The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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i liked it so much i bought it :D going to be used as a racer plus might drill more holes in the bottom of the chassis also :D

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Holy....


No, just holy!!!


Lol!
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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hugger19 wrote:i liked it so much i bought it :D going to be used as a racer plus might drill more holes in the bottom of the chassis also :D
You should complete it and drill some holes in the bellcranks....

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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They even drilled the front shock tower! :shock:

Hugger, did you really buy that? :o
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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They shaved off so much weight that there is no need for aluminum screws and titanium turnbuckles!
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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hugger19 wrote:going to be used as a racer plus might drill more holes in the bottom of the chassis also :D
A racer, or a rice steamer? :P
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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lol ya it was on the cheap side just going to use the main tub and keep some parts and sell whats ever left over, than throw out the rest lol.

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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plus out of all my cars i have no runners. so this will be one, well the only one to use/race.

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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hugger19 wrote:plus out of all my cars i have no runners. so this will be one, well the only one to use/race.
Well, you have a hole in one! :mrgreen:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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^ Should have been a good driver who didn't hit a lot of things, because some of those holes are way to close to edges...

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Posted on Ebay today (12/16/14) no reserve and starting at $9.99.

The Ebay description reads:
"RC10 Vintage Drilled Chassis,still solid No Reserve Team Associated. What you see in the pictures is what you see. Great example of the old style of drilling your chassis to drop some weight.
Still functional."

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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"What you see in the pictures is what you see."

How profound. :roll:

"Great example of the old style of drilling your chassis to drop some weight."

Great example of salesmanship B.S. with a pitch like that, making a turd sound like something I need.
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

Post by EvolutionRevolution »

It's a good thing you can see where the rear suspension mounted, b/c I have no idea to which holes the battery cup etc. are supposed to mount... :lol:

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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