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11-24-2006, 11:06 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: northampton
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|  buidling a tube chasis. got a question I've been reading and what type of diameters would you all suggest for the chassis and bracing. I know to use a smaller diameter for the braces but not sure yet what the scale size is. I'll prob use tube for most of it and only solid in a few places. I guess I'll use alum mostly. Any suggestions? I have plenty of exp building rol cages and fab on 1:1 scale vehicles. |
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11-24-2006, 11:20 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aroostook county
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| How big are you going for? Like clod, TLT..etc |
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11-24-2006, 11:25 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: northampton
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| Sorry forgot that. I'm doing a clod. I know more about them from years ago. Working on buying one now for the axles and goodies and I'll build from there. |
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11-24-2006, 11:29 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aroostook county
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| You should probably use 1/4. depending how "scale" you want it to look you could use 3/8 also. |
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11-24-2006, 11:34 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: northampton
Posts: 196
| How about for the steering rods and 4 links? same? |
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11-29-2006, 03:52 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: northampton
Posts: 196
| I'm planning to use 1/4 for the 4 link and maybe 3/8 for the chassis? I'm not sure what would be scale correct |
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11-30-2006, 05:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Where it's wet
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| If 1:1 tube buggy has 2" tubing and you are going for 1/10 scale, then just over 3/16" tubing would be scale. If you are building a super crawler with a 16" wb or so, then that's more like 1:8 scale, so about 1/4" tubing would be scale. |
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12-14-2006, 12:02 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ithaca, NY
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| I'm about to build a 1/5th scale tuber and basing it on my 1:1. The chassis is 1 1/2" OD so I am using 5/16" aluminum rod. My links are 1 1/4" OD , so my links will be 1/4" rod. Here is the formula and example of how I am figuring component/chassis dimensions for a 1/5th scale build............ 1/16" = .0625 1.50" divided by 5 = .30 .30 divided by .0625 = 4.8, rounded up to 5 and then 5 X 1/16" = 5/16" or 100" wheelbase would be 20" for 1/5th scale and so on.......... Of course some things just won't work well, such as I have gussets on my 1:1 chassis that are 1/4" plate........and rather then use aluminum plate that is 3/64"...I've chosen to use 1/16" & 1/8" sheet aluminum depending if it actually is a true part of the structure that will indeed be carrying a load or just for authenticity/aesthetics of the original 1:1 vehicle. Kerry |
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02-11-2007, 11:44 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose
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| Help Me? I am building a tuber, 2.2 class, 3/16 brakeline, 1/4in links....Can somebody help me figure something out. Thanks a lot...! |
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