Dannyman31 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 sup laides and gentlemen. quick question, i maanged to plough my strada DC evo S into a curb today it was damaged, but only the front part of the chassis which holds the bodyshell pegs onto it. happy days i ordered a new chassis today for it. now im after some advice in which the best way to replace the chassis? on the bottom i see load of screws, what i was kind of hoping for was an easy way to " transplant" the insides into the new chasis. could i do that? i know the ESC is double sided down along with the on/off/set switch.. could i undo all the screws on the bottom ( making sure i keep tabs of what screw goes where ) and kind of "lift" the insides out and line it all up in the new chassis? or do i have to go the complete rebuild way? looks like i can undo screws and lift it all out, but i wanted expert advice. any help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_h Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 You can turn it upside down, removed the screws, put the new deck on and fit screws all together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyman31 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 thanks for reply, but as i have been looking at it for last 20 mins trying to find an easy way ( as i await shipment of new chassis ) looks easier maybe to undo the front 9 screws, unscrew the front aluminum plate and refit the front end / servo into new chassis. then undo the 10 back screws and fit the read end after sticking ESC back down, then re fitting the plate. would that be easier? i was hoping for a case of like what LEE_H said and just flip it over and undo all the screws, lift off old chassis and just pop new one on and re screw it in, but it doesnt look that easy lol. things will fall everywhere n shiz. plus i need to unstick ESC as it looks taped down, ( or maybe wires holding it in ) would what i said work? or can i do as you say and just simply unscrew everything, and re align it all up on new chassis carefully and rescrew it all regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshimoto Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ha ha... Its never that easy,just turning it over the screws and bits are sure to go walkies at the first sign of a hand tool...take it step by step lay all the screws for various assemblies out in piles or pots to keep em separate and just take your time,youll soon be sailing through it. If i were you as you take each part off pop the screw back into its original position in the part a few turns then you will be sure of its home. Youll probably find as with most modern chassis there wont be that many different screw sizes to worry you,especially with clean and simple designs like the maverick line of models. Good luck you know you want to get to know your maverick intimately...really..dont you? Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyman31 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 lol yea i knew the minute i took it out something was gonna break. im a helicopter man, 3D flyer, but growing out of helicopters now and the wind in the UK is just rubbish. wind, rain, more rain, some extra rain and some wind. so i decided to get into RC cars again lol i knew i would have to strip this badboy down one day, but not after the 2nd run on it lol. had it 4 days and had 4x 5000mah lipos on it so far and the only thing to break is the bloody chassis front ( not happy ) but i will take your advice and take it slow i was thinking on doing it bit by bit. i.e front wheels / gearbox, then servo , then onto the rear with entire rear, place ESC and switch and replace metal alu bar after. i knew " holding it upsid down and replacing screws" seemed a bit too real to be true, but i got to learn how to take this thing apart some day aye? tbh, ive changed the plastic drift wheels to rubber TC tyres and love buzzing it around the carpark full pelt. thanks again for all replys, my chasis is due tuesday, i will get some A4 paper and put an outline of my chassis on it and place screws where there suppose to go. did a dummy run today with taking it apart and i realised the steering servo has some sort of metal tube on the long screw that goes from underneath to the top so i might need pliers. sorry to seem like a noob to everything but i was kind of hoping my first crash would be a wheel, or maybe a dogbone. not the flaming chassis front lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyman31 Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Changed and dusted. Pretty strange I was worried taking this apart but ive changed pretty much everything to anodised blue parts lol. Had it stripped down to absolute bare parts within 30 mins and put back together in no timeGood for me as the car is pretty good with t-drifts on. Has anyone ever brought a replacement anodised radio tray for them?Some hsp versions on ebay but the one I brought was a bit longer in length.Also any tips on tyres for outside drifting? My original drift wheels wore down almost instantaneously outside. I change wheels around alot depending if I have a place I can drift on otherwise it has TC tyres on being hammered round a carpark :-)Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanmorrison92 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I have the same car and not had any trouble with the chassis, snapped plenty of links and lost a few dog bones, you said you had done a few upgrades please can you tell me where you found them, everyone I ask they say there is nothing you can upgrade to aluminium parts or basically HPI do not produce and "hop-up's" just replacement parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshimoto Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thought as much Danny,once you had gotten started-its nowt is it? Good to hear shes back together and running Yoshimoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyman31 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 She's running sweet. I clean it way to much. I.e strip down and clean Lol In regards to upgrades turns out as I added things like rear and front shock towers things didn't match up. Suspension was too low and rear body shell pegs wouldn't fit on. The suspension fits okish and the front and rear hub carriers etc. I found the parts on eBay. One item is something like 102004. Should bring it all up.Not all parts are 100 percent compatible I've taken all metal parts off minus wheel hubs etc.I wanted to ask if anyone knew any decent fitted metal parts for this thing? I love blue and just want it blue and black lol.Also is it time for new wheel nuts if one flies off constantly? Had the offside rear one come of twice in a 20 min sesh. Wheel just rolled off. Found but first time but no idea where it went second time. Didn't know if its the nylon or maybe the hub thinmajiggy as I change wheels ofternSent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castaway_Jay Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I have the same car and not had any trouble with the chassis, snapped plenty of links and lost a few dog bones, you said you had done a few upgrades please can you tell me where you found them, everyone I ask they say there is nothing you can upgrade to aluminium parts or basically HPI do not produce and "hop-up's" just replacement parts. The Maverick Strada DC is a rebranded HSP Flying Fish, all the parts fit except the chassis is different. This guy sells alloy hop-up for HSP cars on eBay UK and most will fit the Strada, available in purple/blue/silver and not badly priced. He does metal spur/pinion combos which I may purchase for my brushless DC You can pretty much "alloy up" the Strada for the price of a decent bodyshell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyman31 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 I ordered pretty much all blue parts from him and tbf some fit fine. But some don't. No way to put the body shell pegs on etc and the suspension makes the car sit very low. Much lower than usualSent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-Bash Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 the hop ups on there look good for the money, might buy some for the spare drifter, do you know which parts deffo dont fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimbobIII Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I bought some of these for my Strada after I looked at this http://youtu.be/NdxpdQwddR0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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