Recent content by Motiracer38

Haha, it's been evicted for good.

That's a nifty box. I need to make two small ones that I can't find an off the shelf solution for so need to remember to scope that out.

I got my storage setup almost complete and ready for its first shakedown. Fridge slider, 3 40in drawers and a spare tire and jack mount with room for overflow.

My latest SCX24 project was building a TTB suspension with working 4wd. Topped with a Bronco body AI generated from picture. Son loves driving it and it works surprisingly well.

The latest project has been building out the storage area. I did not want the spare tire outside on a swing rack so it barely fits standing up in the center. The fridge is on a slide to keep storage above it and three 40in drawers should provide a bunch of organized storage. BBQ will get a...

Next up was KOH where I spent 9 days in the desert and had a great time. Ended up mashing the driver rear door, drive rear quarter, and passenger door on the rocks. This thing went nearly everywhere I wanted it to and surprised me to no end. Not having lockers did hamper me a couple times and I...

Got a bit to catch up on it seems. The weekend after Christmas we took the whole family on Mojave Rd. All 5 of us fit well and had a blast so it was a solid first test. Ended up getting a railroad spike through a tire and had to patch it in Baker.

I'd love to do it again as it was a great time but I can't commit to anything 6 months out.

Just need to quit ruining all the fancy metaluragistic magic by welding and install a bolt on snout. Impressive that the snout material failed but it's clear to see that it started in the HAZ and may have been cracked for a bit seeing the multiple ripples before the ultimate failure. Six 5/16...

If you're rinsing it well quickly than it works well as a degreaser but when I think of using a parts washer you throw parts in and come back the next day or worse. Simple green will actually strip anodizing and remove material if soaked long enough. One of my shock ends has bleached spots from...

Any of the natural water based solvents will require a heater for effective use. Simple green and similar purple power may be too caustic and etch aluminum parts. Diesel and kerosene both smell terrible and will permeate into your clothes just working alongside it. I use tractor supply PSC-1000...

I've only built Toyotas and mounted the lowers to the outside of the frame and the uppers to the inside of the frame which is about a spread of 44in lower and 36in upper spread. Never had an issue with 1.2 heims wearing out or 1.75x.120 DOM links bending but also haven't raced or rolled yet. My...

I was cleaning up after the last project, figured I'd grab a couple pics. Two bays are 32ft deep for the ability to put two cars in and still do work. Currently taken over by bikes as it's moto season. Fab area has a 4x10 metal table with 1" top that got scrapped at work. Kids get the mobile...

I made my wife her own stall in the garage so I don't get in trouble.

What a fun challenge! Have you built a wireframe geometry model of your geometry? That way you can cycle through travel to eliminate bump steer and determine ackermann correctly. Solid models are great for verifying clearances but without solid geometry your just making guesses.