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03-08-2008, 01:12 AM
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| In between.   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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|  Carbon Fiber homebrew I ordered me a sheet of 1/8" CF to use as some side plates and this is what I came up with: Axial axles MSD topguns/badlands R2D 55t lathe Mamba max CC BEC Multiplex Proficar 403 HS-5955TG steering 645 dig servo inverted link geometry cuttin board skid 1/8"Carbon Fiber TVP chassis It has 2.75" of center clearance and is only 2" wide from outside of chassis plate to outside of plate. Body on and elecs installed pics real soon............. |
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03-08-2008, 02:57 AM
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| Gavyn is my BFFL   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: hunting pandas
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| where did you get the cf from? |
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03-08-2008, 09:00 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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| man you got a lot of free time on your hands looks good  |
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03-08-2008, 05:14 PM
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| In between. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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got it from ebay, but mcmaster.com sells it too | |
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03-08-2008, 05:27 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004
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| like the cutting board skip plate. is the cf pretty strong. or does it flex a lot? |
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03-08-2008, 05:39 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: AZ - In The 928
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| Depending on the thickness carbon fiber can flex a lot. But it does not just break when it goes, it shatters, so be careful of lots of little splinters. |
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03-08-2008, 07:20 PM
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| On the lookout for Rocks  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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| Me likes. He said that the carbon fiber is very stiff.....stiffer than want you would expect....being so thin. |
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03-08-2008, 09:56 PM
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| In between. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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Why so much concern with stiffness though? I thought crawlers were supposed to flex  I am gonna CA all of the edges to help prevent the carbon fiber splitting. | ||
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03-09-2008, 10:06 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rohnert Park
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| Nice work! CF does really good as crawler parts. CA'ing the edges is a great idea. On a side note: Too anyone thinking of using CF .... Be sure to wear a dust mask and work in a well ventilated area. CF dust is not good for your lungs! |
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03-10-2008, 06:57 AM
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| On the lookout for Rocks Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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03-10-2008, 12:28 PM
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| In between. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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I knew not to do it, but thought my rigged up ventilation would work better than it did:-(. One bonus to have such a large nose, lots of filtration  | |
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03-10-2008, 07:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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| i will take your advice as i have 2 sheets of CF coming from mcmaster right now. going to copy sacco, but make it way better |
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03-10-2008, 09:58 PM
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| In between. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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03-10-2008, 09:59 PM
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| ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ   Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gonzales,La
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 skool that young punk | |
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03-10-2008, 10:02 PM
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| In between. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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next he will want me to show him where his girlfriends g-spot is | |
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03-11-2008, 10:15 PM
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| In between. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Moscow Mills MO
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| Just did some test runs............this thing frickin rocks completed pics and vid tomorrow |
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03-11-2008, 10:28 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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yea hell i'd like to know where that dam thing is ! | |
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11-19-2008, 01:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: minden
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| can i ask were you got the sheet of carbin fiber.... |
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11-19-2008, 02:21 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Fontana, CA
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11-19-2008, 06:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: So-Cal
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| I like it but am too having trouble finding the, um, um, you know SPOT! |
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