1/10 scale Nissan Titan King Cab crawler

The plan:

  • Tamiya TLT-1 solid axles, shocks, body posts, antenna mount and link ends.

  • carmate seats

  • Skater driver

  • Parma 10127 Nissan Titan King Cab body

  • Traxxas Rustler rear rims 2.2 - 3672

  • Proline Moabs 1120

  • 75 turn integy lathe motor

  •  ESC -

  • LED headlights

  • Links: 3/16 brake line and 4-40 threaded rod--

  • Steel NissanNut ladder frame and bumpers, sliders etc. 1/2" flat stock 11 gauge.- building

  • Team Associated RC10 stealth full bearing trans -

  • Traxxas emaxx driveshafts -

The new clear Parma Titan lexan body is way bigger than the D21. I need to lenghten the wheelbase.

I decided to make a jig for the frame rails.

Drilled one hole, then bolted together. Then drilled another hole. Bolted together etc. Then I grind/sand the rails equal to each other. The bottom rail is TWO rails bolted together all drilled for link mounts.

This is my marker template on the table. I layed the Titan body down drew the wheel well centers and made my frame rails to match body lines.

I made a jig out of a 1.5 x 3 tube. Its the perfect size for placing the cross members above and below the frame rails.

I made some trans mounts for the stealth. One is 1" flat stock the other side is 3/4" flat stock. Both 11gauge.

I test fit some geos on narrowed rims from the HardBody.

I wanted something a little bigger and got some Moabs. Left frt is stock. left rear is mounted stock on stock rim. Right rear is half foam stock rim. Right front is narrow rim half foam.

I will narrow the rims. This is stock rims.

 

I narrowed the rustler rims to same as the other King Cab. I cut the foam in half and glued tires on. I locked the difs with jb weld and installed bearings.

I finished the 16g shock towers. I made all 4 links 3" threaded rod. With OEM ends, covered with brakeline.

I then decided to do a completely different 4 link design from stock. I moved all the brackets and made a new upper mount from 11gauge steel. It was too heavy so I made some 16g steel versions.

This is the new lighter version. Just bent it up in the vise. much easier than all that welding and cutting.

 

I keep throwing the body on to check wheels line up in wheel wells. I had to enlarge the holes a little. Here is a great pic of stock tlt mounts and new style. No more rear steer. I am going to convert the D21.

Rolling chassis profile. I am missing 2 end links. So the frt end is on hold.

Mounted the trans and driveshafts.

I decided to gve this one to my Son and he likes Green. So I bought a new body.

Here it is compared to the Hardbody King Cab.

I added a light kit.

 

Decided to widen the track width for tighter turning.