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RC short course truck 'easy-flip' roof rails

jrsone avatarjrsone

July 8, 2024

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One of the biggest pains when using RC cars/trucks is when they flip over and you're not very close to your vehicle. This can be when bashing out with your buddies or when at your local track up on the driver's stand. With short course trucks, you may know it's common to have somebody come over and drive into the side of your upside-down truck in order to flip it back over. The problem is when the track (or whatever surface) is slick/dusty and there isn't enough friction between the top of your truck and the ground, then the truck tends to just slide. So my roof rails are a solution to this problem, because they dig into the ground like a tread to give that extra friction needed to grab the surface, such that it is MUCH easier to get the truck flipped back over. My truck is a 1/10 scale SC, the Team Associated Pro4 SC10, but I imagine these would work well with anything similar.

I also included the native Fusion 360 .f3d file, which is a parametric model. So, you can change the length/thickness/width, hole-size, etc. within reason to fit your particular vehicle's roof dimensions.

The rails, as designed, attach to the body by way of standard flat head hex M3 hardware, so you'll have to drill three holes for each rail. Originally, I was going to use 3 rails, but I found that 2 worked just fine. The rails are printed from black PETG for its flexibility and toughness, and they print directly on the build platform as shown.

Enjoy!

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