| |
06-11-2007, 07:49 PM
| #1 |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
|  WK Rubicon Tuber
i started working on a tube chassis for my WK. its made of 3/16 brake line and will be tig welded. clocked WK tranny, tmaxx drive shafts (when the LHS gets me the correct pieces  ), 14/96 gearing, 55t lathe, moabs, the usual. i double narrowed the stock wheels, 3/8" on each side. they also have 2.5 onces of stick on weights on each wheel. the shocks are stock WK units using 100W shock oil and internal sharpie retractable springs along with the the stock springs for a double sprung 3/4 droop setup.   |
|  |
| Sponsored Links | |
| | |
|
06-11-2007, 08:44 PM
| #2 |
| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: East Aurora
Posts: 289
|
that is going to look really nice,so did u make it so u could put a cut up body on it as panels or what?
|
|
| |
|
06-11-2007, 08:45 PM
| #3 |
| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yuba City
Posts: 3
|
thats gonna be perrrrtty
|
|
| |
|
06-11-2007, 09:01 PM
| #4 | |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
| Quote:
yeah its getting the hood, cowl and doors from this:  | |
|
| |
|
06-12-2007, 01:20 AM
| #5 |
| RCC Addict   Join Date: May 2005 Location: the land of the midnight sun
Posts: 1,451
|
Looks like a great start.  |
|
| |
|
06-13-2007, 09:41 PM
| #6 |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
|  |
|
| |
|
06-14-2007, 02:39 AM
| #7 |
| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: CHIANGMAI THAILAND
Posts: 23
|
Wow! please post again & Again Quick & Quick Very Good idea |
|
| |
|
06-14-2007, 10:49 PM
| #8 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sierra Vista
Posts: 672
|
Sweet looking tuber dude. Can't wait to see this in person!
|
|
| |
|
06-15-2007, 06:02 PM
| #9 |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
|
thanks for the positive feedback guys. how much tubing do most of you guys end up using to build a chassis? it seems like im going through this stuff pretty fast.....
|
|
| |
|
06-15-2007, 09:40 PM
| #10 |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
|
i made front shock hoops that also hold the battery box. added some tube in the rear.   |
|
| |
|
06-15-2007, 10:52 PM
| #11 |
| 20K Club   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
Posts: 22,981
|
Can't wait to see that when it gets all brazed up. That is a great looking frame! Are you going for all scale? meaning chassis mounted servo and all. Looks damn good.
|
|
| |
|
06-16-2007, 12:12 AM
| #12 | |
| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rancho Cambodia
Posts: 200
| Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
06-16-2007, 12:29 AM
| #13 | |
| 20K Club Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
Posts: 22,981
| Quote:
hahah | |
|
| |
|
06-16-2007, 09:37 AM
| #14 | |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
| Quote:
its getting tig welded, not brazed. and the servo will be axle mounted. im going to try and run a few comps with this thing even though the cg will be fairly high. i guess i just want to see how well i can do in a comp with something that looks somewhat like a 1:1 instead of the typical comp buggy. ya know, semi scale i guess. i do want to build a scale rig in the future though... probably with c channel frame rails.
| |
|
| |
|
06-17-2007, 06:50 PM
| #15 |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
|
i welded it up today. still need to go over some places but its coming together.   |
|
| |
|
06-25-2007, 08:50 PM
| #16 |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
|
ended up using a xx-t tranny instead of the wk unit. here is the locked diff:  and a mock up:   |
|
| |
|
06-25-2007, 11:48 PM
| #17 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sierra Vista
Posts: 672
|
Looking good Sam, now get it finished so we can go crawl!!
|
|
| |
|
06-26-2007, 06:10 PM
| #18 | |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
| Quote:
 im getting anxious.
| |
|
| |
|
06-26-2007, 08:37 PM
| #19 |
| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LA
Posts: 35
|
Nice job..
|
|
| |
|
06-30-2007, 12:16 PM
| #20 |
| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
Posts: 3,886
|
well i got it together enough to run it. here is a video my wife took with the digital camera. the double sprung suspension seems to work well. i just wish the cg was a little bit lower. what do you guys think? suggestions?  |
|
| |
 |
| |
Linear Mode
