My new TLT F150 mini monster

offroadford4x4

offroadford4x4

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Got this from the wife for Christmas, it was from the final run Tamiya did a few months ago. Just finished building it last nite. These pics are the new built un ran and after the first run. The body looks abused cause it's the body from my first TLT which eventually became my Bronco crawler. But before the crawler it was built stock and I loved it, but it purchase was to build a crawler. Been wanting another stock one for a while. I will hop it up and change a few things here an there but it will still remain a TLT mini monster. But anyhow I'll use the blue and chrome as a runner. The F150 will be the shelfer body and the new bod will eventually get treated to a custom paint job.

And this is the first truck I've ever had with 4WS. it's weird :rof It originally turned super tight so I moved the steering balls on the knuckles outward to slow the rate of steering and it's alot better. Much more predictable. Now I just need to get a 3 channel radio so I can have indi rear steer
















and the F150 body. I like it as is. I doubt I'll paint it.





anyone know how to get a lil more wheel travel from these with out binding or tossing the dogbones?
 
william g

william g

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you should see if you can make a ''spool'' inplace of the diff and use traxxas pede sliders. That will solve a few issues with the stock truck without totaly modding it.
 
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4wdmt

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^^^ No your not J :rof. You just modded one of the coolest TLT i have seen.

I like the F350 body. fits nicely. Looks monster truck-ish!
 
Supreme Reign

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Offroad, that thing is SICK with the F-150 body:drool I'm really temped to put one of my TLT's back together to use as an onroad MT mini. I'm love what JChung did to his as well, but a Boyer tuber is outta my price range right now. Guess I'll use the black chassis plates. You guys inspire me
 
offroadford4x4

offroadford4x4

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ya, that Boyer is sick. I wanted to snatch that sucker up and would have if I had the loot to do so.

Will, when I built the trans, I used traxxas slipper pegs in place of the balls in the center ball diff and cranked it down tight. It doesn't even slip with the 15x2 in it. I'd like to use traxxas sliders, but not sure how I could bolt them up to the OEM trans. I could toss a pede in, but I don't want to do that again. Though it would be stronger and I already have the case that is cut to fit the stock side plates and the plates from the first one is already pre drilled for it.

I also just did one other mod already and like it. I flipped the cantilever arms around, opposite from what the manual sez to build them. One end is slightly longer than the other (1-2mm), and the longer end was on the shock side, but now is on the link side. It softened the suspension up a good bit and gives just over an 8th inch more wheel travel. It's much more predictable, on road handling is diminished slightly but not by much, not enough for me to care, and it jumps and lands so much better. Also it doesn't sit with the shocks at full extension so off pavement handling is improved.

I will be modding this one, but it will stay true to form. I like all the carbon fiber and aluminum bits that are availible. But the CF chassis plates are a bit pricey so I may make my own. Right now it has a Futaba 2 chan radio, Y harness, (2) Futaba S3003 servos, Super Rooster, and an Orion 15x2 all powered by a 3000 Mah stick. I would like to get a few of the TLT specific packs at some point. I will probably change to a silver can motor for more torque and use my Mc230Cr ESC since it's much smaller and should give me longer run times. Later I'll put in a 19T as the 15t is on loan from the clod since it's down ATM, rear diff is missing teeth.

Anybody remember where there was a post for adding a belt tensioner to the stock trans? I know I've seen it, just don't remember where.


Pic of the OLD TLT, NOT THIS ONE, that had a pede trans in the stock chassis.







I dunno, maybe a wheely king trans would be better? or an AX10? Oh oh!! I know, A 3Speed!!! That would be sick.
 
Supreme Reign

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offroadford4x4 said:
Right now it has a Futaba 2 chan radio, Y harness, (2) Futaba S3003 servos, Super Rooster, and an Orion 15x2 all powered by a 3000 Mah stick.
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Super Rooster:shkTalk about overkill. Well I have a Tekin Titan in my stock size WK, so who am I kidding. It 's far better to go overboard than have some sissy ESC that overheats and shuts down:tmb I will be putting a Traxxas XL-5 in the TLT when I get going. I hate those XL-5's and XL-10's. You gotta hold that stupid set-up button to turn them on every time you put a battery pack in:ack
 
Jchung

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Thanks guys, the little Boyer TLT is still my favourite truck. Just got me thinking, I am going to try to run it on my RCP track:rof

A conversion that I have really liked for a stock size TLT is the CF one from Penguin RC. They have one that uses the stock transmission and one that uses the pede one. The conversion changes the steering setup to something like on a stock TXT. Really neat conversion:tmb

All this talk about TLT's make me want to build another stock size one. I have a set of TLT axles somewhere around here.:willy

Oh and here's the link to the belt tensioner.

http://www.myrcmt.com/bd/showthread.php?t=1291
 
offroadford4x4

offroadford4x4

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that penguin is sweet. I also like how they move the servos for clearance, but I don't really like em out in front the axles though.

Is there any way to modify the stocker to get a lil more wheel travel? and a lil more ground clearance? I don't really want to stretch the wheelbase. But I guess you kinda have to.
 
offroadford4x4

offroadford4x4

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Here is a few more pics of it in RTR condition.

Here is how I crammed in the electronics. The SR is on the bottom and the RX is on top in front the heat sinks. Zip tied down.



And here is how you run a stick on a rockbuster. You have to flip the plastic plate that holds the strap upside down under the bolts.



Which you can see here. I had to do an additional mod though cause of the 4ws. I had to cut the rear section off the plate to clear the servo horn along with trimming out the nut retainer on the plate so I can fit the cross brace in which also had to be moved forward in order to clear the servo horn.



As you can see, if the brace remained in the stock position, the chassis brace would be sittin on it.



And how about another possible body, CXT, making this truck a CXTLT :rof






I'll have some vids posted after while.
 
offroadford4x4

offroadford4x4

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:rof thanks! Who ever said you cain't steer with the front wheels in the air? lol


Anyhow, did a bit of modding tonite. Started out lengthening the wheel base by a 1/4 inch. Don't sound like much but it was just enough to correct the binding in the dogbones. I also tipped the pinion upwards slightly for a better driveline angle. At the same time I lengthened the rods from the cants to the axles. I now have a little better ground clearance and ALOT more wheel travel. It doesn't bottom out nearly as much as it did and landings are much softer and much more predictable. There is about 1 1/4 inches ground clearance at full extension and 1 inch at ride height. Total travel is now 7/8 of an inch at the chassis center from full compression to full extension. NOw with the dogbones to prevent them popping out from the longer wheel base and to prevent the binding which I found was from the dogbones setting in as far as they do in the trans yokes, I placed spacers inside the outputs prior to installing the dogbones. What it was with the DBs being so far inward, the shaft it's self was hitting the end of the yoke and constricting it's movement. Now that it's out farther, it's able to move much more freely a farther distance allowing for more suspension travel, less binding and it's even quieter.

Here is a few pics of the aftermath of this run. We had a little rain late last night and it was still a lil wet tonite. I wasn't going for a muddy look, it just kinda happened :rof















Nest step I think I going to install a set of Associated maxx shocks (Ive had for ever a year and still haven't even built them) and see how it does then. I may even try running the stock shocks vertically from the axles to the chassis. I'm not real sure. Though the vertical shocks look really cool.

 
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