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Old 10-22-2014, 09:54 AM   #1
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I was out of the R/C game for a while and got back in right before I joined this forum and lurked around a bit while I tinkered with a venom creeper. I admired the tube work some of the folks were doing and thought I would challenge myself by learning to braze and build a chassis from scratch. This isn't the cleanest build, nor is it the most scale, but it's been a great learning experience so far and I hope this forum will help me to see it completed.

Any tips and criticism are welcome.

Thanks for looking.
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Old 10-22-2014, 01:00 PM   #2
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Looks great so far. Keep up the good work.
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Old 10-22-2014, 02:02 PM   #3
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Much better than my first attempts at brazing!
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Old 10-23-2014, 09:58 AM   #4
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Thanks for the encouraging words guys. I picked up some rod ends today so i can get my skid/trans mount and links figured out. Hopefully I'll have more progress shots to post by the weekend.
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Old 10-29-2014, 07:23 AM   #5
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I made a little more progress on mocking up everything but there's still plenty to do. Sorry for the crappy photos.
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Old 10-29-2014, 08:56 PM   #6
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nice job
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Old 10-30-2014, 03:16 AM   #7
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awesome!! more than I've ever done...
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Old 10-30-2014, 04:32 AM   #8
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Thats a great frame, cantora wait to ser how it looks when Doné
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Old 10-31-2014, 09:11 AM   #9
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Thanks guys. I should have servos by Saturday, then i can button up everything sometime this week and tear it all back down to paint.
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Old 10-31-2014, 09:37 AM   #10
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Where did you find your tubing?
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Old 10-31-2014, 08:47 PM   #11
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Where did you find your tubing?
O'Reilly's auto parts stocks it. The other auto parts chains should be able to order it though if you don't have an O'Reilly's in your area.
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Old 11-01-2014, 03:08 PM   #12
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First attempt?...kudos! Nice work. Just means the next one will be even better!
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Old 11-02-2014, 02:45 AM   #13
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First attempt?...kudos! Nice work. Just means the next one will be even better!
Thanks. It's been quite a learning process. A healthy mix of satisfaction and frustration. I have some ideas floating around my head for a future build but I don't want to get sidetracked for the time being.
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Old 11-07-2014, 09:40 AM   #14
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Servos are mounted and it runs...in the living room.

I had a little time to work on these...they're not perfect but they work well. Anyone care to guess what they are? I'll send a prize to the first correct guesser.
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Old 11-07-2014, 10:02 AM   #15
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Is it a home brewed bender...?!!
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Old 11-07-2014, 11:30 AM   #16
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Is it a home brewed bender...?!!
nope. That's 4-40 all thread rod. Sorry I didn't give anything else to reference the size.
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Old 11-09-2014, 11:36 AM   #17
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i guess no one else wanted to play. Those are my body mounts. Ill put up some pics Monday morning,
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Old 11-10-2014, 09:18 AM   #18
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These are the body mounts installed. I wanted to be able to have an unlimited amount of adjustment and I think these will do just that.
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Old 11-26-2014, 12:55 PM   #19
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got some paint on the frame, links cut and tapped and some wheels spacers made. I still need to pick some tires to run.
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