Make your own Tuber chassis

[07Crawler]

if you want to make your own tuber chassis that have all the shock mounts and link hook ups were do i start.
what do i use to line everything up right
i have really know idea what im doing but love rock crawling and love building
but never but a car from scratch any help would be great i alwasy get some thanks

[soilwork]

If you never work with steel tubing, then I would suggest starting small by making your own stingers and sliders. Once you get the hang of it, then you can move onto making your own chassis. The stuff to use is Harris safety silver 56% silver , 3/16 brakeline and stay silver flux. I'm starting to braze some stuff myself. Pick up some angled magnets and clamps. The first thing you need to figure out when building a chassis is the wheel base. Do a search on here, there are plenty of threads on this subject. When you do start to braze, your first couple of things probably wont look pretty. It's a learning curve, you need to take your time and not rush it.

[mrpink]

Originally Posted by 07Crawler

what do i use to line everything up right

math.





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[pig bandit]

Originally Posted by mrpink

math.





p!nK

and Astronomy

[mrpink]

Originally Posted by pig bandit

and Astronomy

No. Just math. Remember, it is easy to build a tube chassis around a good suspension- it is nearly impossible to build a suspension around a good tuber.

When building, the first things I get right are link mounts and shock mounts.







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[bob1961]

i improvised, look up "tigress" in a search and see what i did to make my tube jig...............bob

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[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by bob1961

i improvised, look up "tigress" in a search and see what i did to make my tube jig...............bob

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Anyone wishing to make their own tube chassis, would be wise to check out Bob's Tigress thread. Great tips in there........I've used several myself!

Thanks Bob

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[caymin last]

A jig is a good idea, and I also like to use my own CAD system, "Cardboard Aided Design", using a basic geometry set and a good ruler to layout the design on a 'project board' card, like the kids use for school.

[92LILREDYJ]

Ok this is what I did... I just build my first one. Mainly for practice, and I would bet most would agree the first one is mostly practice. With that being said mine turned out just OK, Its not strait, the links mounts are not in the greatest location (because I tried something new) ect. . . I am using it and it does work good.

Here is how I did it. I went though RCC, and other websites that they sell tubers, and downloaded pics, then I printed out the one I wanted to "copy" (really just got ideas, not copy) I printed about 3 out and combined the features I liked on them. I took the link mounting, and shock locations off my chassis I was running, wheelbase 12.5, and I started building.

[caymin last]

Originally Posted by 92LILREDYJ

Ok this is what I did... I just build my first one. Mainly for practice, and I would bet most would agree the first one is mostly practice. With that being said mine turned out just OK, Its not strait, the links mounts are not in the greatest location (because I tried something new) ect. . . I am using it and it does work good.

Here is how I did it. I went though RCC, and other websites that they sell tubers, and downloaded pics, then I printed out the one I wanted to "copy" (really just got ideas, not copy) I printed about 3 out and combined the features I liked on them. I took the link mounting, and shock locations off my chassis I was running, wheelbase 12.5, and I started building.

That's great! yea! just a bit of figuring things out, use an existing rig to find some measurements, the layout of the holes for the links ect. and bob's your uncle! Good job, Let's see some pics....

[RyansRubicon.co]

Originally Posted by 92LILREDYJ

Here is how I did it. I went though RCC, and other websites that they sell tubers, and downloaded pics, then I printed out the one I wanted to "copy" (really just got ideas, not copy) I printed about 3 out and combined the features I liked on them. I took the link mounting, and shock locations off my chassis I was running, wheelbase 12.5, and I started building.

I wish more people thougt the way you do. Do your homework, make a plan, experiment, learn. Nice job, keep it up...

[bob1961]

Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

Anyone wishing to make their own tube chassis, would be wise to check out Bob's Tigress thread. Great tips in there........I've used several myself!

Thanks Bob

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no thank you c*h*u*d ....anyone who looked at my first time tuber build has any questions please feel free to pm me .........bob

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