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that color scheme is actually really cool looking we need more blue in the lego world! Surprised me how well it works offroad for its scale though its probably extremely light so the m motors don't sweat while pushing the model along. an a idea for wheels I could think of being more like the power pullers but at this scale these tires came to mind. Wheel 68.8 x 40 Balloon Large, with Black Tire 68.8 x 40 Balloon Large (2996 / 2995) I've used these on my little 4x4 pickup cause they looked cool and you could get a closer steering offset if your reversed them. though with this model that's probably not needed.

once again you've amazed me with your skill with the ability to make a neat little package. Deafinately a lot smaller then my smallest rock crawler I've built.

the size an tread of those look like they could make a really nice massive dump truck with them >.>

would it be possible to add those lego ballast bricks to the model? to get it to be neutral boyant?

LEGO GODS BE PRAISED!

I've got a crazy idea.... a 1940's vw type 1 aka beetle :D with accurate suspension an body on pan like chassi? >.>

rc buggy motors are fast but they are also a pain to get working with normal powerfunctions since they require ALOT of amperage. My one technic buggy chassi had a buggy motor in it before i spwapped it out for a XL motor that geared up just below the limit the AAA battery box would cut out at. Though I would totaly love to have a 280 size motor adpated to legos an be capable of spinning the drive train no issue aswell as a lego adapted servor :D

Thanks its been a fun lil test bench machine always tinkering an trying new things.

Interestingly enough I tried out the LPE kingpin inclination axle setups at the portals on a old tatra i have sitting around >.> it actually gives it some cleaner steering i think an wasn't half the nightmare you would think to impliment. An also to get the turning axis closer in i used triangles over the unimog portals (this took me about 3hrs to figure out) An yes my tatra is a modified nico71 tatra with a sariel 2speed gear box (still need to figure the shift motor) an now home to some LPE kingpin inclination inspired front steering systems -currently have it with some toe in to keep the tatra from pushing its suspension down in forward gear T815 with LPE kingpin geo1 T815 with LPE kingpin geo2 T815 with LPE kingpin geo3 an as you can see from above the cab looking straight down it is turning alot closer inside T815 with Kingpin Geo cab down view T815 with kingpin geo cab down view alt

you woulda thought but the grippy 94mm tires had a habit of blowing ujoints out as well ;x but the power pullers look a lil better to the eyes to me with the ride hight with the different axles.

I ended up trying something different to my unimog's drive line cause i was getting tired of blowing out ujoints with my extremely low geared setup so I tinkered about an made the crawler axles work for the unimog without have to do anything major to the chassi besides move a few braces back for quad steer an adding liftarms for holding balljoints in place. Was successful at getting it all to work without wheel rubbing an keeping the ride hight from going being to outrageous. Speed its slower then the crawler due to weight an it being driven by M motors instead of L motors but that will change when the motors are available. External under the cab low view front Wheel removed belly view

8110 an then make the crawler axles work for the chassi like i did >.> though want those L motors cause have a feeling it will move alot better with those compared to m motores External Under the cab under the truck wheel removed belly view

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if memory serves me right the engine used in the dodge ram is a cummins isb inline 6 there was a gas v10 option but it was so so compared to the diesel. I've actually gotten to take apart the I6 cummins isb used in the 94 dodge heavy duty aswell as do tuneups on the older versions of the engine with the indvidual valve covers. I'm not as much a fan for dodge but I love the engine they used was fun tearing one down to the bare block an put it back together :D

woah woah woah! lego made threaded axles o.O?!?!?! (brain explodes)

the LDD file is located in the opening post. I did manage to figure out a few things to improve the model some an figure the issue with suspension. I'm also constantly working on the LDD file for this vehicle while i'm building the body to try an reduce parts count an work on rigidity, might change how the steering knuckles too down the line I'm not 100% sure yet.

Amazing work ZBJ that crawler is really flying XD. Its definitely not crawling its way around its more like VROOOOOOOOOOOOM I"M UNSTOPPABLE!!!

I apologize for the poor explanation so I will try to clear this up some. The samurai uses a different chassis then the mini mog by drive motor mounting location an how the bulk of the frame is put together only thing that is compatible between the two are the drive axles though even then shock arrangements are different. The issue with the U-joint snapping torque is fairly rare that it takes one of the steered wheels getting pinned in a way that it can't pull itself off the axle an instead snaps the u-joint free, this lil guy is really geared down but its gonna be slower once I get a xl motor inside it. The goal of this is to have a small truck trial like model that unlike my mini 4x4 (which this shares a similar gear box to) will have enough torque to climb over just about anything as long as it doesn't roll. --My biggest issue at this time is that I cannot get the shocks to do their job in my current arrangement. I didn't think the angles on the upper mounts would mattered as much seeing how many shocks on live axles look like on other vehicles but it just doesn't work on this model >.< Ideas are welcomed to how to solve this issue. I'm already experimenting with the idea of using pan-hard bars but the issue still is how to mount the shocks to the chassis an axles an have them do their job.

I've been working on a LDD project to try an make a Suzuki samurai an everything has been going alright except for the suspension on the chassi. I'm not sure what to do with the shocks them self since the locations are kinda stuck where they are due to how the body is wrapped around the frame an the battery box location. Chassi LXF Teaser image I'm basically trying to make atleast enough room for the front seats dash an steering wheel in this so it least is more detailed then previous builds an you can use the axles I made with ZBJ's minimog just have to adapt the suspension points on the axles they are really low geared i managed to snap a u joint with the drive train hooked to a rc motor before the motor stalled :x

That makes sense thanks for the answer :D

Is it possibly american? >.>

out of curiosity why didn't you use the unimog portal hub assemblies in the crawler didn't have enough of them or was it a issue of making a strong steering connection?

that is one teeny tiny driven steer axle o.o

Do want instructions on that crawler I have some mountains here to try those on!!

switch for the battery possibly