Tranny & Chassis cutting with more PICS UPDATED (9.28.04 Hey John, I figured I'd start a new thread instead of highjacking the servo mount thread. So I've cut the tranny including the lowest gear case bolt. I'll cut the chassis today at lunch. A full 1 1/4" will be cut off. I'll get some pics tonight hopefully. I'm not going to make new links so that's why the 14-14.5" wheelbase. I may go longer but we'll see. I don't want to make things too easy. It would be boring to be able to drive over everything. Ya know. EDIT: I'ts done, the chassis is now an 1 1/4" shorter. Is it like tattoo's the first is hard then you want more. Ya Ya cut cut!!!!! here's some pics the cut tranny http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...d/f6ecf100.jpg cut chassis http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...b/f6ecf119.jpg the tranny skid http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...2/f6ecf110.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...4/f6ecf120.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...6/f6ecf124.jpg and the new shock mount mod http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...8/f6ecf106.jpg |
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It's about time you cut the chassis! :flipoff: |
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Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting with a lil WB for good meas New driveshafts though right? |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting with a lil WB for good meas Ohh yeah, you have to go with Maxx sliders or Rivo's when you lengthen the WB to 15-15.5". The Maxx sliders are REAL easy to get to work. |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED Hello John, I need to those pics. I mocked up a 15" WB and it just doesn't look right. I think 14.5" is as long as I want to go without looking bad with both bodies. But we'll see what works when I see where you mounted your links. |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED Here are the pics of my cut chassis and link position. I agree 15"+ WB does not look that scale with the bodies that are available, but I would rather have performance. http://rc.badgerracing.com/albums/tx...7711.sized.jpg http://rc.badgerracing.com/albums/tx...7714.sized.jpg |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED this computer is F'ed. anway I'm gonna try and see what I can do with the TXT links. |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED So I tried the JB weld tranny mount idea. Failed miserably. I used the regular stuff cause I have it and it just puddled up and then flattened out. Maybe I'll make a mold. I don't know, just thinking of how to fix it fast I want to go saturday. |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED Rckjeep, it looks good! The wheelbase thing is interesting. I'm at 16 inches with 7 inch tires and 4.5 inches center clearance. It makes some obstacles relatively easy, but also makes high-centering on others relatively easy. Because of the high-centering thing, I'm always thinking of/looking for lines to drive that will avoid me getting hung in the center. I could go to 5 inches (or more) center clearance, but I prefer my very low COG. And the bodies, As for sliders, I have had some difficulty with the front slider. My tranny is rotated 90degrees from stock, so the front shaft is on a rather awkward angle. I am running a pair of female sliders with a male between them. The male would twist itself right up untill it pulled out of a female. To correct that, I ran a length of 3MM threaded rod through the male end. I have 3 packs through the truck like this, and it has held up fine. I have a Terra Crusher body on my TXT, mounted down very low over the hacked-up frame. I had to cut holes in the hood for the cantilevers to pass thru when the suspension flexes! The body looks more scale to me than any others that I have tried, even with a 16 inch wheelbase. Vince |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED i cut my new txt chassis and got ridof the cants hey badger can i email you some pics of mine tonight and you can post them for me looks good rckjeep |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED Just so everyone else knows (I spoke with rckjeep on the phone). I use JB-Quick and Olive Oil to make the mold on the skid plate cause it sets in 4-5 minutes making it a fast and easy solution to secure the bottom of the tranny. I have used the standard JB-Weld and it did not work that well because it takes so long to set. If you use JB-Quick you can make a mold of the bottom of the tranny in 10 minutes, and it should be cured/useable is a few hours. |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED Well I think I've figured out a different way to mount the tranny. I"m gonna make a tranny mount that bolts to the skidplate that supports the tranny on a rubber cushion. It's all in my head now but I'll get it set up right.[/u] |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED I thought you wanted to have a completly smooth bottom of the chassis? Are you going to have the mounting bolts on the side of the skid plate? |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED I will have a smooth bottom, I'll either countersink the screws or tack weld the mounts on. |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED Badger, will corn or veggie oil work, or does it need to be olive for some reason? Rckjeep, would the JB-Weld work better if you let it set up for a half hour or so before putting it on the skid, so it's more like putty? |
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Jeckler, Olive Oil tastes better. any of them should work. |
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[Homer_Simpson]Mmmm, extra virgin.[/Homer_Simpson] :D |
Re: Tranny & Chassis cutting WITH PICS UPDATED Well I got the tranny mount done. I mounted two pieces of 1/4 Sq. bar alum. to the skid plate perpendicular to the frame rails. They keep the tranny from moving. Then I mounted the links. using the stock lowers as uppers and vice versa I got a 16" wheelbase. But I need to shorten the lowers a 1/4" to make the geometry right. SO off to the lathe tomorrow. So I'll be at 15.25-50" then it's Revo shafts. It's alittle longer than I had originally planned but screw it. |
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And why not add some washers to the uppers instead of shortening the lowers? |
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