Build One, Get It Right, Part It Out, Do It Again !! Life & Times of a Crawler Newbie
 

Well I guess I'm not really a "noob" any longer. But I still know that I have a long long way to go. :whistle:

Got hooked on Rock back in April of this year and it seems to dominate my R/C endeavours as of late.

I figure I have waited waaaay too looong to post up my comp. AX-10 Crawler. So here goes:

I started fairly simple and upgraded along the way to get it to this point in about 6 months.

Thanks for looking.

-Doug

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Integy Graphite TPV Chassis
Mamba Max ESC
Integy 35t motor
Hitec 5645 Steering Servo
Panther Cougars on Heavy Comp Delrin Beadlocks
ProLine Hammers on ProLine 8-Shooters
RCP High Clearance Knuckles
RCP Clockable C's
RC4WD straight axle kit
Freak Stuff Racing Lockers
Axial Aluminum Shock Bodies
HR Bent Links
TCS Boomerang & TCS Servo Mount
TCS Delrin Battery Trays & TSC Delrin Skid
MIP Driveshafts
Traxxas VXL Rustler Body
Axial B-17 Betty Body

I had this truck crawling very well. Moving up 2 spots at each comp and even placing 1st on one of the course's. I was finishing in the Top 10 at most comps w/ 18-23 entries at any given time. 2 of the guys we crawl with placed Top 15 at Natty's so motivation is HIGH. I got to the point where I felt I "had to have" dig to get keep advancing towards the podium. Yeah, no brainer huh?

Here are some of the pics:






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As of last week this truck no longer exist. :gasp: It has been totally parted out and spread around North Carolina helping many other's with their AX-10 build. :yes:

Doh - would have loved some of those parts! Looking at digs myself...

The parts went fast locally AND I found my dig :yes:

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What parts do you need Chris, :neutral:
I've got baggs of spare parts for the AX type here are some pictures just tell me what you need and send them out.. :intello:


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P.S. :oh:
I'm sorry for highjacking your thread.. :wink:

It a great build and I feel you pain.. :lol::lol:

All I need is the XRay towel and were good :whistle:

My pain is getting this next build ready. I absolutely despise the downtime. :diablo: It's gonna be nice when it's done though. I should have just about everything by this weekend with exception to the HH dig swiches(out of stock).

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:gasp: WOW That Looks great!!! :party:

Sorry I'm keeping my towel.. :lol::lol:

P.S.
Yes I still feel your pain, I'm waiting for parts all the fricken time.. I've got two controllers off to MGM, a Nue motor, CC motor out for repair and don’t even get me started with what I’ve pre-paid for and not received yet. :diablo: :wink:

I need to get much better with my 2.2 but already tempted by a full size rig...

She's purrrrty.... :lol: :yes:

Thank you very much :wink:

Just wait till she's finished, she's gonna be the "Belle of the Ball" :yes:

Here's a couple of pic's of the body I will be using


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But then again, Betty sits down on it so sweet. :bad:

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That looks great Doug. A crawler is most likely in my future so I may be hitting you up with pm or two. I have an area out by the track that I think I could make into a rock pile. If it's called a rock pile. :) What do you mean by dig?

dig is a feature used in the unlimited class usually

It allows the driver to "Lock" the rear axle in place and only send power to the front axles. This decreases turning radius and can get you outa tight situations!

They also have rear digs avail taht lock the front and run the back.

fun stuff!:party::party:

Sound pretty cool. Thanks for the info. I'm finding there's a lot more to these crawlers then meets the eye.

Thanks Gee.

Believe it or not I'm still tweakin' just a bit. Changin' this, lengthen that. :yes: Should be ready to go by next weekend though. 1st Comp of the season.

I got bit by the crawler bug almost a year ago. I never had any idea that going slow could be soooo much fun. Plus I love the comp's. ALOT of rig's and I get to hang out at some cool places during the events.

The new Losi crawler that is coming out soon-ish should be ready to compete out of the box. Complete with front and rear dig from the factory. It would definately be a strong start.

2.2 Crawler Class : F & R Dig Allowed-No rear steer

Almost there ..........................
 

Well, the crawler is 98% ready for its first shakedown run. Kinda tough being that it will be at a #1 of 6 series Comp. I will know after the 9th how she turned out runnin' with the medium to big dogs. :lol:

Gotta get some rock rash on that "Murder of Crows" Grappler body.



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That just looks plain out Bad Ass! I am impressed, I mean all your RCs turn out great (and their always clean) but I think you might of out did yourself on this one.:mdr: Good luck!

:gasp: WOW Doug..

looks GREAT..:yes:. so when are you going to post some video??:whistle: