Try to do some REAL crawling with the New Bright and you will be greatly disappointed. If you want a toy RC that can do general slow offroad, then I guess you'll be happy with it, but you will soon get bored and it will end up in the closet collecting dust. I know from personal experience when I was a kid....when going from toy grade to hobby grade the difference is HUGE in quality and capability so much that the two are beyond comparison.

hello reiko you make that sick clod truck in that last post sure looks nice wish i have one to polish up real nice even more bling bling ever see a highbidaron or some thing like that the chassis is all flamed out to say the frame has flames in it hahahaha someones always out doing someone else hahaha rc is like crack but stronger

I suppose it is a tad blingy, but hopefully not too girly

What about one of the kits below? Anyone know anything about these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gmade-1-8-Spider...ayphotohosting

or

http://www.rcrockcrawling.com/index.php?cPath=32

You really want to spend that much on a rock crawler? If you have the time and skill you can make a wonderful crawler for around 200 bucks total.

Not really but dont know anyone around here to see one in person to help me build it and I have no experience. I need to get my hands on one to learn how. It's hard even w/ the step by step guides online. I like the spider and aluminim chasis. I dont have access to fabricate anything either. Any links you can send me to help would be appreciated.

The best thing you can do is read, read, read. Plus read a little more. I have been researching these things for the last week or so and am getting my parts together to start my first build. I would suggest doing it from scratch for a few reasons. First would be price. You can save a lot of money getting the parts yourself. You will know how the thing works too, it is a good learning experience. Also, if anything goes wrong you will be able to fix it with little trouble. In a kit like that you would have to send off for the parts at a higher cost. Lastly, it is fun and rewarding to do a project from scratch! With that said here is my plan for my first rock crawler...

First, buy the TLT-1 Rock Buster package from Ultimate Hobbies for 69 dollars (real cheap!) Once you get it, put that together and take your time to examine how everything goes together and take notes on how you can better the design. When you get it together observe how the basic suspension works. Now, you can better understand most of the how-to articles out there. Time to tinker!

Here is the outline I am going to follow to mod my tlt-1 and turn it into a bad mother

Diffs: First things first, lock those diffs up! Don't want to have one tire spinning wildly in the air and not go anywhere. Use the JB Weld method as it is the easiest.

Extend the links: You can buy the traxxas rod ends and make your own links or you can go with the tierod kits and make it easy. I am going to order the 105mm and 96mm tie rod packages from either my LHS or tower. Part numbers are 5138 and 2338. You need two of each and should run you about 20 bucks for all of that.

Extend Driveshaft: There are several ways to do this. Some just extend the stock shaft, but I am going to buy the stronger Revo or Tmaxx drive shafts. These will run about 10 bucks each and you need two. You will also need a new output yoke, but I don't have the part number on hand at the moment.

Shocks: Buy some stock Tmaxx shocks off ebay for about 10-15 dollars.

Chassis: Either mod the stock chassis, buy a premade one, or make your own. The choice is yours and it depends on what style you are going for. I will probably mod the stock one to start off with and then make my own later. A premade will cost between 30 and 100 dollars.

Motor: Integy Lathe motor is what most people go with, 45T or 55T. Should cost around 16 bucks.

ESC: Go with either the Moped ESC off ebay or (the one I am going with) the Associated AI Quantum Runner ESC off tower hobbies. These will run you about 35 bucks.

Battery/Charger/Radio: I don't include this with the price, but keep it in mind. Most go with the TQ3 from Traxxas.

I'm sure I forgot a few things, but those are the main things. That will get you out on the trail having fun. Next up would be to upgrade the tranny, get a body on it, and dialing in the suspension.

I will PM you with a good site to go to for advice.

subyman, that was a great response ,very strait forward, I too have a tlt-1 on the way and can't wait to tear it apart , I am a cnc machinist with good fab skills but I still don't know exactly what i will do , your post was great ,Thanks a bunch , some of the other forums are full of sarcastic jerks . there are alot of options so strait answers can be tough but it's nice to see someone try , Gary

Yeah, I've found out with any type of research you do, you have to take the good advice with the bad. Just ignore the few people that may get upset to have to give advice out to a "noob." Anything I can do to help out fellow RCers I will do. Belittling people only gives a bad name to our hobby and pushes people away from it. I will do anything I can to help expand the hobby and get more people involved (more people = lower prices for all of us.)

Any other questions you have about your build or if you need more indepth explaination feel free to ask!

A few days ago I was helping you with these same questions..... It makes me happy to see you built on the info I gave and now can offer help and good advice to others as a result. Keep learning and you can teach us all Good luck on your project (both of you)[sm=thumbup.gif]

Yup, thanks for your help too! I wish my tlt-1 kit would come in
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youre give...... e. whats that suppose to mean and what would i do with $10 i come from wales

whould this truck be a good start to a crawler? [link]http://cgi.ebay.com/HPI-1-12-Wheely-King-RTR-Truck_W0QQitemZ330077687881QQihZ014QQcategoryZ4402 9QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/link]

it's only two wheel drive. but there are threads that tell you how too make it four wheel drive. most have said yes it's a good start

search "hpi wheely king four wheel drive" or just "hpi wheely king"

are there any easy mods for a nylint 1:18. (not complicated im only 13)

if you to to the hpi website you can look at a bunch of diff pics of the wheely king and i looks like the front axel is real, but with no gutts in it. so i wonter if there will be a 4x4 kit that you can but to upgrade. i did the search on here and didnt fing anything about turnin a wheely king into 4x4. if you come across one and you post the link on here thanks

yes there will be an upgrade.... The parts are not availiable yet so the only way to get 4wd is to buy 2. From what I have seen the axles are going to be great for 2.2 crawlers. JIA is re-building Ralph with a set of these, so you know they have to be pretty good.

sweet it looks like maybe you can just buy a replacment rear shaft and put it up front.

I knew nothing of this crawling rc either.. I bought a Nylint 1/18 on ebay and i got some ideas of how the suspension couold be improved so I messed aorund and now after 2 weeks of just taking aparet and trying things I have an awesome crawler..

yes there are tons of easy mods...I have 1:18 nylint and hav much mods for no money and basic tools...

is there any way to get a part for the steering on the new bright
landrover crawler

contact New Bright or check ebay

Europe has a 4wd version.

hey i have just purchased a wheely king that i am modifying to crawl it is only two wheel drive but very easy to convert to 4x4! very easy chassis to modify! check it out!

Hey everyone. I am new to Rock Crawling and would like ot know what kind of truck i should get. I want a decent one. not one from Walmart. Like Somthing within a $150-$200 range. Any Ideas?
Thanks
C7

A good start would be to get a TLT and start modding.