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Old 10-10-2004, 05:02 PM
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I couldn't find an extended chassis so I made my own....

Since I put the brushless setup in the t, I've had serious issues harnessing the power. My goal with the t is to be able to compete against the 10th scale trucks at my track. I definitely have the speed advantage against the bigger trucks, but that speed could never be reached due to the short wheelbase of the t. Whenever I wanted to get on the throttle down the straights it would just flip over, when turning around corners it would turn way too sharp and just do donuts, little bumps were a big issue with the short wheelbase, and controlling the level of the truck in the air was real finicky/touchy. Now, with the lengthened wheelbase, the truck has a much more composed attitude. I can pull much more on the throttle without flipping and it stays straighter on the straights, it corners with a surefootedness that it never had when it was stock, little bumps that were an issue are much less of one now, and in-air control is greatly increased. I am very pleased with the outcome of my modification. I recommend this mod to anyone who has a brushless setup and races on the track with the bigger scale vehicles or just wants to really experience an increase in the handling department.
What I did was I bought an extra stock chassis and cut an inch wide piece out of the center of the chassis--this is what is used to lengthen the chassis. I cut the one I already had in half, right in the center. I put the one inch piece I cut in between the two halves. Then I cut the strips of aluminum 2 3/4's of an inch long and riveted these to the chassis to join the three chassis pieces together. I was going to use more rivets, but I only had 17. The chassis is very rigid with basically no flex between the three pieces of chassis.
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Old 10-10-2004, 05:04 PM
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Old 10-10-2004, 05:06 PM
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Old 10-11-2004, 02:11 AM
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show the riveted part close up plz
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Old 10-11-2004, 02:17 AM
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I posted the first pic twice. Check my second pic again.
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Old 10-11-2004, 09:55 AM
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Very nice -
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Old 10-11-2004, 03:54 PM
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Thank you
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Old 10-14-2004, 08:41 PM
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that is pretty sweet. Now lets see an extended carbon chassis. That would be ultra sweet.
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