Son of a gun-ner wrote:Remember me asking you the chassis width between the wheels on that chassis.
Well, my "man" measures 180mm outside of the wheels. The original wheels bowl shaped with a rubber like plastic tyre fitted, even the back "pair" that appear double.
If you intend to use replacement wheels like I do, the axle housing will have to be shorter at the rear to accommodate double wheels, unless you go for single to compensate.
Mick.
Sorry bad memory. But stripped it down the other night.
80mm chassis rail outside width.
185mm outside of wheels.rear and 175mm outside front wheels.
I am thinking about turning my own alloy wheels and then cutting out the plastic bruder wheels and screwing intonalloy face. But try and use a 1/10 axle and make so the wheel can sit over the axle inside. I am looking for metal axle so I can then modify them.
Not sure on Tamiya width 1/14 trucks?
As for front I am either making my own or buying front axle and cutting in half and shortening.
Another option for rear is buy a rear gearbox case off rx car with multilink suspension and then adapting it to a beam axle and make my own half shafts and tubes. Again can be done, but need a suitable axle case.
Need to get.my vertical slide in lathe and some fillets so I can do some milling
RC Conversion 6x4 MAN truck to be converted! Never done this before so will see how it goes by Will Pattinson, on Flickr
RC Conversion 6x4 MAN truck to be converted! Never done this before so will see how it goes by Will Pattinson, on Flickr
Stripping down the Bruder truck by Will Pattinson, on Flickr
Stripping down the Bruder truck by Will Pattinson, on Flickr
Stripping down the Bruder truck by Will Pattinson, on Flickr
New project for RC conversion by Will Pattinson, on Flickr
New project for RC conversion by Will Pattinson, on Flickr
New project for RC conversion by Will Pattinson, on Flickr
