Snook Man
Hardcore RCTalk User
I normally do 1 custom build every winter, the last few years have been builds based on nothing but speed runs, I got bored with speed so this year its back to a dirt track build.
This year it’s a T-Muggy, Version 2.0 (TMaxx and Truggy Hybrid).
I built 1 a few years ago and learned what overall improvements it needed, most of which will be incorporated into this 1.
It’s a flat pan chassis like a truggy custom cut to fit the TMaxx style bulkheads/suspension front & rear.
2 lower chassis braces, and 1 upper full length brace that tie the rear bulks into the CD and custom front upper steering plate which also ties into the front bulks.
Custom shock towers that are lower than standard with the shock mounting positioned moved inboard as far as possible.
I modified an Ofna steering bell crank with longer draglink and repositioned the posts farther back and wider apart to get a proper Ackerman angle and to gain clearance for other parts.
I also have incorporated capture bars for the upper and lower hinge pins to gain strength at the un-captured ends.
I’m using rear TMaxx bulkheads in the front and rear, the chassis plate and rear bulks do not have any angle built into them for caster so I’m making custom front upper a-arms to gain the caster.
A stock TMaxx is only capable of 10 degrees of + caster which is one of the major problems it has in cornering ability.
With my arms I will have the option of running 19 or 17 degrees of caster depending on which side of the arm I mount up/down.
I still have a lot of parts to make but it should be rtr by spring.
This year it’s a T-Muggy, Version 2.0 (TMaxx and Truggy Hybrid).
I built 1 a few years ago and learned what overall improvements it needed, most of which will be incorporated into this 1.
It’s a flat pan chassis like a truggy custom cut to fit the TMaxx style bulkheads/suspension front & rear.
2 lower chassis braces, and 1 upper full length brace that tie the rear bulks into the CD and custom front upper steering plate which also ties into the front bulks.
Custom shock towers that are lower than standard with the shock mounting positioned moved inboard as far as possible.
I modified an Ofna steering bell crank with longer draglink and repositioned the posts farther back and wider apart to get a proper Ackerman angle and to gain clearance for other parts.
I also have incorporated capture bars for the upper and lower hinge pins to gain strength at the un-captured ends.
I’m using rear TMaxx bulkheads in the front and rear, the chassis plate and rear bulks do not have any angle built into them for caster so I’m making custom front upper a-arms to gain the caster.
A stock TMaxx is only capable of 10 degrees of + caster which is one of the major problems it has in cornering ability.
With my arms I will have the option of running 19 or 17 degrees of caster depending on which side of the arm I mount up/down.
I still have a lot of parts to make but it should be rtr by spring.
