Designing a Simple Truck Chassis 🚛 First Look at the Easy to 3D Print CTC 01 

Always love these 3D printable chassis projects! Thanks for watching everyone! Looking forward to sharing part 2 were I'll be going through the process of improving the design and doing some 3S "speed runs"! 😆 Any ideas or questions? Let me know below.

For your rear suspension, look up the RS Series rubber walking beam suspension by Hendrickson. It would give a more scale looking suspension in the rear while still allowing you to keep the gear box and motor orientation you have. It also has the benefit of needing zero springs to keep the chassis at ride height, which should simplify where the axles mount to the chassis. The other nice thing about commercial trucks, the chassis are mostly the same between the US and Europe. So, if someone wanted a Mercedes or Scania, they can use the same frame as a Peterbilt or Mack.

oh! i've always liked the conversions, but now with semi's involved you've got my full attention!

To bad you can’t build a diff into the gearbox.

Would this work for a European style cab over truck? I love the (larger) scale trucks from Tamiya, but they’re sooooooo expensive and I prefer a smaller scale truck 😅

Whenever I hear "The/their design..." I IMMEDIATELY think of "THE DESIGN IS VERY HOOMAN!"... Oh man...

Awesome ❤

What RPM Motor are you using? N20/N30 motors are avialble up to 3000RPM, so as you said these are rated for 12v, but a 2S lipo on a faster motor is capable...

If you ever get around to it. A rc tractor frame would be really cool. Even if there’s no 1/24 or 1/25 kits for them Edit: now that I think of it, with this frame you can make lots of vehicles aside from semis such as, motorhomes, boxvans/delivery trucks using smaller wheels, and busses all using this frame with some minor modifications

Great initiative! But the drivetrain is not 3D-printable, but full metal

Really would want to see a Ford Ltl 9000 body on that frame

Next he should look at making a kraz or tatra style truck chassis

Found some 1/10 models costing over 10.000$.

It'd be awesome to see a car carrier for this, for all the other RC projects to ride on! Of course it might need more torque then

That's cool as hell, but the chassis looks too short

You absolutely nailed the Design on this. It looks so good for a Start. So i build 1/10 scale rc, and 1/24 model cars....so im already sold on the idea. But i have 100s, so i have to be careful or i will have $10,000 in rc stuff sitting here....i just happened to be building a 1/25 semi right now (local Walmart put many models on clearance for 13-20$, so i got like 10. Slingshot dragsters, pro street nova and Chevelle, 20$ for 1/25 semi and trailer, dirt oval track gto, and Fairlane 500)

i have an Orlandoo 1/32 scale truck, and adding the differentials made a WORLD of difference in the turning ratio

Love it! You finally pushed me to it, so now I have a 3D printer! Split cist with my oldest son, and we have enjoyed learning the systems. 😊✌️

I think this could be a really good idea to base on for a performance version like those Brazilian truck racers.

very nice video, i started my own chassis for my own scale car and i am very inexperienced in both fusion and suspension design but seeing you do it gives me the will to continue onward on my own project

Hello from France. Very interisting project

This is so cool . I could see useing this chassy for an scale optimis prime transformer truck build 😊

what modeling software do you use??

Do you have a video about the electronics set up?

i love this idea, definatly going to be keeping my eye out for these