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revoracer99 · 01-29-2008, 05:20 PM

first let me say i have used the search botton many times!!
so from what i infer i use 3/16 brake line. what else can i use besides that.
for the tranny mount what size aluinum do i use

where can i order this stuff online??

thanks for the help!!!

revoracer99 · 01-29-2008, 08:59 PM

srry for a dd post but any one ????

mapp or bez gas??? link???

CrawlinClodKiller · 01-30-2008, 04:31 AM

Mapp gas for sure. Most people use 3/16 brake line as it is cheap and can be purchased at napa. You can also use 1/4 inch brakeline. You could technically use any steel tubing of those sizes. Check out onlinemetal.com they have a bunch. However, they are considerably more expensive than the brake line. I pay about 1 dollar per foot of brake line.

ecoli · 01-30-2008, 07:33 PM

I know the search function has been a little off lately, so I'll let it slip. You're probably not getting a response because there's a sticky at the top of this forum, as well as an article on the main site tech section http://www.rccrawler.com/tuber.htm

Read up and you should have most, if not all, of your questions answered!

iwantoffroad · 01-31-2008, 06:40 PM

oks

mrpink · 01-31-2008, 06:53 PM

my trans mounts are made from .064" thick aluminum.

p!nK

ecoli · 02-06-2008, 10:54 AM

0.064" thick aluminum? That's what, about 1/16"? Wow, that's skinny! Guess anything thicker would be too hard to bend (assuming you're not using a brake).

roktoy · 02-06-2008, 11:41 AM

~1/16" thick 6061 aluminum is plenty strong in most cases.
Jay

01-29-2008, 05:20 PM	#1
revoracer99 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nowhere Posts: 139	Tuber Building help. first let me say i have used the search botton many times!! so from what i infer i use 3/16 brake line. what else can i use besides that. for the tranny mount what size aluinum do i use where can i order this stuff online?? thanks for the help!!!

01-29-2008, 08:59 PM	#2
revoracer99 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nowhere Posts: 139	srry for a dd post but any one ???? mapp or bez gas??? link???

01-30-2008, 04:31 AM	#3
CrawlinClodKiller Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Omaha Posts: 581	Mapp gas for sure. Most people use 3/16 brake line as it is cheap and can be purchased at napa. You can also use 1/4 inch brakeline. You could technically use any steel tubing of those sizes. Check out onlinemetal.com they have a bunch. However, they are considerably more expensive than the brake line. I pay about 1 dollar per foot of brake line.

01-30-2008, 07:33 PM	#4
ecoli I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh. Posts: 2,919	I know the search function has been a little off lately, so I'll let it slip. You're probably not getting a response because there's a sticky at the top of this forum, as well as an article on the main site tech section http://www.rccrawler.com/tuber.htm Read up and you should have most, if not all, of your questions answered!

01-31-2008, 06:40 PM	#5
iwantoffroad Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: South Orange County Posts: 589	oks

01-31-2008, 06:53 PM	#6
mrpink RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: trying to find out what a TVuPer is..... Posts: 1,851	my trans mounts are made from .064" thick aluminum. p!nK

02-06-2008, 10:54 AM	#7
ecoli I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh. Posts: 2,919	0.064" thick aluminum? That's what, about 1/16"? Wow, that's skinny! Guess anything thicker would be too hard to bend (assuming you're not using a brake).

02-06-2008, 11:41 AM	#8
roktoy Dirt Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stumblin' thru the parking lot of an invisible 7-Eleven Posts: 1,053	~1/16" thick 6061 aluminum is plenty strong in most cases. Jay

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