5t savage project ponderings...

[thzero]

Cool. What are you doing your chassis in? Aluminum? Carbon Fiber? And what thickness?

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Well, I did a makeshift chassis by clamping 2 tvps together and fitted the custom driveshafts I have. Wheelbase ended up at 21.5, and that looks perfect with the 5t body I have on it. So that is what the new tvps will be cut to.

I was getting a bit disappointed with the 19" wb truck, and really considered ditching the project. But after seeing it with the 5t body on I am ready to do more work.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by thzero

Cool. What are you doing your chassis in? Aluminum? Carbon Fiber? And what thickness?

Aluminum, 6061. Not sure on the thickness, must be slightly thicker than the stock flux tvps. I plan to make a full length skidplate for the bottom and to tie the chassis together well between the bulks and the trans case. In the front I will have a crossbrace for the top of the steering posts and a few more cross braces for the battery platform. Behind the tranny there will be the stock nitro motor plate and braces, and a platform for the esc. I will also cut the right side tvp so it has a large window for the 1717 motor to stick thru. This will keep the cross section of the chassis thick. I would like to make some X braces to go between the tvps, behind the motor and behind the steering posts. Might just use some thick al for those. I want to make sure the chassis is strong in all directions, and in torsion too.