Custom Custom Custom!

So I am continuing my custom work on my wheely king, and it is getting further and further from stock. I've done my first irreversible change, and changed the setup of the transmission and motor mount. I used a cuttoff wheel to shave off some mounting brackets, in order to rotate the motor 90 degrees. I've made a template out of cardboard, it seems to work well, the "footprint" is much narrower and the center of gravity will be perfect. I'm now looking at getting my lower aluminum links bent with a 30 degree bend to help with ground clearance. I am having so much work experimenting and building this crawler, It is a long way from where I began.

On another note, I'm trying to find deals on ebay for a used Traxxas Stampede XL-5 for hopefully a great deal, so that I can have some birthday money left over for possibly more crawler mods. I know what your thinking, my birthday is not for another 1.5 months but for Nat and I we usually can't wait, "thats just how we ro''. ........"yeah!"......haha

Crawler King!!

Work is progressing on the HPI Wheely King Crawler custom chassis. I am playing with chassis layouts using SteelTec (Mechano clone) It has served very useful. I feel I have the geometry very close to where it needs to be, maybe just a few more tweaks then I'll dive into carbon fibre. I'll post pics soon, the articulation is unbelievable right now, the trick seems to be the balance between articulation, center of gravity, and ground clearance.

Monday Nights

Every Monday night i get together with a group of guys at Church of the Rock in Winnipeg. We meet in the lobby of the church, setup the track felt, and get drifting!

I've focused all winter on electric rc's, to tell you the truth I've lost a bit of excitement for the gas powered. But I think its just due to the long winter. So I've taken out my Mammoth St and started pulling it apart, my goal is to shine it up and get it primed and ready for spring. I'm sure once i get a fresh tank of fuel in it i'll love it again.