Brian's Land Cruiser

[quick5pnt0]

Just thought I'd post some pictures of my brother's Land Cruiser 40. The pictures show it all stock, but I have since given Brian the tires/wheels off my Axial to use and the addition of weights in the wheels and star cut foams really made a big difference in the way this truck crawls. In the future we plan on making a steel bumper for the front, and possibly a roll cage (for looks) for the interior.

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Here is the driveshaft after the second battery pack.
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You can read about the build and see tons more pictures on his site
http://clodzone.com/?p=1025

[quick5pnt0]

Figured I might as well post some shots of it with the Axial beadlocks and tires on it. I stripped the green anodizing off with oven cleaner, then painted them mat black. I'm sure the paint won't last long but thats OK since this is a beater, not a shelf queen.

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[monster_beetle]

Nice and clean build, but that driveshaft is a bit disappointing :?

Not looked gooed enough at traxxas I think...

[quick5pnt0]

Yea I was really disappointed at how easily the drive shaft twisted. Granted we were running the Axial tires on it with weights in the front but regardless I don't think it should have twisted that easily.

I thought I'd be able to swap just the center section of the driveshaft from a Stampede into the truck (like you can with the Axial) but unfortunately the yokes are different. Since I didn't have full Stampede shafts my only choice was to use the center sections from a Stampede shaft and ends from an Axial driveshaft. Its back up and running but only time will tell how long those Axial ends hold up.

[Moondoggie]

Oh man, that driveshaft does not look very good...:(

[Wyoming]

ouch, I've not had that problem even after hours and hours of running with mine.

[quick5pnt0]

ouch, I've not had that problem even after hours and hours of running with mine.

Any weight in the tires yet?

[william]

I twisted one and exploded a yoke on another before I even weighted mine.

I then ran an axial shaft setup in the rear for 12 packs without an issue

[scalenut]

did this happen with the stock "silver can" motor?

[william]

did this happen with the stock "silver can" motor?

yes and 6 cell battery

now I have the NOVAK Goat brushless to ensure I have enough power :jaw:

[quick5pnt0]

did this happen with the stock "silver can" motor?

On my brother's truck, yes it was the stock silver can and 6 cell pack. I can't imagine how these driveshafts would do with a lathe motor.

[louisthe2nd]

While I'm not sure how you figured out how / why to look at the twisted shafts, I'm glad you did. Although I do not want to look at mine. We were doing the old 'go fast forward-go fast backwards' deal.

[quick5pnt0]

I didn't have a choice. The shaft twisted so bad that it split in two and was just flopping around under there.. :eek: