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Here's my 4 link Sawback as it stands now. It's pretty much new but got some heavy personal seasoning, awaiting better weather at first, and new rear shafts after its maiden run.
A quick run-through:
Added weight in wheels, new foams in the tires, 14mm wheel wideners, red alu lock-outs, C hubs and steering knuckles, homemade battery mounts to put the saddle pack cells on the front and rear axles rather than on the chassis, reversed and moved forward center gearbox, shortened front center shaft. flipped axles, homemade esc mount, homemade rear shock mounts, tucked in bumper, trimmed chassis rails, raised steering links, relocated suspension links, Kimbrough servo saver, GPM rear shafts.
These last 2 were added after my first time out. The car tipped sideways and bounced down a long steep hill. The rear shaft got bent badly and savox low profile servo lost some teeth.

The more I see of these the more interested I become. You've done a great job, love the way it looks. I might have to try building my own.

PlastiZapCA+ wrote:The more I see of these the more interested I become. You've done a great job, love the way it looks. I might have to try building my own.

You should try it! With your modelling skills you could have the ultimate scale/trail rig!

Cool build on the Jeep BTW!

I can't take much credit for the styling as far as the body goes. That's pretty much how the 4LS comes. I only trimmed the front a bit to accommodate the relocated bumper.

Sure, give it a try. I never enjoyed running my vehicles outside of the tracks, but since I started with crawlers that's changed all the way.

By the way, check out my optima based crawler too. It really doesn't take a dedicated chassis to get you into this type of running.

I think I'll make one of these for a winter project then. It'll have to be a Chevy.

PlastiZapCA+ wrote:I think I'll make one of these for a winter project then. It'll have to be a Chevy.

Only way to go. I would love to see your build on a trail truck.

Yeah if your looking for a long term project a Chevy is perfect

still better than a Ford!

Now let's stop hijacking the poor mans thread! Again, I love the crawler and it's inspired me to start collecting parts for my own build.

I found this barbie doll on a flea market just around the corner. She costed me only 2 euros.
I cut her legs and bent and shortened her neck. Now i just need to figure out how to keep her in place.

Mr. ED wrote:I found this barbie doll on a flea market just around the corner. She costed me only 2 euros.
I cut her legs and bent and shortened her neck. Now i just need to figure out how to keep her in place.

Racing harness.

Now if you could find a The Stig doll and a puking bucket he could hold (while seated in the passenger seat)...

Who said Ford?

I like that! Nice paint job on it! Now all you need are some bigger tires like these.

Seeing these makes me wish I still had crawlers. Fun times.