GOLDTUB SCORCHER BEGINS

[gmc572]

well i'm finally starting it but changed my mind on somethings, i wanted trailing arm rear suspention and i truly wanted the gold tub so here is the start and let the flaming begin LOL!!! more to come this is were i finished for the day didn't want to warp the chassis with heat from cutting so took my sweet a** time

[Tadracket]

No flames here. I had the same thoughts. Looks like a good start to me. Keep us posted.

[wts873]

I put A&Ls on my gold tub and they look sweet

[gmc572]

thanks guys and that rc10 is nice, i thought i'd get flamed for cutting up the tub

[mrlexan]

Where did the front arms come from? I don't recognize them.

[wts873]

those arms came off a badboys sprint car I had long ago... Wish I knew who made them. I thought they matched the rears so I through them on.

[bgruen]

I think SCollins makes his a little too short. Mine is Shortened by 5/8ths of an inch which puts the wheelbase at 9 7/8ths inches for the A&L rear suspension when all arms are level. This makes it just a touch long but I think it is better for it. Just my opinion...

Bob

[gmc572]

well had to cut another goldpan screwed up bigtime shortening the front of the other first pics. Thanks to the storm that came thru the weekend had some time to finish mocking things up,still waiting on the bearings,cvd's and now i'm gonna need a custom 7 cell battery(never did this) so i can use the servo in the center front also started cuttin up the body but my nerves were shot so i stopped before i cut too much! but wheelbase looks decent now if only i knew what shoks these were and if a rebuild kit is available

[JK Racing]

the shocks look like early losi, today's shock cartridges should work fine.


love the split window VWs, almost bought one a few years back.

[wts873]

the rear shocks are losi, but something doesnt look right on the fronts ???

[gmc572]

oh you mean that the traxxas spacers don't look at home on the fronts!!! the original pieces are stripped so went through my crawler parts and wahla!! it works thats all i care

[JK Racing]

what if you used a truck noseplate/bulkhead and attached the narrow front arms, would that suck the front tires under the body? then just realign the rear swing arms & figure out what dogbones to use for the "narrow" rear end.

[Asso_man!]

Front shocks are Kyosho Platinium and are tunable

[templeofspeed]

Front shocks are Kyosho Platinium and are tunable

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[Tadracket]

Looking good