Thanks Kev,

And each one looks better than the one that went before!

How many would you like to order?

LOL

And many thanks to Inside Line Racing for being so prompt in supplying the T-Plates and Rear Braces. :thumbsup:

Haha, I'll certainly point people your way if anybody asks.

No worries, anytime :)

Mine fitted with ball diff....

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...81432572_n.jpg

How easy was it to attack the aluminium Rear Brace with a Dremel, so that it fitted around the wider gearbox?

Hi Clive,
My patience, or lack of it, got the better of me and I marked and dremeled it instead of machining. I'll be hoovering up alu dust from the workshop floor for weeks!
Next time I'll get it machined.

I'm thinking of offering this to the Tate Modern. :D

http://www.planet-venom.co.uk/RC/Tea...arbox 004a.jpg

Some lovely machining there Clive. What machine are you using and was it cad'd up or was it all done manually on heidenhain or fanuc?

I think that you would have to say it is decidedly manual. :D

I draw it in 2D using NanoCAD, the Russian version of AutoCAD which is free for home use.

When complicated profiles are needed I draw the tool paths on NanoCAD and then export them as .dxf files.

I use another freebie called GSimple to create the initial G-Code. I import the .dxf into GSimple to create "engravings" and use the "pocket" and "bulge" functionality of GSimple where I can.

I have to create the engraving paths as 0.1mm deep in GSimple and then copy and paste in Notebook to generate the successive passes at ever increasing depth.

It's sodding hard graft and I'm sure that you can appreciate the scope for sodding it up! LOL But I'm enjoying every minute since retiring last August.

Good work! :D

Bloody hell, that's alot of sodding about. Fanuc then. Even though I don't know how to use it yet, I have been given a full copy of solidworks and I have a valuation version of Delcams Featurecam on my pc, I use featurecam to draw stuff, get measurements etc, so I can slyly program a spare machine at work lol. We have old hat Bridgeport VMCs and they're so slooowww.

I think I would like retirement, nowt to do but ride motorbikes, fly helis and drive cars, and make bits for the aforementioned, lol. Hoping to get a garage built at our new house then later on a little cnc mill. Maybe start a little fred in a shed sideline aswell as normal job.

I bet your Bridgeport is faster than my Denford Nova Mill. It is running on Mach3 software, which is great but being in the "shed", I do all the milling dry as I can't cope with cutting oil or its gradual migration into the house. It's bad enough having to vacuum the kitchen to stem the approach of fine aluminium chips and swarf!

I have to use a limited amount of cutting oil to drill and it's a pain. I often choose to mill a pocket rather than drill a hole. I have an air blast aimed at the cutter to clear the chips.

TC02C other bits
 

To compliment the gearbox, there is now a carbon T-Plate in the pipeline that will also facilitate the adjustment of anti-squat from zero to +3 degrees when using the standard rear hanger.

I am also looking at an aluminium rear brace that will:-
a) facilitate ride height and toe-in adjustment
b) provide an additional pair of holes for top link attachment
c) allow the anti-roll bars from the TM2 to be fitted


I already have hex drives that move the rear wheels out to max track width when using Schumacher mini-spikes on TC wheels and adapters that fit over these to allow 14mm hex wheels to be fitted.

This one will use the Durango inserts to give a mind boggling selection of anti-squat settings.

TC02C Zero Anti-Squat
 

This is set to zero using the #2 insert and the standard rear hanger.

A lower rear hanger position is envisaged that will give a lower roll centre whilst still being able to achieve zero anti-squat.

Oh god :wub
When is mine coming?! :thumbsup:
Cheers...

LOL

That depends on how far into Prototypeland you wish to tread.

In going for the ultra low roll centre option it does mean that the hanger protrudes an ""uncomfortable" amount below the bottom face of the T-Plate. Not sure about that yet. The hanger can be used either way up, the B Side, and in that state it is less of a problem.

I need to do a spreadsheet of all the permutations of insert and hanger positions to see if there are enough sensible settings just using the "B" side.

Another solution that has been suggested to me is to use the TC inserts but I know that you have expressed a wish for the spherical seatings.

The aluminium T-Plate is now on my car and one other for evaluation, using the Durango inserts and pivot-ball system for anti-squat adjustment.

With the standard rear hanger this provides the following anti-squat options.
Front Hanger Insert Anti-squat(degrees)
A 3 -1.4
A 2 0.0
B 3 0.2
A 1 0.7
A Inv1 1.2
B 2 1.5
A Inv2 2.0
B 1 2.3
B Inv1 2.8
A Inv3 3.3
B Inv2 3.5
B Inv3 4.9

The one on my car has a 4mm thick T-Plate, which gives more protection to the front hanger.

@Kusal Which thickness of plate would you prefer?

I'm planning to make a wee "sledge" that will fit to the T-Plate and facilitate the mounting of the standard Team-C gearbox, for those who are happy with the ball diff.

I have put Unit 004 on ebay. sniff!

There comes a time when you just can't keep them at home any longer. sniff! :(

You should link the ebay auction Clive....

True, it was such a struggle to post the thing that I didn't have time to do anything else. :lol:

It's here:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3214114244...84.m1555.l2649

Anyone know how to format the text on ebay so that the description isn't just one dirty great blocK?

Sorted the text format :thumbsup: and here is the T-Plate, Hanger and Spacer to provide anti-squat adjustment when using the standard gearbox and ball diff:-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3214126543...84.m1555.l2649

Currently working on a T-Plate and anti-squat adjustment for the Evo that will also include a rear hanger that utilises the square inserts from the TM4 that will allow adjustment of toe and roll centre. The latter will also fit my TC02C T-Plates.

It's a Penguin
 

I've got a new body!

Not a big event for some but the last buggy body that I did was in the last millennium! :D Dr. Who gets more new bodies than I do!

Note the "Bling Window" in the back. No point in having a shiny gearbox if people can't see it.

http://www.planet-venom.co.uk/RC/Tea...w body 002.jpg