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05-19-2008, 12:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands
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|  VonDutch build
just received my self designed chassis and started to build it for testing. it is made out of 2mm aluminum and not heavy  it's a nice/tight fit, but hey who cares. i'm not shure how to set up this chassis, droop, semi droop or normal springs, but thats what's testing for. |
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05-19-2008, 12:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IDK
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Looks terrible but i allready told ya that didn't i  Looks great douwe, i would say semi droop with inner and outer springs so it will sit a bit higher without sacrificing a whole lot of low COG  Looks real sleek mate! |
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05-19-2008, 12:22 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NB, Canada
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Looks Great! Is 2mm thick enough for strength? Interested in how you setup the suspension, well done  |
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05-19-2008, 02:09 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: aurora, CO
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wears the vondutch in this build?
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05-19-2008, 04:16 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas
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that chassis is awesome... good job |
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05-19-2008, 04:27 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: VARAZZE (SV) Italy, but i love the US
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Great chassis !... who made this?
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05-19-2008, 04:52 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philadelphia
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looks like it would fold in half after one good tumble. Hope it holds up for you and performs great!
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05-19-2008, 06:16 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perkasie PA & Port Norris NJ.
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05-19-2008, 06:19 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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 ? Is your body going to have Von Dutch graphics...or is that just the name you chose for the build just for kicks  On the chassis....looks very clean BUT it does seem really thin. Not only in the material thickness, but also some of those horizontals, especially with only that many cross braces. Last edited by Offroader5; 05-19-2008 at 06:22 PM. | |
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05-19-2008, 06:47 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mississauga, ONT
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It looks like you spur gear is rubbing on the side! Is it?
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05-19-2008, 09:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Plano. Il
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Nice lookin chassis. Look's like a really light weight design. What's your trans mounted to.
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05-20-2008, 01:04 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands
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it stronger than i thougt. i can't bend it twist it or anything the body will get some vondutch graphics, but the second reason i chose this name is because i'm dutch @rollinover it's not rubbing ;) i have about 1mm clearence | |
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05-20-2008, 06:37 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Nice work it looks good.
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05-20-2008, 07:12 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St John, IN
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05-20-2008, 07:37 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands
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there is much more coming ;) i'm still waiting on my body. but this is holland. everything i buy in the usa will stay in customs for about a week and than i have to pay more taxes etc. i will use or a losi buggy body or a baja bug. (here in holland are no rules about bodies ore something else, there are maybe 3 or 4 people who like crawling) |
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05-20-2008, 09:18 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle
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Is that a polycarbonate or acrylic bottom plate? Might be an issue, impact is one thing that could cause it to shatter but I'd be more worried about the fact that both are very soft plastics, much softer than delrin, and will end up galling pretty easily on rocks. Might hang up a lot, I'd have a backup plan brewing if I were you.
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05-20-2008, 10:39 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands
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it's just a test setup for the sizes etc.. my skid will be made out of nylon | |
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05-20-2008, 10:40 AM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Holland
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Looks good, but I agree with the post above. If you can't get a delrin skid, fab one up from some cutting board. It's cheap, and better resistant (PE) to impact than acrylic.
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06-22-2008, 12:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands
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delrin is on it's way little update.. i'm still waiting on mayhem competition fatty's (black wheel, red rings) and on some memoryfoam. |
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06-22-2008, 03:32 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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So, what's the paint scheme going to look like? Kinda anxious to see it myself...I dig Von Dutch This was our teams race FJ in last years Baja 500....  |
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