Super Clod Buster Build-up Thread
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Here are some pics of my Clod. I have a Hummer base I am going to do next. I will make it forest green and age it like a beat up Forest Ranger car at least that is the plan right now....
It took me a while to do the steering mod on this one and get it correct, but it was a good excuse to buy a drill press! Anyway, I do like the final solution because it uses aluminum bumpers front and back and mounts the servos upside down and out of the way. My 3 year old just loves it!!
It took me a while to do the steering mod on this one and get it correct, but it was a good excuse to buy a drill press! Anyway, I do like the final solution because it uses aluminum bumpers front and back and mounts the servos upside down and out of the way. My 3 year old just loves it!!
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The Steering Links are from RCGuys. I bought the aluminum bumpers off a guy on ebay after a prolonged search. I had to shorten the steering links by cutting them shorter, drilling and retapping the threads. It turned out pretty nice. I had a little problem mounting the servos and keeping the profile low enough such that they didn't hit the servo links, but with a few mods got it to work properly.
I checked on Ebay and none listed a few days ago. I went back through my transaction history but this is remote enough that it was erased... Looked through my bazillion emails and did not find it either on a search. Sorry!
I checked on Ebay and none listed a few days ago. I went back through my transaction history but this is remote enough that it was erased... Looked through my bazillion emails and did not find it either on a search. Sorry!
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Brazos, have any plans to make it a crawler? anymore vid on your clod the previous one is a cool one but ned a better close up i guess
i wonder where the rest of the guys are. i'm still working on my clod. almost done. also plans to make a second clod crawler. i still got so many xtra parts
i wonder where the rest of the guys are. i'm still working on my clod. almost done. also plans to make a second clod crawler. i still got so many xtra parts
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It's been a while here now, like 2 months? Anyways, I got some things to fix on my Clodzilla IV that's been down and never run much for a while now. I've been running those stock Tamiya 540's really hard on 14.4v the last time I ran it and the motors couldn't really take that much of that raw battery power. The green or yellow wire will become loose, once the motors overheats, but I can molt it back together again. Maybe I should use heatsinks? But they hits the chassis of the truck, when the suspension is in action. The problem is, I don't think these motors are really the best for 14.4v. Do anyone have any ideas or thoughts on which 540 motors to use that can take 14.4v? I have 550 motors lying around, but they are too big and they touches the suspension links, if you try to installed them in the truck, so needs a 540 type that is suitable for 14.4v use.
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Do the new clods come with an esc now. Thank god they started putting esc's in a couple years ago, the mechnical speed controls were horrible.
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The metallic special comes w/ ESC.. not the standard one.. but wouldn't surprise me if they include the ESC with the standard one (and a higher price, of course) in the future..
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Here's a Super Clodbuster I built a few years ago, I custom mounted a hard plastic VW Bus body on it and it had working headlight and tail lights.
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Thanks guys!
That's exactly what it was...... an LB on steroids ... 4WD + 4WS. That one had sllghtly smaller tires than the regular Clod.
Here's the second "LB" version on steriods.....
[link]http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqEJw_i[/link]
That's exactly what it was...... an LB on steroids ... 4WD + 4WS. That one had sllghtly smaller tires than the regular Clod.
Here's the second "LB" version on steriods.....
[link]http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqEJw_i[/link]
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Well... damn this thread.. lol. Just got sucked into it badly.. I was getting an e-savage from a friend of mine but it looks like that isn't going to happen for a couple of months now... so I am thinking about a super clod now... I got a wheely king and it's a good clod type truck, but now the wife is showing interest in RC again (I guess 1/18th scale was kind of boring for her, but she likes the larger vehicles) so I am thinking about letting her drive the mostly stock WK and getting the super clod for myself.. just for bashing and fun.. seems like there's a good strong following for it and quite a few aftermarket upgrade options.. So I guess I should just get the cheapest kit I can find... seems like tower has the best price overall.. anything (mod wise) I should get with it right away? bearing kit I guess is a no brainer.. huh? oH.. and an ESC. I guess I will start there...
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Picking up a Clod kit and all the radio gear for my brother for his birthday. He had one when we were kids, and since I got back into the hobby awhile back I thought it would be good to get him back into it as well.
I have everything I plan to buy all sorted except the ESC. Whats the current suggested model? I was thinking of something like Tamiya's TEU-103BK since its designed for dual motors and its inexpensive. More than likely he will stay with the stock silver cans or perhaps upgrade to a slightly faster motor...but nothing too fast.
So, in the $60 or so range, whats my best choice?
I have everything I plan to buy all sorted except the ESC. Whats the current suggested model? I was thinking of something like Tamiya's TEU-103BK since its designed for dual motors and its inexpensive. More than likely he will stay with the stock silver cans or perhaps upgrade to a slightly faster motor...but nothing too fast.
So, in the $60 or so range, whats my best choice?
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ORIGINAL: Stampede Killer
hey lunchboxer, i think i painted my blackfoot extreme shell the same color as you clod[img][/img]
hey lunchboxer, i think i painted my blackfoot extreme shell the same color as you clod[img][/img]
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ORIGINAL: The Mad Modder
Cool, an original clod? Those motors look old.
Cool, an original clod? Those motors look old.
Those are the original Silver cans, they are fine on 14.4 volts as long as you give them frequent breaks from running.
It took about 2 months to get it together.
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lol great minds think a like
ORIGINAL: The Mad Modder
LOL, just last week, I painted up the same body for my dad's AX10. Painted it blue, too.
ORIGINAL: Stampede Killer
hey lunchboxer, i think i painted my blackfoot extreme shell the same color as you clod[img][/img]
hey lunchboxer, i think i painted my blackfoot extreme shell the same color as you clod[img][/img]
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@kitsune
just finished my carbon fiber deck. Anyone else want one?
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where you get that material? is that a real carbon fiber board? or just a sticker?
@kitsune
just finished my carbon fiber deck. Anyone else want one?