Frankenstein's Madcap

[bigalbi]

I can't afford a complete Astute or even less a Super Astute or DynaStorm and if I owned one of them I don't think I would let it leave the shelf.

So I am going for a sort of hybrid Madcap/Astute/Super Astute that I can run.

The chassis, towers and brace are courtesy of Fibre-Lyte. Most of the other parts are from Fleabay Sourced Madcap bits.

So it begins: -

The start off bits.

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For some reason the fibre-lyte chassis's back three holes were not countersunk so these were rectified. I also drilled and countersunk 2 new holes for the uprights to support the madcap front top brace.

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Then I could mount the front bulkhead and the rear suspension hangers and support posts.

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I had to drill and tap 2 new holes in the underside of the Madcap rear top bulkhead to maintain strength and reduce flex.

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The front Shock mount was setup for a super astute so I had to remove some material from the top lip and drill 2 holes for the Madcap body post.

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Gearbox and rear brace assembly was then completed.

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The front shock mount and bracing installed.

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Then corners were hung.

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That's where I'm at so far more updates to follow.