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monkeyracer · 02-25-2009, 10:57 PM

Here's a google sketch-up visualization of my revisions for this:

I'd like to have a custom skid plate machined, so I am talking to a local machine shop to get a quote. (Delrin of course.)

With holes to mount the trans forward for better weight transfer and when I get my DIG unit eventually, and triangulated lower link mounts, with rock slide channels. (No current skid offers what I want out of this)

btw - the sketch up files were colored by my GF.

monkeyracer · 02-26-2009, 07:19 AM

anyone know of a good, inexpensive place to get the skid machined?

stampedeproject · 02-26-2009, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeyracer

anyone know of a good, inexpensive place to get the skid machined?

Looking good.

Hmmm good and inexpensive.... unless you have a friend who can sneak a one off in a job... nope. :-( "Good" in my experience is alway expensive.

Bamfapotamus · 02-26-2009, 10:01 AM

I work at a machine shop.... I am actually in the process of designing a skid plate very very similar to the one I see in your pics, except i think I have alittle more adjustment and more spots to play with for end links ( I love adjustment). check it out

And yea to make 1 skidplate... the delrin is dirt cheap but the time for 1 plate your are probably getting quoted some stupid prices I bet haha... maybe we can combine our ideas and I will make a few up for my friends and send 1 your way aswell =)

monkeyracer · 02-27-2009, 08:25 AM

My skid plate is longer than the stock axial skid, and my holes would need to line up. I am going to try the first attempt using my hand tools, I probably won't have the grooves along the bottom, or the fillet along the front and rear edges, but it would give me a better idea how it would work.

Bamfapotamus · 02-27-2009, 08:48 AM

yea that skid plate.. its way revised now measures 4.00 atm
whats yours measure at?

monkeyracer · 02-27-2009, 08:53 AM

3.125 side to side, 3.175 front to back.

Bamfapotamus · 02-27-2009, 09:01 AM

and the hole pattern on the side is the same as the stock plate it looks right correct? If I end up making one I usually put the holes in for the stock plate and the sw holes aswell

BEELZEBOB · 02-27-2009, 09:36 AM

that is sick as hell.

i want one! lol.

which lake hood you in? big CO? im gonna bug you if you're close

monkeyracer · 02-27-2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamfapotamus

and the hole pattern on the side is the same as the stock plate it looks right correct? If I end up making one I usually put the holes in for the stock plate and the sw holes aswell

The outermost holes are the only extra from stock, they are 2.875" center to center. I don't know what the dimms are for the SWX though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BEELZEBOB

that is sick as hell.

i want one! lol.

which lake hood you in? big CO? im gonna bug you if you're close

Ya, that lakehood, just down 93 from you... :-(

BEELZEBOB · 02-27-2009, 12:38 PM

Bring it to red rocks on sunday!!!

i want one!

monkeyracer · 02-27-2009, 12:40 PM

I didn't realize there was someting going on. Is it a meet or a comp?

BEELZEBOB · 02-27-2009, 12:42 PM

a few peeps are just tryin to meet up there on sunday for some crawlin fun.

we're organizing it in the local Co. forum.

monkeyracer · 02-27-2009, 03:12 PM

I wish I knew about that earlier, I am going to be busy this sunday. I wanted to test this thing out on course designed by someone who knows what they are doing.

BEELZEBOB · 02-27-2009, 03:16 PM

what are you doin Sat?

Hobby town in westminster is havin a 2.2 comp @10am

then there is a massive swap meet goin on in thorton, w/ a 1.9 comp in the evening.

T600 · 02-27-2009, 04:13 PM

so do you plan on selling these chassis

I WANT ONE

monkeyracer · 02-27-2009, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BEELZEBOB

what are you doin Sat?

working til 1... I only work every other third saturday, and this is my week...

Quote:

Originally Posted by T600

so do you plan on selling these chassis

I WANT ONE

I am currently only using this for my own use, but if I get a vendor star, I may end up selling them. If I do, I'll post the appropriate thread. Thanks!

monkeyracer · 06-08-2009, 06:53 PM

Been awhile since I've updated this...

The current chassis was doing good, but there were some design flaws I overlooked, but I've spent a little time in CAD tweaking it, and here's what I've come up with:

I'll be getting these in the mail soon, so I'll post some pics of the chassis and how it works compared to the first version.

I've been keeping some pics off the forum due to what happened with Tony's SPV2, don't want to give too much away, especially since I am not looking to sell these, I don't want someone else to make money off my design.

monkeyracer · 06-13-2009, 07:19 AM

I'm trying to think of a name for this chassis, current name for revision 1 is Chameleon because of the changeable rear plates, but since they are gone, I want a name that better represents the new design.

Kicking around a few names, the top choices now are:

Khimera
Karnage
Rock Monkey
Mr. X
3.Four

A few photoshopped "logos"

Now, since these aren't being sold, it may not matter what the name is, but at a comp, rather than just saying it's "my own custom" chassis, I'd like an actual name for it.

Ideas? Opinions?

Mayze · 06-13-2009, 12:48 PM

Khimera is sick man. That logo even looks good. Nice work so far on this project. It's all coming together nicely.

02-25-2009, 10:57 PM	#81
monkeyracer I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden Posts: 2,588	Here's a google sketch-up visualization of my revisions for this: I'd like to have a custom skid plate machined, so I am talking to a local machine shop to get a quote. (Delrin of course.) With holes to mount the trans forward for better weight transfer and when I get my DIG unit eventually, and triangulated lower link mounts, with rock slide channels. (No current skid offers what I want out of this) btw - the sketch up files were colored by my GF.

02-26-2009, 07:19 AM	#82
monkeyracer I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden Posts: 2,588	anyone know of a good, inexpensive place to get the skid machined?

02-26-2009, 10:01 AM	#84
Bamfapotamus Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: webster, ny Posts: 89	I work at a machine shop.... I am actually in the process of designing a skid plate very very similar to the one I see in your pics, except i think I have alittle more adjustment and more spots to play with for end links ( I love adjustment). check it out And yea to make 1 skidplate... the delrin is dirt cheap but the time for 1 plate your are probably getting quoted some stupid prices I bet haha... maybe we can combine our ideas and I will make a few up for my friends and send 1 your way aswell =)

02-27-2009, 08:25 AM	#85
monkeyracer I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden Posts: 2,588	My skid plate is longer than the stock axial skid, and my holes would need to line up. I am going to try the first attempt using my hand tools, I probably won't have the grooves along the bottom, or the fillet along the front and rear edges, but it would give me a better idea how it would work.

02-27-2009, 08:48 AM	#86
Bamfapotamus Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: webster, ny Posts: 89	yea that skid plate.. its way revised now measures 4.00 atm whats yours measure at?

02-27-2009, 08:53 AM	#87
monkeyracer I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden Posts: 2,588	3.125 side to side, 3.175 front to back.

02-27-2009, 09:01 AM	#88
Bamfapotamus Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: webster, ny Posts: 89	and the hole pattern on the side is the same as the stock plate it looks right correct? If I end up making one I usually put the holes in for the stock plate and the sw holes aswell

02-27-2009, 09:36 AM	#89
BEELZEBOB I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: By a lake in Thornton Posts: 2,218	that is sick as hell. i want one! lol. which lake hood you in? big CO? im gonna bug you if you're close

02-27-2009, 12:38 PM	#91
BEELZEBOB I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: By a lake in Thornton Posts: 2,218	Bring it to red rocks on sunday!!! i want one!

02-27-2009, 12:40 PM	#92
monkeyracer I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden Posts: 2,588	I didn't realize there was someting going on. Is it a meet or a comp?

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02-27-2009, 12:42 PM	#93
BEELZEBOB I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: By a lake in Thornton Posts: 2,218	a few peeps are just tryin to meet up there on sunday for some crawlin fun. we're organizing it in the local Co. forum.

02-27-2009, 03:12 PM	#94
monkeyracer I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden Posts: 2,588	I wish I knew about that earlier, I am going to be busy this sunday. I wanted to test this thing out on course designed by someone who knows what they are doing.

02-27-2009, 03:16 PM	#95
BEELZEBOB I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: By a lake in Thornton Posts: 2,218	what are you doin Sat? Hobby town in westminster is havin a 2.2 comp @10am then there is a massive swap meet goin on in thorton, w/ a 1.9 comp in the evening.

02-27-2009, 04:13 PM	#96
T600 Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Marion, iowa where no fun happens,ok, maybe once in a long while!! Posts: 74	so do you plan on selling these chassis I WANT ONE

06-08-2009, 06:53 PM	#98
monkeyracer I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden Posts: 2,588	Been awhile since I've updated this... The current chassis was doing good, but there were some design flaws I overlooked, but I've spent a little time in CAD tweaking it, and here's what I've come up with: I'll be getting these in the mail soon, so I'll post some pics of the chassis and how it works compared to the first version. I've been keeping some pics off the forum due to what happened with Tony's SPV2, don't want to give too much away, especially since I am not looking to sell these, I don't want someone else to make money off my design.

06-13-2009, 07:19 AM	#99
monkeyracer I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Golden Posts: 2,588	I'm trying to think of a name for this chassis, current name for revision 1 is Chameleon because of the changeable rear plates, but since they are gone, I want a name that better represents the new design. Kicking around a few names, the top choices now are: Khimera Karnage Rock Monkey Mr. X 3.Four A few photoshopped "logos" Now, since these aren't being sold, it may not matter what the name is, but at a comp, rather than just saying it's "my own custom" chassis, I'd like an actual name for it. Ideas? Opinions?

06-13-2009, 12:48 PM	#100
Mayze Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Langley, BC, Canada Posts: 297	Khimera is sick man. That logo even looks good. Nice work so far on this project. It's all coming together nicely.

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