On the fly hybrid TLT rock crawler

[octanas]

Since my 3 years old kid is asking for his own car, I decided to use parts that I already had and build him a car.

The idea wasn't to make a "top performance" rock crawler but a car that a young kid can drive over the rocks... on his age, he is happy just by driving the car on the same rocks his dady does ;)

Just toke me arround 6 hours to build this baby.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h172/octanas/Rock%20Crawler/Build_4/Rolling_Chassis_08.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h172/octanas/Rock%20Crawler/Build_4/Rolling_Chassis_09.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h172/octanas/Rock%20Crawler/Build_4/Rolling_Chassis_11.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h172/octanas/Rock%20Crawler/Build_4/Rolling_Chassis_12.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h172/octanas/Rock%20Crawler/Build_4/Rolling_Chassis_01.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h172/octanas/Rock%20Crawler/Build_4/Rolling_Chassis_04.jpg

After this, I've changed the rear 4-link mount for a better looking one, and 4-linked the front end also. I still need to make it a little "kid proof".

This is going to sport a TLT bodyshell... small bodyshell for a small kid :)

[Arcocustom]

That is a very nice rig you have built for your son. Looks like it will crawl just fine. Interested to know what "kid proofing" is.:D

[HuskeyHilux]

Octanas....Where did you get the scale jack stands? Too sweet!

[octanas]

Octanas....Where did you get the scale jack stands? Too sweet!

Bougth them on ebay... Crawford Performance Engenniering is the seller but you also find them in this german shop (http://www.rc-car-online-shop.de/cgi-bin/cosmoshop/lshop.cgi?action=showdetail&wkid=29639&ls=e&nc=1246493252-29785&rubnum=&artnum=y1133&file=&gesamt_zeilen=0Tsuche--stands).


That is a very nice rig you have built for your son. Looks like it will crawl just fine. Interested to know what "kid proofing" is.
Need to put some tubing between the shock mounts in order to give a little more resistance in those points of the chassis... the way my son drives, probably the chassis will bend on those points.

[jeffro]

Will you adopt me :D Its lookin good "dad". Thats really cool that you are building him his own crawler. ;)

[octanas]

This video was filmed (http://www.tamiyacrawlers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=664) almost 1 year ago... you can see why the car need to be "kid proof" :)

[octanas]

Will you adopt me :D Its lookin good "dad". Thats really cool that you are building him his own crawler. ;)

Why do I ear/read that a lot???? I already have 5 kids at home with ages ranging from 3 and half to 21 years... no need for more.

:):):):)

[Arcocustom]

Need to put some tubing between the shock mounts in order to give a little more resistance in those points of the chassis... the way my son drives, probably the chassis will bend on those points.

Oh, okay. That makes sense. Thought maybe a govornor or something. Just beefing it up a little.:)

[octanas]

I'm starting to think I "overspec" this baby! I've tested the car inside the house and was able to climb to some places were I can't go with my axial. Then I went outside... the same happen :mad:

Either this is a high spec car or I've been wrong about my axial for the last 2 and a half years :o

The initial ideal was to build a car that would look like a rock crawler without caring for it's performance... a 3 years kid old doesn't care about performance, turning radius, aproach angle, etc... he just wants something that runs when he squezes the trigger.

The specs are:
- Axial transmission
- TLT-1 axels
- Reign J2-TT chassis
- Novak Rooster Crawler combo
- Ace 1015 for steering
- Junfac beadlocks (each front tyre weights about 320 grams and each rear about 200grams)
- Proline Masher 2000 with regular foams cutted in star pattern
- Big bore aluminum shocks (came with some other pieces that I bought on ebay, so I don't know the brand)

I'm going to gear it down a bite because I think it's a bite to fast for him.

Will try to get some picts of the young driver driving this car.

[Arcocustom]

I'm starting to think I "overspec" this baby! I've tested the car inside the house and was able to climb to some places were I can't go with my axial. Then I went outside... the same happen :mad:

Either this is a high spec car or I've been wrong about my axial for the last 2 and a half years :o


That rig looks like serious business to me. :thumb: Not surprising that it goes where others fear to tread.

:Tamiya1::crawlers:

[octanas]

Video in here (http://www.tamiyacrawlers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=673)