92MNstanger
Newbie
Hello RCCrawler, this is my first post here. I'll give you a little bit about myself and the background of this project and then I'll get into the build of the truck.
I have been a trophy truck fan since roughly 1993 or 1994 when I got Ivan Stewart's Super Offroad, the Baja. It's a great game and I still have and play it 20+ years later. There is even an android ap for it.
Super Off Road: The Baja - Super NES - IGN
I was just a young kid at that time and loved the idea of trucks that can travel fast over such challenging terrain.
Fast forward 15 or so years...There is a new Baja game that I currently spend plenty of time with; Baja edge of control
Baja: Edge of Control - PlayStation 3 - IGN
Finally just a couple years ago I came across Dust to Glory on Netflix.
Dust to Glory (2005) - IMDb
I have had various RC trucks in the past (4wd slash, Losi 5T, SCX10, etc) but wanted something different.
I found the ideal RC trophy truck blog, downloaded some free drafting software and got started.
Trophy Truck Slash Project Part 4: Chassis | Ideal RC
After a couple weeks of planning and playing, I ended up here
I was reasonably happy with it until I scored a Brushlless Slash 2wd with the RC4wd cage on ebay for just a couple hundred bucks. Now, The RC4wd cage did not fit on what I had built, it was over 1" wider than my steel base plate and the rear suspenstion structure interfered with the cage. I shelved the original build and started over with a new steel baseplate.
The cage won't work without modification becuase it is meant to work with a stock traxxas chassis, it's not tall enough to work with my design, so I had to add 1" to the bottom of the cage to lift it up into the body.
I bought a mpa gas torch and some tubing and taught myself to braze yesterday
Shameless plug for a good book.
I am trying to figure out what amount of anti-squat to design into the rear suspension by moving around the rear link mounting ponts.
Thus far I have the RC4WD Steel 2.2 wheels and their Dune TAs, and Integy Wraith rear axle and some HR Twin Hammers rear lower links.
The donor truck came with a brand new but butchered Welchel body. It's not my first choice but it's un-used and I fixed it up with a little trmming last night. Hard to pass up on a $60 body when it's already in the box.
My future plans include a rear rack to hold the 2 Dune TAs, and recovery tools. I will finish up the roll cage, add a fuel cell, radiator with fans and fab rear suspension mounts for the RC4WD King shocks and their ultimate scale shocks I am using for bypass shocks. This truck will have front and rear lights and as many other details as I can add such as side exit exhaust, fuel filler, window nets, etc. I was first inspired by Topolino's build when I saw it on youtube. His work is amazing and his camera and video work are some of the best. I don't know if it's tasteless or a rip off to post his video here but it is pretty amazing stuff.
RC Desert Trophy Truck -RC4WD/Topolino Ultimate Hardcore Slash - YouTube
I want to build a scale truck that I can beat on. To give my mind a place to wander, I got myself a new desktop back ground for my work PC
Mmmmm Camburg....
I have been a trophy truck fan since roughly 1993 or 1994 when I got Ivan Stewart's Super Offroad, the Baja. It's a great game and I still have and play it 20+ years later. There is even an android ap for it.
Super Off Road: The Baja - Super NES - IGN
I was just a young kid at that time and loved the idea of trucks that can travel fast over such challenging terrain.
Fast forward 15 or so years...There is a new Baja game that I currently spend plenty of time with; Baja edge of control
Baja: Edge of Control - PlayStation 3 - IGN
Finally just a couple years ago I came across Dust to Glory on Netflix.
Dust to Glory (2005) - IMDb
I have had various RC trucks in the past (4wd slash, Losi 5T, SCX10, etc) but wanted something different.
I found the ideal RC trophy truck blog, downloaded some free drafting software and got started.
Trophy Truck Slash Project Part 4: Chassis | Ideal RC
After a couple weeks of planning and playing, I ended up here
I was reasonably happy with it until I scored a Brushlless Slash 2wd with the RC4wd cage on ebay for just a couple hundred bucks. Now, The RC4wd cage did not fit on what I had built, it was over 1" wider than my steel base plate and the rear suspenstion structure interfered with the cage. I shelved the original build and started over with a new steel baseplate.
The cage won't work without modification becuase it is meant to work with a stock traxxas chassis, it's not tall enough to work with my design, so I had to add 1" to the bottom of the cage to lift it up into the body.
I bought a mpa gas torch and some tubing and taught myself to braze yesterday
Shameless plug for a good book.
I am trying to figure out what amount of anti-squat to design into the rear suspension by moving around the rear link mounting ponts.
Thus far I have the RC4WD Steel 2.2 wheels and their Dune TAs, and Integy Wraith rear axle and some HR Twin Hammers rear lower links.
The donor truck came with a brand new but butchered Welchel body. It's not my first choice but it's un-used and I fixed it up with a little trmming last night. Hard to pass up on a $60 body when it's already in the box.
My future plans include a rear rack to hold the 2 Dune TAs, and recovery tools. I will finish up the roll cage, add a fuel cell, radiator with fans and fab rear suspension mounts for the RC4WD King shocks and their ultimate scale shocks I am using for bypass shocks. This truck will have front and rear lights and as many other details as I can add such as side exit exhaust, fuel filler, window nets, etc. I was first inspired by Topolino's build when I saw it on youtube. His work is amazing and his camera and video work are some of the best. I don't know if it's tasteless or a rip off to post his video here but it is pretty amazing stuff.
RC Desert Trophy Truck -RC4WD/Topolino Ultimate Hardcore Slash - YouTube
I want to build a scale truck that I can beat on. To give my mind a place to wander, I got myself a new desktop back ground for my work PC
Mmmmm Camburg....
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