djr2096 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Nice car and nice engine u got there Thank you very much sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris200 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 If anyone with a D8 is considering going leccy then I have a RCMonster motor mount for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 If anyone with a D8 is considering going leccy then I have a RCMonster motor mount for sale Can we see a pic & price please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthyyyyyyy Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Sealing? We have the same exhaust nice car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Sealing? We have the same exhaust nice car Yeah sealing the backplate & carb against air leaks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris200 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Can we see a pic & price please? Sorry mate I forgot the forum rules Unfotunately my camera and pc have had a domestic and no longer communicate so I will have to withdraw the sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmst74 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Could one of you D8T owners do me a massive favour and measure one of your front driveshafts from end to end, axle and all please. Yes arthyyy working on me D8T conversion for the trophy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Sorry mate I forgot the forum rules Unfotunately my camera and pc have had a domestic and no longer communicate so I will have to withdraw the sale Shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthyyyyyyy Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Could one of you D8T owners do me a massive favour and measure one of your front driveshafts from end to end, axle and all please. Yes arthyyy working on me D8T conversion for the trophy LOL, they work, i used my d8t driveshafts on my trophy for a bit till I got the bits so it should work. I'll measure them tomorrow and I'll pm ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colicab Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) Must take my d8t out next sunny day i get. shes overdue a good run espec on her new slick. still my fave rc ever by a country mile. tho must stiffen front shocks i fear. Edited August 12, 2011 by Colicab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthyyyyyyy Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Must take my d8t out next sunny day i get. shes overdue a good run espec on her new slick. still my fave rc ever by a country mile. tho must stiffen front shocks i fear. they are abitt weak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJ Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Guys I after some advice from those who have converted a D8 or D8T, I'm mulling over which conversion kit to get. I was planning on the Tekno V4 Conversion Kit but dispite the advice being biased I have been recommended the RCM Mount/Kit, from RC-Monster Mike himself!! Yeah I know I did say biased advice but I want user advice from both RCM and Tekno users and have found nobody to ask about the Tekno kit, here's the thread on RC-Monster. Yes I know, not the idea place to ask about the Tekno kit but I was hoping to get somebody with the Tekno kit to answer my call?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'm running the Tekno V4 on my Hara..what do you want to know Jay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJ Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hey bud, thanks for the reply! Did you read the RCM thread and Mike's reply?? I just wanted opinions on the Tekno kit, yes the D8 is different but the kit is similar, have you had any issues?? Does your D8 hook up well? The motor mount on the Tekno kits is the part I'm dubious about, does it limit spurs gears/pinions? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Sorry for the late reply Jay, work is taking up most of my time right now. I've just read Mike's reply, and to be honest, it means nothing to me. I've not used his conversion so I cant comment on it's performance over the Tekno kit. However, I will say that the quality of RCM's parts is awesome, I have Mike's E conversion on my Inferno GT2 and it's beautifully made, but very expensive..I think value for money wise, Tekno wins hands down, you get so much more for your cash. The only issue I've had with my Tekno kit is the long centre CVD, I bent it on the maiden voyage! But I was dishing out some huge abuse and hitting Joe's epic kicker ramp at 40mph +, so it was bound to break Now I just keep a spare centre CVD and try not to hit passing aircraft when jumping it I think it hooks up really well considering the power it puts down (2650/MMM on 4S), but I've never tried it on a track so I cant say how it would fare in race "mode". I to was unsure about the Tekno motor mount, it's so different from everyone else's and I was actually thinking that if I didn't like it, I'd swap it out for the Elite RC mount. But the Tekno mount is easy to adjust and very secure. I did find though that the motor shaft sat a little to close to the ESC (they never touched), so I asked Dejan to make me a 6mm motor spacer to "pull" the motor back within the mount. Problem sorted. So you could say I love my Tekno, it handles pretty much everything I chuck at it (within reason), it jumps really well, is great to work on and looks the muts nuts Edited August 25, 2011 by dirtyhabitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 have to agree with everything said about the tekno chassis, i have converted a vorza to the v4 and its made a massive difference the car is light and nimble round the track, more than capable of putting down silly power and tbh its strong as hell, i've given mine some serious abuse and the chassis once cleaned still looks brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I just wanted to jump in here & say that my D8 Hara with my RB J9 is a bit FQ!! And the park I was bashing on wasn't long enough to get it upto full speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJ Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Thanks Andy, appreciate it mate. I have spoke to Mark about his D8T conversion and both your and his responses highly rate the Tekno Kit so the Tekno Kit it is and I'm going to stock up on spare centre drivshafts, do you think I'll need the coupler too or just the shaft?? Will also be getting the front and rear shock towers, steering brace and stub axles. Andy what spur are you using, is it the stock HB as I have heard or read that Kyosho ones are good?? And thanks to Norcoforever, nice to get more than one opinion on something! EDIT- Aarrrggghhh, please somebody help?!? I have decided to start some of the build today, just the shocks and I might do the diffs but whilst doing the shocks I am seriously struggling with the damn shock boots!! Firstly should I cut the fronts down? And any tips on getting the spring retainer on after the shock boot?? Edited August 25, 2011 by JayJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr2096 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I didn't cut my boots down. They look fine baggy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Jay, I keep one spare centre CVD in stock, I could keep more but I've only bent one so far. Also, I had a few small problems when building my D8, like binding within the diffs and hexes...both needed some tweaking to get a nice smooth action from them. It's all covered in my build thread Here, I'm guessing that the D8T will be very similar build wise Edited August 25, 2011 by dirtyhabitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJ Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Thanks Andy, I've had a quick look through your thread but will read it more in depth tonight. I managed to get the shock boots fitted but the boot is off centre fitting it as per instructions, how did you fit yours as there is no sign of the boot around the lower mount and spring retainer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I just cut the shock boots about 10mm to long so they sit nicely on the bottom spring retainer. Have you got any pics? I don't really understand what the problem is Jay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASF72 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Here's mine, had an engine change to brand new Rbws7 III, king headz bits and custom drive shaft mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyhabitz Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Love the paint on that, it's way to clean though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colicab Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Thats one clean as hell d8. Mind you mines is clean cept for the odd light bit of dust. Scotland is not the place for Rcs. On queue everyday after work its rained here months now. Last time I got out was about a month ago. Must test Ansmann street tyres aswell :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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