Gaz! Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Just a shame your so far away mate or I would have gone through it all with you.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatts Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Just a shame your so far away mate or I would have gone through it all with you.... Thanks for the offer It just means I have to upgrade the shocks as I'm not wasting money on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatts Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Still awaiting a reply from modelsport to see what can be done about it. In the meantime .... first mods done Edited January 10, 2015 by Tatts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatts Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Well I never got anywhere with the shocks so will have to order some new ones complained to axial and modelsport with no luck, not what you expect on a new model... On the plus side, this arrived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Where did you get those guards from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the watchman Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Where did you get those guards from? I think there radshapes own bud, i have em on my scx look cool as but make a horrible sound scraping over rocks lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I think there radshapes own bud, i have em on my scx look cool as but make a horrible sound scraping over rocks lol. Thanks chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatts Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 As above i bought them from radshape. Rather have an horrible grind noise than badly scratched axles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyleftthumb Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 sorry to hear about issues with the shocks pal. they standard ones once rebuild using somebetter orings work fine. upgrade is another option but more expensive. The skids are a great idea but you will find they do seem to get caught up more then running with out. Yeah axle casing when abuse can look tatty but they can replaced easy enough too. It a trade off to which i am sure you will find your preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatts Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Big headache with the shocks and it seems no one wants to help despite it being brand new, extremely dissapointed to be honest. Even the second one I bought as garbage shocks so I've ordered the tamiya o rings to try and save them before I buy some proline or Gmade. I bought a D90 shell without doing any homework and if I knew it was this much hassle I would have just bought a Gelande 2. It would have been cheaper and easier lol. First job was to sort some links to shorten the wheelbase (thanks gaz) But that meant I needed a new servo mount The problem was, with the shorter wheelbase my servo would not fit. The cables fouled the shock brace no matter what I did or what servo I used That meant removing the shock brace and securing the shock towers with m3 bolts so my servo now fits The next problem I had was the new servo plate was hitting the receiver box giving me very little flex. This started the next job of moving the battery and receiver box. The battery is now upfront (sideways on) and the receiver box at the back. The receiver box is just attatched to the rear shock support using the old servo mount as shown below. Battery mounting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatts Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) My next job is to sort out these drive shafts which are now silly short. Fit the bumpers and some how try to straighten one of the rock sliders. Has it currently stands Edited January 31, 2015 by Tatts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatts Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 A couple more jobs done. Time is limited now so I won't get much done for the next 2 weeks, I will be looking into how to paint my shell and what colour soon Bumpers marked up and fitted along with the mud flaps. Not sure what to do with the tabs on the rear of the body? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Chop the three tabs off mate, that's how I do them, not much point in them being there anyhow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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