F-100 Boat Puller... the "Grave-Robber"

[dr frankenstyle]

[QUOTE=Bmxreeves;5469145]To be honest I'm Not suprised. I want to see a video of you drag racing with the boat... Lmao


"Honest, officer, I had a boat on there when the light turned green...."

[dr frankenstyle]

I got a start on the body today. At least got the top half shot purple.



First I got the chassis pattern drawn onto the alum' ....



...and between coats of paint I went to the table-saw (no CNC here) and got the first cuts done.



Next to the jig-saw table, then grind and file.

[joe122]

I like where this is going!

[dr frankenstyle]

Originally Posted by joe122

I like where this is going!

Thank You, sir. mee too.

The weather was friendly again today, so I got the chance to shoot a silver lining under the "Phantom Purple".



And took the chassis plate to the jig-saw and got her cut-outs finished ....



and now she's ready for a 2nd masking for the white.



Oh, and it's brake time.

[rally racer #75]

i found a video on youtube by URC about that motor. in the video, he talked about how the shaft on the motor detached from the magnet. so does your motor work right?
also, amazing!!!

[dr frankenstyle]

Originally Posted by rally racer #75

i found a video on youtube by URC about that motor. in the video, he talked about how the shaft on the motor detached from the magnet. so does your motor work right?
also, amazing!!!

I hadn't read any bad's about them, maybe he got one made on a Monday morning , so far (knock on wood) mine has been a good kitty.
also, Thank you much!

[dr frankenstyle]

Today was a good day so I made some more progress. After getting the bends done up I had this.



It fit the old plywood set-up pretty well...



... and the body will cover it like this.



So it was time to leave the forest and step into the modern world, so to speak. I got the new chassis all drilled and filed, and with a little fitting...
I present my new RC12e-volved.



While I was setting up the alum', I bumped the wheelbase 5mm and spread the front track 10mm, for a better fit to the body. Also changed the steering set-up, got rid of the old belcrank/saver, simplified the whole front end and shaved some weight.
Then I painted the bottom half... Wahwahwah.... I guess maybe I should've let the purple cure a couple more days, 'cause the white seeped up under the edge in a couple places and it looks like little white grass is growing on top of the white half. aaaaaaargh!! So it goes, I'll fix it somehow.



Still lots to do, and I ran out of day, so I only got to test drive the new chassis in the house. So far so good.... Now the real fun starts.

[Bmxreeves]

Ahh man! What's wrong with the old school wooden chassis?


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1.9 Ibex tuber - The Merica ibex.

R.I.P Dave Mirra

[dr frankenstyle]

[QUOTE=Bmxreeves;5472405]Ahh man! What's wrong with the old school wooden chassis?


I know... but it seemed a little .... "covered-wagon-y".

[Bmxreeves]

Hahaha. Can't wait for more updates!


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1.9 Ibex tuber - The Merica ibex.

R.I.P Dave Mirra

[joe122]

Nice work with the brake! Chassis looks awesome.

[rerebuilder]

Looking good however I don't think weight is a problem your are having with this truck. From previous posts sounds like you will need weight to keep the front wheels on the ground.

[dr frankenstyle]

Thanks, Bmx', just stay tuned, I'll keep 'em coming.

Thank you, joe', I say "brake" to label the process. Mine is just a decent vise and a hard oak board, with some "duck-bill" vise-grips for fine tuning. But I do have experience on industrial brakes (up to 16 footers) so I've had a little practice.

Thanks, rare' It's kinda funny, I'm sort of building in both directions .... trying to get the best out of both "alter egos". With the new chassis, I have the room to move the batteries and components to shift the weight and balance fore or aft. Then with an easy gear change, go from Clark Kent to .. well, you know.

Anyway, the weather took a crap, but I hope to do some new test runs soon. And get the body mounted and finished up.... and a hitch ... and wheelie-bars ....yatta yatta.
Thanks everyone!

[dr frankenstyle]

YEAH BABY!! I carried the new chassis down to the highway this afternoon for a few runs and this is gonna be a FUN little machine. Definitely need some wheelie-bars, but lots calmer on the slow end too. ME LIKEY!!

[rally racer #75]

i just realized that you don't have a body post. did you put magnets? duct tape? Velcro?
btw, amazing!

[dr frankenstyle]

Originally Posted by rally racer #75

i just realized that you don't have a body post. did you put magnets? duct tape? Velcro?
btw, amazing!

Thanks , and I don't actually have the body mounted yet. I've got a set of Vaterra posts for it ( the body already had holes ) but I'm thinking about using magnets and just "flush-cut" the posts to fill the holes and position things. Then paint the post-tops purple.
I'm still finishing up the paint and figuring out the bumper/hitch/wheelie-bar set-up that I want.
Here is how it's sitting right now.

[dr frankenstyle]

It didn't get quite warm enough to paint today, so I decided to work on the wheelie bars.
I had picked up some 3/32 brazing rods last week, so I used my fender form block and cut some lines in it to make a jig ...



...and cut up some rods and soldered them into side frames. Then added the cross-braces and mounts and axle rings and .... after a bit of filing to clean 'em up, came up with these.



Ready for paint and some hose on the bearings for "tires". I plan to make them adjustable, so I can tweak the wheelie height.
This is pretty much the planned mounting position, with the wheels a bit higher.



I should be able to fine tune them for a nice launch.

[Bmxreeves]

That looks clean dude. Nice job.


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1.9 Ibex tuber - The Merica ibex.

R.I.P Dave Mirra

[dr frankenstyle]

[QUOTE=Bmxreeves;5475685]That looks clean dude. Nice job.


Thanks, and they're mild-steel rod, so they're pretty strong.

[joe122]

Well done.....great fab work - love that wheelie job!