All Alloy Tube Chassis (Completed)

[mikedealer]

not too much unfortunetly cause ive been extremely lazy lately lol. i did manage to get some front steering knuckles polished and mounted, and am awaiting sand tires i wont on ebay and some front knockoffs from mr. lexan. another 3-4 days i **should** have a chassis completed lol. ill post more pics as i come along here promise

[saucisse]

Did you custom made the front/rear knuckles and knuckle carriers or you took them from another model?

[Asso_man!]

do you plan on making a tuber chassis too or is the graphite one shown definitive?

[mikedealer]

the rc10gt ones that are still "somewhat" available are the same part

i got some parts from this store
http://www.neweramodels.com

and alot of randomness from ebay, the arms are still sold by rdent enterprises for sprint cars

nothing is custom machined yet but im working on getting a front and rear bulkhead made in alloy and machined up for me.

[mikedealer]

i am DEFINETLY making a tuber chassis, that graphite is actually a great condition Houge/Trailing arm chassis. I started a tuber, destroyed a tuber lol, started another, ran outta brake line, then stopped cause i was out of oxy gas, etc etc and the story goes on..

I finally have full tanks of gas, plenty of flux/steel/silv, new saw, i made a mock up chassis with pipe cleaners to see if it would fit properly, everything is looking great, i just neeed to sit down and do it now lol

[mikedealer]

i am actually trying to "model" it off the looks of a protech body and the hpi 5b 1/5th scale buggy (i love that thing lol)

[mikedealer]

well i finally found some rear sand paddle tires in 2.0" in like new condition, now i gotta find some fronts unfortunetly, im liking the panther fronts they make, gotta see them closeup though before i decide

[mikedealer]

found some more rear tires, not sure which set im going to use and which set im going to sell, probably i will use the single solid paddles

[mikedealer]

6pm EST Update: i hate brazing lol

but seriously, if home depot has any oxygen left i will be able to finish by tonight hopefully. my main tank ran out go figure..

Chassis is built, for some reason the front and rear shock towers i built in were WAY off, guess i didnt take into account for the shock bushings, re-making them now.

and i have to slightly move a rear support a bit to make room for a hydra drive gear cover which i bought on ebay recently but dont have yet.

Plus i need to somehow plan for a servo placement which i conveinantly forgot lol. If all goes well i am taking to the powercoater's tommorow

[Brandon G]

Where did you get the aluminum preload collars for the shocks?

[mikedealer]

hammad ghuman, out of business though, but i have 6x sets for 12 shocks coming on ebay soon with a bunch of other HG shock parts, ill post a link here in a few days

[Tadracket]

Love the straight, single paddle. Those rock. I had the other set you got on a Kyo nitro atv. They just don't have the coolness that single paddle does. IMO.

[mikedealer]

ya now i just need to find some alloy rims, ive given up and have been praying for the sunday night ebay gods to list something that will fit lol

[mikedealer]

pictures, sorta in backwards order or whatever lol

[mikedealer]

fg