then a good fren of mine pointed out to me that some form of bracing was lacking.....in case there's a serious frontal collision!!??!.
( yes he knows how "GREAT" a driver i am.....haha...)

original plan was to span a alu link between the front and rear ends of the chassis, but that wouldn't look "trick" enuf so.....after many rainy sundays where bashes were cancelled, i came up with this......the idea came from staring at some of the nitro helis that are hanging from the ceiling of the LHS and looking at my RC ducati one night....

its sorta like a "roll cage" to brace the front and rear ends....same function as a plain ol' link.. but way more "trick" looking IMO.

it a major plus....especially...

when i flip the truck over..(i know i will) this will protect the "guts" of my truck.


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still need to paint the cage up and fab out some links to "hold" the two sides of the cage together...

yes its exactly as you described it....there's a "gate" on my stick controller that "forces" me to "off throttle" before shifting up or down, saves the gears in the box and the way the tranny shakes plus the sound it makes......really feels just like a real car with a manual tranny!!!.

That looks totally tight man. Like the roll cage frame stiffener. How big are them trucks. Length width height weight .
The look good size but pics can be deceiving.

hmm...now that you mentioned these things....i realise that i've never taken dimensions, weight etc!..haha...i'll go home and take some measurements tonight....cept for the weight...still havent gotten that bathroom scale from the in-laws yet..:007:

Very cool!

man does that thing look cool

very nice truck

Thats a very nice truck! Please do get the dimensions and weight:)

No idea what the dimensions are of this VERY nice looking custom truck, but the stock dimensions of a Tamiya King Hauler (according to TowerHobbies.com) are:
SPECS: Length: 23.62"
Width: 7.09"
Height: 10.04"
Weight (with radio installed): approx. 7 lbs
Low (1st) gear ratio: 1:32.49
Middle (2nd) gear ratio: 1:17.66
Top (3rd) gear ratio: 1:10.66

hey guys,
thanks....many thanks for the kind words!:027:

anywez,
dimensions of the current setup is as follows:

wheelbase: 20.078 inches
rear track width:8.661 inches
front track width:7.086 inches
height of truck:7.874 inches. (not including the rear wing)
weight: have to get back to you on that...

well, last night i managed to make 6 x 1.65 inch links to tie the two rear halves of the "cage" together....then walks in my daughter who demanded i read to her some story books...oh well, some form of slowly creeping towards some form of completion is better than nothing....i guess..

WOW! That is very cool. I might use the bat hold down idea on my FLM chassis.

May I ask what type of lathe you are using?

Thanks!

thanks bro.

hmm...good question...i dun think it has a brand....at least not a visible one...i got it from a friend of mine who's a reseller of these units here in singapore.

oh btw its a combo unit (mini mill and lathe) although the mill attachment is not visible in the pic.

Wow, looks better and better, any plans to maybe dye the G-10 black or something?

yes i intend to paint the cage black..just like the chassis plate..

have to tried dyeing G10 before? will it work?

Draggular II....
 

progress has been slow...

but i do have some minor updates....

finished the rear, mid sections of the "cage"...i've already have the rough outline of the front sections done, needs some finishing work, oh btw, these parts will then be painted black....then i'll be able to tie the whole thing together...

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Nice! G10 is pretty cool stuff, I'm doing some work with it right now. Just gotta make sure that it doesn't enter the lungs!