Snowman's 1.9 Project "OTTER"

[Snowmaninhell]

Originally Posted by j-bird

Man that traction bar is some hi-tec fabrication.. It looks great I'm just curious if those small diameter rods are gonna hold up to the rocks beating on them.. Also dumb question but what kind of axles are those and where did ya get em. They will go great on my 77 macho build.. Keep up the one of a kind work.. You're a top notch builder

Thank you! The rods will hold up just fine. Besides at the rate I am building OTTER it will be years before he's pounding the rocks... The axles are RC4WD K44. I have yet to run them, but have only heard good things from others who have.

[Leadchucker]

Looks really good man. I need to teach myself how to braze so I can do a tube chassis for my crawler.

[mjderstine]

really nice small brazing work man.

like the ant wrap bar. its sweet!

[Snowmaninhell]

Originally Posted by Leadchucker

Looks really good man. I need to teach myself how to braze so I can do a tube chassis for my crawler.

Thanks Leadchucker. You should learn to braze. It's easy and you can make a lot of your own gear.

Originally Posted by mjderstine

really nice small brazing work man.

like the ant wrap bar. its sweet!

Thanks mjderstine. I am very happy with the way they turned out.

I made a little progress tonight and got the drive train all mounted up in its permanent configuration. Also got the steering servo mounted.

[alaskancrawler]

I noticed you have black springs under your reds for helpers. Are the red leaf springs to soft and get a lot of axle wrap?

[Snowmaninhell]

Originally Posted by alaskancrawler

I noticed you have black springs under your reds for helpers. Are the red leaf springs to soft and get a lot of axle wrap?

The red leafs are very soft and do suffer from axle wrap. That's why I made the track bars for the rear. I still need to do the front end too.

[blakeski]

looking good russ... now hook it up with the old chino you took off

[Snowmaninhell]

Thanks Blake. The chino just didn't quite work for this application. The t-case sits up higher than the chino will go.

[n8welch]

More please!!!!!

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