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02-08-2013, 10:44 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Surrey,BC- Canada
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|  Re: -getting back to my roots shafty build-
Yes i see that there a skid plate missing And it looks like you followed the zero idea well the cab anyways by the whole inch of the chassis i can see Can't wait to see the finally product. |
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02-09-2013, 05:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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| Re: -getting back to my roots shafty build-   Things have finally started to come together.  |
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02-09-2013, 05:50 PM
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| E.Y. Designs Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Springfield, OR
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| Re: -getting back to my roots shafty build-
Wow that skid is some very nice machine work done to it...
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02-10-2013, 12:11 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: anderson
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yhis has taken so long i done sold all my sporty stuff now ill have to sell my extra xr an find more sporty stuff . dammit |
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02-10-2013, 01:06 AM
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02-10-2013, 01:21 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: anderson
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ya your the other reason i dont have it |
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02-10-2013, 10:14 AM
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Yeah, yeah. sorry for the thread jack Mark. To bad they outlawed bodiless sportsman. I would love to see a shafty Speicial. :( |
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02-10-2013, 10:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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She is finally assembled as a roller. I ended up using... 3/16" 6al4v (grade 5) titanium for the lowers. like the rest of our links. 3/16" 7075 aluminum for the uppers. I had planned to use 1/8" Ti, but I had a little extra aluminum from another job, so I decided to use it up. The chassis consists of 8 separate pieces. The lower main chassis plates are 2mm carbon fiber The upper center brace is made from 2mm carbon fiber The 4 shock arm/upper link doublers are made from 1/16" carbon fiber. I am using 6061 3/16" aluminum cross braces like the switch zero. The shock arms are adjustable. We wanted to give the end user a little bit of adjustment on the chassis for different shock options or to just raise or lower the vehicle a little while keeping the link geometry the same.(you'll notice the doubler has 1 extra upper link hole to support the change.) One of the aspects I like most about this chassis is the width of the upper plates. This was done to eliminate the amount of spacing typically used on a shock.  Onto the pics.      Here you can see the separation of the 3 sideplates and the adjustment holes.   And how she sits at the moment...  Obligatory flex shot.  |
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02-10-2013, 10:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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Not a thread jack at all Matt. I laughed at your post. I really like the idea behind the shafty class. It really puts the rigs more on a level playing field due to the simplicity of the rigs and forces the driver to be more on point. With an MOA a driver can take a bad line and typically correct or get out of the situation. A shafty isn't so forgiving once you takes bad line.  | |
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02-10-2013, 11:34 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: anderson
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looks great marc now the wheels are turning |
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02-10-2013, 11:52 AM
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I told randy the other day i was thinking bout useing my wraith parts to build a shafty. But its such a fun rig I havent been able to make myself do it. That chassis is straight up badass looking.  Nice work. | |
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02-10-2013, 04:23 PM
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| E.Y. Designs Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Springfield, OR
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Wow... That is a very very nice chassis Can't wait to see some vids of it up and running  BTW how do you bend your links so precisely? |
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02-10-2013, 04:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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With our custom made bender We have come a long way from the old school methods of hand bent links!! Last edited by Chaotic Crawlers; 02-10-2013 at 04:38 PM. | |
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02-10-2013, 05:31 PM
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I really need to make a "stamp of approval" cause this chassis has earned it. Looks fantastic. You better have one ready to come home with me in March Last edited by TSK; 02-10-2013 at 05:42 PM. |
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02-10-2013, 06:43 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bellaire
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Looks Great Marc! Nice job |
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02-10-2013, 06:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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Thanks fellas. I am very excited about this one. I went to pick up all my electronics today and learned the sidewinder micro is on back order for a little while.  Travis, Thanks mang. I got you covered. |
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02-10-2013, 07:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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Very bad a$$ marc! Is that the normal bent tie rod on the site? |
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02-10-2013, 07:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Burque
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Awesome Marc. Looking really sick bro |
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02-10-2013, 08:35 PM
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02-10-2013, 09:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 801
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Yep. It's the xr10 bent tierod for vp knuckles. I have it one hole in on the knuckles, so I had to unthread it a little to fix the toe in. | |
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