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12-19-2006, 09:29 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boise
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|  Tuber . . . 1st try
Looking for feedback on a tuber I've been building . . . . decided to sell the frame and try building another. Just having fun figuring these out -- what do you think? I'm not sure how to post web images, so here goes . . .  site.http://picasaweb.google.com/dajepps/TuberCrawler22 |
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12-19-2006, 09:38 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: trying to find out what a TVuPer is.....
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looks nice... I would have made the roof line about half that height. Preeetty clean for a first time. what wheelbase is it? looks long. matt cincy |
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12-19-2006, 09:41 PM
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Thanks -- my brother and I called it the "guppy" and it's looks kinda grew on us. I measured axle to axle and, with the links I built, it measured to just under 12 inches. The next one will be a little more aggressive looking (roofline).
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12-20-2006, 04:26 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cromwell , ct .
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for a first try it looks really good .
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12-20-2006, 08:07 AM
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Thanks!
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12-20-2006, 10:29 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island
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While I am not fond of the shape of it but you did do a pretty clean job from what I can see! Why are those front shocks so compressed? I was going to post a couple of your images here for ya but it seems Picasa won't allow external linking. Hmmmmm... Last edited by zBigBadWolf; 12-20-2006 at 10:33 AM. |
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12-20-2006, 11:34 AM
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Thanks for the feedback. I like to have the front end "tied down" at a pivot point so that the front shocks will articulate away from the frame as needed when crawling. The picture just shows how I tied it with twist-ties for the picture to show how the frame will sit on the axles once I add the servo, tranny, motor, etc. |
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12-20-2006, 11:35 AM
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BTW, thanks for trying to post the pics for me . . . .someday I'll figure out how to do that.
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12-20-2006, 04:19 PM
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| I lost my vendor privileges Join Date: May 2006 Location: TOP OF THE HILL
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[IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Tony/Desktop/IMG_8622.jpg[/IMG] like this.. |
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12-20-2006, 04:20 PM
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| I lost my vendor privileges Join Date: May 2006 Location: TOP OF THE HILL
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ok well i tried.
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12-20-2006, 04:49 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Garage working on a toy car.
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That thing looks sweet if you buy a star you can post pics. Cant wait to see the other frames.
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12-20-2006, 05:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island
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It's a linking problem with his pic host. It wouldn't even let me post his pics.
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12-20-2006, 05:17 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: trying to find out what a TVuPer is.....
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ok... i got them posted dammit! here they are...    and get your kid off the table... thats bad manners. |
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12-20-2006, 05:20 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mt.View CA
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Clean fab work, but i agree with everyone else about the roof line.
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12-20-2006, 11:36 PM
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Thanks for posting my pics!! You guys are awesome. Thanks for the feedback! I'll be buying a star soon.  The next frame won't have that high roof line . . . I also have the new rc4wd tranny, but didn't put it in the pics. Looking forward to seeing how well it runs. How high turn rate motor are you guys running? 55T? 65T? |
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12-21-2006, 12:29 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northern CaliFOOLya
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if the roofline was angled down stead of up it would of looked better. also a bit shorter. but whatever floats your boat man. looks good for a first. hope my first looks as good. BIG J |
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12-21-2006, 12:05 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boise
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Thanks -- I figured that if the length between axles was under 12 inches it'd be within regulations for a 2.2 competition.
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12-21-2006, 01:51 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Burrillville, RI
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I personally love the roofline... Its cool and different... just lke a guppy...
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12-21-2006, 06:43 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boise, Idahooooo
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Paint it yellow and call it "the bus" and people would freak when it out crawls their rig. I think it is sweet. Nice job.
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12-21-2006, 11:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boise
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Good idea! I could weld in a few more windows and add some side-skins and repaint to whole thing yellow. Think I could get a little stop sign to stick out on the driver's side? That would look great outcrawling someone and then use the 3rd channel of the radio to control the little sign as you pass by . . . .  |
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