struhall
Quarry Creeper
I feel like it's about time I posted up some pics of my newest rig. This is my first comp rig and I'm still new to this side of the game but I'm having fun and loving it so far.
It all started when Crawler Innovations had the first get together for the Activated Outlaw rule set. At the event Eddie and Gavin both let me drive one of their rigs and I knew I was hooked. I started doing some thinking and realized I could put together a rig with what I had and a handful more parts and I got started.
I already had a set of AX10 axles with steel Beef Tubes in the front, I added Vanquish C-hubs, knuckles and lock outs. I bought some Hot Racing universals to get all the steering angle the VP parts could give me. The axles had STRC 4 link truss on the rear and a Hot Racing 4 link on the front. I kept the rear but I got rid of the front truss and replaced it with a servo plate/battery tray.
Before the new front plate.
One of the pieces I bought was a Bender SWX chassis with the skid and a bunch of links. Got that put together and started working on the links and steering and how I was going to mount the servo. I'm using a stock plastic housing with stock gears for the transmission and I'll upgrade any of that as I break something.
Sterring is just pieces I had laying around, i used a bent Axial high clearance link for the tie rod because that's all i had that would clear the servo arm.
My wheelbase is just under 12in right now and I'm at 2 1/8 or so belly height. The wheelbase will get adjusted but this is what I got with the pieces I had in my spare parts bins.
At the second get together I bought a couple parts from Fish's Crawler Parts. I got Losi springs, shock cups and and carbon fiber spacers. Set the shocks up with soft front and medium rear springs. I also have his motor plate and servo mounts but they are not installed yet.
Once that was all sorted out I picked up electronics. I got a Castle ESC and BEC and I'm using an Axlai 35t brushed motor. I got the new cheap servo hotness from Amazon, the DS3218.
I only had one set of 2.2 tires that I own, some Proline Hammers I have owned for 5 years or more. So I picked up some CI 6 bolt wheels and some hubs from Amazon. I can't leave anything alone too much so I hydro dipped my wheels with 3 different blue colors. I think it turned out awesome. I knew I was going to use CI foams and I was talking with Eddie about what to use and he custom made me a set for the tires I'm using. I'm not even sure what they are be but he said to trust him and I did.
These pics taken from event pics posted by Nova's Ark.
All that's left is the body and I bought the iconic comp body the Parma X-Citer. This was my first paint job on lexan and I figured something simple like old school scallops would be best. Easy to tape off and only needed two colors. I used two of the colors from my wheels to paint the body.
The body didnt come with any stickers except the windshield mask. I had a set of stickers from a Proline Chevy body and I repurposed some of them for this body. I'm a Jeep person at heart but this is what I had so that's what its staying. I cut and sectioned the grille to keep the bowtie logo on the front and used the tail lights on the rear.
And obviously a build thread is useless without pics being used so I have a few I borrowed from the event thread.
Gotta represent the 903.
I hope that's everything. I'll add or subtract stuff and proof read soon.
It all started when Crawler Innovations had the first get together for the Activated Outlaw rule set. At the event Eddie and Gavin both let me drive one of their rigs and I knew I was hooked. I started doing some thinking and realized I could put together a rig with what I had and a handful more parts and I got started.
I already had a set of AX10 axles with steel Beef Tubes in the front, I added Vanquish C-hubs, knuckles and lock outs. I bought some Hot Racing universals to get all the steering angle the VP parts could give me. The axles had STRC 4 link truss on the rear and a Hot Racing 4 link on the front. I kept the rear but I got rid of the front truss and replaced it with a servo plate/battery tray.
Before the new front plate.
One of the pieces I bought was a Bender SWX chassis with the skid and a bunch of links. Got that put together and started working on the links and steering and how I was going to mount the servo. I'm using a stock plastic housing with stock gears for the transmission and I'll upgrade any of that as I break something.
Sterring is just pieces I had laying around, i used a bent Axial high clearance link for the tie rod because that's all i had that would clear the servo arm.
My wheelbase is just under 12in right now and I'm at 2 1/8 or so belly height. The wheelbase will get adjusted but this is what I got with the pieces I had in my spare parts bins.
At the second get together I bought a couple parts from Fish's Crawler Parts. I got Losi springs, shock cups and and carbon fiber spacers. Set the shocks up with soft front and medium rear springs. I also have his motor plate and servo mounts but they are not installed yet.
Once that was all sorted out I picked up electronics. I got a Castle ESC and BEC and I'm using an Axlai 35t brushed motor. I got the new cheap servo hotness from Amazon, the DS3218.
I only had one set of 2.2 tires that I own, some Proline Hammers I have owned for 5 years or more. So I picked up some CI 6 bolt wheels and some hubs from Amazon. I can't leave anything alone too much so I hydro dipped my wheels with 3 different blue colors. I think it turned out awesome. I knew I was going to use CI foams and I was talking with Eddie about what to use and he custom made me a set for the tires I'm using. I'm not even sure what they are be but he said to trust him and I did.
These pics taken from event pics posted by Nova's Ark.
All that's left is the body and I bought the iconic comp body the Parma X-Citer. This was my first paint job on lexan and I figured something simple like old school scallops would be best. Easy to tape off and only needed two colors. I used two of the colors from my wheels to paint the body.
The body didnt come with any stickers except the windshield mask. I had a set of stickers from a Proline Chevy body and I repurposed some of them for this body. I'm a Jeep person at heart but this is what I had so that's what its staying. I cut and sectioned the grille to keep the bowtie logo on the front and used the tail lights on the rear.
And obviously a build thread is useless without pics being used so I have a few I borrowed from the event thread.
Gotta represent the 903.
I hope that's everything. I'll add or subtract stuff and proof read soon.
