Frizzens Losi Micro Crawler

[frizzen]

So I take it you guys don't mind the looks of it either?
Sweet! It took a while and a few mockups to sell me on it, but since I stretched WB, it's past the BarbieSafari or MallCrawler look to me.

I'm thinking Ladder frame, 4-linked, droop or semi-droop. I can't see trying to go Leaf spring on rig that was IFS, Solid axle is a change I could see happening though.

Dunno about the Exo, I was thinking more like: Lights, Bullbar, Winch, D-ring shackles, Rocksliders, gascan, baseloaded whip or screwdriver antenna... maybe a swing-away spare carrier, recciever hitch.

Keeping the kandy red, leaning toward white rims (mmm, steelie Wagon Wheels) with black or red beads. maybe consider black or silver bumpers, flares, and sliders.

Make it look like it deserves the Trail Rated badge on the drivers fender.

[frizzen]

So anyway, somehow something I was drawing met up with some 0.080 aluminum, and followed me home... Then next thing I knew it had my Micro running gear attached...
Who needs to measure, that's what "Trim to Fit" means! Trimmed the rails to length and notched out front of the frame for the front body mount adapter.



Next up driveshaft stretch, chassis spreader-bars with body mounts.

This much progress needs a gratuitous off road pic! (Truck porn)


A jeep in its natural habitat.

[sidewinder]

That looks great, very cool.

[frizzen]

Spreader bars are made up out of 1/4" lexan, chassis feels much more rigid. Knocked in a couple more shock mounts for the rear to kill some flex.

Backed the articulation down to around 1.2" on a 4.7" wheelbase. Still fairly long travel for scaler, but not looking NEARLY as much much like a Comp truck with a scale body.

http://www.4lo.com/calc/rticalc.htm
Um, wait... on 20 degree, my RTI is 747. May need more limiting.

[Sqwalerrr]

i am totaly lost when it comes to this kinda stuff, BUT MAN DOSE THAT THING LOOK HOT!!! once you get the time, put up a video, pweeeeeeaassseeeee

[frizzen]

Thanks guys!

Lost on which part? Building a chassis and playing with link and shock setups, or using the Ramp Travel Index to decide if it's scale enough?

Video? Have I mentioned I still haven't stretched the driveshafts yet? Also need to hog out the front chassis bar and build body mounts... With it sitting on the desk taunting me..."Come on, you know you want to drive me"

[sidewinder]

Lost on which part? Building a chassis and playing with link and shock setups, or using the Ramp Travel Index to decide if it's scale enough?

Yep, all of it.

[frizzen]

For the record, You guys are pushy!

So your push worked, I killed 2 cheap pens to find the right tubing... I now have driveshafts! An "EXP 1.0" bic clone was the donor, ream ID with 1/4" twistbit, scuff shaft, line up the yokes, CA.

[frizzen]

It was obscenely rainy today... I've already got 3 molded in wipers, but I'm still missing something for reduced visibility driving.

Something looks different here. Scroll back up and check.

Does that look different to you?



How about now?

My LED donor flashlight had the 4 LEDs in parallel, so when I reconfigured it I put all 4 in parallel so I didn't have to do any resistor math. I did split them up into 2 separate color-coded channels though so when it's time to do the real wiring with a dip-switch pack I can put headlights and the fogs on their own switches without doing rework there.

I'm still debating on Taillights, running lights, rock lights...

[frizzen]

Slight thread derail... I'm still keeping a Comp, and a Jeep, but think I found body for a #3.



found one of these. Schleich, i think they call it a Safari Truck.

A Losi micro crawler fits in the bed, axle width and tire height are little bigger, but close enough to fake it with Losi. All bed gates work, rear gate drops to be ramp, opening doors, interior, driver, bedmount spare, opening tool box on side, hollow gas tank, pintle hitch...

[frizzen]

Ok I always liked when couples do His and Hearse rides...

...but she wanted a K5 instead.


It's a Losi trail trekker (the scale Micro Comp truck) with an old RadioShack rc Chevy body she's had forever
(asked me to rework a worn out broken fwd / reverse to turn truck so she could drive it again.) Happy birthday babe.

[sidewinder]

Nice gift

[frizzen]

On the K5, I need to pick up the rod-end kit so I can make adjustable lower links and punch the wheelbase out a little. might see if they have longer body posts to replace my handmade stretched ones for a little cleaner look. I would throw in some wheel weight, but I'm not sure if this is gonna be a crawler, basher, or trail rig.

I found some nice tiny magnets for the XK, so I can finally get the body mounted

[HirotoR34]

Very cool...watching this thread closely

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