67 scout 800 WK tuber build

[brody porter]

This is my scout 800 tuber built to look like my 67 scout 800. It got all stock wk parts except for the links, servo, shocks, ill put the stock motor back in, drive lines thats about it. It is still a little rough around the edges but ill clean it up. I plan on putting my AX-10 tires/wheels on it soon as I get some new ones for the AX-10, I made a which for it for the hell of it, and thats all I have to say about that. Enjoy the picture if it gets good reveiws ill post more pictures

[chrisjlittle]

Originally Posted by brody porter

**** you faget come on here been a ****in dick

So calling someone a faget(sic) makes you not a dick? It's a valid question. Let me phrase it in a slightly less caustic way for my esteemed colleague rabbuller84. Is that a mock up using tin foil to hold it together, or did you braze that together while you were drunk?

[Brainstain]

Originally Posted by brody porter

**** you faget come on here been a ****in dick

Ok.. I'll let that slide.

Originally Posted by chrisjlittle

So calling someone a faget(sic) makes you not a dick? It's a valid question. Let me phrase it in a slightly less caustic way for my esteemed colleague rabbuller84. Is that a mock up using tin foil to hold it together, or did you braze that together while you were drunk?

Ya know what's funny is the fact I made it sound nicer than what I originally had typed and he still got pissed.

Let me try again.

What is that silver stuff on the joints? Is that aluminum duct tape or is that your joining material? Your tube work looks really good, but the joints need some work.

[JavelinSST390]

It looks like brass tube soldered together with like plumbing solder... if it is...

Well, one good tumble down a hill and you're gonna have a pile of tubing to take back home.

Regular solder just isn't strong enough to hold a chassis together. And brass tube isn't (generally) thick enough wall for a tuber.

That chassis is gonna bend like wet pasta.

A good rule of thumb is if you can't stand on it with both feet without it bending it ain't gonna hold.


Which sucks, because I really like the design of it. You did a nice job with the tube bending and even the design...

Just your choice of materials was all wrong.

And the firewall motor mount is WAY too thin of material to hold that motor in place. You need material at least FOUR TIMES thicker than that for a motor mount.

Your best bet would be to go to your local auto-parts store, pick-up some 3/16 steel brake line, and then go to your local welding supply and pick up some harris safety-silv.

Then re-do the whole thing.

[TONKA TOY]

Originally Posted by JavelinSST390

I really like the design of it. You did a nice job with the tube bending and even the design...

Just your choice of materials was all wrong.

And the firewall motor mount is WAY too thin of material to hold that motor in place. You need material at least FOUR TIMES thicker than that for a motor mount.

Your best bet would be to go to your local auto-parts store, pick-up some 3/16 steel brake line, and then go to your local welding supply and pick up some harris safety-silv.

Then re-do the whole thing.

X2...... Great job, just needs to be redone with brakeline, and a thicker material for the motor mount. I dig the design and the tube tube work.