All Alloy Tube Chassis (Completed)

[mikedealer]

bah my heater stopped working before i started, so im assembling a slammer runner car using random old parts.. just polishing some stuff to finish, and trying to make a b2 tower work, i got the bottom grinded but now i need to drill holes cause its going in the aluminum chassis and needs to have holes drilled for the chassis tubes

[gmc572]

i am so jealous!!! that is gonna be sweet once you paint it red metalic LOL!!!

[mikedealer]

im so undecided on what color im am going to paint it to be honest lol. i am strongly leaning toward high gloss black at this point.. i just dont know lol

[gmc572]

black is boring

[mikedealer]

i know it is lol.. maybe a black metallic flake? lol...

i really wanted to get this chrome plated but the chroming guy said no way jose'. lol.

i might try a mirror chrome finish on it with the spazstix chrome, gonna decide soon.

[gmc572]

well atleast theres metallic to it but the spazstix red would really stand out and not like a sore thumb well maybe but thats just me

[badhoopty]

updates mike?

after a couple coats of stripper, i got most my powdercoat off. i had intentions of re-doing a couple things, but screw that i'm just gonna fix what broke and get it the heck done...

[mikedealer]

ive been working on this thing so slowly lol..

im trying to determine what kinda body i want on it right now, i made 3 different style aluminum roof plates, and they all look so stupid on this kinda car for some reason.. i was going to use some protech bodies and cut them out etc... but after destroying 3 bodies and only having the lexan roof peice looking good.. i dont know what im gonna do...

1 thing i might try is to custom make a vaccuum form body by forming a sheet on top of the car directly, filling the gaps with some hard sculpting clay with scoops and definition, and then forming a master body.. but im still waiting for my order of 4x8 petg and lexan sheets to come in...

its ready for paint or powder at this point chassis wise, i added a battery brace thingie from tube cause i made the chassis so low profile im having a hard time installing a battery cup, so i made a "cup" from a tube with side peices and going to use a velcro strap in the middle.. So i think for now the brazing is done... maybe just a random nut or two left to support some sort

i also painted a tamiya driver that i re-molded and am going to use, i made some extra too as a diversion from this car lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320197040238&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=011
they came out really nice and assemble perfectly, but im having a hell of a time making a steering wheel mold... but im working on it lol


pictures to come later tonight

[mikedealer]

chassis is out for powdercoating finally, went with a flake metal silver, 3-4 day turnaround, $40.

here is a pic in the car in the current state, i know its a disgrace but im a slob

here is a pic of the driver i cast myself

[asashaw]

$40 for the powder coating? Can you PM me their name/number please Mike? I am getting ripped off out here in Suffolk!

[mikedealer]

the place i used here was in farmingdale,

http://www.actionpowdercoat.com/

i dealt with john, they seem to do some nice work.

[Mr. ED]

Nice paint job on that driver!

[mikedealer]

thanks, you should see all the ones i threw away that i messed up lol, i think i still have a bag of the recast ones that i made into a disaster lol

[mikedealer]

Ok, just got back from powdercoating shop, came out pretty nice, got a silver flake chrome powdercoat.

going to assemble when i get home from work, and paint a couple body panels, and heading to the engraving shop to get a plate engraved for the front with the AE logo on it.

[THUNDERSTRIKE1]

wooooow mmmmm droolin on keyboard!!!!!!!! Cant wait to get mine,DON