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TUBE FRAME TRUGGY

ORIN CAMP « DOUGLASVILLE, GA

he signature feature of Orin’s toughlooking truggy is his completely custom tube frame chassis he handbent out of 3/16 and 1/8 steel rod and brazed together. It has no frame rails; it’s a proper tubular space frame that supports the powertrain and suspension directly. When the tube frame was complete he powdercoated it with prismatic powder silver metallic base and then candy lime green, then mounted a Tamiya Clod Buster body that he pinched at the front. It uses Currie Rock Jock axles for an SCX10 by Vanquish Products. Vanquish also supplies the transmission case, Method Roost wheels, VVD front universals, the spur gear cover, and brass knuckle weights. The steel spur gear and slipper are from Robinson Racing. The center drive shafts are MIP. Power comes from a Castle Creations Mamba X ESC controlling a Tekin Pro4HD 4300kv motor on 3S. There’s a second Castle ESC—a Mamba Max Pro—to run