The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Speaking of holes . Here is one of the chassis that was in those boxes I got from my neighbor . Same load of stuff I got those sprint chassis with . Unfortunately whoever this used to belong to they seemed to like an ugly brownish tan as they painted the bottom of the chassis with it :roll:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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This takes the cake
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Vintage-Associated-RC10-chassis-noseplate-rc-10-new_W0QQitemZ260198737302QQihZ016QQcategoryZ34063QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Who knew you could lighten your chassis AND make replacement parts at the same time! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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and again...it appears the sides are cut down too...
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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JK Racing wrote:and again...it appears the sides are cut down too...
That actually doesn't look that bad. Cut, sure, but is the structural integrity compromised significantly? (unlike so many of the other examples)



Mind you, I'm not a buggy guy, so I wouldn't know a gold pan from a bed pan, but ... :wink: :lol: :mrgreen:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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I would imagine the torsional rigidity has been compromised....

now if I only understood what I just typed.... :roll:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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JK Racing wrote:I would imagine the torsional rigidity has been compromised....

now if I only understood what I just typed.... :roll:
But wouldn't a couple cross braces and bigger shocks take care of that? :mrgreen:

And don't worry, I didn't understand what you just typed either ... :wink:
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Here's a nice one, with mid motor mount 8)

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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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"wholy" cow Asso_man.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Asso_man! wrote:Here's a nice one, with mid motor mount 8)

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Hey, that's my rig!!! http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3305

Well, it was my rig... it's up to $.99
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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I like the one , where the sides have become nerves, and the yellow dye in the last one makes me long for real cheese: not the kind of edible plastic japan consumes ;)
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Re: The official "lightweight" chassis thread.

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Asso_man! wrote:Image
Wow, they even took the time out to lighten the extremely heavy battery cups. :lol:

Guess I should not make fun. I read once where serious mountain bikers break their match sticks in half and literally shave their bikes just to save grams. I guess every little bit helps.
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Here is my personal entry. Stiffness is fantastic as well.
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