Mini 4WD Trophy Truck Project - Part 2 

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Awesome work Chris! Your fabrication skills have come a ways in the last couple years, I can see you building full size rock crawlers/ bouncers in the future. I think you need a bigger shop with more room for more equipment and once that happens there’s no stopping you bud. Keep it up, I look forward to your videos every Sunday,I wish they were longer and you showed more in-depth in what you do but no complaints here. Merry Christmas to you and you family. Steve.

Don't forget cup holders!

once you extrude, use the split body tool to create 2 seperate bodys.

Man I remember when you had like a thousand subscribers. The improvement in your skills is just amazing.

Happy Christmas mate thank you for the videos you posted I've enjoyed your content from the beginning and I will continue to enjoy every video you posted in the future

DOORS! Doors seem like they would be super nice. Great work!

It's coming together and being done with precision as all your projects are.

You should do one with a set of jeep axles. Could do a mini frame and do a quarter elliptical suspension. Kinda like the bowser mower if you've seen that

4:41 treat yourself to a band sander. One akin to the ones used by people who make knives. Seriously, it's a game changer for any fab shop. Various belts + wheel diameters free the world for you. Much better than having to hold the parts with one hand then awkwardly dancing around not grinding into your fingers with the angle grinder. It's worth it. And, because it's small, you can fit it inside your shop in the corner where you won't feel it's taking away space.

Merry Christmas. Thanks for the quality content over the last year.

Merry Christmas mate from the UK 🇬🇧🎅🏼🎄 I appreciate the work that goes into making these videos, including all the editing/uploading etc and I wish you all the best for 2023! May the content continue 👍🏼

Glad u clean up the fishmouths on the tubes the proper way. Good building on everything.

Put the shock mounts on the lower bars so the shocks do not have to stick up so high. Put them out far enough so they will not interfere with the engine placement.

First off....I get addicted watching your work. So, good job. It seems the last post I made was taken by other posters as too critical, but I pretty much like to make comments when you ask. On this one, I kind of seeing this project having a lot of nice thought out work, but some micro decisions are what I personally would not do. A few itemized comments/notes. 1. Brake disc size: That is way too small for the weight of the vehicle and the speeds you may get up to IMO. If you want to stick with smaller, think about having 2 discs side by side with 2 calipers instead of just one. 2. Relying on chain drive as part of the braking system. If a chain breaks by hitting a rock, your brakes are compromised. 3. Plasma cutter is pretty awesome. 4. I would prefer to have alignment control for the rear tires. Ironically, your chain tensioner that is independent for each wheel has the potential of changing the tracking of the back end. You might want to move the tensioner to the jack shaft on future setups. Having the jack shaft out of align by a 1/4" is not too bad if needed. 5. Seats are way cool. Nice work so far. Thanks for the program.

Zdrowych Wesołych świąt Bożego Narodzenia oraz szczęśliwego nowego roku życzy Alfred 😀

Cool build. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Bad ass build so far. A removable bar with a quick release of some sort. That might help with easier access. Make it blend in with the frame.

Previous videos got me loosing intrested... but with this one im fully hooked again!

I think you can make some really cool doors. Plus it would be your first project with doors.

You could always make short doors, just to make access a bit easier. Project looks great so far!

You need to raise your seats. You always build your machines with your legs pretty much flat almost like you're laying down. Think of how you sit in a truck or car. Upright with your legs bent at the knees. You should replicate this with your buggys because if you have a hard impact or crash all that forced is going straight through your legs. RZRs trophy trucks crawlers bouncers they all have a proper seat height and I really think you should consider this. Also should consider a proper suspension bucket seat like you'd see in offroad trucks. PRP master craft McNeil are some good brands to consider. Safer and more support for high impact offroading

Merry Christmas bud great video thanks for your time

On the debate of doors or not....I would like to watch you challenge yourself on the project by adding doors. You always like to change it up from build to build and this would just add to the enjoyment operating the build and also the pride that you went the extra mile on the build.

I am always impressed with your fab skills. Love your channel. Cant wait to see how this one turns out. Also really like when you take us with you on the rides. Very cool to see your creations in the wild.

Projects coming right along looks good

I enjoy watching your builds.

Merry Christmas Chris! Hope you are staying warm out east!

Merry Christmas Chris!!

Merry Christmas, Rather B, I watch your RU-vid faithfully, and if there is one thing I'm calling for...... and RU-vid to help.... is a Garage up grade to not only store all your projects but also have things organized. Time to up garde and show those we start from the bottom and move up.

I'm always enjoy your videos 🙂👍. Merry Christmas ⛄🎄

Really cool build mate!

Looking good. Keep up the sweet work.

Awesome

Love this

i can only imagine what you will build once you get a big shop. cant wait to see

Hey, you will have a pretty major binding effect in your chain drive due to the independent suspension and your drive point, Because your drive is forward of the axle centerline you will introduce a lever effect that will add gear multiplication as the suspension travels from the sprung or stationary position. Seat mounts should be tubing as well, the flat bar will just bend due to about one-tenth of the strength of the tubing and has more weight as well. Take care.

Happy Christmas Chris - health and happiness to you and yours 👍

I suggested in the last video and I'll say it again, you should do a lower side rail then have jeep style lift off doors so you can decide to run the doors or not then you can run net doors for weight savings or hot days.... You could also do a door that swings down so you have even more room to get in.

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Merry Christmas, looking good 👍

Omg I been laying in bed waiting for you to upload a video

Even on Christmas Sunday this man commits! Good shit, can't wait to see what you come up with!

You are amazing, this is a surprise present. I hope you have an amazing day, a very happy Christmas and a peaceful new year. Thanks for all the videos.

I'm glad you put this video out I can't wait every time you put a video on I can't wait until you put the next one out I can't wait to see that thing done

Happy Easter..oh wait,that's tv commercials..Hope the New Year goes even smoother for you.Thanks for all your time and hard work you've shared with us.589K Subs is about 10x from when I started,and you really stepped in it,err.. stepped up the builds.Like the new seats.They'll make this even more fun.Whatever you do,we'll be enjoying the vids.Thanks again Chris.

You know im a big fan man been watching for years. Would love buy one your designed builds if u ever need the money for future projects or just wanna update your workshop. You sir are why I became a fabricator

Merry Christmas! God Bless you.

Awesome!!!

Love it keep it up ❣️

Merry Christmas and you have a blessed Christmas

thanks for the videos!

My Metal Working Hero 💪 ☮️

Merry Christmas!!!

Thanks!

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️

Hope you had a great Christmas and a fantastic New Years planned 🎉 I’m really liking the look of this build already 👍

Merry christmas, man. Hope its been a great one for you.

Merry Christmas.🎄

Happy Christmas Chris, hope you have great new year too.

I like the idea of the larger disc brake! I really think you could install it on its own jackshaft raised from the existing jackshaft (behind your shoulder-seat area) with sprockets to provide the benefit of added ground clearance, serviceability, and extra braking.

Merry Christmas Chris 🎅

NICE WORK

Merry Christmas, I would have to say doors would be awesome, maybe incorporate the side rails into the frame work for doors that have the quick lock type connector for the latch so that it keeps ridgitity while closed

White bricks universal tools! Merry Christmas - Chris

good job friends 👍🏼

You could put the motorcycle shifter on the steering wheel like some cross karts and rally cross cars have to avoid having it close to the secondary transmission’s shifter. Merry Christmas !

I like where this is heading! As far as doors no doors, keep your original plan "Trophy Truck" That being said, research Trophy trucks! No doors, think like the General Lee, Dukes of Hazard! Keep up the great work 👍

your fabrication skills are unreal. I want to be just like you one day.

Man you are sooo talented

Merry Christmas! Make it comfortable for yourself, add doors. Coming along nicely!

Like some of the other dudes here have mentioned, your design and fabrication skills are really coming together. Great Job. That being said, I'm not in love with the jack shaft and chain drive. It will be interesting to see how well the long chains hold up on this build. It seems that a fixed ring and pinion in the front and rear and a shaft between would be better, but years have taught me that there is more than one way to do something right and this is your creation. Being a machinist for years and a bit neurodivergent, it does bug me to see (in this video and the last) your dial calipers partially open on the same table that you are grinding on... they don't like that. 😁 Anyway, carry on and have a great time building cool shit with your hands. I'm in Washington State, so if you would like my box of drawings of cool tube chassis and suspensions, it'd be cool to meet and share them with you. Some of the drawings are to scale on graph paper and others were just sketched ideas. All of them were my creative outlet for the last 30 years.... and I even built a few. Dave

I vote for fully enclosed! Merry Christmas!

Build an arm rest bar in a u-shape between you and passenger.that way one more anchor point to hold on.great build by way i love it!!snooky pa.💥👍🤟💥

Great job man I think you should definitely try doors on this one

Do all the tubing for the side rails then cut it straight up and down front and back then add heims and pins to make it into a door. Like the swing out door bar on a street car with a cage just... more.

projeto incrível amigo!!! Feliz Natal a todos!!!

Man, ya could definitely do with a bigger shop... Ya make the best of what ya have I suppose, my shop for my bikes is just a carport tent LOL Keep up the good work, always a pleasure watching your builds!

new music day!

You need doors thanks for another great Video always enjoy it when you have another one ready

You might consider making it as if no doors, then adding verticals from the bottom rail to the roof, at the front edge. Add a vertical about at your shoulder, from the bottom to the roof, and making your door horizontals match the frame. That would make a nice door, that would also support the frame. You could even add diagonals for additional frame, latch, and hinge support.

If you want to really give yourself a challenge sometime, try making a mini tank (Skidsteer) with self made tracks and so on, would definely be a very different thing to try. Happy Christmas.

Merry Christmas mate

Looking forward to seeing this Rip

Love the channel, your lathe work makes me want to get one, I do have 1 point I would like to make, Having you brake (inboard) where you have it, does increase your braking force, but IF you brake a chain or a chain pops off, you will have NO brakes or at best only 1 wheel braking only. I am a fan of a solid axle but awe at the flex you get from your design. cases like this I choose dependability and simplicity over function. Keep up the good work, I hope my channel continues to grow like yours. Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas, sir from Maryland

Merry xmas. Maybe an idea: side frame about halfway where you planned it, but a hinged secondary one (with stopperplates) about where you planned it original. It adds the protection of the frame, and adds a bit more but is as convenient as a door without ruining the look. Plus later on a skin can be added..

If you added doors, you could always make them open from the front like on a sxs, and also I'm interested in what you have planned for the cage. Going to be a very cool build for sure

Contour doors make the most sense.

Dude.....GULLWING DOORS !!!!!! TOTALLY :)

love your videos! just some random thoughts, I'd find a way to add disk breaks to each rear tire next to the sprocket. just in case anything fails, jack or chain stress. for doors, I'd do a jeep style just so you have some protection but no obstructions in case of rollovers. Regardless of what i think, i'm excited to see this one finished.

Awesome stuff !! I personally wouldn't add doors as it is going to add considerable weight and also make it more difficult to make it strong and rigid. The door can't really be a structural part of the chassis, so you're going to have a large opening where there's no support. It would totally make it easier to get in and out, but if you put some thought into how you get in and out of the vehicle, I'm sure you can place an opening in the cage / frame and put some well placed grab bars so that you can more naturally slide in and out. Either way it's going to be awesome, but that's my thoughts.

I got similar seats for my Avenger build, Ikon baby!

Happy Christmas

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Merry Christmas to you! Definitely doors, even just small and triangulated down to a short rocker that you could brace out to support the frame. Ideas to spitball... instead of chain sliders on the trailing arms you could fab up vertically traveling idler sprockets. They could be adjustable to fine tune chain tension, and if spring loaded they would keep chain tension under any flex in the arm. Might also be cool to use expanded metal for the floor pan with a thin floor mat. Easier to clean out and lighter weight. Sorry I can't be a patron right now, but I hope my ten cents helps the thought processes. Thank you for all your content!

You're a genius

Merry Xmas

Feliz Natal! Te acompanho do Brasil!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all