Madrat chassis plate
 

Hi, after my son drove his rat into a kurb at top speed it totalled the front end. I ordered some new standard parts but decided to make a solid aluminium chassis plate for it. What do you think?? I have tested it and its held up well to frontal crashes so far.

the crashed rat
http://toyotagtturbo.co.uk/Photo0007...eb-large-l.jpg
the new plate fitted
http://toyotagtturbo.co.uk/Photo0041...-web-large.jpg

http://toyotagtturbo.co.uk/Photo0045...eb-large-r.jpg

http://toyotagtturbo.co.uk/Photo0043...-web-large.jpg

looks good :) how thick is it? and wont it bend? does it still have the same kickup?

top class mate well done my nephew just smashed the front end of his macnum i could do of one of them for him lol keep it up!!!!

cheers Ginge

Battle_Axe,
I made it to the exact dimensions as the original plastic one with the same kick up. It's gone full speed into the same kurb and only broke the plastic tip of the plate under the alloy bit. I had to make it strong , my son is only 8 and doesn't understand slow yet.

Good job.

Did you weigh it before you fitted it ??

I didn't weigh it as i was in a rush to fit it, but my son has been jumping it and it still seems fairly well balanced. At a guess it would be 2-3 times heavier than the plastic one

nice one mate

Last pics of the latest plate I have made for budgio

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1167/photo0110i.jpg
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/760/photo0107yf.jpg
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5697/photo0105m.jpg

Finally weighed this one and its 26g, the one i made for my son was 27g but it was badly machined with excess material left over. The stock item weighs in at 11g.

how much are they?
i could do with one :D

Nice job there:thumbsup:

wouldnt mind 1 myself would give the extra front end weight

So nice !!! Very good job !!

I broke this piece too, but just do a little reinfort with 1mm aloy piece :

http://img.over-blog.com/600x450/1/9...6/SDC10208.JPG

:thumbsup:, i,ll give it a good testing this Sunday at the pda.

Put me down for one too!!! :)

P.S. Don't suppose you fancy making some rear ones too?? ;)

i have a t piece in t6 ali interested 15quid posted

How good are the ones for £3.91 ?
http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFun...n&ItemID=33630

not asgood as the ali one but ive only broke one original driving likea twat:thumbsup:

Funny, that's exactly how I drive!!! :confused:
How does a tenner by paypal as a gift sound?

They are the standard kit ones.Apex sell the alloy one but if you ask me its much too heavy for the rear end.
http://www.apexmodels.com/gbu0-catsh...annMadRat.html

You could always email TeamC for the official carbon t-piece (TU0239)
http://www.teamcracing.net/index_top.../134358&page=2

Thanks for that budgio, think you just blew diglers sale!!!

I do want to keep the weight down, I'm just bashing but like fast long run times! (Oh and plenty of wheelies!!)

Maybe I should just wait till it breaks, just worried it will break the gearbox housing at the same time! :)

If its for bashing and wheelies go for Berts ;)

weights in front of motor so whats problem my rat has weight everywhere plus theres one complete car a kit and 90% car going up for sale soon

Not Engineeringly Elegant - but should work
 

Having broken another couple of front chassis plates I decided to make a couple of brace plates; Not as elegant as the machined piece but should work. Made of 2mm alloy; Bolted behind the servo mount (considered using the mount bolt but thought I should isolate that) to the main chassis; One nut n bolt at the back of the dodgy chassis plate; And sandwiched by the 4 bolts at the front.

Weighs around 27g so should add much needed weight up front.

Hope this doesn't push the "weakest link" somewhere else

Id like one please any left or on the way?
Sorry not JezT but one from 92nc30

Another homemade improvement to the front subchasis with galvanized steel. The whole piece weights 27gr.

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6629/img6667p.jpg

Is it rivited in place or screwed?

Two rivets at the back (with a washer on the other side), and all the piece is glued with flexible poliuretane adhesive (Sikaflex is the name of the product). The front is well held with the four default screws. All my three front plates are broken, but with this system they are alive again (I've only used one and it seems to work... two hard weekends of racing and it has survived every impact)