E/T-maxx project Dark Hour

[Pile O' Parts]

Good idea? Helps beef up the t/E-maxx. I am working on this project as we speak. It adds hieght and width! More updates soon!

[muswagon]

What?

[Pile O' Parts]

ok?

[Pile O' Parts]

ok?

[Nitro MT Mike]

I get it, but it looks like it will just flatten out after a little bit. You'd probably want some braces from your pieces to the chassis. All the force of landing a jump would be put on those little pieces. Here's kinda where they'd go, I don't really know exactly what your design is, though:

[muswagon]

Huh?

[moorerc]

<-------Confused:confused:

[tadium54]

As am I.

Dude, what are ya talkin about?:confused:

[adas123]

Are those drawings for the frame or drivetrain?:confused:

[Grant Tokumi]

Looks pretty confusing to me too. But from what I think you are intending to build, it might add height, but probably won't "beef it up". It appears like it might "beef it down".

[Peterbilt]

What the heck?

Please explain that...

:confused:

[robc]

No offense pile, but the etch-a-sketch drawings aren't making it.

[Nitro MT Mike]

I think he's making some kind of thing to lower the differentials and suspension, therefore raising the chassis. The design looks pretty weak though, I was just showing that he'll need some braces to hold it all together, but it will probably bend flat when running. The universals won't stretch that far either. The chassis will be at about the height of the shock towers, making an oddly unstable truck that has a very high CG. Also, the differentials will be at the normal height no matter what, so the clearance will be the same less the height of the additional plate underneath. Here's my interpretation:

[Grant Tokumi]

hahaha. Thats a much better representation if that is his intentions. Yup, I agree with all your points. Higher CG=unstability. Much more severe drive shaft angle. Might be too steep and long to accomodate. And will probably be very weak in an impact. But at least the guy has some imagination. It does look pretty wild.

Pile, if you wanna go ahead with your mods, don't let us stop you. Our comments may serve as a reality check for ya, but no better learning tool than hand-on. So go for it if your natural curiosity is still telling you to do so.

I do hope your "aluminum shaped and cut to perfection" skills is better than your computer "drawn to perfection" skills. :)

[adas123]

If that is how its supposed to be, then maybe that chassis sould be titanium, and braces coming from everywere. OR maybe if you can find a material that would flex a little and come back to the normal position. sort of a nother anti-pressure system, or like a whole frame suspension system.

that would probobly work!? Would'nt it?--if there is a material suitable for the job right?

[Grant Tokumi]

The flexibility would be limited by the amount of extension (compression) of the center universals. A crash would compress the center shaft close to the distance of the flex, and I would guess you would want around 2-3 inches of "flex" to absorb a large shock like that.

Perhaps adding the HPI Savage's concept of using 2 vertical plates on the sides (shaped to perfection) to brace the extension of the chassis. Vertical plates that also extends where Nitro Mike shows his blue line. Maybe around 1.25" to 1.5" high. The vertical plates will serve to help resist bending the chassis under.

[adas123]

That's a very good idea! but on to the problem with supports...:confused: