My take on a 2013 Comp ready rig!

[Jakerz]

Well good news fellas! I was showing the flex to my buddy Chris (Coliver14) and we figured out a few braces and holy crap did it help! Anywho I finished all the links, lathed down the big bores and made all the braces and what not.

Lower links are 3/16 6AL4V Ti, they turned out great I think, not to heavy even with the Ti balls!

Uppers came out really nice! Even with the rears being as long as they are they are still really stiff and I think they'll work out great! The traxxas rodends are epoxied on and pinned with small music wire for extra insurance!

I took the Big Bores up to work Saturday and lathed them down, took .050 off the OD and cut the hex section off for looks! I think they turned out pretty good, just took some patience on my part lol!

Ok on these next few pics you can see the braces running from the shock standoffs to the upper link mounts and the center link brace running between the upper link mounts. The only flaw I see in this is I can't adjust the upper links independently without making a new brace >< but I'm working on a better system!

The link setup is 60/40

And last but not least a poser shot, with a product that really helped this chassis come to life! lol

Thanks,
Jake

 

[winnerone23]

Great work, it came out awesome! She's goin to look great on the rocks.. What's ur weight at right now?

 

[ROWDY RACING]

Wow, looks great, way to solve the chassis flex issue, keep it up. "thumbsup"

 

[TSK]

Pretty simple solutions you got going on. if you are gonna go ahead and get these made, you should consider making the outer portions run to the shock standoffs and extend down to the upper link mounts. Then everything would be intergrated and solid

 

[Chaotic Crawlers]

You should make the cab section go the entire length of the center plate.
This way you can triple the strength of the shock arms and also take all the leverage off the shock mounts by eliminating those giant standoffs.

You could also have it drop down to mount your upper links to as well.

It would end up weighing a little more, but I think it would help tremendously for chassis flex.

Just my .02"thumbsup"

 

[Chaotic Crawlers]

That asshole TSK beat me to it.
Haha:ror:

 

[redrokin00XJ]

In relation to the shock support link. Can you make a designated hole for the support link so you are able to move your upper and lower links and be able to adjust them independently? Or is it that they are designed that way so they need to be together at the chassis?

Just a thought.......

 

[TheAxialNut]

nice.

 

[electraglidebiker]

What a fantastic feat of engineering. This chassis has had my attention and to see it coming together is awesome. I can't wait for some video footage of it on the rocks. After seeing it the first time I had to go read through the rule book cause I just couldn't believe it was legal and possible. But, from what I read (I'm sure your aware) and what others have said its good. I think your really onto something. How about a currently assembled weight.

 

[TSK]

That asshole TSK beat me to it.
Haha:ror:

I'd say great minds think alike, but apparently I'm an asshole

 

[Wicked Monkey]

Looks great! Can't wait to see it in action.

 

[bigstu]

Interesting design, great work..
Would love to hear how this works.

 

[Jakerz]

You should make the cab section go the entire length of the center plate.
This way you can triple the strength of the shock arms and also take all the leverage off the shock mounts by eliminating those giant standoffs.

You could also have it drop down to mount your upper links to as well.

It would end up weighing a little more, but I think it would help tremendously for chassis flex.

Just my .02"thumbsup"

lol @ you and TSK! Believe it or not I actually had the chassis designed like that to start with, just wasn't happy with the way it looked ><.

I did however change the chassis braces to where they mount to the chassis and not with the upper links, so they are now adjustable once again!

Thanks alot for the kind words guys, hopefully I can get all my electronics rounded up before the end of April so I can test is out at Sand Rock! I need to find a way to get in touch with JohnRobHolmes and see about ordering up some badass motors also!

Jake

 

[Chaotic Crawlers]

We had a local guy a few years back that made a single plate chassis like this.

He ended up having lots of issues with the stAndoffs required to space everything out correctly.

I think if your braces don't hold up, you should really consider making the cab go the length of the chassis.
You could thin it down in size to take a lot of the bulk off the chassis.


Either way, this is a cool build.
I have seen this design before and it seemed to work fairly well. "thumbsup"

Looking forward to see how you like it.

 

[Jakerz]

I was also thinking I could double the center plate and have 1/2ish spacers between the plates to keep the narrow design, then the braces may not even be needed and it would put the standoffs around 3/4 to 1" to make legal width, still think those would be to long?

Jake

 

[discgolferlee]

nice work!! where on earth are your electronics gonna mount?? That's the thing I am looking forward to seeing. but very cool and unique project you got going on"thumbsup""thumbsup"

 

[HARDKNOCKZ]

1st off...your work area is WAY too clean. If I could actually find tools or parts while wrenching...I wouldn't know what to do with myself.

2nd...flip that servo over to shorten up that drag link.

3rd...VERY cool concept & so far...execution. I'm anxious to see some video to see how she does. Like most...I'm worried about the lateral flex once you're on the rocks...but so far, way to think outside the box.

J.D.

 

[Jakerz]

lol, you really think my work area stays that clean when I'm working on stuff? You missed all the carbon dust, titanium and delrin shaving and what not about an hour before that pic ><. Also, is it that big of a deal on the servo being flipped over? The only reason I ask is because I really like the geometry it has like it is, a nice straight shot and doesn't change much at full lock either direction. If I flip it, then the angles get more extreme in every case lol (again, helicopter OCD).

I just ordered my motor from Holmes, but I guess they are backordered or something, he hasn't returned my email yet... anyone know the lead time on a typical set of his motors?

Jake1

 

[Chaotic Crawlers]

You don't have to flip it over.

It's just what most people do for approach clearance.
"thumbsup"

 

[Jakerz]

Little update for you guys tonight!

I finally finished the panels, I like the way it turned out actually, thought it would look a little goofy with them but I proved myself wrong! lol, let me know what ya think!

The panels are .020 lexan wrapped in white vinyl, I'll see how long it holds up but I think it stands more a chance than paint.

Pics with the decals and installed on the truck!

Weight is at 3.05 lbs, hoping to get it under 4.5 total but I still have a bunch to add ><.

Jake