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4VRYNG · 10-23-2013, 10:48 PM

Devlin(hotwheels000) has inspired me to finally build a Class 3 VW. With a lot of encouragement and help from Tim(Warpig) I am now actually building pieces.

I will be building a VW Thing body from scratch out of styrene.

The red Thing in the pick is for size reference.

Specs and pieces to be used.

13.5"-14.0" wheelsbase.
Axial SCX-10 axles with XR universal mod using full width universals.
Creation-Fab XR width Beef tubes.
Axial heavy duty hardened gears.
Gearhead R/C 2.2 slotted mags
Pitbull Rockbeast 2 tires
Crawler Innovations foams
Over/Under transfer case.
MIP Drive shafts.
Axial trans of some sort.
I have a MMP for ESC, motor, servos and 4PL will come later.

Some of my pieces I've collected.

4VRYNG · 10-23-2013, 10:57 PM

Picked up a set of the Gearhead slotted mags from a member on RCC.

First thing I did was Narrow them to 1". Got the Pitbulls mounted up with some Crawler Innovations foams.

Got the axles put together.

Made a skid.

My first attempts at silver soldering. Got the tabs on. The tabs will get cut off between the two holes. I made them long and with 2 holes so I could screw them to a plate I drilled to space them evenly when I soldered them. I will cut them off and use the other ends for mounting tabs elsewhere.

MG200 · 10-23-2013, 11:17 PM

Yea! Go Dennis! Great start so far

doublej · 10-23-2013, 11:56 PM

Looks like a great start and your following the Masters so you can't really go wrong.

justinart24 · 10-24-2013, 12:35 AM

Oh snap! This should be good.

War Pig · 10-24-2013, 12:53 AM

You'd better hurry up Dennis, I'm going to need my torch back pretty soon.

Great start!

4VRYNG · 10-24-2013, 02:03 PM

Tim, I've decided you're not getting it back, it's really handy to have.

hotwheels000 · 10-24-2013, 05:43 PM

HA HA ^^^^^ nice one D, remember, his knees are fixed, he can run now.

Excellent!!!!!!, looking forward to seeing your touch not to mention the cool machining I am sure you will be doing

4VRYNG · 10-24-2013, 05:51 PM

Made a stand for the skid and attached it to a piece of plywood. Now it won't roll all over the place. Got the lower links mocked up. Now to put on mount locations for the upper links.

hotwheels000 · 10-26-2013, 09:47 AM

Throwing chips ?

Eating chips ?

or

Watching chips ?

What you doing ?

Progress ??????????????????????????????

4VRYNG · 10-26-2013, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Throwing chips ?

Eating chips ?

or

Watching chips ?

What you doing ?

Progress ??????????????????????????????

The first two. Made a fixture plate so I can build the axle trusses for the front and rear axles. I am working on it.

hotwheels000 · 10-26-2013, 02:06 PM

Cant wait to see them. Will the front truss have a provision for panhard mount ?

doublej · 10-26-2013, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4VRYNG

The first two. Made a fixture plate so I can build the axle trusses for the front and rear axles. I am working on it.

I'll take two please!

4VRYNG · 10-26-2013, 05:47 PM

Yeah Devlin, the front will have 3 link and panhard mount. The rear is going to be 4 link.

4VRYNG · 10-31-2013, 07:40 PM

Made a couple cross members today. The holes outside of the rails are tapped 1/4-28 and will be for bump stops I will be making later. Once my wheelbase is finalized I will solder them to the tube.

4VRYNG · 10-31-2013, 10:05 PM

Upper link mounting points soldered on to chassis.

4VRYNG · 11-01-2013, 11:55 PM

Front axle truss almost done, got the link mount and tabs to mount to axle, just need to do panhard mount now, then the bracket on the chassis.
My soldering needs a bit of work. The hardest part about this is lack of precision. Trying to do something every day.

hotwheels000 · 11-02-2013, 10:13 AM

Nice progress D, I thought you were machining the trusses ? You may want to look at putting a support from the truss to one of the nuts/bolts at the pumpkin. You will have a lot of stress on the outer mounts with those big C3 tires.

4VRYNG · 11-02-2013, 10:24 AM

I wanted to try this first. I still may end up making them out of aluminum.

10-23-2013, 10:48 PM	#1
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Devlin(hotwheels000) has inspired me to finally build a Class 3 VW. With a lot of encouragement and help from Tim(Warpig) I am now actually building pieces. I will be building a VW Thing body from scratch out of styrene. The red Thing in the pick is for size reference. Specs and pieces to be used. 13.5"-14.0" wheelsbase. Axial SCX-10 axles with XR universal mod using full width universals. Creation-Fab XR width Beef tubes. Axial heavy duty hardened gears. Gearhead R/C 2.2 slotted mags Pitbull Rockbeast 2 tires Crawler Innovations foams Over/Under transfer case. MIP Drive shafts. Axial trans of some sort. I have a MMP for ESC, motor, servos and 4PL will come later. Some of my pieces I've collected. Last edited by 4VRYNG; 10-23-2013 at 10:58 PM.

10-23-2013, 10:57 PM	#2
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Picked up a set of the Gearhead slotted mags from a member on RCC. First thing I did was Narrow them to 1". Got the Pitbulls mounted up with some Crawler Innovations foams. Got the axles put together. Made a skid. My first attempts at silver soldering. Got the tabs on. The tabs will get cut off between the two holes. I made them long and with 2 holes so I could screw them to a plate I drilled to space them evenly when I soldered them. I will cut them off and use the other ends for mounting tabs elsewhere.

10-23-2013, 11:17 PM	#3
MG200 Chassis & Tubework Vendor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 660	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Yea! Go Dennis! Great start so far

10-24-2013, 12:35 AM	#5
justinart24 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 2,780	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Oh snap! This should be good.

10-24-2013, 12:53 AM	#6
War Pig I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The beautiful Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,923	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" You'd better hurry up Dennis, I'm going to need my torch back pretty soon. Great start!

10-23-2013, 11:56 PM	#4
doublej I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sin City Posts: 3,628	Looks like a great start and your following the Masters so you can't really go wrong.

10-24-2013, 02:03 PM	#7
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	Tim, I've decided you're not getting it back, it's really handy to have.

10-24-2013, 05:43 PM	#8
hotwheels000 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place Posts: 5,443	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" HA HA ^^^^^ nice one D, remember, his knees are fixed, he can run now. Excellent!!!!!!, looking forward to seeing your touch not to mention the cool machining I am sure you will be doing

10-24-2013, 05:51 PM	#9
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Made a stand for the skid and attached it to a piece of plywood. Now it won't roll all over the place. Got the lower links mocked up. Now to put on mount locations for the upper links.

10-26-2013, 09:47 AM	#10
hotwheels000 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place Posts: 5,443	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Throwing chips ? Eating chips ? or Watching chips ? What you doing ? Progress ??????????????????????????????

10-26-2013, 02:06 PM	#12
hotwheels000 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place Posts: 5,443	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Cant wait to see them. Will the front truss have a provision for panhard mount ?

10-26-2013, 05:47 PM	#14
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	Yeah Devlin, the front will have 3 link and panhard mount. The rear is going to be 4 link.

10-31-2013, 07:40 PM	#15
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Made a couple cross members today. The holes outside of the rails are tapped 1/4-28 and will be for bump stops I will be making later. Once my wheelbase is finalized I will solder them to the tube.

10-31-2013, 10:05 PM	#16
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Upper link mounting points soldered on to chassis.

11-01-2013, 11:55 PM	#17
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Front axle truss almost done, got the link mount and tabs to mount to axle, just need to do panhard mount now, then the bracket on the chassis. My soldering needs a bit of work. The hardest part about this is lack of precision. Trying to do something every day.

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11-02-2013, 10:13 AM	#18
hotwheels000 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place Posts: 5,443	Re: Inspired by Devlin. Class 3 "Thing" Nice progress D, I thought you were machining the trusses ? You may want to look at putting a support from the truss to one of the nuts/bolts at the pumpkin. You will have a lot of stress on the outer mounts with those big C3 tires.

11-02-2013, 10:24 AM	#19
4VRYNG Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy,Oregon Posts: 354	I wanted to try this first. I still may end up making them out of aluminum.

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