
Rock Crawler
Thanks Highmark I appreciate it. So I started another project for my southern buggy and made a heavy oversized trailer out of angle iron. It was free material and spare rims and tires I had, so though it's not perfect it does the job.
ngward79
Rock Crawler
Due to the weight of my buggy and trailer it's bending the plastic rear bumper on my jeep and I'll need to make a full metal rear bumper likewise I did for the front.
Bulldog
I wanna be Dave
Awesome! I love the combination of two cool rigs and a trailer. Something about it just gets me. I've thought about this. I have a jk body waiting for a build. It looks like it scales out fairly well from the pics. A bunch of these pics went in my project folder! Love it.
It's a shame my dually is so small (well, in terms of scale!)...it would make a perfect tow rig!
It's a shame my dually is so small (well, in terms of scale!)...it would make a perfect tow rig!
ngward79
Rock Crawler
Thanks bulldog, you should make a fifth wheel trailer for your dually and southern buggy!
Modbug
Rock Crawler
Thanks for the info.
Nice setup with the Jk and trailer, better watch the "throttle" on the buggy when unloading, or the JK will need more than a bumper.:mrgreen:
ngward79
Rock Crawler
Thanks modbug, as long as I don't drink and drive I should be alright driving on and off the trailer.
ngward79
Rock Crawler
So I found scale pneumatic rams that are actually electric and are controlled like a servo and can produce about 300 oz of torque and could work for steering on my buggy Only problem is their from a site in Germany.
CTI-Modellbau - elektr. Abstützzylinder EAZ 13/20 a...20 mm Hub
CTI-Modellbau - elektr. Abstützzylinder EAZ 13/20 a...20 mm Hub
Bulldog
I wanna be Dave
Nice find....If the price is 64 euro...that's killer. The only thing is, it may have torque, but probably doesn't have the speed we need to be a functioning ram. Post up any details you find!
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Rockridge
Quarry Creeper
ngward79...im looking into picking up some rc4wd dual rates and needed a few Q answered. just wondering how much your buggy weighs and how much your shocks compress under the weight of the buggy. trying to figure out what length to pic up. thanks
Bulldog
I wanna be Dave
Good question...I'm curious too. I weighed my parts separately, and it looks like I'm coming in at 12-13 lbs. I never would have guessed that!
Shock length is also going to depend on ride height and how tall the spacing is from mount to mount though. NG Post up with any info."thumbsup"
Shock length is also going to depend on ride height and how tall the spacing is from mount to mount though. NG Post up with any info."thumbsup"
Rockridge
Quarry Creeper
thanks bulldog "thumbsup" just trying to get a ruff idea of how much static compression there was verses the wight of the rig too get a rough idea of how much longer i needed to be compared to the mount to mount distance. I understand there r lots of variables like front to rear weight ratio, mounting distance, ride height, spring rate and so on ;-) just trying to make sure i get the right length the first time round. :mrgreen: any numbers u got NG would be great "thumbsup"
....guess i should really get a build thread going so every one can see what im working on... only reason i havent is the fact that i have limited time and its my first ever build so updates would be on the slow side :ror: started my build close to 6 months ago and have almost got a roller :lmao:
....guess i should really get a build thread going so every one can see what im working on... only reason i havent is the fact that i have limited time and its my first ever build so updates would be on the slow side :ror: started my build close to 6 months ago and have almost got a roller :lmao:
