pic: 1323's PowderCoated Render

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by Stu Bloom

Well I just have to ask ...

HOW do you get through concept then prototype, then enough detailed design and fabrication to get (what appears to be) a complete frame fabricated and out for powder coating in time for it to be BACK BEFORE the halfway point in "build season" ?? I'm dumbfounded ... (not surprising for those who know me ...)

Well, design has always been fast for us. We start concepting on Sunday along with Engineers and set goals. Come back to school and proto ideas. By Wednesday we finalize and start Cadding away. Then on Sat we start machining like crazy. We have used a 6 wheel drive since 2005 and we have been improving the chassis every year (first year of 8wd, but we could easily switch to 6wd). Adding more flexablilty to it (Rev 6 currently being worked on). Everything is done inhouse, nothing is shipped out.

Plus due to EWCP and working with other teams. It's just a better way of brainstorming and sharing ideas than just with your team. Some of our mods came from 11, 816 and 1771's advice early on.

Originally Posted by NickE

What's the weight on your frame?

We weighed about 40.2 pounds for that whole frame right there. BTW, there are only 8 rails that are 1/8th thick: The Mast and the bottom chassis rails. Most of it is pocketed 1/16th inch aluminum.