chevy silverado 2500

[firefighter-1177]

I got this bad boy for 5 bucks after Christmas at TSC. I'm gona try convert it and see what I Come up with. I'm only really going to use the body and try to make a frame.

5 min later.

[Izzy]

Danggood start toa cool truck......Ive seen where guys take a servo and mount the wheels directly on - used in the robot learners areas as well...... has issues with duration of running and burning up the motors...
...ive also seen using carpet car chassis - not very durable for our heavy duty world but it works.....

Waht are your thoughts?? expectations?

[firefighter-1177]

Thanks Izzy. I want to make it as durable as I can. I'm hoping to find a set of axles to use, and I've been toying with some ideas for frame rails. I've got a losi micro crawler that I think I can modify the axles and make them long enough. But I still don't know what I'm going to do about wheels and tires.

[Bigrigger]

Really cool idea firefighter! There aren't a lot of pickups here. I might just have to buy one too. If not to RC, then as a load. It's so realistic, and for $10!! Except for that roof!? What were they thinking? But still...$10.....

Originally Posted by Trucker

Really cool idea firefighter! There aren't a lot of pickups here. I might just have to buy one too. If not to RC, then as a load. It's so realistic, and for $10!! Except for that roof!? What were they thinking? But still...$10.....

They make these so that kids can put figures in side them, the doors don't open. If you guys have a TSC around you, they have some cool toys that I have never seen anywhere else. You have a good base to start off of, great find, firefighter!

[firefighter-1177]

Thanks for the coments guys. The price on these is great. Makes cuting them up easy. Lol
I shoulg have some kind of progress tonight.
Thanks for looking
Ken.s

Ken, I am using a Losi crawler as the base for my Ford Super Duty. It is the 1/18 mini crawler. It is 4x4 and the steering servo is mounted on the axle. I am going to try to get the frame together and get the suspension under it soon and you can see how I did mine, not that you have to do it the same, just some ideas.

http://173.201.47.108/showthread.php?t=1005

[firefighter-1177]

Originally Posted by Zimms Customs

Ken, I am using a Losi crawler as the base for my Ford Super Duty. It is the 1/18 mini crawler. It is 4x4 and the steering servo is mounted on the axle. I am going to try to get the frame together and get the suspension under it soon and you can see how I did mine, not that you have to do it the same, just some ideas.

http://173.201.47.108/showthread.php?t=1005

I think you may be on to somthing with the 1/18 crawler. Mine is the micro crawler(forget the scale) and the axles are about an inch too short on both sides. But I also think that my chevy body is a little smaller than yours, so it may not work.

They make hex extenders if that would work for you. They are pretty slick and you could get the width you need.



I think you get the idea. You could also make your own by using aluminum hex, aluminum tubing that is threaded on the inside and the drill out the hex to fit the tubing and screw it all together with a stud at one end of the tubing. Make sense?

[rcman]

pretty cool find i think i might have to go to tsc to have a look at what they have great find

[firefighter-1177]

Originally Posted by Zimms Customs

They make hex extenders if that would work for you. They are pretty slick and you could get the width you need.



I think you get the idea. You could also make your own by using aluminum hex, aluminum tubing that is threaded on the inside and the drill out the hex to fit the tubing and screw it all together with a stud at one end of the tubing. Make sense?

I thought of that, but I don't know how that would work with the steering axle.

[firefighter-1177]

Well I got a ROUGH draft of my frame made up. I'm not sure what I want to make the final version of. Any input guys?



Thanks for looking
Ken.s

Is that wood? I would suggest using aluminum. I will post pics later of what I am doing for mine, it may work for you as well. I was going to make it like the Tamiya F350 and Tundra. The make some body mounts and call it good. I am going for simple and strong.

Here is a simple straight ladder style frame.



If my ladder frame doesn't work, I thought about something like this. Just some food for thought.

[firefighter-1177]

Ya its some scrap plywood. I'm not planing on using it. I'm just using it to get an idea of what I want to do. I will probly go with aluminum.

[siuvinson]

are you guys tearing apart your MRC's and using the axles, or buying them somewhere else seperately? I too have this truck, and have been searching for just the axles but can't seem to find a pair for under $90.

[firefighter-1177]

Originally Posted by siuvinson

are you guys tearing apart your MRC's and using the axles, or buying them somewhere else seperately? I too have this truck, and have been searching for just the axles but can't seem to find a pair for under $90.

I was going to try and tear apart my micro crawler and make the axles work, but they just won't. You might be better off buying a losi mrc. Then you get the motor and trans too. I'm intrested in your build too, you should post pics!

[rcguyfarms]

Today it's way to easy to make 16th/14th scale pickups with all these micro crawler parts. Five years ago when I did my ertl f-150 I used servos and shes still running like a champ.

[siuvinson]

Originally Posted by firefighter-1177

I was going to try and tear apart my micro crawler and make the axles work, but they just won't. You might be better off buying a losi mrc. Then you get the motor and trans too. I'm intrested in your build too, you should post pics!

No build yet - I just got the truck off ebay but it will likely sit for a while before I have the cash to get it started. I'm buying a house very soon so most of the extra cash is going straight to savings for the time being. Plus I have to finish the Bruder skid-steer conversion that I started a few months ago (same one that rcguyfarms posted in his pic).

[firefighter-1177]

Well good luck with your build siuvinson. Mine is on hold for now, I'm being sent back to Boston for work.