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04-23-2007, 07:20 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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|  Yet another tuber
Started a tuber tonight out of 1/4" solid steel. I'm basing it off of my last unibody crawler. Just making it smaller and a tuber because of the rules.
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04-23-2007, 07:33 PM
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04-23-2007, 07:41 PM
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| Web Wheeling   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Twin Cities
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Looks like a good start, can't wait to see this one finished  |
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04-23-2007, 07:45 PM
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Mike (Etype R) is going to be the test pilot on this one. I'm shure he will tell me what sucks.  | ||
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04-23-2007, 08:01 PM
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| MWRCA'er  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Isn't solid rod a bit heavy?
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04-23-2007, 08:12 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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It's only 9"'s long so it'll be light. The only other 1/4" will be the bottum four posts that that holds the tranny on. The links will bolt to the four posts. The cab part will be solid 1/8" Here is a wack *** atempt at drawing it in paint. EDIT: this is going to be one ugly mother, but it won't be *** Last edited by Cole82; 04-23-2007 at 08:14 PM. |
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04-23-2007, 09:03 PM
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Looks...well, I can't tell yet .As far as solid rod, I have made over 25 tube/solid rod chassis'. I prefer solid for its strength, and how little you need to run to get that strength. I use tubing on the pieces that are just for looks. Can't wait to see the finished chassis. |
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04-23-2007, 09:27 PM
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If we didn't have to have a roof line it would allmost be done. | |
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04-24-2007, 03:46 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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I have the bottum cradle done. The driver's cage should be done tonight aswell. Mike this is a comp rig NOT a basher any falls over 4' will bend the cradle. |
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04-24-2007, 04:07 PM
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looks good will it be done for the next comp?
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04-24-2007, 05:04 PM
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The chassis is allmost done. I need to clean up some of the joints. Drill and tap some shock mount holes. Also needs a roof and a hood to be legal. I moved the cab back so the tranny could be more easaly removed. That was one thing I didn't like about the other truck. | |
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04-24-2007, 05:07 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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A couple stat's Less than 4' of tubing and less than 1 brazing rod. It's safe to say it's minimal.
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04-24-2007, 05:13 PM
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looks good.think it will do better then your last one?Ill have my tuber ready for the next comp |
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04-24-2007, 05:17 PM
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04-24-2007, 07:25 PM
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Cole, I am pretty sure you need tube that runs behind the skid plate as well to be legal. Or at least the tubing must be 3 1/2 inches in height, but they have not really defined that yet. Might wanna add it just to be safe. Looking good though. You suck at MS paint, you should just stick to making stuff and making us wait to see your vision |
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04-24-2007, 07:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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Mike do you mean like this? What's wrong you guys aren't good at interpreting art? |
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04-24-2007, 07:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA
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and tubing on the back, two tubes, starting on rear bumper, up to roof, It'd be sick! |
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04-24-2007, 07:42 PM
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Yeah I was thinking something like that Cole, as long as they are not in the way of links. Also what TLT said, would make it look better Start the bars from the outside points of the roof, taper them into one center point on the back bumper, or maybe spaced a inch apart? You call that art? |
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04-24-2007, 07:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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You guys want me to add more weight. Bumpers that's funny those are shock mounts. If I add anything more to this one it'll be like this. It should keep the rule NAT-Z's quiet. This one is slightly different from the other. The shocks are more upright and it's slightly lower. |
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04-24-2007, 08:02 PM
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Yeah that was the other way I was thinking, just cause the way that looks good would hit links..... Cole you are gonna make them ban the use of 1/8" rod for structural use |
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