rear bulkhead broken /chassis bent

[Macguyver]

hey ...just wondering if many of you revo owners brake bulkheads often ...broke the rear one mine the other day ( after about 30 small jumps ) ..well ok ...the jumps were not very high ..but it was flying at least 20 to 30 ft ..lol

the truck landed on its butt and i heard a ''snap''...it broke where the 2 skid plate screws near the engine mount ..and my chassis was bent up at least 1 inch

i was able to bend it back to place , and J.B welded the bulkhead wit fiberglass mesh tape , also drilled holes on each side of the brake and tied it with wire ..seems to be holding strong

is this a common thing ???

 

[2revo1maxx]

Never broken one myself.

 

[Traijin]

Yeah, I've broken a few bulk heads, one was hitting a parking block head on at 40 MPH (I was trying to split between them and failed) and another was jumping across a road and high centering the chassis on a curb. Go on ebay, bulk heads get sold every week for 15 bucks a pair. Bent chassis? That will cause headaches for alignment and gear mesh in the future, I've seen new chassis sell on ebay for 20.00. A Revo is not bullet proof...

 

[Macguyver]

i already got new bulkheads on ebay ..but that one seem to be holding just fine ..will swap it when it brakes again ...and only the rear part of the chassis bent ...it did not affect the engine mount ..it looked a bit like the front end ..the lip curved upwards a bit ..lol

 

[olds97_lss]

I beat the snot out of mine and never busted a bulk. RPM arms twice and tweaked the snot out of the engine bay, but never cracked a bulk.