Modified Nylint 1:18 crawler Wheeling Arizona Style - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

ashmanjeepXJ · 12-15-2008, 07:39 PM

Nylint crawlers suck but we got it for free, My 9year old and I built this over the weekend. We got it with extended links made from cut sharpie pen tubes, with larger tires. We pulled the body and made a tube chassis from brake line fittings and welded it with the miller 210 mig. Made a C (size) 6 cell pack to replace the AA(size) pack. and put some of my old RC-10 shocks on it with gear oil but no coils to keep it low.

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78FORD4x4 · 12-15-2008, 08:24 PM

That is the best looking Nylint crawler i have seen

intheworks · 12-18-2008, 05:25 AM

heres my old 1:6 nylint got a couple different bodies. this thing did really well with the moab tires. i got pics from when i still had the nylint chassis and then i did a stick chassis with nylint axles

ashmanjeepXJ · 12-19-2008, 11:09 AM

Is that an after market speed control?
The smaller 1:18 scale crawlers not variable speed.
Ill have to get a video of ours up this weekend.

Dont give me ideas... I have several controllers and variable speed controls packed in my closet...

Ramrock · 12-20-2008, 03:18 PM

How'd you get the bigger tire and rims on the 1:18 scale one. I want to make mine a stick setup with a bigger tires setup and lexan body.

ashmanjeepXJ · 12-20-2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramrock

How'd you get the bigger tire and rims on the 1:18 scale one. I want to make mine a stick setup with a bigger tires setup and lexan body.

I took the stock wheel centers and JB welded them to the larger wheels and ran small screws threw the stock rim centers.

Took some youtube video of my son driving it today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK5gm1VyAoo

Ramrock · 12-21-2008, 10:26 AM

Cool thanks. Im new to the rc seen. I heading to a RC shop across town to find a new lexan body and bigger rims and tires for mine. I like the idea of useing magic marker tubs to lenghten link arms.
Im not wanting to go big bucks on a rc.

Ramrock · 12-26-2008, 07:20 AM

Ill have to get some pics. I bought and mount a set of 2.2 rock crawl tire and a plastic set of 2.2 rims to the stock rims need to lenghten the chassy it ended up been 10inchs wide. its working pretty good. The diffs are popoing going to glue them.

plans are to upgrade the steering to a real servo and batt's and stick chassy it with a 90's ram body like my mud truck. Cheap and lite.

12-15-2008, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
ashmanjeepXJ Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 10249 Location: Vail, Arizona Posts: 4,515	Modified Nylint 1:18 crawler Wheeling Arizona Style Nylint crawlers suck but we got it for free, My 9year old and I built this over the weekend. We got it with extended links made from cut sharpie pen tubes, with larger tires. We pulled the body and made a tube chassis from brake line fittings and welded it with the miller 210 mig. Made a C (size) 6 cell pack to replace the AA(size) pack. and put some of my old RC-10 shocks on it with gear oil but no coils to keep it low. Before: After: __________________ Dave, 2013 KOH "Got, Some of it" #697 JIMMY'S 4X4 Grand Cherokee Buggy ADS Shocks LQ4-Th400-Atlas4sp D60 14B Come wheel with us WheelingArizona.com Ashman's youtube channel Last edited by ashmanjeepXJ; 12-15-2008 at 07:42 PM.

12-19-2008, 11:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
ashmanjeepXJ Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 10249 Location: Vail, Arizona Posts: 4,515	Is that an after market speed control? The smaller 1:18 scale crawlers not variable speed. Ill have to get a video of ours up this weekend. Dont give me ideas... I have several controllers and variable speed controls packed in my closet... __________________ Dave, 2013 KOH "Got, Some of it" #697 JIMMY'S 4X4 Grand Cherokee Buggy ADS Shocks LQ4-Th400-Atlas4sp D60 14B Come wheel with us WheelingArizona.com Ashman's youtube channel

12-20-2008, 03:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ramrock Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20276 Location: Montgomery, TX Posts: 1,996	How'd you get the bigger tire and rims on the 1:18 scale one. I want to make mine a stick setup with a bigger tires setup and lexan body. __________________ 01 RAM 2500 24V CUMMINS 85 YOTA 4.3/350/2-tcase/42"s- 97 Ram 2.5 Rockwells/46"s in the works!

12-21-2008, 10:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ramrock Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20276 Location: Montgomery, TX Posts: 1,996	Cool thanks. Im new to the rc seen. I heading to a RC shop across town to find a new lexan body and bigger rims and tires for mine. I like the idea of useing magic marker tubs to lenghten link arms. Im not wanting to go big bucks on a rc. __________________ 01 RAM 2500 24V CUMMINS 85 YOTA 4.3/350/2-tcase/42"s- 97 Ram 2.5 Rockwells/46"s in the works!

12-26-2008, 07:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ramrock Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20276 Location: Montgomery, TX Posts: 1,996	Ill have to get some pics. I bought and mount a set of 2.2 rock crawl tire and a plastic set of 2.2 rims to the stock rims need to lenghten the chassy it ended up been 10inchs wide. its working pretty good. The diffs are popoing going to glue them. plans are to upgrade the steering to a real servo and batt's and stick chassy it with a 90's ram body like my mud truck. Cheap and lite. __________________ 01 RAM 2500 24V CUMMINS 85 YOTA 4.3/350/2-tcase/42"s- 97 Ram 2.5 Rockwells/46"s in the works!

12-15-2008, 08:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
78FORD4x4 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Member # 125311 Location: Sittin' here doin' my part to make sure the welfare checks cash. Posts: 153	That is the best looking Nylint crawler i have seen

12-18-2008, 05:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
intheworks Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Member # 80590 Location: va Posts: 633	heres my old 1:6 nylint got a couple different bodies. this thing did really well with the moab tires. i got pics from when i still had the nylint chassis and then i did a stick chassis with nylint axles

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