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04-02-2006, 09:35 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Citrus Heights
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|  Shock tower chassis w/stealth trans
This is my current project (well one of them....). The chassis is a pair of duratrax aluminum shock towers for a thunder quake gas truck. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXCTT7&P=7 I have yet to modify the shock towers. I used existing holes and mounted the trans at an angle where the output yokes are almost exactly center in the chassis. I also repositioned the motor mount plate and drilled new holes so the motor is directly over the trans and centered in the chassis. I was hoping to mount the motor lower but we'll see how it works for now. The WB is 12-1/2 inches, 2-1/4 inches of ground clearance (belly dragger), and it has most of the requisite stuff, lathe motor, moabs, JB welded diffs, bearings....... I'm still working on a better front link mount, skid plate, and some pede yokes I ordered to hook up the drive shafts. I'll eventually narrow the wheels too.... The cool part is the shock towers are super thick (4mm), and weren't that expensive. 13.00    And the obligatory flex shot  |
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04-02-2006, 09:39 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: scappoose
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simply awsome!!!!!!! love how low it is...nice work!
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04-03-2006, 03:27 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon
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Wow, nicely done.
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04-03-2006, 05:53 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield
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that turned out very nicely good work.
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04-03-2006, 08:51 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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your CG is horrible with your motor sooo high.
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04-03-2006, 10:34 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Citrus Heights
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The entire truck is pretty low, and with the battery over the front links/servo, and some lead weight in the tires it should plant pretty well. I'll test how the motor affects the balance once the rain stops around here.....I tried to flip the motor and trans around so the motor was on the bottom, but I couldn't figure out a way to mount it....
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04-03-2006, 10:45 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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Thats great and all but the motor being high you will have more torque twist.
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04-03-2006, 10:49 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nebiru, OuterSpace
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but hey, let us know... its no doubt an oringal looking idea. and other than the motor sticking up like a sore thumb, you could pretty easily slap some alum bits on there to create a taller shock angle--- helping to combat twist. | |
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04-07-2006, 09:13 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Citrus Heights
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I finally got the part needed to connect the pede sliders to the trans. I also narrowed up the rims and mounted the body. This was my first attempt to dove tail and pinch the fenders. I think it looks more like a rock pleazer body than a bronco now.....oh well....   |
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04-07-2006, 09:28 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Santa Rosa
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I like this idea. Looks like it still needs a little fine tuning but, this is the second or maybe third rig I have seen now that is using shock towers as chassis plates. I may have to look over the hooks at the LHS this weekend to see if I can find anything that will work. Nice work, let us know how well it performs. |
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04-07-2006, 09:44 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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That would be perfect for an outrunner  |
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04-07-2006, 11:20 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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As soon as somebody said "your motor is too high" I immediately thought the same thing. I like it though, high motor and all! Good job on the body too! |
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04-09-2006, 03:20 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Citrus Heights
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I finished the battery mount today and took it for its maiden crawl. I'm using a 6-cell 2/3 A stick pack for a Associated RC18MT. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXJHT3&P=MLI used spare servo posts that come with the TLT kit and the stock tlt battery hold down ties.      It crawled pretty well compared to my old TLT NEWB-TLT crawler w/Losi parts I put a black spring in the left rear shock to help combat the torque twist. It's pretty light over all, but I'm going to add some lead weight to the front rims so it will be a little more planted. |
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04-09-2006, 08:34 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Escondido
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pretty sweet, I think it would look bad a$$ with a choped top and cage;)
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04-10-2006, 11:27 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Winston-Salem
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Way to show some ingenuity! I love the shock tower chassis idea. I probably would have sacrificed a little bit of drifeshaft angle and let the output cups be off center to get the motor down a bit, but I don't think your motor height is a deal breaker. Great work!
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04-10-2006, 10:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: On the G-Train!!!!!
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Why not just strap the battery to the servo? It'll be lower.
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04-10-2006, 11:08 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto
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Simply just wow! i like the great use of shock towers for a chassis worked for your application.
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04-11-2006, 02:54 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: honolulu
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great idea! i am thinking of using my mugen seiki shock towers for mine...
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08-16-2006, 07:12 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Winston-Salem
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08-16-2006, 09:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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Wow that body came out great.  Last edited by run2jeepn; 02-04-2007 at 09:03 PM. |
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