steephill Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 @Andy-Roo This build looks pretty cool.... Looks like they have chopped a Capra chassis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 @steephill I’ve seen a few of his vids and yes, it’s a chopped Capra chassis. There’s quite a few like that on the Poiz’d FB group page, but I’m going to use a lexan shell on mine. Heavily chopped of course 😂 My one is in the U.K. now, just waiting for it to make its way to my door so the fun can begin 😎 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 My T3V2 ‘killmode’ has landed 😎 I’ll open a build thread when I start putting it together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 @Andy-Roo 😎AF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 @Andy-Roo Do you know if the chassis in the link below is a copy of a particular chassis? I've had a search but can't seem to find anything. https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ezxhr2h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 4 hours ago, steephill said: @Andy-Roo Do you know if the chassis in the link below is a copy of a particular chassis? I've had a search but can't seem to find anything. https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ezxhr2h I don’t recognise it mate, but there’s so many LCG chassis’ available it’s hard to keep up them all. The Caiman LCG from GCRC looks good but it’s £83 just for the rails 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 3 hours ago, Andy-Roo said: I don’t recognise it mate, but there’s so many LCG chassis’ available it’s hard to keep up them all. The Caiman LCG from GCRC looks good but it’s £83 just for the rails 😂 I've seen the prices, good to have lcg crawler parts available in the UK, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 13 hours ago, steephill said: I've seen the prices, good to have lcg crawler parts available in the UK, but... Exactly. I’d rather get parts here…and I do when I can; tyres, wheels, bodies and now Holmes, Reefs, Treal etc but the reality is our crawler market is tiny here in the UK so some specialist parts just aren’t available here. And the trouble with me is that nearly everything else I want for my builds is in the US of A 😆 Having said that, I’ve not been getting hit with import duties lately…for some reason 🤷♂️ I’ll get a massive belated invoice now I’ve said that! 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 Got a couple of roof racks from aliexpress... About 9 quid each. Both delivered for just under 20 quid. Comes with all necessary fittings. Look pretty cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 they do look cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieC Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 20/06/2024 at 14:35, ReggieC said: Very interesting. Could be my first foray into aliexpress! Will see how well I get on crawling next week! Very delayed update on this! Had a blast crawling, but had a fair amount of wanting to hit harder lines but having no chance with the stock R1. Love the look of it, but just doesn't seem capable enough with what I want it to do. Any recommendations for a chassis kit with overdrive gearbox that I could build up with the R1 axles? Assume this'll immediately be a better set up? Alternatively, I do have a set of Losi Comp Crawler axles I could use, but the gearbox is toast and I think they need a quicker gearbox ratio due to the worm gears so that might be a no go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 @ReggieC that last few chassis kits I've bought from aliexpress have been very good with loads of options for gearbox, ams or cms. I can share a few links if you want? I'd get a chassis kit with a lcg gearbox with overdrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 @ReggieC I don't know the length of links or size of skid on the r1. Generally the lcg gearboxes use a narrower skid so the links will need to be longer. You can usually sort this with longer rod ends. You can get links at various lengths from injora. Or look on aliexpress / ebay / amazon at stainless crawler links. You can pick sets up from a tenner, all the lengths will be shown. I'd say a well setup lcg chassis would work way better than a r1 chassis. I'm well impressed with how capable some of my rigs are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieC Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, steephill said: @ReggieC that last few chassis kits I've bought from aliexpress have been very good with loads of options for gearbox, ams or cms. I can share a few links if you want? I'd get a chassis kit with a lcg gearbox with overdrive. Yeah a few links would be great if you could buddy! Do the lcg gearboxes usually limit you to running outrunners or can you still fit brushed motors in there? 1 hour ago, steephill said: @ReggieC I don't know the length of links or size of skid on the r1. Generally the lcg gearboxes use a narrower skid so the links will need to be longer. You can usually sort this with longer rod ends. You can get links at various lengths from injora. Or look on aliexpress / ebay / amazon at stainless crawler links. You can pick sets up from a tenner, all the lengths will be shown. I'd say a well setup lcg chassis would work way better than a r1 chassis. I'm well impressed with how capable some of my rigs are. Yeah I was expecting to need longer links and longer driveshafts too. I can probably wait and measure all them up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieC Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Oh, and here's a photo from last time out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 This is a good chassis kit about 55 quid... https://a.aliexpress.com/_EznhSP7 This is one is also good and about 30 quid... https://a.aliexpress.com/_EucxlGZ This is the I bought recently, comes in red, blue or black carbon. A bit more expensive than the others but a really nice looking complete chassis kit (excluding gearbox & links)... https://a.aliexpress.com/_ExkXafF The 2low copy gearbox doesn't leave much room for a brushed motor on most lcg chassis kit I have got from aliexpress. The od3 copies allow more room for a brushed motor. You could get the delrin skid and run an axial style three gear transmission. I would highly recommend a brushless outrunner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 @ReggieC Smooth as... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 Cheap lcg body. Power wagon 12 quid delivered... https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHIavCt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieC Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 That's brill, thanks for the links! Will have a dive through and come up with a plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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