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TylerV · 10-31-2005, 03:27 PM

Mods, if you feel like I'm overstepping my boundries, feel free to delete this thread. If you do decide to delete this thread please pm me with your problem first so I may fix the problem.

I'm considering buying a vendor star and selling a TLT chassis. My question is, would anybody be interested in another option for a TLT-10 chassis?? It would be machined out of aluminum and set up for a 60/40 link setup and will use a Stampede tranny. It would include two chassis plates, one tranny plate made out of very slick delrin, and one electronics plate. Pricing would be very reasonable.

The design might change slightly from the above picture as more testing is done. Tell me what you guys think. Either post up, e-mail me, or pm me.

Rooney7783 · 10-31-2005, 03:33 PM

A larger pic would be nice, clicked and it didn't make it any bigger. But from what I can tell it looks like a clean setup.

TylerV · 10-31-2005, 03:35 PM

works fine for me. I'll pm you a larger pic.

badger · 10-31-2005, 03:50 PM

Snowkd, you are fine for now with this thread. But, don't talk at all about pricing or availability otherwise this thread can be deleted without warning.

TylerV · 10-31-2005, 04:11 PM

Sounds good.

Spoon · 10-31-2005, 04:12 PM

Cool... Well done. Perhaps an additional support brace at the front on top just behind the shock mounts. Though it is probably strong the way it is. I like it, like previously mentioned... "very clean".

microgoat · 10-31-2005, 04:15 PM

HAHAHAHA!

just shoot yourself now. it'll save you a lot of trouble down the road.

looks like a decent design. go for it.

Unimoger · 10-31-2005, 04:16 PM

do I sense alittle friendly comp here?

TylerV · 10-31-2005, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoon

Cool... Well done. Perhaps an additional support brace at the front on top just behind the shock mounts. Though it is probably strong the way it is. I like it, like previously mentioned... "very clean".

So far there have been no problems without an additional support brace.

microgoat · 10-31-2005, 04:23 PM

all's i'm sayin' is that it's a whole lot more than ya think it is. i know there's a lot more than i thought there was. designing it is the easy part.

at times like this a movie quote is always helpful. from Body Heat:

Mickey Rourke to William Hurt: (i'm doing this from memory so it may not be 100% verbatim) "You know, Counselor, a wise man once told me, any time you try to do a crime, you got fifty ways you can **** up. You think a half a them you're a genius. An' you ain't no genius."

Substitute the word "chassis" for "crime" and that's where we're at.

God help us all.

Gimbal · 10-31-2005, 04:25 PM

Looks cool. How much does it weigh as configured in the pic?

TylerV · 10-31-2005, 04:34 PM

I took it to the post office today and they said 6.7 ounce's.

TylerV · 10-31-2005, 04:38 PM

By the way, it's made out of 1/8 inch aluminum.

sim · 10-31-2005, 06:40 PM

Looks nice and clean, but if the tranny sits on top of that thick black plate, it's not as low as it can be. You can consider thinning out part of that so that everything can fit lower (not sure if there's enough space though).

TylerV · 10-31-2005, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sim

Looks nice and clean, but if the tranny sits on top of that thick black plate, it's not as low as it can be. You can consider thinning out part of that so that everything can fit lower (not sure if there's enough space though).

It's still in the R&D stages so we'll se how it works. Thank you for your input though.

gregrocks90046 · 10-31-2005, 08:17 PM

i'd like to see better hardware. those slotted screws have got to go.

Plays_with_Toys · 10-31-2005, 08:52 PM

Its a very simple design, so I imagine machining costs would be quite low. Microgoat is right though, I hope you know what you're getting yourself into. Its alot more hours than you think. Thats the reason I went from sellin my chassis kits at cost (meaning you only paid for the plates, hardware, and shipping, and no labor on my end) to adding some padding to that to cover the man hours of all the work to get the chassis' packaged and sent out.

You also have to test it out and really give it a good pacing. I'd suggest even sending it to another trusted TLT user to make sure their testing shows its durability. Also, you have to account for different people's setups (links, shocks, etc...). But if you have all that squared, get a star and get the chassis shipping out.

TylerV · 11-01-2005, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregrocks90046

i'd like to see better hardware. those slotted screws have got to go.

Those screws were just for mock up. I plan on using regular philips head hardware.

TylerV · 11-01-2005, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plays_with_Toys

Its a very simple design, so I imagine machining costs would be quite low

It's even lower when you have a friend in the buisness

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Plays_with_Toys

You also have to test it out and really give it a good pacing. I'd suggest even sending it to another trusted TLT user to make sure their testing shows its durability. Also, you have to account for different people's setups (links, shocks, etc...). But if you have all that squared, get a star and get the chassis shipping out.

The chassis in the picture was actually sent out to another user on this forum. When he get's it all setup he should post pictures.

mike · 11-02-2005, 05:57 PM

I received the chassis today and am very happy with it. here are a few pictures of it assembled with a pede tranny.

10-31-2005, 03:27 PM	#1
TylerV Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Roseville Posts: 560	New Chassis Mods, if you feel like I'm overstepping my boundries, feel free to delete this thread. If you do decide to delete this thread please pm me with your problem first so I may fix the problem. I'm considering buying a vendor star and selling a TLT chassis. My question is, would anybody be interested in another option for a TLT-10 chassis?? It would be machined out of aluminum and set up for a 60/40 link setup and will use a Stampede tranny. It would include two chassis plates, one tranny plate made out of very slick delrin, and one electronics plate. Pricing would be very reasonable. The design might change slightly from the above picture as more testing is done. Tell me what you guys think. Either post up, e-mail me, or pm me. Last edited by snowkd; 10-31-2005 at 03:43 PM.

11-02-2005, 05:57 PM	#20
mike RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 1,288	I received the chassis today and am very happy with it. here are a few pictures of it assembled with a pede tranny. Attached Images

10-31-2005, 03:33 PM	#2
Rooney7783 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lufkin Posts: 347	A larger pic would be nice, clicked and it didn't make it any bigger. But from what I can tell it looks like a clean setup.

10-31-2005, 03:35 PM	#3
TylerV Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Roseville Posts: 560	works fine for me. I'll pm you a larger pic.

10-31-2005, 03:50 PM	#4
badger Diggin' the new SCX10 II! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal Posts: 11,402	Snowkd, you are fine for now with this thread. But, don't talk at all about pricing or availability otherwise this thread can be deleted without warning.

10-31-2005, 04:11 PM	#5
TylerV Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Roseville Posts: 560	Sounds good.

10-31-2005, 04:12 PM	#6
Spoon Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wausau Posts: 57	Cool... Well done. Perhaps an additional support brace at the front on top just behind the shock mounts. Though it is probably strong the way it is. I like it, like previously mentioned... "very clean".

10-31-2005, 04:15 PM	#7
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	HAHAHAHA! just shoot yourself now. it'll save you a lot of trouble down the road. looks like a decent design. go for it.

10-31-2005, 04:16 PM	#8
Unimoger I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N Posts: 7,391	do I sense alittle friendly comp here?

10-31-2005, 04:23 PM	#10
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	all's i'm sayin' is that it's a whole lot more than ya think it is. i know there's a lot more than i thought there was. designing it is the easy part. at times like this a movie quote is always helpful. from Body Heat: Mickey Rourke to William Hurt: (i'm doing this from memory so it may not be 100% verbatim) "You know, Counselor, a wise man once told me, any time you try to do a crime, you got fifty ways you can **** up. You think a half a them you're a genius. An' you ain't no genius." Substitute the word "chassis" for "crime" and that's where we're at. God help us all.

10-31-2005, 04:25 PM	#11
Gimbal Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Where it's wet Posts: 833	Looks cool. How much does it weigh as configured in the pic?

10-31-2005, 04:34 PM	#12
TylerV Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Roseville Posts: 560	I took it to the post office today and they said 6.7 ounce's.

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10-31-2005, 04:38 PM	#13
TylerV Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Roseville Posts: 560	By the way, it's made out of 1/8 inch aluminum.

10-31-2005, 06:40 PM	#14
sim Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 374	Looks nice and clean, but if the tranny sits on top of that thick black plate, it's not as low as it can be. You can consider thinning out part of that so that everything can fit lower (not sure if there's enough space though).

10-31-2005, 08:17 PM	#16
gregrocks90046 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Crawlifornia Uber Alles Posts: 1,146	i'd like to see better hardware. those slotted screws have got to go.

10-31-2005, 08:52 PM	#17
Plays_with_Toys I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,129	Its a very simple design, so I imagine machining costs would be quite low. Microgoat is right though, I hope you know what you're getting yourself into. Its alot more hours than you think. Thats the reason I went from sellin my chassis kits at cost (meaning you only paid for the plates, hardware, and shipping, and no labor on my end) to adding some padding to that to cover the man hours of all the work to get the chassis' packaged and sent out. You also have to test it out and really give it a good pacing. I'd suggest even sending it to another trusted TLT user to make sure their testing shows its durability. Also, you have to account for different people's setups (links, shocks, etc...). But if you have all that squared, get a star and get the chassis shipping out.

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