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06-20-2006, 05:08 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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|  10" tuber Now that I've gotten some progress done I thought I'd share this creation I'm working on. Its a TLT with a parma bug body (yep, an older body brought out of retirement). Anyway, the body is short, and I'm aiming for a little truck I can shoot down the dorm halls and jump around the skate parks around here. Plans are for the tube frame to be white. I'm going to take the blue anodizing off the shocks. The bug body is pearl biohazard orange. Wheelbase will be 10.25" or so. Chopped springs with limiting straps for some droop off of jumps. Laid down pede tranny with motor on the passenger side to combat torque roll. I'm using mapp gas, 3/16" brake line from autozone (I have noticed no noticeable fumes coming off the two times I forgot to prep the area for sauder, however, it does boil and change colors letting me know I screwed up). Anyway, I have to say, I suck at fabrication, every form of fabrication, so either I found my niche with this stuff, or anyone can and should do this atleast once. Bending and forming everything seems to be the hardest part for me anyhow. Well, onto some pics... the general idea: http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23195 my solution to holding 3/16" tube in a 1/4" bender: http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23198 another over all, taped up: http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23203 brazing progress, back end pretty much done: http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23244 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23245 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23246 and the must have tuber tool: http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23243 Shortly after I realized I didn't like how the front end was going together, so I've scratched that idea, and am taking a quick break writing this. I need to figure out how I want to box out the front, and the details of the cab are not yet figured out either. |
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06-20-2006, 05:41 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Down South Hidding From Everyone
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| looking really good too. i seen a bug body 4x4 in a off-road mag last week and it looked really cool rig to build. keep up the good work to. rich |
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06-20-2006, 07:03 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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| Front end is coming together, probably won't change much from this. http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23247 I need to burn off all the goobers hanging off. I've decided how I want the trans/battery, however, I'm having a heck of a time bending the tube to form fit my stick pack... Thanks for the compliments rocpede! |
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06-20-2006, 07:08 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tennessee
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| Lookin' good. If you have a MIG available, tack the tubing with the MIG, then braze the joint. Work will go much faster and be less of a headache. Maybe you could tack it all with a MIG on the weekend, then braze in the dorm. And the thread title is hilarious!  |
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06-20-2006, 10:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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| Thanks jason! As for a welder, none near me. I don't even have a drill press  I had planned to take welding classes next summer, but this project just solidifies that.Added the floor runners and a cross member below the windshield. I chopped part of the lower crossmember off to clear the front driveshaft. I am going to add a little transmission hoop thing there and tie that into the upper cross member to get back some of the strength I lost when I cut it. http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23258 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23260 |
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06-21-2006, 03:37 AM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| Cool. You don't see very many Bug Tubers. |
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06-21-2006, 04:14 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: AREA CODE 671
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| Here's a bug-based tuber.The guy building it is using PTI mini Goliath axles.  |
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06-21-2006, 08:57 AM
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| ~The Scale Shop~   Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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| lol at the VW logo in the door....... |
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06-21-2006, 09:31 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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| Nice build. I like the way it looks. |
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06-21-2006, 04:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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| Got the battery holder bent up, I need to figure out how I intend to keep the battery in though. ooh I just had an idea! Anyway, Here's the stance of the truck with some axles under it. http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23270 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23271 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23272 Still to do: side braces, windshield braces, mount the battery holder, and attach link mount box below the truck. Also need the rear tranny hoop and braces, and I need to figure out how to attach my shocks, since the nuts I was going to use won't adhere to the sauder? Oh well. I have ideas for that as well.  |
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06-21-2006, 05:06 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Provo
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| looking good plays with toys glad to see ya back around  |
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06-21-2006, 05:33 PM
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| Team *   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hellifiknow
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| Looking good.I've wanted to do a bug also.Decided to use it as a sand dragger.Nice thing is,that body has been rereleased in case you want spares.  http://cgi.ebay.com/Parma-PSE-VW-Bee...QQcmdZViewItem Keep the pics coming. |
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06-26-2006, 08:00 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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| Just a little progress today. Got the lower cage all mapped out, including the battery holder. Now I need to figure out link geometry, so I will probably do shock mounts, tranny mounts and my top link mount for the axle on wednesday. Then I can do the suspension mounts on the chassis, build the links and start testing it http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23433 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23434 |
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06-26-2006, 09:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newton
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| lookin good there i like the overall looks of the thing, but it looks like the battery might be a lil low that direction, but thats just the way it looks to me. |
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06-26-2006, 10:03 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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| Yeah, there's only about 2-2.5" of ground clearance, but again, this is no crawler, its designed more as a Monster Jam style monster truck racer. Hopefully if I can brace the axles well enough I can get some video of it at a local skate park. They just built on a year ago that has tons of ramps. |
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06-27-2006, 12:02 AM
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| That Was Totally Ninja!  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Whore Island
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| Hey that's super cool! I like the design, and you can tell the final bug will look awesome. It'll probably be a blast to drive! You've got some great tubing skills too. ryan |
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06-27-2006, 12:49 AM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| Looks like good progess so far. |
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06-27-2006, 08:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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Praise from Caesar! Thank you.  And thank you to everyone else supporting this little truck of mine. Wait till you see the top link mount, it should be an easy to replicate tube mount. | |
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07-03-2006, 07:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
Posts: 2,144
| Update time. Took me forever to get the links mounted. So long in fact, that by the time I figure out a solid way to do it, a thunderstorm rolled in and forced me to close shop for the night. Its subsided, but there might be another wave heading in. I was going to keep the shocks secret until the final reveal, but oh well... Remember my worries about the driveshaft angles? Yeah, still worried. I'm going to do some filing, and possibly some shock travel limiting (maybe straps? maybe internal?) http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23659 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23661 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23660 http://www.one18th.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23662 |
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07-04-2006, 12:47 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
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| Nice work so far! I do have to say those driveline angles look pretty scary though. How do you think they will hold up? |
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