Who was wrenching today??? What did you do??

[ahr43]

Taking apart and cleaning up the slash from yesterdays field bash and water bash. One of the shocks leaked oil and now all of the dirt and grass is all over it. View attachment 163294
Next I'll be wenching on the buggy with the new front shock tower, shock shaft and a couple other things.

Yesterday on the buggy I rebuilt the front and rear diff with 15k AE oil (from the carpet car kit setup) and redid some of the wiring.

Yeah, chassis looks about right after a day bash. Reads like she held up o.k. and you had a fun day RCing. Cheers. 'AC'

 

[Chubaka]

Taking apart and cleaning up the slash from yesterdays field bash and water bash. One of the shocks leaked oil and now all of the dirt and grass is all over it. View attachment 163294
Next I'll be wenching on the buggy with the new front shock tower, shock shaft and a couple other things.

Yesterday on the buggy I rebuilt the front and rear diff with 15k AE oil (from the carpet car kit setup) and redid some of the wiring.

Gotta love wet dirty days. I had to drive my stampede home as I didn't want gritty mud in my back pack. Gotta love the Big T shock problems.

How durable is the Slash chassis? I'm thinking of converting a stampede over to one.

 

[DavidB1126]

How durable is the Slash chassis? I'm thinking of converting a stampede over to one.

The LCG chassis is pretty durable. The lower plate for the steering is ok. I had problems with breaking the pegs for the bellcranks but fixed it because I was using the wrong type of screw. The stock slash HCG is terrible. The skid plates break, and the chassis cracks. Also it's 3 plus inches off the ground. With the LCG it lowers it by almost 2 inches I think.

Here is after the clean up.

 

[flaps]

Do not know if this counts since the truck is tiny, but I did try to upgrade my wheels tires and suspension parts on my Axial SCX24 Gladiator.
And even more Embarrassing I failed, half the suspension upgrades would not actually fit and the wheels came with the incorrect screws, way to short to fit any possible tire I have and I have many, Oh well another day. Flaps

 

[cdstatz]

Spent a couple of days cleaning up the wiring in my Rock Pirate/ SCX10.2 Cliffhanger and covering it with colored braiding...

 

[WickedFog]

Do not know if this counts since the truck is tiny, but I did try to upgrade my wheels tires and suspension parts on my Axial SCX24 Gladiator.
And even more Embarrassing I failed, half the suspension upgrades would not actually fit and the wheels came with the incorrect screws, way to short to fit any possible tire I have and I have many, Oh well another day. Flaps

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Sure it counts!

With the small SCX24 beadlocks, it usually looks like the screws are too short. It is sometimes easier to get a couple longer screws and mount them 180° apart. Crank them down a little at a time until you can get the regular screws in a few turns. Remove the longer screws and install the last two screws then work in a criss-cross pattern, working them down a little bit at a time.

This may not be the case, but every 1.0 and .7 beadlock I have put together seemed like the screws were too short.

 

[flaps]

Sure it counts!

With the small SCX24 beadlocks, it usually looks like the screws are too short. It is sometimes easier to get a couple longer screws and mount them 180° apart. Crank them down a little at a time until you can get the regular screws in a few turns. Remove the longer screws and install the last two screws then work in a criss-cross pattern, working them down a little bit at a time.

This may not be the case, but every 1.0 and .7 beadlock I have put together seemed like the screws were too short.

Thanks for the tip, tried your idea, my go to wheels would not work not matter what I tried, so I went with the other not as nice looking, mounted no issue, who knows. Flaps

 

[Jamr]

Finished the Infraction electronics upgrade with a sidewinder 3 brushless motor combo, Lipo battery and Flysky receiver BS6.
Wow what a difference.
Stock Mega Infraction

Plus Sidewinder 3 Brushless ESC and motor Combo

After Electrical Upgrades

The fuse, power and ground lead are for future light and sound upgrades.
This is going to be a drift truck so not all that torque is going in the stock gear box shafts and diffs.
Still looking for a nice big flat smooth area to get this thing sideways.

Stock

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=184521307717794

After Upgrades

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1205558220330344

 

[WickedFog]

Thanks for the tip, tried your idea, my go to wheels would not work not matter what I tried, so I went with the other not as nice looking, mounted no issue, who knows. Flaps

RC4WD sells scale looking hex bolts, even some small ones that fit most 1.0 wheels. Do you know what size thread they are? I'm guessing they are M1.6's, but ya never know. And how long do you think you need?

 

[Chubaka]

Sure it counts!

With the small SCX24 beadlocks, it usually looks like the screws are too short. It is sometimes easier to get a couple longer screws and mount them 180° apart. Crank them down a little at a time until you can get the regular screws in a few turns. Remove the longer screws and install the last two screws then work in a criss-cross pattern, working them down a little bit at a time.

This may not be the case, but every 1.0 and .7 beadlock I have put together seemed like the screws were too short.

All my 1.9s are the same also. They all came with 2 long screws for said reason.

 

[flaps]

RC4WD sells scale looking hex bolts, even some small ones that fit most 1.0 wheels. Do you know what size thread they are? I'm guessing they are M1.6's, but ya never know. And how long do you think you need?

They are Hex, the ones included are 5.3MM Long , 1.8mm thread thickness, Figuring out how much shorter is harder for me anyway, my guess would be
3 to 5mm more needed

 

[WickedFog]

They are Hex, the ones included are 5.3MM Long , 1.8mm thread thickness, Figuring out how much shorter is harder for me anyway, my guess would be
3 to 5mm more needed

M1.8 seems like an odd size. It's definitely not common.

 

[flaps]

Woo hoo, local hobby had what I needed, a little pricey at $.50 each, but at least I can complete the mess, lol

 

[flaps]

Here it is with new wheels / tires

 

[Chubaka]

Here it is with new wheels / tires

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Beautiful. And the crate does not help the scaleness.

 

[flaps]

Beautiful. And the crate does not help the scaleness.

Too big, too small ?

 

[Doom!]

Crates are typically used for larger heavy items. Otherwise items would be in boxes or bins.

 

[Chubaka]

Too big, too small ?

Real life it would go squish. as one in the art of crates, the thing to consider is wood thickness and width. They come in many shapes and sizes. I can list dems of incoming and out goings.

One day when I get a 1/14 semi I'm gonna make a scale 53 footer full.

 

[WickedFog]

More paint on the smasher body.

 

[flaps]

And here we go again, new tires and wheels and she won't drive properly, For now I give up, back to the plastic lousy looking wheels.

Too much weight ? To thick a tire ? Nothing seems to be hitting, but it is a mess compared to pre change.

Oh well,