supersavage Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 I'm seriously confused. The ones on the bottom are correct as it's meshed fine, so why won't this one fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Not a clue as ive never seen this setup lol shoot @Carpmart a pm see how his lined up ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 I've got it sorted....who would have thought that instructions are there for a reason 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, supersavage said: I've got it sorted....who would have thought that instructions are there for a reason So what was it ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 You have to remove the brace from diff mount rather than backing the screws off slightly and sliding the bell housing underneath it, then fit the brace and insert to the bell housing and then re fit the brace on the diff mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 I've decided that it would be best to put the pipe up for sale as it dawned on me that the Boosterpipe might not be BRCA legal. I'm hoping to get a Samba at some point though I don't know whether it'll be in time for the Losi weekend at Nene, I still intend on going but my buggy might not be ready to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Battery and receiver will hopefully be here tomorrow though with the way the weather is I'm not holding my breath. I've also got a Y lead for the steering servos on order as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Getting closer to getting up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Battery fits great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 The electrics are more or less set up now though I'm going to need to have a fiddle with the steering servo linkages as they don't particularly like each other at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) Decided I'd try to make this Boosterpipe work for the time being as the Losi weekend is next week I think, that is if it'll happen due to the weather as it wouldn't surprise me if the track maybe under water and I'd be better off with a boat. Everything's been thread locked and the only thing I need to do is decide whether to fit the engine guard thing. Edited March 2, 2018 by supersavage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Thought I'd see whether I could get the engine started today I did l put a new sparkplug in it as I was struggling a bit, but that's probably me being a weakling. @Rover Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Sounds happy enough. Yep you need your big boy pants to pull that over lol Proper tuned engines are a different class to the mainstream builders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Lol think I might have to start going to the gym. I was hoping to give it little go out the front mainly to set the trims up but it's all slushy and horrible so I gave that a miss today. I also have to say that the Boosterpipe actually sounds decent though I do need to work out how to stop it from melting my body. I'll get a picture later showing where the problem area is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Well ive had a look through my spares box and as i have 2 other back up engines you can keep that one as a gift. There was a small amount of play in the carb shaft so a new one wouldnt do any harm. Be ok for a coupe of meetings . If you see Ian Ask him to change it for you and ill sort him out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 30 minutes ago, Rover Man said: Well ive had a look through my spares box and as i have 2 other back up engines you can keep that one as a gift. There was a small amount of play in the carb shaft so a new one wouldnt do any harm. Be ok for a coupe of meetings . If you see Ian Ask him to change it for you and ill sort him out Are you sure??? Thanks buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Fitted engine guard thing. Notice the clever use of a Baja engine spacer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Anyone have any suggestions to prevent the exhaust from melting the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Not sure how it would work on a painted shell but back in the day we used to warm the shell with a hot air gun and use a bottle to form a bubble in the shell to give clearance for the pipe. Dont know how the paint would react though. How about gluing some heat proof matting to the shell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Warming the shell up and using something to form it with had crossed my mind but as you said I'm not sure what the paint would do. I do have some aluminium heat reflective tape that I'll be covering the shell in but I'm not sure if that would be enough where it touches the shell. If I can't think of anything I'll ask around at Nene as I need to work out how to get a suitable amount of airflow through it aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny_st Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 exhaust wrap the hole thing ? I know it doesn't look nice but might do the job, and is the pull start really that close to the exhaust or just the angle of the picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 I don't think exhaust wrap will be enough on its own and I might send it off to get ceramic coated later in the year. No the pull start is very close to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Gave it a good 15mins or so drive out the front of my house and it drives very nice though I do think I'm lacking some steering but that might be the servo saver. Unfortunately the carb appears to have an air leak so I'll have to locate one somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunomercy Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Gave it a good 15mins or so drive out the front of my house and it drives very nice though I do think I'm lacking some steering but that might be the servo saver. Unfortunately the carb appears to have an air leak so I'll have to locate one somewhere. It's just a thought supersavage. But I'd have thought wrapping the exhaust would create it's own problem in heating up the exhaust port from the engine. The heat cannot get away. Don't know how ceramic coating alters heat transfer and whether that would create heat soak to the engine too Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersavage Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 That's why I need to create suitable airflow for it, not just to get fresh air in but let all the hot air out aswell. Trouble is I've seen so many ways of doing it on 5ive B Facebook page that I don't which will work best for me. I've had a pipe ceramic coated before and it does seem to help a little as well as help to prevent rust on the pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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