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03-12-2008, 11:47 PM
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My first WK has been outgrown... Time for something new! I like the crawlers with tube frames/chassis, but without experience in brazing or knowledge of how to build a tube chassis I have been lead to the BODILESS crawler chassis. Normally I design my own stuff, but I couldn't help but borrow offroader5's Manta chassis template, and modify it to fit my liking. Here's his original Manta template: http://offroader5.freeservers.com/Te...;20chassis.pdf I use a drawing program to create my all of my custom stuff in 2-D, so I took the Manta template and basically traced it in the drawing program so I could manipulate it. Here is my rendering:  Then I basically made the top part of it 0.21" taller:  And here is a direct comparison of offroader5's Manta and my version:  The material for the chassis will be aluminum, and I'm making a custom motor/spur gear mount to fit my existing direct drive setup (no tranny, only spur + pinion) also out of aluminum. The rods connecting the two chassis plates together will be 3/8" OD x 1/8" ID polycarbonate tube, tapped to a 4mm thread (similar to my previous chassis). The skid will be $0.99 store cutting board, if I can find it (otherwise, 3/8" thick black delrin). I hope to also make a sort of roof and windshield for it out of 1/16" polycarbonate, and then paint that. |
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03-13-2008, 01:36 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southern IL
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Your work has been very inspiring. Now i just need to get the right tools!  -Ari Last edited by CrawlinROCKS; 03-14-2008 at 10:37 AM. Reason: clarification |
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03-13-2008, 02:04 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: $t. Helen$, OR
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Here is my manta chassised AX10 Using Ax10 Axles and tranny  I have sence cut it to peices and welded me up a aluma tuber  Looking good, keep it up |
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03-27-2008, 02:02 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2007 Location: SoCal
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03-27-2008, 01:32 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: sebastian
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what kind of chassie???
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03-27-2008, 02:25 PM
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It's based off of the Manta chassis template that Offroader5 made and hosts on his site. Mine was cut from 1/8" 6061-T6 aluminum.
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03-27-2008, 02:58 PM
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| SCALE PERFORMANCE PARTS   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cedar Park
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Am I blind or do you not have a transmission?
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03-27-2008, 10:01 PM
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Correct, no transmission. Geared 6/66 with the 730 kv motor and 3s Lipo top speed is only about 3.6mph, and it's got PLENTY of torque. In my case there's no need for a transmission, so I figure why put something on there that's not necessary.
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03-29-2008, 12:04 AM
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With a statement like that you really should purchase some clod axles, and go to town with them. Nice work...and yes, to answer a question from before, a few people have done torsion kings, myself being one of them. Search "pimp slap" for further info, or i could post up a few images.
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03-29-2008, 10:34 PM
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Clod axles would be different, but I don't have enough time/money to go digging into them.
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