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jagg · 10-23-2007, 07:22 PM

Originally this started off as just a cage for an existing truck, then I got thinking maybe a full on tuber. Did alot of reading and looked at alot of trucks. "Search" is becoming one of my new best friends

. My issue is that I think that the cab area maybe to tall. Here are the specs of the truck

JB locked diffs
TTR CVD's frt, straight rear
Rooster Crawler
Servo still undecided
Integy 55t
Adj MTR mounts w/9th pinion
Proline 40's/Moabs (yet to be narrowed and foam cut)
Possibly wideners
Conversion to BTA
17" wb

Now a few pics

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050358.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050359.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050357.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050361.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050360.jpg

Any advice, opinoins welcome. I gotta learn some how

.

mrpink · 10-23-2007, 08:59 PM

first off... learn how to post pics- alot easier for us.

If you think your COG is too high; you might wanna see how it crawls setup for full droop. easy to do- remove springs; go drive over rocks. you might like ti, you might not. if you do like it; then you can take the time to fine tune that setup.

next, if you are planning on competing you will need to make it full tube. as you are setup right now, you do not fall under the tuber class requirements; you are under the lexan body requirements. What you have there is a chassis'd rig with a tube body, not a tube chassis. do some searching or PM grizzly4x4, he knows all about that.

if you are not planning on competing; then I would say leave it, looks good.

jagg · 10-23-2007, 09:47 PM

Answer one.....I've been trying for weeks. I've been using PB for a few years with no probs, and not sure why all I get are RED X's. I'm not a newb to posting pics, I've done it on other sights already. Anyone with any advice other then the obvious posting set-up is greatly appreciated.

The truck you see is the donor truck. I started building this project as a cage, but now I want to try a full on tuber. If you could imagine the chassis plates missing in the pics, thats roughly what the rig would look like.

As for competing, not too much around here, but I'm trying. LHS owner just bought an AX10, flipped him over to here to read up on all of the news. So we'll see where that goes.

This is my first attempt at a tuber and I know there will be mistakes. If I need to scrap it and start again, then so be it. We all learn from mistakes, and it's only money. I'm sure the wife will make some more

BTW thanks for the advice.

mrpink · 10-24-2007, 06:55 AM

jagg · 10-24-2007, 07:05 AM

Thanks for fixing one of the pics, I'm going to continue to bang my head against the wall now.

jagg · 10-24-2007, 08:14 AM

K, finally figured it out.......

rockbound · 10-24-2007, 09:37 AM

i think it looks great. it does sit a little high, but you could easily change that by lengthening you wheel base with longer links. What is the wheel base of the truck as it sits now?

jagg · 10-24-2007, 06:08 PM

16" as it sits, but will be 17" when done and about another inch lower.

run2jeepn · 10-24-2007, 06:22 PM

Thats looking real good.

jagg · 10-24-2007, 08:51 PM

Thanks, got a little more progress tonight. I cut out the link plates, just need to get them mounted and I can get rid of the donor chassis. Still trying to figure out wether to make up some shock hoops or direct mounts on the frame.

rockbound · 10-24-2007, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagg

16" as it sits, but will be 17" when done and about another inch lower.

sounds perfect!

keep up the good work it will be a nice looking tuber when its done!

jagg · 10-24-2007, 09:20 PM

Thanks again, also thinking about running a second support hoop under the front of the cage. I'll try a mock up tomorrow and see how it looks. If all goes well I'll have some more pics tomorrow.

Double J · 10-26-2007, 10:51 AM

Looks great jagg. Way to do your homework before starting, it looks like it helped a bunch.

Can't wait to see it completed.

jagg · 10-26-2007, 04:48 PM

I know I've said it before, but Thanks again. I'm glad that there are guys like yourself willing to put up with all the questions. All the advice really helped

.

Sadly not too much progress. The wife has been out of town, and my 3yr old daughter wants to help build everything. Unfortunately she's to young to solder, so we've been building her a new toy box. I'll hopefully get more time this weekend.

jagg · 10-28-2007, 02:21 PM

Well I got a few more braces, and the link mounts done. I got a bit of learning still when it comes to brazing (it's not pretty, but it's strong). It's getting powder coated, so that will hide a few of the mistakes. Just need to figure out what to do for the shocks.

Hopefully get more done tonight.

jagg · 10-28-2007, 05:45 PM

Got a few more things cut out.

jagg · 10-29-2007, 07:53 PM

Scrapped the chassis on the donor truck and tried a couple of quick mock-ups.

3.75" GC, and 16.25' WB

5.25" GC and 16" WB

Still planning on a 17" WB, just have to mess with the GC a bit.

jagg · 10-29-2007, 09:40 PM

Worked away at the truck for a bit trying to figure out what was wrong. So I decided to try a longer set of links and got my 17" WB

.

5.25" GC and 17" WB

3.5" and 17.25"

Last pic looks like it's set up for droop?

MasterShake44 · 10-29-2007, 09:53 PM

Looks great, keep us posted as you go. It's nice to see a larger scale tuber!

jagg · 10-30-2007, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterShake44

It's nice to see a larger scale tuber!

One of my concerns has been that it's too big, I'll see how it looks after it's done. I can always build another one.

10-23-2007, 07:22 PM	#1
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Tuber Project, Need Opinions Originally this started off as just a cage for an existing truck, then I got thinking maybe a full on tuber. Did alot of reading and looked at alot of trucks. "Search" is becoming one of my new best friends . My issue is that I think that the cab area maybe to tall. Here are the specs of the truck JB locked diffs TTR CVD's frt, straight rear Rooster Crawler Servo still undecided Integy 55t Adj MTR mounts w/9th pinion Proline 40's/Moabs (yet to be narrowed and foam cut) Possibly wideners Conversion to BTA 17" wb Now a few pics http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050358.jpg http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050359.jpg http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050357.jpg http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050361.jpg http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...h/P1050360.jpg Any advice, opinoins welcome. I gotta learn some how.

10-23-2007, 09:47 PM	#3
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Answer one.....I've been trying for weeks. I've been using PB for a few years with no probs, and not sure why all I get are RED X's. I'm not a newb to posting pics, I've done it on other sights already. Anyone with any advice other then the obvious posting set-up is greatly appreciated. The truck you see is the donor truck. I started building this project as a cage, but now I want to try a full on tuber. If you could imagine the chassis plates missing in the pics, thats roughly what the rig would look like. As for competing, not too much around here, but I'm trying. LHS owner just bought an AX10, flipped him over to here to read up on all of the news. So we'll see where that goes. This is my first attempt at a tuber and I know there will be mistakes. If I need to scrap it and start again, then so be it. We all learn from mistakes, and it's only money. I'm sure the wife will make some more BTW thanks for the advice. Last edited by jagg; 10-23-2007 at 09:52 PM.

10-24-2007, 08:14 AM	#6
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	K, finally figured it out....... Last edited by jagg; 10-24-2007 at 08:18 AM.

10-29-2007, 07:53 PM	#17
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Scrapped the chassis on the donor truck and tried a couple of quick mock-ups. 3.75" GC, and 16.25' WB 5.25" GC and 16" WB Still planning on a 17" WB, just have to mess with the GC a bit. Last edited by jagg; 10-29-2007 at 07:56 PM.

10-29-2007, 09:53 PM	#19
MasterShake44 Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: Valdosta Posts: 588	Great Looks great, keep us posted as you go. It's nice to see a larger scale tuber!

10-23-2007, 08:59 PM	#2
mrpink RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: trying to find out what a TVuPer is..... Posts: 1,851	first off... learn how to post pics- alot easier for us. If you think your COG is too high; you might wanna see how it crawls setup for full droop. easy to do- remove springs; go drive over rocks. you might like ti, you might not. if you do like it; then you can take the time to fine tune that setup. next, if you are planning on competing you will need to make it full tube. as you are setup right now, you do not fall under the tuber class requirements; you are under the lexan body requirements. What you have there is a chassis'd rig with a tube body, not a tube chassis. do some searching or PM grizzly4x4, he knows all about that. if you are not planning on competing; then I would say leave it, looks good.

10-24-2007, 06:55 AM	#4
mrpink RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: trying to find out what a TVuPer is..... Posts: 1,851

10-24-2007, 07:05 AM	#5
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Thanks for fixing one of the pics, I'm going to continue to bang my head against the wall now.

10-24-2007, 09:37 AM	#7
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	i think it looks great. it does sit a little high, but you could easily change that by lengthening you wheel base with longer links. What is the wheel base of the truck as it sits now?

10-24-2007, 06:08 PM	#8
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	16" as it sits, but will be 17" when done and about another inch lower.

10-24-2007, 06:22 PM	#9
run2jeepn I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 11,196	Thats looking real good.

10-24-2007, 08:51 PM	#10
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Thanks, got a little more progress tonight. I cut out the link plates, just need to get them mounted and I can get rid of the donor chassis. Still trying to figure out wether to make up some shock hoops or direct mounts on the frame.

10-24-2007, 09:20 PM	#12
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Thanks again, also thinking about running a second support hoop under the front of the cage. I'll try a mock up tomorrow and see how it looks. If all goes well I'll have some more pics tomorrow.

10-26-2007, 10:51 AM	#13
Double J I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell. Posts: 3,367	Looks great jagg. Way to do your homework before starting, it looks like it helped a bunch. Can't wait to see it completed.

10-26-2007, 04:48 PM	#14
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	I know I've said it before, but Thanks again. I'm glad that there are guys like yourself willing to put up with all the questions. All the advice really helped . Sadly not too much progress. The wife has been out of town, and my 3yr old daughter wants to help build everything. Unfortunately she's to young to solder, so we've been building her a new toy box. I'll hopefully get more time this weekend.

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10-28-2007, 02:21 PM	#15
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Well I got a few more braces, and the link mounts done. I got a bit of learning still when it comes to brazing (it's not pretty, but it's strong). It's getting powder coated, so that will hide a few of the mistakes. Just need to figure out what to do for the shocks. Hopefully get more done tonight.

10-28-2007, 05:45 PM	#16
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Got a few more things cut out.

10-29-2007, 09:40 PM	#18
jagg Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: where fear and common sense don't get in the way Posts: 451	Worked away at the truck for a bit trying to figure out what was wrong. So I decided to try a longer set of links and got my 17" WB . 5.25" GC and 17" WB 3.5" and 17.25" Last pic looks like it's set up for droop?

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