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Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/27/2003 6:44:23 AM   
Inv3ctiv3


 

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From: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Status: offline 		Well there seems to be interest again in rock crawling so I figure might as well make a thread on it, show off your crawlers (please keep the pics OF crawlers) give tips and ask questions. So lets start this off, go here to see my highly modded crawling clod : www.martyrproductions.com/projectclodcrawler.htm
Here are a couple quick pics of it.

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/27/2003 7:12:39 AM   
Ge|atinousFury



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From: Auburn, AL, USA
Status: offline 		Wow, it'd be awesome to build a rock crawler from scratch using custom parts. Just for a little information, can you provide links (if any) to some websites that sell some rock crawler parts or provide information about rock crawling trucks\parts? It might come in handy for potential builders if they decide to look into this side of R\C, in addition to being interesting reading.

By the way, sweet truck!!!

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/27/2003 12:39:29 PM   
Isphius



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Status: offline 		www.rcguy.com makes the gecko chassis, and www.rc4wd.com sells a bunch of custom plastic and cnc clod parts, and tires and wheels.

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/27/2003 12:41:03 PM   
Isphius



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Status: offline 		BTW, i just ordered and x-factor and after i break it in and drive it for a while its getting a serious rock crawling treatment. anyone know of a good low end pipe, and what clutch bells fit the x-fac?

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/27/2003 3:43:11 PM   
Inv3ctiv3


 

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From: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Status: offline 		www.mudcow.com has vids of rock crawling (the best crawler I have seen in action). And I can make you links and steering set ups if you ever get a clod. I sell them on ClodTalk.
Thanks
- Jim

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/27/2003 4:10:25 PM   
sledmanass



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Status: offline 		get a paris turbo pipe for your x-factor

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/27/2003 9:25:19 PM   
Isphius



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Status: offline 		is the paris a low end pipe? i need it to run really good at idle and have lots of low end torque. i was also thinking of putiing about 2ft of fuel tubing in a coil so it runs after it flips over.

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/27/2003 9:26:46 PM   
Isphius



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Status: offline 		on www.mattsrcstuff.com there is a few cool in-clod videos.

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/28/2003 2:18:52 AM   
Inv3ctiv3


 

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Status: offline 		Hmm so I guess people lost interest.... :-/

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/28/2003 7:30:17 AM   
Inv3ctiv3


 

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Status: offline 		Anyone interested in crawling/clods/or just MT's should come over to www.clodtalk.com !!!! Great forum with lots of helpful nice people.

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/28/2003 3:58:36 PM   
Savage_Dias



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From: Southern, WV, USA
Status: offline 		Is it just me or is that a super long chassis?

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/28/2003 7:00:21 PM   
Inv3ctiv3


 

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Status: offline 		It is just you, because the chassis is not long but the links are. The wheelbase on it is 14.5" and a longer wheelbase is better for crawling.

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/28/2003 7:36:34 PM   
coreyhp



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From: nyack, NY, USA
Status: offline 		yo dude the savage spur gear will fit thex-factor and will give a load more low end. if u want to c a nice x-factor check out dirk-digler on www.hpisavageforum.com

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/28/2003 8:12:04 PM   
Inv3ctiv3


 

Posts: 161
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Status: offline 		Everyone talks of this dirt digler.... Does he have any vids? Because I doubt nitro crawling. Or at least competive crawling that is.

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/29/2003 3:22:36 PM   
Inv3ctiv3


 

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Status: offline 		So does anyone have vids of an X-Factor crawling?

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RE: Official Rock Crawling Thread - 9/29/2003 7:57:28 PM   
Unruely


 

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From: Sandyville, WV, USA
Status: offline 		Here are a few pics of my Gecko Clod on my rock course.






And a few videos of it in action.
[URL=http://www.rcpics.net/media/gecko1.wmv]http://www.rcpics.net/media/gecko1.wmv[/URL]
[URL=http://www.rcpics.net/media/gecko2.wmv]http://www.rcpics.net/media/gecko2.wmv[/URL]
[URL=http://www.rcpics.net/media/gecko3.wmv]http://www.rcpics.net/media/gecko3.wmv[/URL]
[URL=http://www.rcpics.net/media/gecko4.wmv]http://www.rcpics.net/media/gecko4.wmv[/URL]

I also crawl with a TXT, a Pajero, and I have a Clodzilla 4 I am working on now.


Enjoy
Martin

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