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08-22-2005, 09:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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|  Custom shafty chassis plates...finally! Well, I FINALLY got around to getting my side plates cut (thx. Kevin!). Basically, I took the final measurements of my old TXT, made them MUCH lighter, made them look cooler, but most of all, made them UNIQUE!!! These sideplates were designed for a 1/4" delrin skid plate, and 3 crossbraces. This was also design to utilize either a txt tranny, OR a maxx tranny. So, the possibilities are pretty broad. I quess this was kind of a teaser. Once I get some delrin in, I'll put my spare txt together with these. And yes, I'll probably sell these once I'm done. This IS NOT an advertisement, because I don't have the infamous "blue star" yet, but soon. Well, as soon as I get one of these babies mocked-up anyway. What'cha think? -WRM P.S. sorry for the links, I can't use my star to upload because of the pic size, and the program I normally use to resize is acting screwy. Last edited by kevinlongisland; 08-23-2005 at 10:01 AM. |
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08-22-2005, 09:06 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Clinton, UT
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The links aren't there for me.
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08-22-2005, 09:08 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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| They should be now, works for me? |
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08-22-2005, 09:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: On the G-Train!!!!!
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works for me Nice job, light & streamlined  way to go!!
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08-22-2005, 09:15 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: DH
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Sweet... :-P Should make some delrin tranny plates to go with the chassis too Keep us posted on the mock up. |
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08-22-2005, 09:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Crafty mexicans and your glass candy...
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cool
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08-22-2005, 09:41 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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Looks good ! About time !  |
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08-22-2005, 09:46 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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oooooo! So pretty!
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08-22-2005, 11:15 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Clinton, UT
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I can see them now; very nice.
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08-23-2005, 07:35 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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I resized them for you. I think they are cool. I have been wanting to do some out of Ti but I just have been too lazy to get to my friends Wet jet shop. Last edited by FrankyRizzo; 03-28-2007 at 07:47 AM. |
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08-23-2005, 07:42 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: DFW, Texas
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Looks good! But how thick are the plates and what grade of aluminum did you use? They look a little thin to me but if it's 7075 or something it would probably be pretty strong. If you do decide to sell I think it would be great. This chassis could fil a huge gap with the Rockraider no longer in production.  |
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08-23-2005, 12:56 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: woods cross utah
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what happened to the rock raider?
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08-23-2005, 01:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2004 Location: DFW, Texas
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The rockraider is discontinued. http://www.rcrockgear.com/ |
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08-23-2005, 01:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: woods cross utah
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why would they get rid of the only full size chassis they had? is there a replacement?
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08-23-2005, 07:22 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Land of the Free, because of the Brave
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Thanks for the replies, I'm happy with how they turned out. These are just prototypes made from 1/16" 6061. I had originally wanted 1/8", but this is all the company had at the moment. But, after looking at them, I firmly believe that 1/16" will be just fine. I've designed it to be strong in the first place, plus, with a full-length skid across the bottom, and three horizontal braces on the top from solid 1/4" rod, I think it'll hold up well. Plus, they're super light, and I definitely like that. Time will tell. I'll post again when I make more progress. -WRM | |
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08-23-2005, 09:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge
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Long story... That's all I have to say. Replacement?... unknown at this time. | |
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08-24-2005, 12:31 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: woods cross utah
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ive got time.
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