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OldSchoolRC
07-03-2008, 09:50 AM
I was watching the Monster Jam world finals on tv again the other night, and wanted to build a scale-ish monster that performed like the full size monsters. Big tires, big power and a soft suspension. So I shoehorned some clod tires onto my wheely king and started playing around with the wheelbase. I've ended up with a roughly 1/8 scale monster to be.

i used all associated links for the MGT that i had laying around, and they worked pretty good. For the upper links, i mounted a U bracket onto the back of the axle and bolted the links to it - this worked great and gave me clearance to mount the servo right on top of the axle. I machined out a bracket out of aluminum stock and mounted it on the screw holes in the back of the axle. A lot of work, bit it all came together perfect! i might do a second one as well for the rear axle.

these are some pics of the new steering set-up and the truck as a whole. I'd like to squeeze out another inch of WB and stand the shocks up a little further, but this was the test mule. So far it runs great! I have a Parma Baja body that looks like a monster truck body, i have to cut, mount and paint it yet. So far though, it's coming along well!
stang444
07-03-2008, 11:10 AM
Is it pretty fast with those traxxas guts???
OldSchoolRC
07-03-2008, 04:29 PM
suprisingly good for a single motor. it's geared low, but still scoots around. I'll try and get a vid up when i get the body mounted.
master_of_desaster
07-03-2008, 05:51 PM
hey i was forwarn you that the stock servo aint gunna hold up to the clod tires. i took an old set of cloddies and strapped them on my WK... servo died after doing a easy left to right hand turn
Mad Racer
07-03-2008, 08:44 PM
Looks great! I always wonder what a Wheely King would look like with Clod wheels. I also consider of putting my spare Clod tires on my Wheely King. What do you need to do to put those Clod tires? Will you be required to do a lot of changes to mount those huge Clod tires?
OldSchoolRC
07-04-2008, 10:35 AM
the stock servo is on the test mule, but struggles with the tires. It works, but it's not an ideal set-up - i have plans for a beefier one as i sort things out.

the clod tires bolted right on, i used integy clod 14mm adapters, which slip over the 12mm hubs on the clod axle. Since the king has 12mm hubs too, they fit right on! the barrel nut needs a few spacers though due to the shorter axle, i used some old plastic 5x11 bearings for now. i am also using metal hex hubs on the king axles to beef things up, but they work ok with the stock plastic ones.
master_of_desaster
07-07-2008, 10:14 PM
yeah look into higher end hitec servo's... looks good!
OldSchoolRC
07-09-2008, 10:42 PM
got some more stuff done - this is such a fun truck.

i changed out the pinion and spur to a 32p tamiya gear and the largest t-maxx spur gear I could stuff in there. The gears are much beefier than the stock 48P gears, and the bigger spur gave me a much lower gear ratio for the big tires.

Also, i made some extended body mounts and put a monster truck type body on. I wish the WB was just a tad longer, I might made some mods.

All in all though, it's coming together rather well!
master_of_desaster
07-10-2008, 12:49 PM
duuuude that last pic is killer!!!!!!!!!!
bugz2002
07-10-2008, 04:07 PM
this is what i tell my wheely king if he trys really hard this is what he will look like when he grows up. that is going be such a fun truck to driver around. if you get bored with it i will be more then happy to take it off your hands. :D
Mad Racer
07-15-2008, 03:03 PM
Thanks for telling me. Might mount my Clod wheels on my King soon. Your King is looking good!
miniRaminator rules
07-18-2008, 10:35 AM
cool is it fast:D
OldSchoolRC
07-19-2008, 09:14 AM
not bad, it's not a speed demon, but it has plenty of kick. I'll get a vid up as soon as the body is done.
Taylor
07-19-2008, 11:14 AM
Sweet ride with those monster tires you could float all down a creek! Good choice of bodies what color are you painting it, or is it a surprise?
LSXEric
07-19-2008, 01:37 PM
What theme of a body r u painting? I saw that its suposed to be a monster truck. Mabye go through with a real monster jam paint style.:cool:
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OldSchoolRC
09-24-2008, 08:06 PM
well, i was originally thinking speedy modern monster truck, but seeing all these clods around, and since I had clod tires on it already, i decided to make an old school monster. THIS is the clod tamiya should make.

I fabbed up velcro body mounts using acrylic, aluminum and bras# tubing. Looks a little home depot, but is super solid and will all get painted black at some point. I mounted up the unsued bumper from my CC01, threw on a new coat of paint (original colors from the super clod days) on the old clod body, and voila - a retro look with modern underpinnings and much better performance.

I have a waterproof traxxas steering servo on the way, a water proof ESC ready to go on, and the truck should be fully waterproof and ready for mud and snow - if we get any this year. :)
Taylor
09-24-2008, 09:39 PM
thats a nice body.:D
LSXEric
09-25-2008, 12:22 AM
Chevy! Makes that thing fly.
master_of_desaster
09-25-2008, 04:52 PM
Chevy! Makes that thing fly.

hahahahah i'm sorry that aint right! thats a great Clod remake remake clone!:D
johndeerekid
09-25-2008, 05:47 PM
thats one awsome WK. thats body is amazing!!!! -Wes
OldSchoolRC
09-25-2008, 08:47 PM
thanks all - wasn't done yet, but looked good enough for a little posing in the back yard. Will finish some of the painting tonight during a family guy marathon.
hpifirestorm
10-05-2008, 01:14 AM
lol...............
Maxx man
10-10-2008, 03:07 PM
that thing looks awsome... and it being water proof that is sweet... one day you should get the new e maxx ecs (forgot the name) so you can have duel motors on it!!!
OldSchoolRC
12-07-2008, 11:03 AM
had to test out the waterproof servo, ESC and receiver - worked like a champ!!! Sorry the pics are not the best, trying to drive and take pictures in the dark is not the easiest :)

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr84/dschlegel/b25.jpg
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LSXEric
12-07-2008, 11:32 AM
Man those are great pics man!
Lyric
12-07-2008, 05:55 PM
you shoulda put rear steer on dare
OldSchoolRC
12-08-2008, 08:57 AM
you shoulda put rear steer on dare

i thought about it, but it's a fast enough that rear steer would make it pretty unstable, though i could have done some awesome cyclones in the snow!
Maxx man
12-08-2008, 02:45 PM
those pics are pretty sweet!!!!!!!!!!!! are u gunna put anything else on it? I dont think it really needs anything else lol (execpt for a ford body)
Mad Racer
12-08-2008, 08:44 PM
Those are sick pictures! I got to run my in the snow as well, should blast lots of snow in the air with paddles. :D
OldSchoolRC
12-09-2008, 08:54 AM
those pics are pretty sweet!!!!!!!!!!!! are u gunna put anything else on it? I dont think it really needs anything else lol (execpt for a ford body)
Amen to that, lol. I might have something in mind for that ford body, though that takes away from the clodbuster theme. As far as anything else, no, not really. runs pretty good as is!
Maxx man
12-09-2008, 01:07 PM
its looking pretty sweet (all it needs is that ford body now):D