I stumbled acrossed this thread last night. Read thru the entire thing. It's ironic as I started disassembling my St4mpede truggy two nights ago to create a Telly crawler of sorts. I like the challenge of taking an unsuspecting vehicle like this and turning it into something the status quo says it shouldn't be.
I have a custom built 2.2 Wroncho and a TRX-4 Sport. Both are somewhat boring to drive as they climb up and over anything. The Telly is much more intriguing. I will be using this thread for reference. Thank you for taking the time to document your findings. Cheers!