So I traded my RC10GT today for something a little more my speed....a crawler

Introducing my new toy...it is a slightly modified PTI Goliath crawler, and man does it crawl...does anyone else have one of these and know the ins and out of them?

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/MarcP1971/crawler001.jpg

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i run an axial based rig, but i know there is a PTI section over on RCCRAWLER.COM. Probably find plenty of info over there.

i dont have, nor have i ever seen one. im digging the cantilever shocks though!

Gave it a new look today...didnt care too much how it came out because eventually it needs a Toyota body.....

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/MarcP1971/crawler005.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/MarcP1971/crawler006.jpg

Finally did some wheeling today. Got a good feel for the crawler now.

found some fun areas at Big Rock park in Santee...


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/MarcP1971/RC%20Crawler/crawler009.jpg

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I looked in to this a few years ago.. wow.. have these things bloosmed. Anyone building mimi versions of the great trails yet? It could prove usefull and and frugal to run a mini duplicate of your full sixe rig over these trails or practice without the expense of possibly killing your full sixed rig in the prosses. Just a thought.

Did a little crawling over the weekend....

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/MarcP1971/RC%20Crawler/1214081051.jpg

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So I have made a few changes since I last posted...new wheels and tires, HPI gru ready to install, and lowered the body....much better now

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/MarcP1971/RC%20Crawler/pti005.jpg

I have a couple laying around :D Pti's have always had a problem with gears BUT, PTI will have steel gears for it in a couple weeks. First thing you want to do is to ditch those cants, they will want to bind up and provide too much flex. The iA chassis on RCC is the only aftermarket chassis made as a bolt on for the PTI trans, just fyi.

That's a nice looking rig you have there. I've been seriously thinking about picking one up:smokin: