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

[Doom!]

@WickedFog They say you can set the dye in boiling saltwater, but that's not real practical with plastics. You might be able to hit it with an acrylic clear coat.

 

[Pat_ranch]

I think someone should try Sriracha as a dye. Jus sayin

 

[Greywolf74]

I've never experienced any issues with dyed RC parts leeching color in to other parts once the dye is completely dried.

Ryft chassis looks awesome bro!

 

[Kimmie28]

Put skid plates on the axles of the raptor

 

[Doom!]

@Kimmie28 You sure that's not a bottle opener?

 

[Kimmie28]

Shhhhhhhhhhh @Doom! This was the only way I could get the wife to let me get them

 

[Pat_ranch]

I actually wrenched today!!!! TP got some love! ❤

 

[Xraycer]

@Kimmie28 You sure that's not a bottle opener?

I bet there's a cork screw in the back of the rig

 

[Greywolf74]

The skid plate looks really cool!

 

[Kimmie28]

Thanks @Greywolf74 I like different and these fit the bill for that

 

[WickedFog]

Thanks @Greywolf74 I like different and these fit the bill for that

It's gonna be funny seeing what gets stuck in the teeth You gotta post pics!

 

[Greywolf74]

It's gonna be funny seeing what gets stuck in the teeth You gotta post pics!

hahaha I didnt think about that

 

[Xraycer]

It's gonna be funny seeing what gets stuck in the teeth You gotta post pics!

Typically birds, woodland creatures, and small children.

 

[Tunedfrog]

As if yesterday's dead truck batttery wasn't enough, I went out plow todays snow storm and my ATV battery is dead now.

 

[WickedFog]

It's shock day today. Had to go through the Slash shocks, straighten s shaft, and cleaned and relubed everything. Also printed some 6mm spacers for inside and outside to lower the ride height and limit the travel.

The shiney ones are for the Ryft. It comes with some nice shocks, but the tiny 3mm shafts seem a bit crazy for a rig as big and heavy as the Ryft.

Also was working on assembling the links for the Ryft. Figured I'd get all the laborious stuff out of the way first. To make the job easier, I modeled up an attachment to mount to my power driver to speed link assembly up. It takes every bit of 15 seconds to assemble a link with it.

 

[Doom!]

@WickedFog That is a slick attachment!

@Tunedpipe forget the battery, go get yourself a nice flamethrower!

 

[WickedFog]

@WickedFog That is a slick attachment!

@Tunedpipe forget the battery, go get yourself a nice flamethrower!

Thanks. I even dropped a couple neodymium magnets in with some Shoe Goo to help hold the "Link Twister" (I'm calling it) onto the 8mm hex bit.

 

[Greywolf74]

As if yesterday's dead truck batttery wasn't enough, I went out plow todays snow storm and my ATV battery is dead now.

Just slap a lipo in it

It's shock day today. Had to go through the Slash shocks, straighten s shaft, and cleaned and relubed everything. Also printed some 6mm spacers for inside and outside to lower the ride height and limit the travel.
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The shiney ones are for the Ryft. It comes with some nice shocks, but the tiny 3mm shafts seem a bit crazy for a rig as big and heavy as the Ryft.

Also was working on assembling the links for the Ryft. Figured I'd get all the laborious stuff out of the way first. To make the job easier, I modeled up an attachment to mount to my power driver to speed link assembly up. It takes every bit of 15 seconds to assemble a link with it.
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Ill take one .STL file please! That is too awesome!

 

[Tunedfrog]

I would Grey but I need 12s for the winch to lift the snow blade.

 

[Xraycer]

A couple of days ago, I installed new Injora double barrel shocks onto the SCX24 Jeep. So, how did it perform? Terrible!
Even with the softest springs, the shocks sat fully extended, making the Jeep's ride height, way, way too high. A run on my crawl courses confirmed how bad this setup was.
Tonight, I put back the stock shocks, minus the springs. I installed them upside down for the sole purpose of placing the heavier end down low to help with lcg. A quick test indoors shows that the new setup is very, very promising.
What to do with those double barrel shocks? They're absolutely useless for their intended purposes, but they do look nice! So, I'd decided to convert them to "regular" shocks. I used gel CA to bond the lower barrel to the upper barrel.
I'll give it a day to fully dry. Hopefully, the CA will work to hold the 2 pieces together permanently. Time will tell.