R/C Rock Crawlers

[Gregg]

I can't remember who it was

Who ever was the R/C Rock Crawler guy, or guys, or gals, please email me.

I have a ton of questions

I went through the R/C Crawler forums, but too much info there

I'm not lazy, I just don't like to work......

Thanks

[Roadkill2525]

I believe you're looking for Joe Handley.

[Gregg]

Thanks, El

RING, RING,

Joe Handley, pick up the white courtesy phone.....

[kustom]

i was in to them in a big way when i was in to real offroarding. the shutdown all our 4wheeling spots so i kinda lost intrest, but i still know a lot about chassis set up and just making those little trucks work right from scale to compition. any questions just ask.

[Joe Handley]

Yup, NickF40 and myself are the ones, what kind of questions do you have Gregg?

[Nick F40]

i was in to them in a big way when i was in to real offroarding. the shutdown all our 4wheeling spots so i kinda lost intrest, but i still know a lot about chassis set up and just making those little trucks work right from scale to compition. any questions just ask.

Yup, NickF40 and myself are the ones, what kind of questions do you have Gregg?

[Gregg]

Been getting some responses from the board.

What are you guys recomendations for the TLT-1?

I am going to try to make it into my FJ Cruiser replica.

So many stuffs out there

is 4 wheel steering the way to go?

what radio to use for that?

I picked up a great multi car radio a while ago, but it's only 2 channel I think

there is a boat load of stuff to look at

weeding out everything is tough

Oh yeah, donations are kindly accepted :-)

[Nick F40]

Well Gregg, I would check out Scale4X4 and their forum because there is tons of guys that did FJ's on their for scale trails and such.

The only real "good" trail parts on the TLT-1 are the axles and they are some of the toughest and well known in the business and among crawlers and trail pigs.

RC4WD has some great scale parts. What you would do is get the axles and running gear and figure out how to mount all your electronics and body on the chassis, I would recommend an aftermarket one, as the likes of the Montana Scale Designs BB-51 and Reign chassis and Diaz Designs has some GREAT scale looking frames out there, most of them just coming with the rails and mount tubes and the hardware, you have to get everything else, most chassis are cheap, some are over $100 but some are as low as $20, the Reign 2S, which I think I'm getting is a great looking chassis at the price, $45. There is this holy grail of RC trucks called the Bruiser/Mountaineer made by Tamiya in the mid 80's and it is THE most realistic scale truck out there, they bring big bucks on evilbay, close to $1000 for mint in box ones. Tamiya has now re issued the Bruiser, since it was discontinued, and is named the HiLift but it has the same characteristics as the original all down to the 3 speed tranny, which is crazy. It also had metal frame rails and all metal axles that looked like ACTUAL Toyota axles, the Bruiser had a 79' Toyota pickup body on it which is why my dad loves it and why I especially love it. The Tamiya Pajero was and is a HUGE scale chassis to start from as the tires or more proportional, 1.9" compared to the 2.2" size wheel used with most aftermarket chassis.

also ask Davkin, David King, maybe he knows a good bit about these and the subject to and I know him from Scale4X4 and magazines.

If you need any parts I got some. I have a radio, reciever, servos, tires, wheels, batteries, charger, etc.

I even have a Diaz chassis if you want it.

I LOVE the FJ builds and they are so cool on the trail. I plan on doing a full on scale build with maybe a repop Toyota body, either FJ40 or the pickup or I was actually thinking of doing an FJ.

http://www.montanascaledesigns.com/store/index.php?cPath=25

http://www.reignrc.com/

Diaz Designs is hard to find because he doesn't have a real website, although you can work with him over the forums, he is a technical drafter

you can also find his work along with TONS of other scale parts here http://www.rc4wdstore.com/

http://rpphobby.com/

If you have any more questions or need clarification, just ask!

[Gregg]

If you need any parts I got some. I have a radio, reciever, servos, tires, wheels, batteries, charger, etc.

I even have a Diaz chassis if you want it.

If you have any more questions or need clarification, just ask!

Maybe a swap for some kits?

Those sites are info overload!

Thanks, Nick!

[Nick F40]

Maybe a swap for some kits?

Those sites are info overload!

Thanks, Nick!

hey that would be cool!

no problem, your welcome!

[Gregg]

Thanks, Nick

Let me know what you would want

I will send a pic tonight of some kits I think you would be interested in.

No, you can't have the 1/12 Porsche 935 with the super detail set and Hawaiian Tropic decals

[Nick F40]

Thanks, Nick

Let me know what you would want

I will send a pic tonight of some kits I think you would be interested in.

No, you can't have the 1/12 Porsche 935 with the super detail set and Hawaiian Tropic decals

DANGNABIT!

[Joe Handley]

Glad you jumped in Nick, I know nothing about TLT axles! Now if it was Axial, Wheely King, and Venom/A-Tec.................

[Nick F40]

YEEUP!

Axial has definetly made a name for themself, that's for sure!

[Gregg]

Is this one a good one?

http://www.junfac.com/shop/index.php?main_...p;products_id=3

Sorry for all the dumb questions

Wait till I start posting questions on my R/C helicopter!!!!!!

[Nick F40]

The Tracer is perfect for beginner types, for you Gregg, it is perfect and includes everything and it is a great chassis but is kind of limited. It is mainly for rock crawling but if you want it to be "scale" then you might want to find one of the chassis above, don't get me wrong though, I ran a Tracer chassis and they are very well thought out and usable for the money and you got some of the BEST and toughest axles on the market.

They aren't dumb questions, it's like us asking you on Hawaii or models or something! I look up to you Gregg, I know, hard to believe, but you got knowledge but this is something to gain on and besides, you were probably lonely at the Monterey Classics? Extra ticket???

RC Helicopter I might be able to help you, not TOTALLY sure on those things but most of the same electronics, I know a couple guys that have them and my brother in law has one and boy they are fun and addicting! Oh and i'm glad you visited Junfac, they have some GREAT products, i'll actually be ordering some from them.

Check these out!

http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23935

http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthrea...ghlight=cruiser

that one I know you'll like

that site is like the Model Cars of scale RC trucks

Edited August 27, 2008 by Nick F40

[Gregg]

Here are some of the kits I pulled out from the corner

There are more.

I think

Been looking for the Proline FJ Cruiser body, can't find any

Any 1/10 body will fit now, right?

I need to get a reverse also

What about rear steering, or locking the rear and making straight axle?

What beer is best.

JD or the Captain?

[Joe Handley]

Don;t think Proline has made a FJ Cruiser body yet. The are making a body called the Bushwacker from a retooled FJ40 mold. Most of the FJC's being converted are New Bright made toy r/c's mounted on some kind of hobby grade chassis and suspension.

[Gregg]

So I could get that vacume-formed?

[Joe Handley]

Don't know, if you had a former larger enough you could probably pop a few out for yourself from the toy.

[Nick F40]

Oook Gregg what you want?! :lol:

So I could get that vacume-formed?

yes, as what Joe said they are made from the New Bright and such body's and so you would probably have to make one or find somebody

Proline had an Fj40 body that was licensed but then the licenses went away and were hard to get from them and at a good price and they discontinued them, you can still find them, some bring good money but if you are lucky you might be able to find one cheap at a hobby store in the body section. You probably saw the Proline Fj40 and the newly tooled Bushwacker but no FJ but don't be surprised if you see one soon.

I have reverse! and with my experience, I locked both axles up but found out you can't turn AT ALL unless you have a huge yard for the huge turning radius. I only locked the rear because then it's straight and when your climbing it will lock and be more stable. There are actual straight axle kits but to do it yourself works as good or even better than the kits and the plastic axle housings are just fine, you don't need to buy those fancy aluminum ones you'll scratch up, unless you want that, same with the chrome plated ones. All I did to lock my axle was take one of the three gears inside the axle case and put one in between the other two so it will lock, you can also JB Weld it for permanent lock or use silly putty or epoxy! The nice thing with switching the gears is that it's temporary and it doesn't screw up your axles at all.

Not sure about the beer.

Hey, your picking up these big name brands quick!

[Gregg]

Thanks, Nick.

I will go through instructions and see it before I take it apart, don't want to break it.

Did you see any kits you wanted for chassis. Did you have a reverse ESC?

[Joe Handley]

Hey, your picking up these big name brands quick!

No kidding Nick!

I used silly putty on my Wheely King for the first couple months and it did work halfway decent, but in climbing, locked front and rear worked better. I bought the Maximizer lockers for mine since I could "easy" get them (they were on back order at the time, so it took a little more time ) I may go back on the front with mine since it'll now be more of a trail rig/basher since I've got the Axial as a comp-able rig. I did JB Weld the diffs on my Venom Mini-Giant and also set up one with heavy grease, which acted like the silly putty does on the smaller rigs like that and Mini-T, that one will get the putty/grease front and JB rear diffs once I get around to building it back up. Both of my rigs have steerable knuckles on the back, but I've thought about either buying or trading for the factory ARTR/RTR rear lockouts for the Axial, Not going to bother with the WK even though I don't have plans to make it rear steer either. If you're going to run any kind of 2.2 class comps with your rig it can't have rear steer on it.

One question for you Gregg, have you joined any of the forums yet? I'm on RCCrawler under the name BJoe.

[Gregg]

I did join the one or two forums from a few months ago.

Searching through them takes so much time!

And we have a mag to put out

I hope to be doing this soon, soon as I can scrounge all the crawler parts for it.

I played with it at our club meeting at my house on Sunday, what a blast! It's quick, but I want to crawl.

Take it out to Sandy's beach, crawl over the lava rocks, next to the ocean. should be fun, don't mean to rub it in

[Joe Handley]

Man are you lucky! I wish there was stuff like that around here