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parker88 · 12-27-2009, 08:41 PM

Im thinkin bout making a tuber for the micro but i was wondering if you guys think 3/16 brakeline would look to big on it. I looked at it but i cant decide if it looks to big or not...whatcha think???

artsifrtsi · 12-27-2009, 09:34 PM

I was thinking a tuber as well, but for proper scale/looks, you'd need really tiny rod. I think 1/8od would be the biggest you'd want to go

ROSS · 12-27-2009, 10:01 PM

if you use metal rod it will be heavy for its size

im thinking about useing some 1/8" styrene rod and using lots of bracing

it should be plenty strong considering the weight

Dogbreath · 12-27-2009, 10:19 PM

perhaps 1/16 brass tube or wire, 1/8 is what I used for link covers and it's still pretty big for this scale

twisted · 12-27-2009, 10:29 PM

i would use a small diameter brass tube and solder it.

parker88 · 12-28-2009, 10:42 AM

Allright im gonna check on some 1/8 brakeline today...Its gonna be a pretty basic design so I dont think it will be too heavy...This is a tuber I built for my mini rock crawler last year. Im shootin for something similar just a little better...lol Oh yeah i need to strectch the wheelbase about a half inch or so for this body im wanting to use. Which rod ends and all thread do I need? Will I have to make new upper links too? And what about driveshafts will they need to be longer too? if so how do I stretch them? sorry ive got alot of questions but Im just comin back from a pretty long break from crawling and Im trying to make sure I remember how to do all this stuff right before I go hackin up my brand new micro...lol

murdock · 12-28-2009, 03:04 PM

what about metal coat hangers, if you get the kind with the plastic dipped coating, you can pull the coating off and its solderable.

parker88 · 12-28-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murdock

what about metal coat hangers, if you get the kind with the plastic dipped coating, you can pull the coating off and its solderable.

solder like with a soldering iron and metal solder?

TOYUTAH · 12-28-2009, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parker88

solder like with a soldering iron and metal solder?

yes

parker88 · 12-29-2009, 08:25 AM

Hmmmm I never thought about that you think it would be strong enough?

parker88 · 12-29-2009, 08:27 AM

Oh yeah i need to strectch the wheelbase about a half inch or so for this body im wanting to use. Which rod ends and all thread do I need? Will I have to make new upper links too? And what about driveshafts will they need to be longer too? if so how do I stretch them?

parker88 · 12-30-2009, 10:44 AM

anybody know bout the rod ends and allthread I need im heading to the hobby store in a lil bit...

parker88 · 12-30-2009, 12:40 PM

what do I have to beg for an answer around here...lol

JeepinOR · 12-30-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parker88

what do I have to beg for an answer around here...lol

Or search?

MiniT ends. 2-56 seems to work; or whatever your LHS may have.

Bohh · 12-30-2009, 01:06 PM

Dubro makes a lot of threaded rod stock, that most shops will carry. It's open stock too so it'll be easy to eyeball up -- or maybe the employees will know what the good combinations are. When I worked the the LHS we became accustomed to what the common requests were.

parker88 · 12-30-2009, 01:31 PM

sweet thinks guys

ecoli · 12-30-2009, 03:51 PM

I've done a couple of partial tubers on the micros:

Metal Fume Fabrication - Micro Truggy Tuber

CGR micro truggy tuber

Can't remember the exact diameter of the rod I used, but much smaller than 1/8" even. For a full tuber body, I'd say 1/8" at the most. These guys are quite small already, and even a small amount of weight makes a big difference.

12-27-2009, 08:41 PM	#1
parker88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawton Posts: 441	Micro tube chassis? Im thinkin bout making a tuber for the micro but i was wondering if you guys think 3/16 brakeline would look to big on it. I looked at it but i cant decide if it looks to big or not...whatcha think???

12-28-2009, 10:42 AM	#6
parker88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawton Posts: 441	Allright im gonna check on some 1/8 brakeline today...Its gonna be a pretty basic design so I dont think it will be too heavy...This is a tuber I built for my mini rock crawler last year. Im shootin for something similar just a little better...lol Oh yeah i need to strectch the wheelbase about a half inch or so for this body im wanting to use. Which rod ends and all thread do I need? Will I have to make new upper links too? And what about driveshafts will they need to be longer too? if so how do I stretch them? sorry ive got alot of questions but Im just comin back from a pretty long break from crawling and Im trying to make sure I remember how to do all this stuff right before I go hackin up my brand new micro...lol Last edited by parker88; 12-28-2009 at 11:13 AM.

12-27-2009, 09:34 PM	#2
artsifrtsi Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 288	I was thinking a tuber as well, but for proper scale/looks, you'd need really tiny rod. I think 1/8od would be the biggest you'd want to go

12-27-2009, 10:01 PM	#3
ROSS Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CoMo...Kickin it with Holmes Hobbies Posts: 805	if you use metal rod it will be heavy for its size im thinking about useing some 1/8" styrene rod and using lots of bracing it should be plenty strong considering the weight

12-27-2009, 10:19 PM	#4
Dogbreath Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sandy Oregon Posts: 517	perhaps 1/16 brass tube or wire, 1/8 is what I used for link covers and it's still pretty big for this scale

12-27-2009, 10:29 PM	#5
twisted I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,386	i would use a small diameter brass tube and solder it.

12-28-2009, 03:04 PM	#7
murdock Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: jacksonville beach Posts: 848	what about metal coat hangers, if you get the kind with the plastic dipped coating, you can pull the coating off and its solderable.

12-29-2009, 08:25 AM	#10
parker88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawton Posts: 441	Hmmmm I never thought about that you think it would be strong enough?

12-29-2009, 08:27 AM	#11
parker88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawton Posts: 441	Oh yeah i need to strectch the wheelbase about a half inch or so for this body im wanting to use. Which rod ends and all thread do I need? Will I have to make new upper links too? And what about driveshafts will they need to be longer too? if so how do I stretch them?

12-30-2009, 10:44 AM	#12
parker88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawton Posts: 441	anybody know bout the rod ends and allthread I need im heading to the hobby store in a lil bit...

12-30-2009, 12:40 PM	#13
parker88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawton Posts: 441	what do I have to beg for an answer around here...lol

12-30-2009, 01:06 PM	#15
Bohh Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brunswick Posts: 29	Dubro makes a lot of threaded rod stock, that most shops will carry. It's open stock too so it'll be easy to eyeball up -- or maybe the employees will know what the good combinations are. When I worked the the LHS we became accustomed to what the common requests were.

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12-30-2009, 01:31 PM	#16
parker88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawton Posts: 441	sweet thinks guys

12-30-2009, 03:51 PM	#17
ecoli I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh. Posts: 2,919	I've done a couple of partial tubers on the micros: Metal Fume Fabrication - Micro Truggy Tuber CGR micro truggy tuber Can't remember the exact diameter of the rod I used, but much smaller than 1/8" even. For a full tuber body, I'd say 1/8" at the most. These guys are quite small already, and even a small amount of weight makes a big difference.

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