Brake Weight
I wanna be Dave
I got a hankering for building something interesting.
I'd grown tired of my LMC chassis with Trekker bits as a Crawler Bug. The wheels are hand spun by Danally and the tires are gold.
And tired of my Wroncho Bro Dozer.
So I hit the Google button and scoured the forums. Then rediscovered the GMade R1 and Fungi talked me into his Goat V1. Orders were placed and the two chassis' arrived within a day of each other.
So the wrenching began. Both are in the same state of needing body panels and electronics mounted right now.
LMC chassis flexing abilities.
The Goat is virtually identical. My camera skills are lacking, but it's the same block of wood and the three wheels are still planted.
The Goat is significantly lighter and I will wager it'll prove it on the rocks vs any metal plate chassis rig.
Being forever in a hurry, cheap, and lazy. I opted to try the steel rod/wire links. The only place I could quickly source the suggested 0.062" wire was fleaBay...in the form of Muskie leaders. Order placed and on hand. I made the initial links with threaded rod from the Bug project. With the lengths sorted, I made a jig.
I now have identical upper/lower links. I used a drop of Gorilla Glue on each one.
I had to extend the driveshafts, too. Mad at myself for not predicting this, I tore my project room apart and found a nice and easy fix. I have some carbon arrows I cut up and used making a micro sponson boat. With enough force pushing the shaft in, the friction alone will hold it together. So I chucked and trimmed the female end in half. Measured out the amount of arrow needed (25mm), and made it happen. A small pipe cutter will make short work of carbon arrows. No pics of the shafts but I'll take some if anyone wants them. Pretty simple like the ink pens or tube from LHS.
I haven't decided on what wheels to run on the R1, but the HPI tires are almost a match. I also haven't decided on a paint scheme for each one. I'm wanting to make them twins but don't know what color yet.
I'd grown tired of my LMC chassis with Trekker bits as a Crawler Bug. The wheels are hand spun by Danally and the tires are gold.
And tired of my Wroncho Bro Dozer.
So I hit the Google button and scoured the forums. Then rediscovered the GMade R1 and Fungi talked me into his Goat V1. Orders were placed and the two chassis' arrived within a day of each other.
So the wrenching began. Both are in the same state of needing body panels and electronics mounted right now.
LMC chassis flexing abilities.
The Goat is virtually identical. My camera skills are lacking, but it's the same block of wood and the three wheels are still planted.
The Goat is significantly lighter and I will wager it'll prove it on the rocks vs any metal plate chassis rig.
Being forever in a hurry, cheap, and lazy. I opted to try the steel rod/wire links. The only place I could quickly source the suggested 0.062" wire was fleaBay...in the form of Muskie leaders. Order placed and on hand. I made the initial links with threaded rod from the Bug project. With the lengths sorted, I made a jig.
I now have identical upper/lower links. I used a drop of Gorilla Glue on each one.
I had to extend the driveshafts, too. Mad at myself for not predicting this, I tore my project room apart and found a nice and easy fix. I have some carbon arrows I cut up and used making a micro sponson boat. With enough force pushing the shaft in, the friction alone will hold it together. So I chucked and trimmed the female end in half. Measured out the amount of arrow needed (25mm), and made it happen. A small pipe cutter will make short work of carbon arrows. No pics of the shafts but I'll take some if anyone wants them. Pretty simple like the ink pens or tube from LHS.
I haven't decided on what wheels to run on the R1, but the HPI tires are almost a match. I also haven't decided on a paint scheme for each one. I'm wanting to make them twins but don't know what color yet.
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