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Old 08-31-2012, 01:09 PM   #1
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after having my SC10 2WD truck and not liking the 2WD part ....i made up my mind i want a 4WD full tubed frame SC truck, anyone who knows my tigress and TT class 2 scale build will know what will go into this build....now to let some pictures to do the talking ....rough drawing to neat one....





i ditched the alum floor pan to go all tube....



the HPI MT2 front end and i was going with at first, but ditched that too for full tubed front A arms as well....



now for some tube work....













more to come folks ..........bob

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Old 08-31-2012, 01:23 PM   #2
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yeah i know the pic's are from 09 but ya can't rush greatness ....made my famous wooden jigs and clamps to hold parts for brazin....







now onto the tubed front end to replace the plastic junk i don't want....the old front end parts to the new ones and tubed floor....







alum C hubs and knuckles....



the 3/16" holes in floor pan to accept top 3/16" tubed frame....



the two halves together for mock up and front end so far....



body on to see where stuff will ride....



everything in between the rear fenders and cab will be cut out of the body and tube roll bar will find it's new home with intergraded rear tubed bumper....well so far this is where i'm at and i'm still looking to make my mind up between RC4WD's shoer sourse hardcore axle or there wraith centered alum axle, hope ya enjoy looking as much as i like making this stuff .........bob

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Old 08-31-2012, 02:15 PM   #3
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definatly cant wait for more!
LOVE the tube arms!
heres mine! although i cant take credit for the tube work
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/non-c...hlight=slashc8
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Old 08-31-2012, 04:14 PM   #4
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yeah i followed that one ....as always everything i can make will be made by me......bob

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Old 09-04-2012, 05:46 PM   #5
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brazed up the front end parts........bob









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Old 09-04-2012, 05:53 PM   #6
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Very clean fab work! I love the clothes pin idea!!
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Old 09-04-2012, 06:05 PM   #7
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yeah that's the MacGyver in me .........bob

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Old 09-07-2012, 09:09 AM   #8
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Nice Bob...thanks for sharing this with me...as always, fabulous tube work...I like the clothes pin idea too, gonna use that one

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Old 09-11-2012, 06:20 PM   #9
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Any updates?
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Old 09-14-2012, 09:59 AM   #10
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as of right now i'm adding up tube length so i know how much i need to finish the frame and bumpers and such, plus to get my steering angles in the right spot to clear the center drive shaft to the front diff.........bob

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Old 12-31-2013, 07:11 AM   #11
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in building a full tubed frame for my pro 4 i need to look at tubed frame pictures of short course trucks, did a web search and really didn't find anything I can use....
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Old 12-31-2013, 07:43 AM   #12
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This build is amazing, you're doing an awesome job so far. Want you to keep going, found some nice shots of Carey Hart's Pro4! Beautiful isn't it!

The rest are here >>> Race Time: Inside the Off-Road Race World, Motorsports Racing



This should help too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZaJ...BD1834658B9FC0
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Old 01-01-2014, 04:49 PM   #13
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Those front rotors are interesting. They look more like the Avid rotors on my mountain bike than a rotor for a race truck.
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Old 01-02-2014, 11:08 AM   #14
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This build is amazing, you're doing an awesome job so far. Want you to keep going, found some nice shots of Carey Hart's Pro4! Beautiful isn't it!

The rest are here >>> Race Time: Inside the Off-Road Race World, Motorsports Racing



This should help too:
Mopar TORC Truck Time Lapse Rebuild - YouTube
hell ya, now my MacGyver wheels are turning on how to fill in the front end ....
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Old 01-02-2014, 11:18 AM   #15
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Here is this, Trophy but still cool.

Tropht truck layout reference

I built this a few years ago.
Started out as 2WD, then I swapped it to 4WD.
Szczerba's Trophy Truck Build.. With Videos

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Old 01-02-2014, 11:42 AM   #16
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nice to see this thread pick up from a year ago! subscribed
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Old 01-02-2014, 03:52 PM   #17
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yeah sorry bout that year thingy, LOL....I see lots of triangle braced frame parts and will just do that where I think I need them to be....thanks for the links guys ....
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Old 01-04-2014, 08:36 PM   #18
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Hahaha no worries, looking forward to see this build come closer to an actual rig
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Old 01-05-2014, 08:13 AM   #19
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yeah now that temps are in the single digits here in PA and my shop is a 8x10 metal shed with no heat, gonna be slow going now ....
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Old 01-17-2014, 05:16 PM   #20
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got a few hours in before my finger tips couldn't hold small stuff very good any more ....next time out i'll have some pic's from a steel plate 1/16" thick to braze to the lower frame to hold front diff....then alter the tube just a bit to clear diff housing....this mount will be super small and simply clean looking ....
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