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Return of the Cameo Crawler!!!
That's right, I'm finally taking back the cameo body out of the boxes and try to complete this project as planned.
I decided to join Lancer_man and field_fairy2 into their way to build a berg axle in the rear. I don't plan to build a whole new gearbox out of styrene but i'm gonna hack the rear gearbox to act like one. This is how I managed to build the axles out of pen tubinng and gen1 parts. Shaved-off the gearbox for more clearance, And it's pretty wide(3 1/2inch), compared to the stock lenght. And That's pretty much all of the update you guys will get today! Comments are welcome, as always! Last edited by c1v1c; 04-15-2009 at 10:31 PM.. |
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Awesome start, c1v1c! Be sure to keep us posted!
Cheers, Kyle.
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Another amazing project from c1v1c
This looks interesting, you definitely separate your projects from the rest. Trucks really don't phase me, but I'll keep an eye on this one If I do a crawler, you have to help me out.
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Thanks for the comments guys!
And of course I'd be glad to give you a hand if you ever will make a crawler! __________________________________________________ _______ some of you guys might have realized already, but I do like to use a pen as a tubing materiel since I can't really get my hand on any brass tubes or anything better... It seems to be spinning freely in there, so all I need to do is to take out my JB-weld epoxy glue and glue the crap out of the axle to make it stronger! |
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are you putting a servo into this??
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I love the ultra round axle! I also use pen tubing, since it's dirt cheap and easy to work with. And I don't have to braze or weld anything together. Looks good so far. Hopefully this doesn't turn into a year-long project like your skyline/civic, but that car turned out awesome! And what is the yellow spacer on the driveshaft for?
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Kendall, I don't know yet, but I'm pretty sure I will..
I know Amorton, my project seems to be taking ages to accomplish, some never get done... But xmod is just an hobby for me and I'm just modding when I have time or when I feel like it, so I usually never rush my big projects! Thanks to surgeon for his wide axle tut! this is exactly what i needed to get the same lenght as the rear. I bridged the rear axle with some aluminum plate for some reinforcement. thanks! |
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These tires suffered from this http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/show...ighlight=c1v1c
I tried to make some pattern on it but I guess I screwed up. But when it's done well, it shouldlook soemthing like this: About the steering servo, I'm not sure yet... |
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Update!
I centrally placed the servo motor to have an overall better balance, which will prevent the truck from rolling over backward. Hacked the main stock chassis to be able to add a gear to the driveshaft. Adding a strut bar upfront will prevent bumpsteer when the springs compresses. The truck runs rather quickly without sacrifying too much torque from the servo with my gearing setup. Here's a test drive out of a 9volt battery. As you can see, there is no ep hooked up yet thus mean no servo yet. I plan on keeping the stock servo but if it isn't good enough, i'll swap for an hs-55. Comments are more than welcome! Thanks! |
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Comments? How about a round of applause? Very nice work, C1V1C. This is top notch stuff.
Cheers, Kyle.
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I like the strut bar; it is very creative in my opinion. This is definitely a unique crawler so far!
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Lookin' good so far man.
The mid servo mount should really make a difference in the weight distribution. Any idea on gear ratio? Hat's off to you for creativity Definately a unique project. Later, T.I.M
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looks real good man cant wait to see it finished, i'd love to see some more pictures of your gear setup
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