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Whats the cheapest tube rock crawler

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Whats the cheapest tube rock crawler

Post by v8grunt »

front axle leaf spring rover series houseing fitted with toy rev and londfields. ratio 4.88 or 456

engine holden red or similar bolted to ford box androver transfer (same as strangerover = about 100-1

rear axle coil spring set up with dana 60 or rover salisbury.

LSD in both diffs and added haultec trac control

tube frame made with box section chassis 105in wheel base.

37in MTRs on light wt steel beadlock rims.

can this be done under $10000

OR DOES ANYONE HAVE OTHER IDEAS
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Post by bubs »

but whats the point if you can't use it :? :P
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Post by v8grunt »

who said you can't use it. anything can happen, a new class perhaps.

maximum 37" tyres , maxiumum crawl of say 60-1, maximum engine size 3 ltr and so on

gives the guy with a small budget a go.

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i was only toying with ya - i would love one but atm i could not justify it :( :?
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I want to build something like this over the next year ready for 2004
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when i build mine

toy drive line - tube chassis - clip on replica toy fiberglass pannels
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Post by v8grunt »

yea thats the go cheap as possible.

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Post by Carl Coight »

I'd love to have a go at that myself, but the problem is justifying building it. If you can come up with a class to suit, then i'm interested.
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Post by v8zuki »

you could always buy mine $5000. very capable :twisted: :D
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Post by OVERKILL ENG »

It is possible my new truck will owe me in parts only about $10 000
Although I will confess I got some pretty good bargains. The only things not included in the $10000 is lockers.

Base truck FREE
Engine gearbox transfer rear diff front diff $600
Dana front knuckles and axles $ 500
Mods to front diff $800
Steel $1000
Rockhopper $1500
Tyres $1600
Hyro setup $1100
Sheet metal work $500
Fuel tank FREE
Shocks Re used old ones.
Fittings $1000
Power ssteer pump $50
Wiring $350

Labour Priceless so for about 100 hrs.

Thats what it has cost me people may get some stuff cheaper or more expensive as I said in the beginning I did get a few bargains.
Some stuuf was sourced from my old Zook which I havn't added.
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Post by POS »

overkill wrote:Engine gearbox transfer rear diff front diff $600
Dana front knuckles and axles $ 500
Mods to front diff $800
Steel $1000
Rockhopper $1500
Tyres $1600
Hyro setup $1100
Sheet metal work $500
Fuel tank FREE
Shocks Re used old ones.
Fittings $1000
Power ssteer pump $50
Wiring $350

Labour Priceless so for about 100 hrs.


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