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02-21-2010, 09:59 AM
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brice have you seen the show on discovery Howe and howe Tech? they have some very unique and successful track suspensions and clutch systems...seems like you guys would all get along great and make some REALLY cool stuff together...
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My buddy keeps telling me to watch the show. I'm more partial to sex in the city though.
Actually I would rather do it than watch it but maybe I should start tivo-ing the show for those slow days when I feel like sitting around.
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02-21-2010, 10:10 AM
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Thanks for the compliments guys. Glad you like the project.
Today was a long one but I got a lot done. I clocked in 17 hrs at the shop today. I am almost done with the track assemblies. I finished all the side plates. I need to work on the axles for the idlers. I also need to CNC the tensioner assy and the rockers.
Each side plate is made up of three individual plates. The main reason for doing this was the size of the plat and working with it on the CNC. In the end though there were some additional benefits that I might explore down the road. For the complete set of side plates there are seven different parts (seven different set-ups and CNC programs). This project is starting to get tedious.
Here are the side plates
Here is an assembled side plate. This is the inside right side plate
Here is a set of side plates to complete a track assembly
And here is a milestone for the project. A mock-up of track assembly with track.
And here is a perspective with the body for this project.
That's it for tonight. Hopefully I will be able to finish up what's needed for tomorrow. This week I will finalize the gearbox and begin machining the parts towards the end.
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02-21-2010, 10:14 AM
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Damn Brice you are really building away dude!! I had better get a chance to meet up with you at RCX this year if I make it out there!! I am trying 
This Baja Track Truck should be freaking awesome!! You and those two brothers from Howe & Howe Technologies should get together sometime  Every time I come back to this post I think of the Mini Rip Saw 
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02-21-2010, 11:35 AM
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Absolutly awesome! I check this thread almost every day just to see if its any new pics. a really intresting prodject!! Whats the wight of two track assemblies?
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02-21-2010, 04:47 PM
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wow thats crazy i like how it is moving so fast and your getting it done
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02-21-2010, 04:56 PM
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that thing is freakin nuts
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02-21-2010, 07:39 PM
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This is so awesome. Are you going to bring it to RCX? I am going and want to see this thing in person. Great Job!
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02-22-2010, 01:51 AM
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OMG thats freaking awsome!!!!!
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02-22-2010, 07:54 AM
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This is so awesome. Are you going to bring it to RCX? I am going and want to see this thing in person. Great Job!
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Yeah, that's the plan. I look forward to meeting you.
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02-22-2010, 08:00 AM
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02-22-2010, 10:02 AM
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Awesome project. Looking forward to seeing this completed. Always good to see people doing something different and the ingenuity that comes out of projects like this  .
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02-22-2010, 04:00 PM
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So.. how you going to connect it to the car and make it go?
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02-22-2010, 04:20 PM
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Wow man, this is going to be epic once its done. maybe use this design to make a set of rear only tracks?
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02-22-2010, 04:36 PM
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Wow! man... That is serious!
Very nice work..
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02-23-2010, 12:14 AM
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Well just snuk into the mad scientist cave a few hours ago and saw the tank tracks and all i can say is WOW.. Again and we go threw this all the time pictures dont do them justice .. They are massive tracks and the parts that where machined on them Again WOW.. Ive seen them from start to finish and its cool to see how they go from a piece of aluminum to a track.. U THE MAN..
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02-25-2010, 12:54 AM
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02-25-2010, 01:17 AM
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if you dont mind me asking what's the price on this one so far?
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02-25-2010, 01:46 AM
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you should sent some pictures to howe and howe !!!! nice work
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/howe-and...howe-tech.html
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02-25-2010, 01:57 AM
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Just curious Brice, why stick with the baja theme, you could make a killer tank, maybe even scale with that kinda tech, man that is beautiful and amazing.
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02-25-2010, 02:16 AM
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how the baja will turn with the track attached.
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I'm looking at these going, hmmmm couple hours, maybe a street price of $399???
