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Re: Fun Personal Project

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Originally Posted by Caio View Post
maybe an all terrain RC car... like a big one
That sounds like it'd be a good project, maybe give it an all-independent multi-link suspension, and run the wheels off of one or two two-stroke chainsaw motors in a four-wheel drive system... That would probably be more of a design challenge than a machining one (well, I think it'd be both, but the design would be harder), but it would both sound and look really cool. Cost wouldn't be too bad, I'd think. The steel/aluminum rods for the suspension could be probably be found in a junkyard or manufacturer's scrap bin. If you found a lot of it, you could make the frame out of the same material as the suspension. You could also probably get the chainsaw(s) cheaply off of Craigslist or something similar. I suspect the differentials and control system would be the most expensive parts.
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