Need input on a chassis im making

[rootar]

Well as most of you guys know already the little trinity NOW trucks have a POS chinese aluminum chassis that wont handle any offroad action at all...... So to make this short im building a new chassis both the main chassis and the top deck, ill also be adding some braces resembling those on a 1/8th scale buggy, i gotta eliminate the chassis flex and bending so it wont strip anymore spurs gears. I am impressed with the electronics, the shocks (after i rebuilt them) and the simple design of the truck, I think there is hope for these little things but its gotta start with a good chassis under it.

Here is what i was thinking, .125 (or 3.17mm) 6061 T6 aluminum for both the chassis, the upper deck, and the braces. I can get this stuff for a decent price and i know it would be plenty strong (prolly overkill). The next size down is .095 which i dont think is quite thick enough at only 2.41mm its also the same 6061 T6......which one?........The plan is to use the stock chassis as my template with a few minor changes such as raised edges, more travel for the arms and possibly having no hole under the chassis so dirt cant go straight to the spur gear. The top deck will be simular to stock and drilled out to keep the weight down, it will also have mounts for the bracing and for the on/off switch. I will be leaving enough room for a fullsize standard servo on there even whith the raised sides.

also i was thinking about adding a 6-8 degree front kickup for better bump handling? would this be worth the trouble? considering my top deck would have to have a matching bend at the front.

UNTILL which ever aluminum i order gets here i am gonna test out an aluminum top deck with the bracing on my straightened stock chassis...I highly doubt itll hold up but it should last for more than 5 mins like the stock one did with the fiberglass topdeck.