Underground Crawlers FF-4 "Frame Forward" Chassis

[wolfen]

are these ready to buy, that yellow looks great.

[jkwrangler08]

Do I wait until it's available on your site, or can I PayPal you for a black one? If paypal, just let me know the address...

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by scottb83

i hope you like receiving my paypal, and going to the post office. ill take a black one.

I like receiving them as long as you like sending them I just received more black a few weeks ago, so I've got you covered Scott.

Originally Posted by Wicked_Jester

are you going to offer predrilled skids?

I hadn't thought much about that until recently......I've had a few people ask now, so I'll probably offer that as an option. I never did before because it gave the customer the choice on how far forward they wanted to run their transmission. I've also been thinking about the idea of just sending an AX-10 template with each order so the customer can do the placement and drilling more easily.

Originally Posted by wolfen

are these ready to buy, that yellow looks great.

Thanks Wolfen.....I like the yellow too. They are not ready yet though. I still want to swap everything over and make sure there are no problems.

Originally Posted by jkwrangler08

Do I wait until it's available on your site, or can I PayPal you for a black one? If paypal, just let me know the address...

I'll have the website updated as soon as they are ready JK, but probably the fastest way will be when I set up a vendor page here on RCC. I'll give the link here in this thread as well.

[GSRswapandslow]

so....would you say these are BETTER or VERY SIMILAR, in performance, to the original f4?

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by GSRswapandslow

so....would you say these are BETTER or VERY SIMILAR, in performance, to the original f4?

They are very similar, but this one did pick up a few degrees on the incline board with everything else being equal.

This one is a bit trickier to setup with the different lengths of all the links, but nothing really difficult.

I think this one could be run with a bit less weight in the front wheels, and still do as well as the original sinice the transmission is over 1/2" forward.

The front shaft is at a bit more of an angle, but the rear shaft is a bit straighter, so that's kind of a wash.

With our weather, I haven't really had a chance to do much outside with it, but it's getting nicer so I hope to have some good outdoor runs tomorrow so I can get a better feel.

[BEELZEBOB]

you goin to the "spot" tomorrow for lunch?

i get a half day mananna and was gonna fly, but i could keep the plane grounded for an hour or so to come crawl with ya!

this chassis looks like the next big thing man!

[R/CMaxximus5.0]

Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

I hadn't thought much about that until recently......I've had a few people ask now, so I'll probably offer that as an option. I never did before because it gave the customer the choice on how far forward they wanted to run their transmission. I've also been thinking about the idea of just sending an AX-10 template with each order so the customer can do the placement and drilling more easily.

I like that idea. Great looking chassis

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

ohhhhhh, put me down for one with the wider skid and cross members for when they come out. if they are the same price as your F-4 chassis, that is a steal!!!

ohh, and i never noticed it, what length shocks are you running with yours???

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by BEELZEBOB

you goin to the "spot" tomorrow for lunch?

i get a half day mananna and was gonna fly, but i could keep the plane grounded for an hour or so to come crawl with ya!

this chassis looks like the next big thing man!

Shhhh....... Top Secret!!!! Yes, that's where I'm heading I'm working on getting everything swapped over tonight so I can hit "The Spot" tomorrow!! Maybe I can talk toybuilder into taking a long lunch too.

Originally Posted by R/CMaxximus5.0

I like that idea. Great looking chassis

Thanks! I really liked the idea the more I read about the concept here. RCC is the best!

Originally Posted by STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER

ohhhhhh, put me down for one with the wider skid and cross members for when they come out. if they are the same price as your F-4 chassis, that is a steal!!!

ohh, and i never noticed it, what length shocks are you running with yours???

I hope for the same price but no more than $50 shipped. These do cost a bit more to machine since there are two separate plates, instead of one symmetrical plate for both sides.

I run 4" shocks.

[C*H*U*D]

Started working on swapping everything out tonight. Out with the old.....in with the new:



Ground down the stock Axial motor mount to get the transmission as far forward as possible:



I was happy with the lower links, so it was time to cut the 1/4" stainless:



And a few shots of it as a roller. I'm heading back downstairs to finish it up now:





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[wolfen]

I'm telling ya, that yellow with the black skid plate looks great, will definitely buy one as soon as they are available.

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by wolfen

I'm telling ya, that yellow with the black skid plate looks great, will definitely buy one as soon as they are available.

Thanks Wolfen, I like it too

I picked up more Delrin today, and 70mm wide skids will be available when these start shipping.......no extra charge. I also plan to offer pre-drilled/countersunk skids as an option......no extra charge. I realize it can be frustrating to know what you want, and not have the tools to do it, and I like helping people out when I can.....especially my customers!

In the meantime, I got some help from toybuilder with my battery pack and decided to hit my underground table for awhile.......another Colorado snowstorm hit last night, so the table comes in handy. After about 30 minutes, I snapped my other "C". You owe me another "C" Clint

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by wolfen

are these ready to buy, that yellow looks great.

Ready Now!

Originally Posted by axeten

I like it
how long you think till you have these available?

Alex

Available Now!

Originally Posted by axeten

i'm in Australia, would you be able to send one to me? what sort of price for shipping?
thanks
Alex

$8 extra for out of US shipping. Canada and Mexico $5 more.

Originally Posted by theslowguy

Where can I get it and when!

Here....Now!

Originally Posted by Wicked_Jester

When are these going to be avalible? price range?

Available Now........$45 shipped in the US.

Originally Posted by xgerstandtx

Subscribed cause i think one of your chassis' is the next one i purchase. Great ideas always impressed to see what you front range folks can think of.

Cancel your Subscription....Shipping Now!!

Originally Posted by NVMYRC51

Very interested in this project. I will definitely purchase when you get them ready. Any new updates? Looks great so far.

Craig,

New Update.....Available Now!

Originally Posted by NVMYRC51

Put me down for that blue.

Craig,

Blue is available......Now!

Originally Posted by scottb83

i hope you like receiving my paypal, and going to the post office. ill take a black one.

Black is available....Now!

Originally Posted by Wicked_Jester

are you going to offer predrilled skids?

Yes.....no charge, but not until later this week.

Originally Posted by jkwrangler08

Do I wait until it's available on your site, or can I PayPal you for a black one? If paypal, just let me know the address...

Not available on the site yet.......RCC readers only.

sales@undergroundcrawlers.com

Originally Posted by STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER

ohhhhhh, put me down for one with the wider skid and cross members for when they come out. if they are the same price as your F-4 chassis, that is a steal!!!

70mm skids and crossbars are on the way.....later this week though.

Originally Posted by wolfen

I'm telling ya, that yellow with the black skid plate looks great, will definitely buy one as soon as they are available.

Yellow is available.....Now!

In case you didn't pick up on the theme above, these are available......Now!!

$45 shipped in the USA
(Canada and Mexico, please add $5....all other countries please add $8.)

Accepting Paypal payments at:

sales@undergroundcrawlers.com





6061 1/8" aluminum sideplates
Full width white or Black Delrin skid
Stainless M3 hardware

We don't like bashing our heads on the rocks, so skid hardware is countersunk to eliminate hangups.




We also don't feel a need to drag our sideplates across the rocks......isn't that what a skidplate is for? We run our skids the full width so they can do their job.




Front and trailing edges of the skid are chamfered to eliminate hangups.



Of course everything from Underground Crawlers is made with pride in the

USA

If it's important to you to know where your products are made, don't hesitate to ask the manufacturer!!

Once I have pre-drilled and 70mm skids, I will post an official thread in the vendors chassis section.

[wolfen]

Sent pm, need yellow chassis with black skid plate pre-drilled for ax10 tranny. will stock links work with this chassis?

[STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER]

awesone!!!! if i sent you the dimensions, any chance i could get a 70mm skid predrilled for a pded tranny with the screw holes countersunk?

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by wolfen

Sent pm, need yellow chassis with black skid plate pre-drilled for ax10 tranny. will stock links work with this chassis?

No....this chassis is designed to run in a forward position.

Originally Posted by STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER

awesone!!!! if i sent you the dimensions, any chance i could get a 70mm skid predrilled for a pded tranny with the screw holes countersunk?

Sure.....send me a drawing of where you want the holes, and I'll drill and countersink them for you.

A great idea I saw recently for drilling skids was this one from Redxz30:

Redxz30's LS2.0 build


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[wolfen]

Sending paypal payment, need yellow chassis w/ black skid with holes drilled for ax10 tranny, thanks for your info.

[nathand]

looks like quality work i like the colors it will be cool to see some video

[jkwrangler08]

Paypal for a red one pre-drilled for AX-10..

Been running the F-4 chassis and it's a super stable chassis design.. Can't wait to give this one a shot!!

[BigSki]

YGPP! black frame w/ black skid, please!

just a thought- might you add 2 more holes along the bottom of the chassis, attatching the skid to the chassis plate independently of the lower link mounts? I'll do this to my chassis when it shows up but maybe it's worth considering for a REV down the road?