The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

Post by LTO_Dave »

Here's an easy solution for those pesky servos that won't fit on your RC10:

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Not as bad as some...
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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That one also has the ultra-rare 45 degree front kick-up plate. :lol:

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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I'm sure you could drill more holes in this one:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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I don't think I've posted this. I got this many years ago from a fellow member. Since the one arm mount hole was cracked anyway, I cut the front off and made an ultra molded nose plate. :wink:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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if 3d printing gets cheap enough ill have one printed up with an actual cheese grater in the bottom.

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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scr8p wrote:I don't think I've posted this. I got this many years ago from a fellow member. Since the one arm mount hole was cracked anyway, I cut the front off and made an ultra molded nose plate. :wink:
That chassis has been pixellated! I guess he couldn't find a bigger drill bit... :mrgreen:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Scr8p's a body man, surprised he didn't just use some bondo :mrgreen: doesn't look any worse than an old chev :lol:

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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scr8p knows that not everything should be fixed. :mrgreen:

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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cha cha cha chia.

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Not really lightweight, but adjustable rear arm mounts. :lol:

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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I think he was trying to copy the Optima frame-rail design. :lol:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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It looks like they were drilling it out with a pellet rifle... :shock:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Wait, is that a a Cadillac logo drilled into scr8ps chassis!? :mrgreen:

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Swiss-T

They even drilled on the corners of the tub...that takes some skills. :lol:

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