Mini 4WD Trophy Truck Project - Part 2

Today we are starting a new chain driven 4WD project. In this video we get everything laid out and start working on building the frame. we get the front A-arms built and tacked into place and also decide where the seats are going to go.
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[@ratherBweldingChris]

Merry Christmas everyone!!

[@brickcity9mm896]

Finally something worthy to watch!

[@connorh3883]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@matthewella8280]

i reckon add doors on will look sicko

[@ete1122]

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[@taulli1]

You too Chris, we are very grateful for wholesome content. Media has turned to pure garbage, you are our favorite movie star now.

[@stephenburnell3573]

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.

[@RAM7RO_BU1LD3]

Thanks!

[@korpijeesus]

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

[@67shelbygt500]

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

[@larrydavidson3402]

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

[@user-fx1dt3ul4t]

Merry Christmas, Rather B, I watch your KZbin faithfully, and if there is one thing I'm calling for...... and KZbin 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.

[@anthonyreddy2834]

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 👍

[@10mm_garage]

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

[@michaelmartin2989]

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

[@ErvahNoir]

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

[@twiztedmowers2]

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

[@nathaniellangston5130]

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

[@bradwilsey9426]

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.

[@Jay-uh2jb]

Cool build. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

[@marnusdixon1388]

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

[@mlombardo126]

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

[@ronniewilliz153]

Same I was just think where's the rest of that trophy truck build.

[@ShaunHensley]

that didnt sound right

[@mooshaker]

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

[@connorshipman8247]

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

[@optimalprimidius7295]

Don't forget cup holders!

[@alfredvonseherr4337]

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

[@bryduhbikeguy]

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.

[@somethingelse2740]

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

[@rayrayadkins6178]

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

[@Ratkill9000]

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

[@samuelmcbride]

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.

[@iantcroft]

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

[@CharlieMetcalf]

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.

[@xpndblhero5170]

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.

[@gilbertsprojects2954]

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 👍🏼

[@michaelsimerly3993]

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

[@lloydbaker7099]

Projects coming right along looks good

[@toddabbott781]

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.

[@aserta]

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.

[@RAM7RO_BU1LD3]

I enjoy watching your builds.

[@Cheeneysrepair]

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

[@Silverlyx]

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

[@ROBOFORCERX2000]

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!

[@GodschildinNC]

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.

[@sudhirnaik4751]

Really cool build mate!

[@evanherriges4042]

18:10 but can your gaming chair do this? lol nice seats. Also can't wait to see the finished product!

[@rudiment7099]

White bricks universal tools! Merry Christmas - Chris

[@makerng25]

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 !

[@Mech87a]

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.

[@TheRedstonelabz1]

There is a female youtuber building one right now.

[@streetlegalbuilds7644]

Tank = slow and boring

[@Mech87a]

@@streetlegalbuilds7644 Then make it a light tank, que Ripsaw.

[@Mech87a]

@@TheRedstonelabz1 Name?

[@TheRedstonelabz1]

@@Mech87a lucia's workshop.

[@gucu]

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.

[@EdwardMurray06]

I vote for fully enclosed! Merry Christmas!

[@michaelgay2204]

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.

[@ronaldmcnutt5913]

Merry Christmas and you have a blessed Christmas

[@allensnook7760]

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.💥👍🤟💥

[@rangefreewords]

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.

[@Mrcbuilds]

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.

[@ALWhiteAuthor]

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.

[@arikpeterson6260]

Looking good. Keep up the sweet work.

[@daveauman2339]

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

[@twobroskarting2302]

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

[@roadboogalabuilds5318]

Merry Christmas Chris!!

[@jacob319jt]

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

[@joshuabachelder88]

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

[@patrickveal5435]

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

[@jbprospector3638]

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

[@winstoncryer7606]

Lot of weight should think about putting a Honda key series in it.

[@davidspilman531]

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

[@uweploeger511]

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@sammylisasmith2104]

Merry Christmas bud great video thanks for your time

[@willieshaw2522]

If your rear swing arms are mirror imaged, which they appear to be (other than the shock mount) - switch them side to side. As you have them with the chain adjustment at the top, you are pulling on the sliding side of the bracket. It would be stronger if you switch them side to side and if the slots were on the bottom "return" side of the chain. Also, since the rear rotor is vented, you can mount 2 calipers on the one rotor to increase braking power.

[@Jay-uh2jb]

Good idea. What I wonder is if the braking limit will be the thermal capacity of the rotor itself. Does the mechanical gearing advantage help this or does the rotor still have to build the same friction heat when stopping. Definitely good using the big front bike rotor on the rear.

[@rdill6371]

I'm always fascinated with all of your builds. You have great skills that a person like me can only wish for. Eager to see the finished product.

[@dontdowhatido6503]

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

[@Skiridr22]

Put the back of the seat back on the bar and just bend a 90 on the front portion to raised the front up.

[@pietervercauteren1505]

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..

[@davidelliott8324]

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!

[@mlsargent51]

Matt from Matt's Off Road Recovery would most likely approve of your choice of hammer! Merry Christmas!

[@gainsey95]

Merry Christmas Chris 🎅

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

Contour doors make the most sense.

[@mrshaneyt43]

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

[@nickbowker5134]

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

[@sportacus3978]

Merry Christmas.🎄

[@lukesmith8547]

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤️

[@2speed818]

Merry Christmas, looking good 👍

[@papatomsthoughts]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all

[@davidowen888]

My Metal Working Hero 💪 ☮️

[@EQINOX187]

In your last video you asked why trophy trucks do not have angled suspension ans you where deciding to angle the front suspension on your truck, well in the start the Trophy trucks did have angled front suspension like you went with but the designers quickly changed to flat suspension, the reason why is that these trucks are designed to go really fast over rough ground and hit high speed jumps and balanced and driving so that they should land flat as in all 4 wheels at a time and what they found is because the front was angled the impact forces where wanting to push the frame directly down and the wheel directly up but the angle pushed the wheel up and back and this lead to a lot of catastrophic failed suspension that resulted in a lot of crashes, and so it was redesigned to be flat to better handle the high speed landing forces. As for the doors you could do quarter doors where you still weld tubing as where going to for strength, but the last quarter before the window you put in a little door so that the opening widens a little

[@Jay-uh2jb]

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense.

[@hutchdw77]

Merry Christmas! God Bless you.

[@tannerhill6557]

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

[@trevormiller1366]

If you weld in a cylinder inside the narrow part of the trailing arm it will help prevent it from bending and twisting. Merry Christmas and happy new year, I hope 2023 brings you all good things and happiness!

[@DieselJunkie12v]

“Torque tube!!”

[@ambrilambril2691]

good job friends 👍🏼

[@troysmoliak4924]

Merry Christmas to you Chris and your family hope you had a good one as well I really do hope you got a lot of tools for Christmas?

[@iainlangley]

This is looking great now. Have a look at how Rich Rebuilds did his doors on the electric side-by-side.

[@Elmospiece]

Pretty well the size of a 99’ ranger. Could’ve used straight rear axle for this build as well as the IFS system which would’ve been way less complex than this setup although I’m intrigued to see how this goes.

[@turbochardged]

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.

[@darthgbc363]

Build it with doors. Add the main frame down the middle. Between the seats.

[@geoffreyjones2000]

Merry Christmas, sir from Maryland

[@BBC.Customs.2]

In terms of center console controls, moving your common controls like hand brake and primary shifter forward and up on the mid dash may be beneficial and give more room in the center for the secondary bits and elbow room. Look at how the dash is configured in the Stadium Super Trucks

[@nadeemnadaf843]

Man you are sooo talented

[@drjmansplace5174]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@sdkenclosures2892]

if you were running a diff you could use cut breaks like on a 2wd chain drive rail would really help this thing offroad

[@Superbobo1]

Instead of triangulating with tubing, have you thought of boxing in the swing arms with sheet metal? I think it could look pretty cool with holes/dimples.

[@kizzmiaz]

That's how they do it on full size trucks.

[@V8_Muscle]

To move the parts together you need a software to manipulate the parts after saving them in stl format. Try Microsoft 3D builder or similar editing software.

[@garymucher4082]

Have you ever thought about going with tapered bearings and races instead of pillow bearings? The tapered bearings can be adjusted to take all the play out and add more support to whatever you build. Just a thought!

[@tillmanxl6914]

Merry Christmas Chris. 🎅 🎄😊👍🏻Yes, do Doors, gull-wing like a Tesla. Good Job. 👍

[@TheSonofruss]

You could try doing Jeep style doors build the cage with the doors in mind and if it doesn’t work then add the side bars to fill the space