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joesbruiser · 02-11-2007, 09:36 AM

Last week i built my first clod tuber.I was not real pleased with how it looked or how heavy it was(i used 3/16 solid rod and heavy skid plate and body panels).
So last night i put pencil to paper and designed a chassis and got to work.
I used 1/8 solid rod and even with the extra material i had to add for bracing it is roughly half the weight.I also used 22ga. steel for skid, and pannels instead of the thick stuff i used on the other tuber.
I also came down to a 17 inch wheelbase ,and Kamikaze hooked me up with some springs to run droop suspension.
I have not had a chance to try it out yet, i started on it at about 9 last night and finished about 3 this morning(there is nothing more boring than watching paint dry).
Well enough B.S. tell me what you think.

run2jeepn · 02-11-2007, 09:41 AM

Looks good. Does it meet the Super Class rules?

DaViolentOne · 02-11-2007, 09:43 AM

Looks good... I will admit this: until I saw it with wheels on it, I thought it was huge... The height to length ratio fooled my eyes into thinking it was going to be rather tall... Then I saw the axles/wheels on pics... Looks like it'd be a really sweet performer in th class... Good job, mate...

Is that a Micro-T radio in the background there I see, too?

joesbruiser · 02-11-2007, 09:53 AM

Yes it does fit the new rules.
The rules say you have to be 12 inches long,3 inches overall width,and 3 3/4 tall.
My new chassis comes in at 12 1/4 long,3 3/4 wide,and 4 1/4 tall.

joesbruiser · 02-11-2007, 09:55 AM

The radio is for one of my sons mini lst's.But it is the same radio used for the micro-t.

DaViolentOne · 02-11-2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by joesbruiser

The radio is for one of my sons mini lst's.But it is the same radio used for the micro-t.

Ok.. I see it now... The low body on the truck threw me off there...;)

'83 chevy · 02-11-2007, 11:13 AM

i really like the way you mounted the shocks to the frame. looks good

Kamikaze · 02-11-2007, 11:33 AM

Good job joe, that looks like a winner to me. Wanna hit up the park today???

joesbruiser · 02-11-2007, 06:06 PM

Thanks for the good coments.
I had to go out for lunch with my wifes family today or i would have called.

EagleOne · 02-11-2007, 06:42 PM

WOW dude! Thats very impressive man... nice design... good idea with the chain links for shock mounts!

Later,
Jake

joesbruiser · 02-11-2007, 07:49 PM

I can not take credit for the half links i used for the shock mounts that was a idea i got from Kamikaze.I must say it works very well and looks clean.

knok2222 · 02-11-2007, 10:56 PM

Awsome build, looks much more competitive than mine. Cleanly done. Have you weighed it yet? I dont know what a good weight is for a super and just want to know where I stand. More than anything im glad to see its not a stick. out of all the super rigs I saw at my first comp, there was only 2 that wernt sticks.

I might use some of your ideas to improve my rig! if ya dont mind

Brandon M · 02-11-2007, 11:12 PM

Looks kool Nice color lol.

4link4eva · 02-12-2007, 02:05 PM

That looks awesome. You can only really appreciate tubers/rod framed rigs after you've tried to build one yourself. I have millions of shameful attempts at a crawler frame that I would rather forget about...

Props to Kamikaze on the chain link idea, too. Did you use rod for this build or tube?

jeeper_rc · 02-12-2007, 03:44 PM

awesome

nice crawler

joesbruiser · 02-12-2007, 05:57 PM

I used 1/8 solid rod it is easier to work with and i use a mig and that small tubing is a pain to mig together.
I really like this setup alot i wish i would have made it alittle longer wheelbase but this will do for now.The droop set up works really well and lets you run the chassis alot lower wich equates to a much more stable rig.
This rig does so well i am considering taking my torsion apart and building another chassis setup like this to replace it.It is just hard to give up the ground clearence that the torsion has.

4link4eva · 02-15-2007, 06:17 AM

Sorry to bring this thread back, but after seeing this rig and a couple of others, I've decided to build my own rod framed rig, rather than my wannabe NN. Have you got any more pics of this crawler? Even a video? Thanks.

STANG KILLA SS · 02-15-2007, 07:02 AM

is this a droop rig? i notice theres no springs, and at full ride height the shocks are fully compressed.

1badduk · 02-15-2007, 09:33 AM

Sweet A$$ Rig

4link4eva · 02-15-2007, 12:18 PM

This is a droop rig, and I have found that the spring from a pen fits nicely in my Maxx shocks.

02-11-2007, 09:36 AM	#1
joesbruiser I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN Posts: 2,959	New super comp tuber Last week i built my first clod tuber.I was not real pleased with how it looked or how heavy it was(i used 3/16 solid rod and heavy skid plate and body panels). So last night i put pencil to paper and designed a chassis and got to work. I used 1/8 solid rod and even with the extra material i had to add for bracing it is roughly half the weight.I also used 22ga. steel for skid, and pannels instead of the thick stuff i used on the other tuber. I also came down to a 17 inch wheelbase ,and Kamikaze hooked me up with some springs to run droop suspension. I have not had a chance to try it out yet, i started on it at about 9 last night and finished about 3 this morning(there is nothing more boring than watching paint dry). Well enough B.S. tell me what you think.

02-11-2007, 09:41 AM	#2
run2jeepn I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 11,196	Looks good. Does it meet the Super Class rules?

02-11-2007, 09:43 AM	#3
DaViolentOne Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey, BC, Canada Posts: 870	Looks good... I will admit this: until I saw it with wheels on it, I thought it was huge... The height to length ratio fooled my eyes into thinking it was going to be rather tall... Then I saw the axles/wheels on pics... Looks like it'd be a really sweet performer in th class... Good job, mate... Is that a Micro-T radio in the background there I see, too?

02-11-2007, 09:53 AM	#4
joesbruiser I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN Posts: 2,959	Yes it does fit the new rules. The rules say you have to be 12 inches long,3 inches overall width,and 3 3/4 tall. My new chassis comes in at 12 1/4 long,3 3/4 wide,and 4 1/4 tall.

02-11-2007, 09:55 AM	#5
joesbruiser I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN Posts: 2,959	The radio is for one of my sons mini lst's.But it is the same radio used for the micro-t.

02-11-2007, 11:13 AM	#7
'83 chevy Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Easthampton Posts: 747	i really like the way you mounted the shocks to the frame. looks good

02-11-2007, 11:33 AM	#8
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	Good job joe, that looks like a winner to me. Wanna hit up the park today???

02-11-2007, 06:06 PM	#9
joesbruiser I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN Posts: 2,959	Thanks for the good coments. I had to go out for lunch with my wifes family today or i would have called.

02-11-2007, 06:42 PM	#10
EagleOne Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mobile AL Posts: 121	WOW dude! Thats very impressive man... nice design... good idea with the chain links for shock mounts! Later, Jake

02-11-2007, 07:49 PM	#11
joesbruiser I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN Posts: 2,959	I can not take credit for the half links i used for the shock mounts that was a idea i got from Kamikaze.I must say it works very well and looks clean.

02-11-2007, 10:56 PM	#12
knok2222 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Olympia WA Posts: 179	Awsome build, looks much more competitive than mine. Cleanly done. Have you weighed it yet? I dont know what a good weight is for a super and just want to know where I stand. More than anything im glad to see its not a stick. out of all the super rigs I saw at my first comp, there was only 2 that wernt sticks. I might use some of your ideas to improve my rig! if ya dont mind

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02-11-2007, 11:12 PM	#13
Brandon M Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oak Lawn, Illinois Posts: 817	Looks kool Nice color lol.

02-12-2007, 02:05 PM	#14
4link4eva RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: In England, looking for the threadlock... Posts: 1,150	That looks awesome. You can only really appreciate tubers/rod framed rigs after you've tried to build one yourself. I have millions of shameful attempts at a crawler frame that I would rather forget about... Props to Kamikaze on the chain link idea, too. Did you use rod for this build or tube?

02-12-2007, 03:44 PM	#15
jeeper_rc Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tenerife Posts: 51	awesome nice crawler

02-12-2007, 05:57 PM	#16
joesbruiser I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: spring hill TN Posts: 2,959	I used 1/8 solid rod it is easier to work with and i use a mig and that small tubing is a pain to mig together. I really like this setup alot i wish i would have made it alittle longer wheelbase but this will do for now.The droop set up works really well and lets you run the chassis alot lower wich equates to a much more stable rig. This rig does so well i am considering taking my torsion apart and building another chassis setup like this to replace it.It is just hard to give up the ground clearence that the torsion has.

02-15-2007, 06:17 AM	#17
4link4eva RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: In England, looking for the threadlock... Posts: 1,150	Sorry to bring this thread back, but after seeing this rig and a couple of others, I've decided to build my own rod framed rig, rather than my wannabe NN. Have you got any more pics of this crawler? Even a video? Thanks.

02-15-2007, 07:02 AM	#18
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	is this a droop rig? i notice theres no springs, and at full ride height the shocks are fully compressed.

02-15-2007, 09:33 AM	#19
1badduk Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: wixom Posts: 97	Sweet A$$ Rig

02-15-2007, 12:18 PM	#20
4link4eva RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: In England, looking for the threadlock... Posts: 1,150	This is a droop rig, and I have found that the spring from a pen fits nicely in my Maxx shocks.

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