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by mikea96 » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:03 pm
Made some aluminum towers based off the worlds towers and stock rear tower.
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by scoobyvoodoo » Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:12 pm
Wow!
Did you use a CNC or free hand? Very nice!!
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by Bimdapogs » Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:57 pm
Isn't it too thin?
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by mikea96 » Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:31 pm
I did these free hand and these are just templates as im going to make some g10 fiberglass ones and some out of 1/8 aluminum.
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by RedScampi » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:13 am
Hey Mike, those look cool! Good to see you around here still.
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by mikea96 » Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:04 pm
RedScampi wrote: Hey Mike, those look cool! Good to see you around here still.
Thanks! Im still around just not as often as im trying to do side work to stay ahead of the game.
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by mikea96 » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:33 am
Here is a chassis i have done also. It is painted satin black.
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by Lowgear » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:43 pm
I see they're both on eBay.
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by mikea96 » Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:35 pm
Yep as i have made some for me and some to sell with extra material.
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by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:10 pm
mikea96 wrote: Yep as i have made some for me and some for Thumb with extra material.
Thanks!
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by Lowgear » Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:58 am
Nice, you did an awesome job on that chassis as well.
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by mikea96 » Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:23 pm
Going to do a graphite 6036 worlds chassis next in aluminum and get it annodized.
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by losiXXXman » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:33 pm
Mike what thickness of Aluminum are you using? 3/32? Also, are you using a break to do the kickup?
I've been considering experimenting with a similar concept for an Ultima. I was even thinking of putting some folds on the sides to make a pan...
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by mikea96 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:41 pm
This was 1/8 aluminum and we have a bender at work.
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by necka » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:26 am
nice work, thinking of a similar project..no skills though...I'll have to learn as I go..
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JRX2 Aluminum Shock Towers?
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I just purchased a JRX2 from someone. I'm curious because it appears that the front and rear shock towers are actually aluminum and not home made. Does anyone know if A&L or Hot Trick produced aluminum shock towers? When I have it in hand, I'll post...
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Send me your email and I will send you pics tonight.
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Hi,
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can anybody tell me what shock towers these are? they are on a jrx2 i purchased.
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yeah.i am watching that. can you tell me what all comes in the conversion?
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Hey team! I found these in my pile of nonsense RC10 parts. Anyone know the brand? The mounting holes are counter sunk.
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So im going to be ordering some shock towers for my rc10. I just want to make sure im ordering the correct ones.
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Here's a couple of pics of those towers
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Any info on the T4 oval towers?
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Any info on the T4 oval towers?
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