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OFFICIAL WHEELY KING CRAWLER THREAD

Old 12-25-2008, 10:55 AM
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Hi, there are some nice WK rigs you guys have put togather. I got one and could not resist tweaking it a bit
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This is the design I came up with of a chassis for my WK.
Disreguard the date, the camera was messed up.

I tried to use as many stock parts as possible.

Clocked tranny plate( but it is still a little tall for my liking)
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Here is the stock body next to one I customized, with custom fack and scale stuff I made.
Completed, ready to hit the trails.

Obligatory flex shot.

Loco 8

Testing in the rock garden.
Thanks for taking a look, hope it gives inspiration and idea's.
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Old 12-26-2008, 01:49 AM
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thats a pretty sweet rig. how long did it take you to build and where did you get the small scale tools and stuff
Old 12-26-2008, 01:21 PM
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Thanks, it took about 3 weeks time, a few hours every evening and a full day on the week ends. Some of the things I got at a doll house store , like the soda cans and charcoal and lighter fluid, and the rest I made from whatever I could get hold of , styrene, scrap metal from work and some pieces of my kids discarded toys.

I used an old marker to make the fire extinguisher and compressed air tank.

Here are some things I made, axe, shovel, Hi lift jack(styrene) and the cooler is also styrene, the fire bottle is almost complete and the air tank is still in progress.
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The cooler.


The air tank.
Thanks! once again, for your interest.
Old 12-26-2008, 05:45 PM
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thats awesome. i love the hi-lift. i now want to try to make mine a scale rig. im thinking of the jeep rubicon body or the early bronco body. i think for tires ill go with moabs. i also want to make an exo-cage.
Old 12-27-2008, 11:40 AM
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Thanks, Step. I like the look of the geolanders, and I narrowed the rims to 1.5" so it also helps to pull the tire in a bit so the sidewall is more exposed. I have a set of moabs that I haven't tried yet. The rims are cheap Traxxas dye-able type, and if you cut theouter bead off and flip it around, it will slide back onto the rim and can be super glued in place reducing the width of the rims, up to about 5/8" to just under one and a half inches overall width, cheap and effective.
I try to study as many details of the item I plan to make, and don't always expect get it right the first time. The jack was modelled after one I saw one another RC forum, each part was made seperately, like the real thing, and then put together after painting.
I am working on a tuber for my next WK project.


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Old 01-02-2009, 03:51 PM
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hey nos482 , what kind of mods do you have done to that that truck?its nice.
Old 01-02-2009, 10:43 PM
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yea it should work
Old 01-08-2009, 03:32 AM
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got me a new motor. a axial stock 55turn. guy at the hobby store said its pretty good for the price. i also got a new 3ch fm system for my revo so now i have a 3ch reciever that i can use in the wheely king(4 wheel steering). anyone have a template for some servo mounts? right now im using the stock setup.
Old 01-09-2009, 02:27 AM
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hi i got i wheely king kit i build it like rccaraction brandon wilcox mud truck its got traxxas waterproof xl-5 traxxas waterproof servo also traxxas xxl shocks has stock 27 turn motor in it. i what a all purpose truck something i can bash and little crawling. i was thinking about puting a crawler conversion on. but i dont know if it wound help or hurt the bashing part of it. what to you guys think
i have 2 video on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUrTo...e=channel_page or just search marlonhaines thanks
Old 01-09-2009, 03:11 AM
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this is pictures when i frist got it built before i put traxxas shocks on it
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Old 01-09-2009, 05:26 PM
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Man I sort of miss mine being a basher like that [&:] need one crawled out, and one stock to just run ahha how do you like the traxxas shocks and what vehicle are the xx shocks used on?
Old 01-09-2009, 09:46 PM
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ORIGINAL: 86waterpumper

Man I sort of miss mine being a basher like that [&:] need one crawled out, and one stock to just run ahha how do you like the traxxas shocks and what vehicle are the xx shocks used on?
tmaxx
Old 01-09-2009, 11:17 PM
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the stock wheels are 2.2s right???
Old 01-09-2009, 11:24 PM
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Affirmative.

The tires are big (OD) for 2.2's.
Old 01-29-2009, 12:07 AM
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anyone know where to find some servo mount templates?
Old 01-29-2009, 12:16 AM
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On www.rccrawler.com go to the Wheely King page, there is a Sticky that says something like "free servo mount" or "free mount template". I can't remember, but it's there.
Old 02-02-2009, 06:45 PM
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I have the New Era Crawler conv and I shortened the wheelbase some. I wanted more of a basher monster truck yet it would still be like the HPI conversion. Issue I'm having is that when I roll the body side to side I cane see teh axles twist, pushing one tire out in front of another and I'm going to guees its gonna steer itself. Anyone have this isuue with the HPI conversion? I had a sock WK and don't remember that happening.
Old 02-06-2009, 04:06 PM
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heres my king and my new bling.
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Had some fun seeing how much the wk could tow over the weekend Pretty impressive...
I didn't get a video but yes it really did pull it lol
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TTT
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Old 02-19-2009, 07:08 PM
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just dont tip my beer lol
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Old 02-19-2009, 07:10 PM
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TO THE TOP FOR THE WHEELY KINGS[>:]
Old 02-20-2009, 11:35 AM
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I am thinking about getting a Wheelie King for my 4 year old, what do you guys think? He has been through a couple of the New Bright Walmart special junkers and he is ready for the real thing. I figure he can grow up with it and have some fun. Heck I already have $100 into the 2 Walmart specials and the batteries are now toast. Again, the 4yr old is not a beginner I have great confidence that he will be able to handle this thing.

I have a modded Savage and his 14 yr old brother has a Tmaxx 3.3 so he definitely needs something faster. Whatever I get him I'm sure he'll be happy with it as he just wants to hang out with the guys and have some fun. I figured for $200 I should have bought this for him last year. I have looked at the stampede as well and the WK looks like a ton more truck for the money. I am a HPI fan as the Savage has been great. The only reason my 14 yr old has a Tmaxx is that he bought it himself...it is a good truck but not real durable.

Old 02-20-2009, 04:57 PM
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Go for it. I have a 3.5 year old that has his own mini baja and thrashes it. Just make sure that you have tools with you when you are away from home. The Wheely King is a solid truck and I have seen them fall from several feet. 8+ and have been fine. Almost bullet proof.
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Yeah, I told him I would get it for him if he took first in his wrestling tournament today, and low and behold he did.....He is now 10-1 on his first season as his only loss was his first match ever...I guess he and Dan Gable have atleast one thing in common...LOL I guess it's off to the LHS Monday.

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