RC10 Aluminum shock towers and chassis

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RC10 Aluminum shock towers and chassis

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Made some aluminum towers based off the worlds towers and stock rear tower.
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Wow! :shock: Did you use a CNC or free hand? Very nice!!

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Isn't it too thin?

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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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Hey Mike, those look cool! Good to see you around here still.
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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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Here is a chassis i have done also. It is painted satin black.
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I see they're both on eBay.

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Yep as i have made some for me and some to sell with extra material.

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mikea96 wrote:Yep as i have made some for me and some for Thumb with extra material.
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Nice, you did an awesome job on that chassis as well.

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Going to do a graphite 6036 worlds chassis next in aluminum and get it annodized.

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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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This was 1/8 aluminum and we have a bender at work.

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nice work, thinking of a similar project..no skills though...I'll have to learn as I go..

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