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dotson · 04-10-2007, 04:18 PM

ok so here i sit at work with tigwleders alum. lathes cnc machinse and people who can use them plus i can weld tig... its like 620 or soo im free to come and stay as late as i want at work monday - sunday... soooo yea why not build the sickest tuber ever..

lets start off with suggestions and what not. ?
chassis type good plans wheelbase ridehight anything i dont care aslong as its good and not poopy or we can even try new things what ever yalllll lol want

P.S i am going to have copys of my stock tlt axles made from alum. cnc/meachined or w.e you wanna call it... anyone who is of great or atleast alittle help might.... find some in there mailbox...;)

4stAir · 04-10-2007, 04:22 PM

if you have access to cnc why not make the axle bodies smaller than stock. shape them around the ring gear and try to minimize the surface area that can hang up on the rocks, aswell make them rounder.

4stAir · 04-10-2007, 04:23 PM

hey dotson i see quarryville in your location... is that the quarryville in pennsylvania?

mrpink · 04-10-2007, 04:39 PM

comp tuber, full droop.

like....this....

i really dont need any cnc'd tlt axles but I would be happy to help you with anything you need / questions you may have. pm me.

4stAir · 04-10-2007, 04:42 PM

only problem with that "comp" tuber pictured is that i highly doubt it meets the legal requirements for comps. it looks very small.

mrpink · 04-10-2007, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4stAir

only problem with that "comp" tuber pictured is that i highly doubt it meets the legal requirements for comps. it looks very small.

meets all 2007 requirements. both size and design.

Dan Zic · 04-10-2007, 05:20 PM

Sounds like a fun project, im in the process of building my crawler in a machine shop right now. I just used a CNC macine to cut out my chassis plates and now im making mics parts on a conventional mill

I would want you to think about how you are going to make the axle pieces. There is alot of work involved with measuring the old ones and making programs for the CNC machines. You are going to have to have 4 programs, one to run each side of each housing. If you do plan on making the axle halfs i would defently sugest making them with better ground clearance as sugested above.

Let me know if there is anything i can help you with, seeing as i am working on a similar project.

mrpink · 04-10-2007, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Zic

If you do plan on making the axle halfs

is there any other way to do it?

not bethel, ohio right?

Natedog · 04-10-2007, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrpink

comp tuber, full droop.

like....this....

W0W, that is a nice lookin tuber and I don't usually like the look of tubers. Buiild a full on tig welded aluminum plate/tube chassis with droop setup. Would be nice to make TLT full aluminum axle housings with straight axle for the rear and steering for front only....but make them better! Not just a 'copy' so to speak.

Dan Zic · 04-10-2007, 07:16 PM

Nope, bethel Maine.

I thought about making axles or a tranny but the problem is that its hard to hold strangle shaped pieces in the CNC mill, if you where to produce a part like this you would likely make special jigs that you could fit the parts into.

dotson · 04-11-2007, 05:40 PM

ok im thinking of going with a tuber that looks somthing like a hummer kinda like a hummer..
the links and shocks/mounts are gonna be based off my xcr chassis as far as location of top to bottom.. wheelbase and everything else is diff.
im tired just off work ill post some pics and what not alil later

yes im from quarryville Pa

STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER · 04-12-2007, 06:18 PM

i like ther axle ide, but i still think making them out of delrin would be a better idea. nice and light, and super slick for sliding on the rocks

4stAir · 04-12-2007, 06:22 PM

ahh so you arent too far away from me then.....
i remember when the bfg ads had an avalanche engineering h2 tuber in them. it was a bada$$ looking rig.

you should check out teamsvsc.com we are near by for comps and gtg's

dotson · 04-14-2007, 04:55 PM

will do soon as i get my truck going.. haha qrtr inch alum. is alot harder to weld then i thought..

View Poll Results: what kind of rig
comp tuber with droop	12	36.36%
comp tuber	4	12.12%
scaler	15	45.45%
something else(explain)	2	6.06%
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04-10-2007, 04:18 PM	#1
dotson Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: quarryville Posts: 299	LIGHTBULB...dingding dingggg ok so here i sit at work with tigwleders alum. lathes cnc machinse and people who can use them plus i can weld tig... its like 620 or soo im free to come and stay as late as i want at work monday - sunday... soooo yea why not build the sickest tuber ever.. lets start off with suggestions and what not. ? chassis type good plans wheelbase ridehight anything i dont care aslong as its good and not poopy or we can even try new things what ever yalllll lol want P.S i am going to have copys of my stock tlt axles made from alum. cnc/meachined or w.e you wanna call it... anyone who is of great or atleast alittle help might.... find some in there mailbox...;)

04-10-2007, 04:22 PM	#2
4stAir RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Amish Ghetto Posts: 1,932	if you have access to cnc why not make the axle bodies smaller than stock. shape them around the ring gear and try to minimize the surface area that can hang up on the rocks, aswell make them rounder.

04-10-2007, 04:23 PM	#3
4stAir RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Amish Ghetto Posts: 1,932	hey dotson i see quarryville in your location... is that the quarryville in pennsylvania?

04-10-2007, 04:39 PM	#4
mrpink RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: trying to find out what a TVuPer is..... Posts: 1,851	comp tuber, full droop. like....this.... i really dont need any cnc'd tlt axles but I would be happy to help you with anything you need / questions you may have. pm me.

04-10-2007, 04:42 PM	#5
4stAir RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Amish Ghetto Posts: 1,932	only problem with that "comp" tuber pictured is that i highly doubt it meets the legal requirements for comps. it looks very small.

04-10-2007, 05:20 PM	#7
Dan Zic Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bethel Posts: 31	Sounds like a fun project, im in the process of building my crawler in a machine shop right now. I just used a CNC macine to cut out my chassis plates and now im making mics parts on a conventional mill I would want you to think about how you are going to make the axle pieces. There is alot of work involved with measuring the old ones and making programs for the CNC machines. You are going to have to have 4 programs, one to run each side of each housing. If you do plan on making the axle halfs i would defently sugest making them with better ground clearance as sugested above. Let me know if there is anything i can help you with, seeing as i am working on a similar project.

04-10-2007, 07:16 PM	#10
Dan Zic Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bethel Posts: 31	Nope, bethel Maine. I thought about making axles or a tranny but the problem is that its hard to hold strangle shaped pieces in the CNC mill, if you where to produce a part like this you would likely make special jigs that you could fit the parts into.

04-11-2007, 05:40 PM	#11
dotson Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: quarryville Posts: 299	ok im thinking of going with a tuber that looks somthing like a hummer kinda like a hummer.. the links and shocks/mounts are gonna be based off my xcr chassis as far as location of top to bottom.. wheelbase and everything else is diff. im tired just off work ill post some pics and what not alil later yes im from quarryville Pa

04-12-2007, 06:18 PM	#12
STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MUSE, PA Posts: 1,273	i like ther axle ide, but i still think making them out of delrin would be a better idea. nice and light, and super slick for sliding on the rocks

04-12-2007, 06:22 PM	#13
4stAir RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Amish Ghetto Posts: 1,932	ahh so you arent too far away from me then..... i remember when the bfg ads had an avalanche engineering h2 tuber in them. it was a bada$$ looking rig. you should check out teamsvsc.com we are near by for comps and gtg's

04-14-2007, 04:55 PM	#14
dotson Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: quarryville Posts: 299	will do soon as i get my truck going.. haha qrtr inch alum. is alot harder to weld then i thought..

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