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XTREME RACING · 01-21-2007, 01:26 PM

Well after some looking around on the site, I have gone and done it, I ordered myself a new TLT. I also wanted a RC4WD transmission so I got one of those also, LOL.

I also decided if I was going to do this and go have a little fun on the rocks I was going to need a chassis so I did a little CAD work and this is what I came up with. This is just the prototype chassis for myself so I will have to order some more parts and see how it works.

Let me know what you think.

XTREME RACING · 01-21-2007, 01:28 PM

dont know why this picture did not make it.

BENDER · 01-21-2007, 01:29 PM

Cool looking chassis. What it's made of?

XTREME RACING · 01-21-2007, 01:43 PM

This one is just G10 but once I figure this one out my other one will be carbon fiber.

raul duke · 01-21-2007, 03:23 PM

At least you won't run out of mounting positions. That does not sound right, seriously though it looks very clean, super job.

bruiserin2002 · 01-21-2007, 03:28 PM

great looking chassis. Are you going to run a bottom skid to cover that R2?

dezfan · 01-21-2007, 03:36 PM

Very clean and compact.

I like it.

gmc310 · 01-21-2007, 04:18 PM

that's pretty cool , I'm impressed .

XTREME RACING · 01-21-2007, 04:18 PM

Thanks for the comments.

I will make something for the tranny, just not sure what or how I am going to do it.

Here is a question for everybody that knows the rules better than me. Since I am building this chassis to look a little like a tuber I dont want to run a body on it. Can I do this? I know local rules may say yes or no but I want a general rule overall would say.

Since it is not a true tuber chassis and little bit more than a normal chassis, I think I will call it "Platapus"

TLTCrawlin · 01-21-2007, 04:25 PM

Looks great, I want one!
Wait I dont need a third TLT project!

dezfan · 01-21-2007, 04:27 PM

As it is NOT a tube chassis, it will have to run a body to be in compliance w/ the rules.

Once again very nice chassis.

Kamikaze · 01-21-2007, 04:29 PM

No it has to be a tuber, Attention Tube Chassis Owners

Kamikaze · 01-21-2007, 04:30 PM

Dang dez you beat me to it.

XTREME RACING · 01-21-2007, 04:46 PM

this just sucks, LOL. I have to find a body to cut up now and add some body post. I was wanting to get rid of that stuff.

dezfan · 01-21-2007, 04:48 PM

Try to use a small body like the HPI VW or the Pro Line Crowd Pleazer for the Jato.

slugbugg · 01-21-2007, 05:18 PM

Very slick looking chassis.

I read that link to the rules but was wondering for a tuber to be considered a tuber does it also have to actually be made of tubing?

Some people use solid rod and I have thought of making a chassis out of flat aluminum sheet that was cut out to look like a tuber chassis but the chassis bars would be square like square tubing and solid .

Lastly for body panels on a tuber has anyone ever thought to use the film they use on airplanes to fill in the body panel?
(it is easy to get, very light and comes in many colors and all you have to do is glue it on and heat shrink it a bit and trim)

dezfan · 01-21-2007, 05:20 PM

TUBER RULES :

-2.2 class tube chassis are allowed with the following restrictions. Chassis must be at least 8"long, 3"wide, and 3.75"tall, the roof must be raised from the main chassis to resemble a cockpit, and it must have solid hood, roof and sidepanels.

-Supercrawler class tube chassis are allowed with the following restrictions. Chassis must be at least 12"long, 3"wide, and 3.75"tall, the roof must be raised from the main chassis to resemble a cockpit, and it must have solid hood, roof and sidepanels.

I think the square "tubing" would be allowed, not sure about the covering for the panels.

XTREME RACING · 01-21-2007, 05:33 PM

sounds like I can bend the rules and add a solid hood and side panels and it would class as a tuber? It has a raised cab and roof. Not sure yet, just an idea.

slugbugg · 01-21-2007, 05:34 PM

I guess it would depend on the rules committee's definition of solid.

Quote:

Solid most commonly refers to a phase (or state) of matter.
Solid may also refer to:

A three-dimensional figure (or polyhedron) in solid geometry
A material with high stiffness or strength, informally
a material (especially a metal) of which an object is solely made throughout (without joins or holes), e.g.: solid wood (cf. veneered or plated)
an object without holes (cf. hollow)

dezfan · 01-21-2007, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slugbugg

I guess it would depend on the rules committee's definition of solid.

This is true, personally it sounds like a good idea to me.

01-21-2007, 01:26 PM	#1
XTREME RACING Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARBON FIBER CENTRAL Posts: 66	Xtreme RC Racing Proto TLT Chassis Well after some looking around on the site, I have gone and done it, I ordered myself a new TLT. I also wanted a RC4WD transmission so I got one of those also, LOL. I also decided if I was going to do this and go have a little fun on the rocks I was going to need a chassis so I did a little CAD work and this is what I came up with. This is just the prototype chassis for myself so I will have to order some more parts and see how it works. Let me know what you think.

01-21-2007, 04:18 PM	#8
gmc310 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: BeanTown Posts: 12	Cool chassis that's pretty cool , I'm impressed .

01-21-2007, 05:20 PM	#17
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	TUBER RULES : -2.2 class tube chassis are allowed with the following restrictions. Chassis must be at least 8"long, 3"wide, and 3.75"tall, the roof must be raised from the main chassis to resemble a cockpit, and it must have solid hood, roof and sidepanels. -Supercrawler class tube chassis are allowed with the following restrictions. Chassis must be at least 12"long, 3"wide, and 3.75"tall, the roof must be raised from the main chassis to resemble a cockpit, and it must have solid hood, roof and sidepanels. I think the square "tubing" would be allowed, not sure about the covering for the panels. Last edited by dezfan; 01-21-2007 at 05:22 PM.

01-21-2007, 01:28 PM	#2
XTREME RACING Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARBON FIBER CENTRAL Posts: 66	dont know why this picture did not make it.

01-21-2007, 01:29 PM	#3
BENDER 2006 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake Posts: 8,328	Cool looking chassis. What it's made of?

01-21-2007, 01:43 PM	#4
XTREME RACING Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARBON FIBER CENTRAL Posts: 66	This one is just G10 but once I figure this one out my other one will be carbon fiber.

01-21-2007, 03:23 PM	#5
raul duke Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Esco. Posts: 930	At least you won't run out of mounting positions. That does not sound right, seriously though it looks very clean, super job.

01-21-2007, 03:28 PM	#6
bruiserin2002 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 178	great looking chassis. Are you going to run a bottom skid to cover that R2?

01-21-2007, 03:36 PM	#7
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	Very clean and compact. I like it.

01-21-2007, 04:25 PM	#10
TLTCrawlin I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA Posts: 2,489	Looks great, I want one! Wait I dont need a third TLT project!

01-21-2007, 04:27 PM	#11
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	As it is NOT a tube chassis, it will have to run a body to be in compliance w/ the rules. Once again very nice chassis.

01-21-2007, 04:29 PM	#12
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	No it has to be a tuber, Attention Tube Chassis Owners

01-21-2007, 04:30 PM	#13
Kamikaze I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 6,154	Dang dez you beat me to it.

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01-21-2007, 04:46 PM	#14
XTREME RACING Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARBON FIBER CENTRAL Posts: 66	this just sucks, LOL. I have to find a body to cut up now and add some body post. I was wanting to get rid of that stuff.

01-21-2007, 04:48 PM	#15
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	Try to use a small body like the HPI VW or the Pro Line Crowd Pleazer for the Jato.

01-21-2007, 05:18 PM	#16
slugbugg Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: state of disbelief Posts: 28	Very slick looking chassis. I read that link to the rules but was wondering for a tuber to be considered a tuber does it also have to actually be made of tubing? Some people use solid rod and I have thought of making a chassis out of flat aluminum sheet that was cut out to look like a tuber chassis but the chassis bars would be square like square tubing and solid . Lastly for body panels on a tuber has anyone ever thought to use the film they use on airplanes to fill in the body panel? (it is easy to get, very light and comes in many colors and all you have to do is glue it on and heat shrink it a bit and trim)

01-21-2007, 05:33 PM	#18
XTREME RACING Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARBON FIBER CENTRAL Posts: 66	sounds like I can bend the rules and add a solid hood and side panels and it would class as a tuber? It has a raised cab and roof. Not sure yet, just an idea.

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