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42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 11/12/2007 11:21:36 PM   
sinastircrawlers


 

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Yesterday my son 5 and I were watching the repeat of the NHRA finals and my son said Dad lets build one of those. (I normally build RC Rock Crawlers) so I started this chassis last night and worked on it today....

My plans are to have it run dual 3.3 Jato engines, direct drive to REVO diffs (have the two diffs linked via dogbone... Now I am looking for some 40 series slick tires anyone know where I can finds some? I found tmaxx size...

I make carbon fiber body panels for my crawlers, so I am going to make carbon fiber body panels for it all.



Still have alot of work to do. What do you all think? I am NO EXPERT ON DRAG.

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 11/13/2007 12:24:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nice start,, I have alot of 1/4 scale dragster Images on my site and a few of the one I built years ago, If interested here is my site at, www.quarterscaleberetta.com If you have any questions feel free to email me or post them here,,,Thanks and good luck on your build,,,Floyd

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 11/13/2007 6:39:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well I just ordered everything I need to finish mocking it up. I have a few questions about placement of items...


Do you want most of the weight up front or in the rear. IE battery pack, Fuel tanks?..

I plan on modifiy Tmaxx CVD to link the two diffs together and to the tires. I plan on cutting them down to size and weld a metal rod over them to make them stronger...

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 11/13/2007 9:28:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		my dad raced 1:1 scale cars o i sould think just enough to get it to hook up but if u put too much it might just wheele
so i would put most of the things near the middle or near were the driver would sit in a real top fuel

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 12/21/2007 8:28:27 PM   
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Status: online 		did you solder or weld the chassis? Are the tubes solid or hollow?

awsome chassis by the way. I am making one similar just a lot smaller. You dont mind if I copy your chassis design do ya?

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 1/22/2008 1:19:39 AM   
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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 2/2/2008 9:48:56 PM   
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Excellent Start

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 2/8/2008 1:32:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		Instead of going with twin 3.3's,why not get like a CEN 7.7 or Associated MGT 8.0,it would be much easier.Also,thats a nice chassis,did you weld or solder it?When I tried welding my hand was to unsteady to freehand and Im so uncoordinated I couldn't set my hand down on piece.I can only solder sitting at table or countertop.

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 2/8/2008 3:29:25 AM   
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Instead of going with twin 3.3's,why not get like a CEN 7.7 or Associated MGT 8.0,it would be much easier.Also,thats a nice chassis,did you weld or solder it?When I tried welding my hand was to unsteady to freehand and Im so uncoordinated I couldn't set my hand down on piece.I can only solder sitting at table or countertop.


all those motors r horrible choices go with a novarossi 528XR

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 2/8/2008 4:24:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Great start. Peronally, I think the MAxx sized tires would look a bit better with all the sidewall. I don't remember anyone making 40 series though.

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 2/9/2008 3:47:40 AM   
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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 2/18/2008 7:12:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'd Be Glad to Help!!!! As For Placement , You Want As Much tward the Rear of the Car..... Some of you Guys Know Who I am and What I Build........ The Pics Speek for them selfs..... I have Posted Pics Here on RCU in the Drag Racind Section..... RC Drag Racing Needs as Many People as it can Get...... Also If you Want to See Pics and Get Info on RC Drag Racing Please Check out www.BigSquidRC.com ,,, And www.RCDrags.com...... I Hope This Helps,, And I'd Be Glad to Help Any Time.... If Your in the Midwest We Have a Place for you to Drag Race... There are Other Places to Drag Race In the US also.... Like SoCalMHRA in So Cali..... If You Want to Know Were Tracks are or Need Info Contact me or Check out The Sites I Posted Here...... John

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 2/24/2008 4:52:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		that is cool, you have some skill there mate,
have you ever built a roll-cage for a on-road car?, it would look good behing the M-01 / M-03 Tamiya montecarlo mini shell

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RE: 42" Top Fuel Dragster Chassis - 3/1/2008 12:39:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi, i'm building a dragster also, and was wondering who could make a body for it. It would need to be 3.5"x48". What would be best plastic or carbon fiber?
If anybody has any good ideas please let me know.
Thanks, Lucas

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