Gunit's class 3 racer build

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:55 pm

gunit wrote:Those short loop races don't do anything for me. I wish I was racing the BITD race this weekend, that is the kind of race I like.

It always seems to take longer than anticipated to build a vehicle, but I saw your post about paint so you must be getting near a race date...

tcm glx · Post by **tcm glx** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:00 pm

Is the Baja 500 still the cherry popper for this one Dave?

gunit · Post by **gunit** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:04 pm

We're working like crazy right now to make it.

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:15 pm

Woohoooo!!! Can't wait to see that thing in action! Long time coming for you Dave.

gunit · Post by **gunit** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:23 pm

I have been waiting for this for 4 months. It is the heart of a truly long travel TTB. Made of 300m.
Now we can finish the front end.

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yikes · Post by **yikes** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:31 pm

That's a piece of art there. Beautiful! CTM build the whole unit? Got an extra one you need to unload? Haha!

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:14 pm

Wow, that is not a cheap piece. I looked in to having something like that being made about five years ago since I was actually planning on building beams with similer pivots to yours. How much slip travel is there? About 6"?

gunit · Post by **gunit** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:48 pm

Yes the axle and slip yoke were mfg by CTM.
Philo you are correct, the total slip for this axle is around 6".

tcm glx · Post by **tcm glx** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:26 pm

Updates

gunit · Post by **gunit** » Tue May 25, 2010 11:57 pm

The floor

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PaulW · Post by **PaulW** » Wed May 26, 2010 7:00 am

gunit wrote:Yes the axle and slip yoke were mfg by CTM.
Philo you are correct, the total slip for this axle is around 6".

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What size joints are they and which transfer are you using?
Thanks, PW

gunit · Post by **gunit** » Wed May 26, 2010 9:05 am

I am using CTM 297X joints on the axles and an Atlas 2.0 transfer case. The drive shafts both use 1350 joints.

PaulW · Post by **PaulW** » Wed May 26, 2010 11:04 am

gunit wrote:I am using CTM 297X joints on the axles and an Atlas 2.0 transfer case. The drive shafts both use 1350 joints.

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Good choices.
PW

PBR · Post by **PBR** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:14 pm

impressive dave!

Rg1Baja · Post by **Rg1Baja** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:21 pm

That is a work of art. Nice job.

BDKW1 · Post by **BDKW1** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:25 pm

Awesome build, love the motor mounts. Haven't seen it done like that in a long time.

yogib · Post by **yogib** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:58 pm

Beautiful work.Love that driveshaft looks hella stout.A friend of mine mentioned using stock ford full-time hubs on his racer.1 cheap and easy to replace 2 dont have to get out and lock or unlock them.And 3 best to have them be the weak link and carry some spare parts for them, Than blow a pinion or ring gear or U-joint.Thought he had some valid points.Any ways hope all is well and the project is moving forward for ya.Looking good.

RyanDS650X · Post by **RyanDS650X** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:14 pm

Snowflake is coming up in September, do you go to any of the Whiplash races or just BITD? Your truck looks amazing!

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:27 pm

Alright! Come on Dave. Is the Garage Queen finished yet? You gotta give us something.

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:31 pm

I fairly sure he is keeping a lot quiet on this one. Expect it to be under a cover at races with a guy named Guido guarding it. This truck is quite a bit different than anything else in it's class.

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