First tube chassis

[robmurray12]

Well, I think I built the first tube chassi for the 1/18 crawler. Correct me if I'm wrong. I used 1/4 inch brass plumbing tube, quite flexy but once braced it's very solid. I also used sheet metal. It is all soldered together. I'm going to paint it tomorrow and smooth out my medioker solder joints. Alot heavier than the stock chassis, but much better clearence and looks more scale and real. In the pictures below i haven't mounted in the electronics and i haven't painted it yet. It was pretty hard make, probably not a job for the non mechanically inclined. After the paint dries I will test to see how well it benefits. Let me know what you guys think.

[Trike Kid]

Wheres the rest? tubers normally have a moon buggy cage tied in. Clean up the welds and throw some paint on and she'd be looking good though.

[robmurray12]

Ya i know, but for right now I want to seeh how the chassi does just by itself, evantually I'm going to build a tube body as long as its not to heavy, out of aluminum probably.

[Bighead]

i almost think that the weight will help out a little bit, I think it'll make the tires stuff more

[robmurray12]

ya the added weight of the chassi really has helped out with traction, these drivetrains are so powerful it still doesn't bog down one bit. Also I tryed to keep the center of gravity as low as possible, no roll over problems. I painted the chassi with bedliner and fit the electronics in as best I could. Possibly in the future a tube frame to be mounted on it....