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JohnRobHolmes · 04-27-2005, 10:23 PM

very clean build. i like it a lot. can i see it linked up from the end?

Soya · 04-28-2005, 10:21 AM

Crap I just realized I need to mill out another skidplate :(

Mnster · 04-29-2005, 11:20 PM

Soya and I got the structure built today. We need to work on the electronics tomorrow. Then we need to disassemble and lighten the components.

BENDER · 04-29-2005, 11:33 PM

Looks nice, I like the 3" tube chassis. What's the wheelbase?

Nitro · 04-30-2005, 08:09 AM

It is looking good, but is that all the wheel travel that is has?

Mnster · 04-30-2005, 11:21 AM

16" wheel base and no it has alot more articulation.

Soya · 04-30-2005, 06:16 PM

It's actually a 15" wheelbase ;)

Mnster · 04-30-2005, 07:55 PM

Yeah we where aiming for a 16'' but I guess stuff happens.

I think we forgot to compensate for the link angle. So Soya checked it today and it was at 15". Oh well I guess it's fitting for the belly draging terrain around here anyways.

Soya and I took the truck for a short drive around the basement/work area.
Not much to crawl over but we tested the truck out. The change from a rooster to the super rooster fixed all of the problems we where having with glitching in the past.

We found a place to mount the battery on the axle. I'll work on making the bits to mount it this week.

crunk crawlin · 05-06-2005, 05:09 PM

omg i love that idea for a chassis sick job man

Trike Kid · 05-08-2005, 12:04 AM

how much did the tubing cost per foot? I'm seriously considering doing this to my maxx and will probably use the square tube chassis.

Soya · 05-08-2005, 12:32 AM

I got a 12" section for under $5, but it was a drop piece. expect anywhere from 10-25 per foot.

Trike Kid · 05-08-2005, 01:28 PM

how is your transmission mounted?I didnt see anything in the pics of the chassis.

crunk crawlin · 05-08-2005, 02:26 PM

look on the second page dude !

Trike Kid · 05-08-2005, 03:45 PM

i've seen the chassis, I dont see any transmission mounts.

TwistedCreations · 05-08-2005, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crunk crawlin

look on the second page dude !

umm it shows the trans sitting in there, but no mounts. so please explain to us how it mounts if you see how. the only thing i see, is that it just sits down in there so far

Soya · 05-08-2005, 04:45 PM

It's just 2 pieces of bar stock with holes in it. I can't take a picture of it because the truck isn't with me. Maybe mnster will take a picture to show it.

TwistedCreations · 05-08-2005, 07:07 PM

well thats what i figured, seeing the 2 screws on each side right about that location.But crunk seemed to know exactly how ya did it, so that's why i asked him

Mnster · 05-08-2005, 08:30 PM

Yeah I just mounted it with some 1/4 x1/2 bar stock. I mounted it with two screws for easy removal. In order to change the spur gear you will have to remove the tranny so I kept it easy.

This week we will maybe work on mounting the old body. Then test it out somewhere and get some better pictures. Once we are sure everything is mounted perfect we will start the lightening process.

Mnster · 06-13-2005, 12:29 AM

Well Soya's been driving it around for a while. We found a few problems with the battery mount location. So it looks like I'm going to have to make one that's mounted a little better and out of the way. Soya left his truck over at my house over the weekend. So I got bored and felt like milling something. I milled several lighting slots in the chassis the chassis now weighs nearly half as much. The slots also helped with routing the wires through the chassis and making the truck easier to disassemble. Plus it makes it look much cooler. I sanded and polished the chassis. I mounted the shocks closer to chassis gaining more articulation and side clearance. Last weekend while making the body posts Soya and I snapped two 6/32 taps in two of the posts. So I'll have to stop and pick some up tomorrow.

We still have problems to address on this rig like.

1. Flexy RPM arms (they flex and screw up the steering and alignment stuff)

2. Fix the lower bent steering link
(From popping out and flopping around is mostly do to problem 1)

3. Wheel lifting (on hills the axles like to lift tires because it's a shafty)

We are waiting on some cvd's for the front, more connectors for the battery wires, gears for my clod, a few spare servos and 4 SMC 3600 packs. Then off we go to the largest granite outcropping in Wisconsin for two days of fun.

Here are some updated pics

BENDER · 06-13-2005, 12:50 AM

Looks sweet, very clean chassis.

You could fix alot of your torque twist problems by mounting the lower shock mounts on the centerline of the axles instead of the lower links. You will probably have to fab up some upper shock mounts extending off the main chassis to keep your shocks at there present angle, maybe even a little more vertical.

05-08-2005, 08:30 PM	#38
Mnster MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL Posts: 3,995	Yeah I just mounted it with some 1/4 x1/2 bar stock. I mounted it with two screws for easy removal. In order to change the spur gear you will have to remove the tranny so I kept it easy. This week we will maybe work on mounting the old body. Then test it out somewhere and get some better pictures. Once we are sure everything is mounted perfect we will start the lightening process. Last edited by Mnster; 05-08-2005 at 08:37 PM.

04-27-2005, 10:23 PM	#21
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	very clean build. i like it a lot. can i see it linked up from the end?

04-28-2005, 10:21 AM	#22
Soya Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 433	Crap I just realized I need to mill out another skidplate :(

04-29-2005, 11:20 PM	#23
Mnster MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL Posts: 3,995	Soya and I got the structure built today. We need to work on the electronics tomorrow. Then we need to disassemble and lighten the components.

04-29-2005, 11:33 PM	#24
BENDER 2006 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake Posts: 8,328	Looks nice, I like the 3" tube chassis. What's the wheelbase?

04-30-2005, 08:09 AM	#25
Nitro Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mountain State! Posts: 388	It is looking good, but is that all the wheel travel that is has?

04-30-2005, 11:21 AM	#26
Mnster MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL Posts: 3,995	16" wheel base and no it has alot more articulation.

04-30-2005, 06:16 PM	#27
Soya Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 433	It's actually a 15" wheelbase ;)

04-30-2005, 07:55 PM	#28
Mnster MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL Posts: 3,995	Yeah we where aiming for a 16'' but I guess stuff happens. I think we forgot to compensate for the link angle. So Soya checked it today and it was at 15". Oh well I guess it's fitting for the belly draging terrain around here anyways. Soya and I took the truck for a short drive around the basement/work area. Not much to crawl over but we tested the truck out. The change from a rooster to the super rooster fixed all of the problems we where having with glitching in the past. We found a place to mount the battery on the axle. I'll work on making the bits to mount it this week.

05-06-2005, 05:09 PM	#29
crunk crawlin Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: in tha lab ( the shop ) Posts: 103	omg i love that idea for a chassis sick job man

05-08-2005, 12:04 AM	#30
Trike Kid RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,191	how much did the tubing cost per foot? I'm seriously considering doing this to my maxx and will probably use the square tube chassis.

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05-08-2005, 12:32 AM	#31
Soya Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 433	I got a 12" section for under $5, but it was a drop piece. expect anywhere from 10-25 per foot.

05-08-2005, 01:28 PM	#32
Trike Kid RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,191	how is your transmission mounted?I didnt see anything in the pics of the chassis.

05-08-2005, 02:26 PM	#33
crunk crawlin Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: in tha lab ( the shop ) Posts: 103	look on the second page dude !

05-08-2005, 03:45 PM	#34
Trike Kid RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,191	i've seen the chassis, I dont see any transmission mounts.

05-08-2005, 04:45 PM	#36
Soya Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: illinois Posts: 433	It's just 2 pieces of bar stock with holes in it. I can't take a picture of it because the truck isn't with me. Maybe mnster will take a picture to show it.

05-08-2005, 07:07 PM	#37
TwistedCreations Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo! Posts: 8,626	well thats what i figured, seeing the 2 screws on each side right about that location.But crunk seemed to know exactly how ya did it, so that's why i asked him

06-13-2005, 12:29 AM	#39
Mnster MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL Posts: 3,995	Well Soya's been driving it around for a while. We found a few problems with the battery mount location. So it looks like I'm going to have to make one that's mounted a little better and out of the way. Soya left his truck over at my house over the weekend. So I got bored and felt like milling something. I milled several lighting slots in the chassis the chassis now weighs nearly half as much. The slots also helped with routing the wires through the chassis and making the truck easier to disassemble. Plus it makes it look much cooler. I sanded and polished the chassis. I mounted the shocks closer to chassis gaining more articulation and side clearance. Last weekend while making the body posts Soya and I snapped two 6/32 taps in two of the posts. So I'll have to stop and pick some up tomorrow. We still have problems to address on this rig like. 1. Flexy RPM arms (they flex and screw up the steering and alignment stuff) 2. Fix the lower bent steering link (From popping out and flopping around is mostly do to problem 1) 3. Wheel lifting (on hills the axles like to lift tires because it's a shafty) We are waiting on some cvd's for the front, more connectors for the battery wires, gears for my clod, a few spare servos and 4 SMC 3600 packs. Then off we go to the largest granite outcropping in Wisconsin for two days of fun. Here are some updated pics

06-13-2005, 12:50 AM	#40
BENDER 2006 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Big Bear Lake Posts: 8,328	Looks sweet, very clean chassis. You could fix alot of your torque twist problems by mounting the lower shock mounts on the centerline of the axles instead of the lower links. You will probably have to fab up some upper shock mounts extending off the main chassis to keep your shocks at there present angle, maybe even a little more vertical.

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