The dark side build!!!!!

[LSO]

Ok so im one of those never happy with what i got kind of guys, and im pretty board of my XR. At the last comp one of the club members let me drive his berg and i feel in love. So started the search for some bergs!

I found a killer deal on rcc! these things are built! 300 fronts, rc axlemaster rears, 7075 front tubes with axial chubs and vp knuckles with dlux whieghts, rears got dlux delrin tubes, dlux servo mount and battey mount, dlux shock mounts and lastly 300m 3rd gears. Thanks Illeagle



So i wanted to build my own chassis sence i got pleanty of time on this one. It will end up lookin alot like a T1E SS. but it is not one at all! Its got a lot of insperation from my sniper chassis and the special opps chassis. every thing will be brought closer together.

Stage one paper



Stage two delrin!


Now i need to order up some supplies!

[LSO]

So i got the cab plates built!

Transfered holes from chassis to make sure fit up would be money!



I made it out of 1/16th, bad idea im pretty sure these will snap. But then i can just up grad to some carbon




Next im going to cut out the skid. And then i got to figure out how to die this stuff. Any advise?

[redrokin00XJ]

RITE DYE, Make sure its the powder form, 1 cup of water per box, I use 2 boxes and 1 1/2 cup of water. bring to a simmer and let it soak and check it every 15min until you have the right depth of color. Oh and a pinch of salt.


This is how my white chassis turned out. Redrokin's CHAOTIC-D LUX

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[Erik D_lux]

Pretty rare tubes you have there. That is the only short side 7075 I ever sold.

[slowride1]

only thing bad about what you have done there is now you will have a 3 in skid this way instead of the lil t1e one . me an a budy have done the same thing fas as bringing things closer togather . i wanted to try a lil different geo with the liter trucks an im using a xr to try this out . then its back to the switch for 2013

[DickyT]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

Pretty rare tubes you have there. That is the only short side 7075 I ever sold.

You almost sold another one, but you talked me out of it.

Nice axles and clean job cutting out the chassis! I wish my hand cut chassis looked that good, what's the trick?

[BigBlackCummins]

Looks good Bela, keep it up!

And like I mentioned, I have a drill jig for gears if you need them done.

[cboggs]

Nice job, its always fun to try new cars and chassis till you find what works good for you.

[LSO]

Originally Posted by redrokin00XJ

RITE DYE, Make sure its the powder form, 1 cup of water per box, I use 2 boxes and 1 1/2 cup of water. bring to a simmer and let it soak and check it every 15min until you have the right depth of color. Oh and a pinch of salt.


This is how my white chassis turned out. Redrokin's CHAOTIC-D LUX

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THANKS

[LSO]

Originally Posted by Erik D_lux

Pretty rare tubes you have there. That is the only short side 7075 I ever sold.

Right on i love your stuff! even better when its one of a kind!

[LSO]

Originally Posted by slowride1

only thing bad about what you have done there is now you will have a 3 in skid this way instead of the lil t1e one . me an a budy have done the same thing fas as bringing things closer togather . i wanted to try a lil different geo with the liter trucks an im using a xr to try this out . then its back to the switch for 2013

Ya i got one on my xr and im cool with it

[LSO]

Originally Posted by DickyT

You almost sold another one, but you talked me out of it.

Nice axles and clean job cutting out the chassis! I wish my hand cut chassis looked that good, what's the trick?

Thanks!

Router and good lighting!

[LSO]

Originally Posted by LSO

Thanks!

Router and good lighting!

JB and Chris thanks for the kind words. I hope to have this thing ready tword the end of the season.

[DickyT]

Originally Posted by LSO

Thanks!

Router and good lighting!

That explains a lot! I have a drill press, dremel, and a dimly lit room.

[LSO]

Ok so got a chance to make the skid and dye the panles but didnt turn out well!

Before


Used this dye, 2 packets and 1 1/2 cups of water


Broght to simmer and left it there for like 30 min then cheacked and went for another 15min


And this is what i got


Any ideas?

[marlboroman]

Everything I have ever dyied to get the right color it took at least dipping 3 time it will darker every time u dip it.

[LSO]

Ok cool, did you simmer it the hole time?

[redrokin00XJ]

I simmered mine.... But I have read where other people haven't, but it worked for me.


EDIT: Some white Delrin will take the dye better and faster then other brands......

[LSO]

so it took the dark dye no problem. Not what i wanted but its better then PINK!



Had to open up my jig cause these axles are beefy compared to my xr! Got started on the links. I went with alittle bit longer front lowers then my sniper cause im hoping to get alittle more wieght on the rear.





The fronts are highly modified progress chassie front uppers, and the rears a progess lower rears with jatos at the skid with alittle counter boring to turn them into sliders.

So not all of us have a lathe handy so i figure i would giv alittle tech on how i thread 1/8 TI for 3mm.

I use gade 5TI from amazon its not to bad i got 72in for like $28



So 1/8 is alittle to big of an OD to thread 3mm so i just use the dremel the take alittle off



Then i use an ajustable die opend al the way and lots of lube!




Its not a true 3mm but for a plastic rod end it works just fine

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[redrokin00XJ]

That chassis turned out really nice I think.... When I made a set of links for my sons Losi CC I used 4mm hardware and just drilled the Revo ends out to 4mm and it worked out perfect. That's crazy that it took the dark dye so well... I have used the purple, orange that turned out great
But when I did the blue it came out looking brown.