Another Newb Tube

skrause · Oct 24, 2006

Brian H said:
Go for it. It will be alot heavier. I used brake line cause thats what jesse brought over.It will work just fine.

How many feet of line would you say you used?

Brian H · Oct 24, 2006

skrause said:
How many feet of line would you say you used?

24 feet or so.

Brian H · Oct 24, 2006

skrause said:
How many feet of line would you say you used?

I also think that the solid rod and the brake line tubing is alot like the whole pipe vs hrew vs dom vs cromoly. I think it will hold up just fine and theres not much sprung weight. The axles out weight the chassis by far.

Knok2222 · Oct 24, 2006

5 am what the hell are you doing up brian?

Knok2222 · Oct 24, 2006

Its final.. IM TEARING DOWN THE STICK!!! taking motors, axles everything off.. so I can see this jeep tube crawl!

Roccrawler · Oct 24, 2006

I have a hard time believing you could stand on it and it didnt crush... snap a pic with you standing on it

:corn:

hotwheels000 · Oct 24, 2006

skrause said:
I'm just thinking it'd be easier to weld up with solid rod.

My tuber is built out of solid rod and it weighs 5.3 #'s with battery.

Solid 1/8th wieghs approx the same as tubing mayby a bit less, think about it --roll that diameter in a solid piece and you have more mass.

The advantage of 1/8th rod besides you can tig it real easy is that it wont dent when it hits a sharp edge of a rock.

Tubing looks more scale and proportional.

Both are plenty stong if triangulated properly

Knok2222 · Oct 24, 2006

solid rod wouldnt be a "tuber" then would it?:flipoff:

Brian H · Oct 24, 2006

roccrawler said:
I have a hard time believing you could stand on it and it didnt crush... snap a pic with you standing on it

:corn:

Here you go Troy!!!!!!!

Roccrawler · Oct 24, 2006

Brian H said:
Here you go Troy!!!!!!!

OK that is way cool now:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

I didnt believe it

Knok2222 · Oct 24, 2006

roccrawler said:
OK that is way cool now:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

I didnt believe it

THATS WHAT I SAID! seems to know what he's doing

Brian H · Oct 24, 2006

Knok2222 said:
THATS WHAT I SAID! seems to know what he's doing

Not really just through it together and it seem to be strong.

Knok2222 · Oct 26, 2006

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Well got my moab XL's in yesterday and I couldnt believe how big they were. didnt look that big in the pics on the net and make the nylint tires look small. Still waiting on my Axial beedlocks that are on backorder. How much have you guys narrowed them?

Brian H · Oct 29, 2006

So I added a lower portion of the chassis and belley pan.

Knok2222 · Oct 29, 2006

Looks good.. nice n sturdy

Knok2222 · Oct 30, 2006

I WANT MORE PICS OF MY CHASSI! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HA! j/k

dr drae · Oct 30, 2006

just started reading this thread this afternoon, saw the post saying "stand on it and take a pic" and thought no way, then saw the pic and am impressed, I thought for sure you couldn't stand on it. wait, do you only weigh 50lbs like Crash??

also, how are you "welding" that thing??

Knok2222 · Oct 30, 2006

LoL he might get pissed for me saying this, but he must weigh at least 190. So far I think most of it is just MiG'd. Although some of its brazed up top. Its his first tuber and I couldnt be more happy with what he's make'n me. Now he said he has the side panels put on and rock sliders and the damn camera aint werk'n

Brian H · Oct 30, 2006

Ok camera is working again. It seems to only work with duracells ....Weird.

Knok2222 · Oct 31, 2006

WELL WHAT YA all think? Any of you had your stuff powdercoated locally? I know of a place in the Tumwater Industrial Park, heard they did good work. He said because its such a small job he could do it for about 40$ if i go with black because he'll already be running that color. If i choos a color then it will be like 100$ because of his 80$ min. So black will probably be the color of the frame. Which is COOL WITH ME! will match my beadlocks.