The Crawl Space
RCC Addict
I did a good amount of research, talked to a couple dudes at the local hobby shops and got myself hooked up with a Exceed Mad Torque crawler.
I know some people are going to diss out on the cheap, no name crawlers but I'm attempting to stay under a budget and maybe use my engineering and fabrication skills to make this thing into a pretty decent rig and just have fun with it on the weekends
I believe it falls under the Super Class of crawlers so thats why I'm posting here.
Call this intial post of this thread a review of sorts but I plan to make many mods and changes in the future. Anyway, on to the pictures...
Here it is out of the box.
A side by side to a Electrix Ruckus, not too much bigger.
Out of the box there were some small issues that needed to be addressed after a quick maiden run around the living room. The shock mounts close to the end of the motors where rubbing on the wire leads due to the factory position of the shocks.
I moved the top shock mounts to the outside of the frame for a quick fix.
The tires are fairly sticky in my opinion but needed some love to get more of a bite. this is the out of the box shot of the tires. A little rigid for my taste and what I've seen on other crawlers.
There was no "vent holes" in the wheels and I felt the foam needed a little more give so I broke down all the wheel sets and got work with drill and a razor, ghetto style![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
hand drilled vent holes in the wheels.
Got a little more "squat" out of the tires, I plan to add some weight on all 4 corners in the next round of mods.
I adjusted the lower links in the rear to clock the rear motor above the axle more for clearance. (I believe I'm using the "clock" term properly, plz. correct me if I'm wrong.)
Thats all I've got for now. The vehicle remains pretty much out of the box stock at this point.
Future mod/build plans include
-Bigger, better front steering servo than this little guy...
-Possible rear steer.
-Possible tuber chassis to bring to bring the wheel base out to max 18"
-Longer shocks.
-High turn motors.
-Skid plates for motors
Hit me up with any words of advice and constructive criticism![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I know some people are going to diss out on the cheap, no name crawlers but I'm attempting to stay under a budget and maybe use my engineering and fabrication skills to make this thing into a pretty decent rig and just have fun with it on the weekends
Call this intial post of this thread a review of sorts but I plan to make many mods and changes in the future. Anyway, on to the pictures...
Here it is out of the box.
![IMG_0592.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0592.jpg&hash=cf3e04f1ce4ac65cdf142455c84efd80)
A side by side to a Electrix Ruckus, not too much bigger.
![IMG_0593.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0593.jpg&hash=59dab47866f0c1fdc3fbe674fef48e71)
Out of the box there were some small issues that needed to be addressed after a quick maiden run around the living room. The shock mounts close to the end of the motors where rubbing on the wire leads due to the factory position of the shocks.
![IMG_0596.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0596.jpg&hash=1e3be861fb37cf36e38427cadf15b983)
![IMG_0594.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0594.jpg&hash=e13abb4d68f80d6d4a6982e9ee4b2be1)
I moved the top shock mounts to the outside of the frame for a quick fix.
![IMG_0602.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0602.jpg&hash=cdb94e63c4398e560ea77b58d3ceb324)
The tires are fairly sticky in my opinion but needed some love to get more of a bite. this is the out of the box shot of the tires. A little rigid for my taste and what I've seen on other crawlers.
![IMG_0609.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0609.jpg&hash=008a4265659efe284fd7bb111e421bbf)
There was no "vent holes" in the wheels and I felt the foam needed a little more give so I broke down all the wheel sets and got work with drill and a razor, ghetto style
![IMG_0597.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0597.jpg&hash=5bb1f5f29a32272b70ee1498e197f72a)
![IMG_0598.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0598.jpg&hash=f006176f9c074e20e3bc53285a53ca91)
![IMG_0599.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0599.jpg&hash=fc69be34df3cfb251c05ef14954d0b8c)
![IMG_0600.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0600.jpg&hash=9ded386ac897896dfa917dde49ac6d08)
![IMG_0605.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0605.jpg&hash=3c15a16414f4b79ec3cca396b73e88da)
hand drilled vent holes in the wheels.
![IMG_0604.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0604.jpg&hash=d221688615a39b162d28ffe285606625)
![IMG_0601.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0601.jpg&hash=f517610d798a7aab076ab727c52abb56)
Got a little more "squat" out of the tires, I plan to add some weight on all 4 corners in the next round of mods.
![IMG_0608.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0608.jpg&hash=dda483215379dbedfb813f5ce6381cac)
I adjusted the lower links in the rear to clock the rear motor above the axle more for clearance. (I believe I'm using the "clock" term properly, plz. correct me if I'm wrong.)
![IMG_0603.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0603.jpg&hash=67dbe36d30509d6ac5e49a284683f24e)
Thats all I've got for now. The vehicle remains pretty much out of the box stock at this point.
Future mod/build plans include
-Bigger, better front steering servo than this little guy...
![IMG_0595.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1136.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn496%2Figrind808%2FIMG_0595.jpg&hash=34e608d4b2d319b50ab31f241a74116b)
-Possible rear steer.
-Possible tuber chassis to bring to bring the wheel base out to max 18"
-Longer shocks.
-High turn motors.
-Skid plates for motors
Hit me up with any words of advice and constructive criticism