a question to the tub type chassis users....

[thesuper]

have you personally, or someone you know, cracked or broken a Tamiya tub?

also, i'm speaking more of the mid section of the tub....

just curious....

[Floyd]

Not sure if this fits into the "tub" style chassis you have in mind but I have a few aluminum plates in my Lunchbox from different stress fractures and cracks . Though I must addmit that it is my first ever "hobby" class RC that I got for my birthday a LONG time ago . Its definately seen its fair share of use and with all the home made mods and aluminum plates to fix the cracks its allmost impossibole to tell that its a Lunchbox ....

[Lordcroker]

Personally I have never had, seen or heard of a cracked Tamiya tub chassis...I think that they are pretty much indestructable.

The only way I could imagine one being damaged is if were run over by a Land Rover/Jeep/Tank []....and that would hardly qualify as normal use!!

[ideal2k]

Wild One chassis tub seem to have been broken quite often, I regularly see cars on Ebay with cracked chassis.

[kaiser]

quote:Originally posted by ideal2k

Wild One chassis tub seem to have been broken quite often, I regularly see cars on Ebay with cracked chassis.

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yes they do. i broke mine a few times when i was a kid. in fact i broke alot of parts on that car.

[mymonsterbeetleisbroken]

the original clod buster chassis tub can tear apart in the center where all the arms link up!!! [:0]

one of tamiys biggest tub type chassis was also one of the easiest to break! []

[ideal2k]

I've had some time to think about it, and I remember having broken a Thundershot chassis, where the holes where you put the screws that secure the gearbox go in, and Boomerang chassis - same place.

Broken a Grasshopper chassis where the bumper mounts.

I think I went through quite a few chassis for the Madcap also.

[rclapcar]

While not really a tub chassis I once broke my TL01 chassis. The whole front broke off and the front gears SPILLED OUT of the chassis. Quite amazing considering these cars are like tanks.

[thesuper]

good....i've seen a few TA03F-S tubs and have debated getting more. i've got 3 and i think that's enough.

[Lordcroker]

Oh yes, how could I forget the Clodbuster!!!

Mine broke a number of times where the suspension arms attached (detached)....a VERY, VERY disappointing car [V] In the end I swapped it for a Mud Blaster....that lovely strong Froggy chassis never broke []

[mymonsterbeetleisbroken]

quote:Originally posted by Lordcroker

Oh yes, how could I forget the Clodbuster!!!

Mine broke a number of times where the suspension arms attached (detached)....a VERY, VERY disappointing car [V] In the end I swapped it for a Mud Blaster....that lovely strong Froggy chassis never broke []

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yea the froggy style chassis is impossible to break! sadly, everything else connected to my old monster beetles froggy chassis fell to bits [8D]

[irenL]

my TA02 tub cracked at the steering post... nothing a good CA won't cure..

[ideal2k]

quote:Originally posted by mymonsterbeetleisbroken

yea the froggy style chassis is impossible to break! sadly, everything else connected to my old monster beetles froggy chassis fell to bits [8D]

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Not true, I successfully broke a number of them, they would break just where the rear body mounts bolt onto the chassis. Just the little angled bit that the bodymounts bolt to would snap off.

[big_dave]

One of my relatives broke his TA04-R tub completely in half when he lost control and hit a slanted curb/ramp, sent the car flying through the air and smacked the bottom very hard off a rock also broke his motor's magnets and then his esc caught on fire because of heat build up and burnt his body up. [8)] i felt really bad for him. By far the worst R/C car wreck i have ever seen