Hi guys, Decided to try something different with some thrift store nb's

started with two 2wd nb's



removed both rear axles



used spare parts from nb crawler to convert one axle for steering





cut tires to fit nb crawler wheels



made some mounts & used some 3/4 alum. channel for chassis









That's all I've got for now,was thinking of using this body??

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Your flea market (thrift store) , is always a good source of supply r/c, to build your models ..

THANK .. COBRA98 ..
This work will surely be very interesting for all of us ..

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joe this looks great .big cane jeep has a brother .and i see your hobby futaba servo in place .great stuff .the steering must perform very well .thanks joe .

Hi Fellas,..Got a little more done on "cheap cane "

made steering links,installed elec. board... front motor fet is burned out so i hooked both motors to rear motor output...works fine...wired for twin batt. packs







Only 2-3/4" of flex ,but wasn't going for a super flex rig anyway





Now I need to sort out body mounts

.. COBRA98 .. congratulations for your good work .. This PIMP CANE shows us once again that you are very clever (Professional) ..
I hope to see it in action ..

.. How are the diffs ?

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WOW joe nice peace of engineering . looks cool hows the flex joe ???

to increase flex on a home made cane

put paint can (1 pint) or equivelent size under front left wheel. Prop up a hammer or more paint cans on rear left wheel. Leave over night. rinse and repeat for all 4 wheels. The aluminium will gain flex to a certain point. do it SLOWLY or you will stress it and it will resemble a pretzel

Hey J33P3R,welcome back...I'm not concerned with a lot of flex..I just built this one to use up some of the misc. parts cluttering my work table Any updates on your cane jeep ??

Loulou, the diffs are the same as 1/10 NB but only have 2 gears

Hey Nat, the flex is only 2-3/4" but looks ok for a scale-ish rig

.. THANK .. COBRA98