martin34 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 36 minutes ago, sunny said: I managed to pick up one if these for £100 it's well used and needs a clean apart from broken roof panel it's all working great. First job was to change centre diff fluid. I went with 200k to see what it's like. The screws holding the diff and motor mount etc have way too much thread lock on from factory so managed to strip a few then good old dremel to help get them out. It's in bits now waiting for cnc rear suspension holder as well as few screws and bearings. While it's in bits I thought I would upgrade servo to 25kg and also program esc. Two questions 1 I know the esc is hobbywing but does anyone know which box is used to program it as so many different ones. 2. How do you tighten the servo saver This is the program box I use.The lvc is set at only 3.0v which is to low so I have changed it to 3.4v. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Broke the the front steering hub centre carrier but struggling to remove the pin soaked in wd40 but no luck, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 hour ago, ash2910 said: Broke the the front steering hub centre carrier but struggling to remove the pin soaked in wd40 but no luck, any ideas? Do you mean the pin in the alloy wheel hex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, tomr said: Do you mean the pin in the alloy wheel hex? Yep sorry, new to all this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, ash2910 said: Yep sorry, new to all this! Don’t worry you’ll soon get the hang of it 👍🏻 There’s a grub screw in the end of the driveshaft that holds the pin, you’ll need to undo with a hex driver or decent Allen key 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, tomr said: Don’t worry you’ll soon get the hang of it 👍🏻 There’s a grub screw in the end of the driveshaft that holds the pin, you’ll need to undo with a hex driver or decent Allen key Ah ok, so once removed the pin will just fall out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Just now, ash2910 said: Ah ok, so once removed the pin will just fall out? It should but might need a gently tapping out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 40 minutes ago, tomr said: It should but might need a gently tapping out Got it out thanks, now struggling to get the two knuckes back into the new the hub carrier, any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, ash2910 said: Got it out thanks, now struggling to get the two knuckes back into the new the hub carrier, any tips? You have to unscrew the two pillow balls out, put them into the carrier then screw them back on to the arms 👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, tomr said: You have to unscrew the two pillow balls out, put them into the carrier then screw them back on to the arms 👍🏻 Yeah lol figured it out thanks, I was trying to use brute force to get it in but failed haha All sorted now thanks! 😊 Edited February 27, 2022 by ash2910 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 It finally happened, rear suspension mount gone . The original held up to some decent bashing but cnc one on the way now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewootts Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Ivan Stewart inspired paint job... Just need to find some decent decals. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) On 03/02/2022 at 15:02, Microspeed said: @Microspeed have you tried the 22T pinion? Edited March 6, 2022 by ash2910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microspeed Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Not yet. I destroyed the 15t pinion as it wasn’t tight enough and then rounded off the motor screws, so drilled them out and fitted stainless bolts and the 17t pinion. hopefully I’m over at the runway later this week 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Microspeed said: Not yet. I destroyed the 15t pinion as it wasn’t tight enough and then rounded off the motor screws, so drilled them out and fitted stainless bolts and the 17t pinion. hopefully I’m over at the runway later this week 👍 Do let me know how you get on, thinking of going with 18T or 22T but concerned the stock tyres may blow out! If i do upgrade the pinion I'm looking to also add a heatsink and 40mm fan to keep the motor temps down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microspeed Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I’ve not noticed the motor getting hot so far and even after about 20 speed runs it was only warm, looking at what others run on a 4274 motor, we’re a long way off stressing it but I’ve also decided the DR8 isn’t for outright speed, so I’ve been building another 1/8 buggy based speed machine, road tires etc, so the DR8 will stay with the smaller pinions and try the larger ones on the buggy. the tires did balloon on the speed runs but not as bad as I thought, they did a good job considering they aren’t ideal for 60mph+ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, Microspeed said: I’ve not noticed the motor getting hot so far and even after about 20 speed runs it was only warm, looking at what others run on a 4274 motor, we’re a long way off stressing it but I’ve also decided the DR8 isn’t for outright speed, so I’ve been building another 1/8 buggy based speed machine, road tires etc, so the DR8 will stay with the smaller pinions and try the larger ones on the buggy. the tires did balloon on the speed runs but not as bad as I thought, they did a good job considering they aren’t ideal for 60mph+ Mrs will kill me if i buy another rc car just for outright speed haha so I'll have to stick with the DR8 what max size pinion would you recommend without blowing out the stock tyres? Will add a heatsink and fan to be on the safe side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microspeed Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I bought a 2nd chassis for less than a set of wheels for it costs and just picked up bits along the way. Now have a HW max6 esc, 3670 2650kv motor and a skyrc tx, I just need battery boxes ( going to run it on 4s till I fit a larger motor ) and a body but the wheelbase is 340mm, which is a weird size for bodies it seems. no idea how much faster the dr8 will go but the tires are almost dinner plates already on a 15t, so it won’t take much more to rip them off. I will buy some belted off road tires so that issue goes away. I tend to show the misses what I just spent the money on, that way she can’t say no, she can whinge and whine but once it’s in my hands, not much she can do about it!! 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2910 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 4 hours ago, Microspeed said: I bought a 2nd chassis for less than a set of wheels for it costs and just picked up bits along the way. Now have a HW max6 esc, 3670 2650kv motor and a skyrc tx, I just need battery boxes ( going to run it on 4s till I fit a larger motor ) and a body but the wheelbase is 340mm, which is a weird size for bodies it seems. no idea how much faster the dr8 will go but the tires are almost dinner plates already on a 15t, so it won’t take much more to rip them off. I will buy some belted off road tires so that issue goes away. I tend to show the misses what I just spent the money on, that way she can’t say no, she can whinge and whine but once it’s in my hands, not much she can do about it!! 😎 Any recommendations for belted tyres, don't want to spend too much. I use mine primarily on grass in a large open area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microspeed Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 None that are cheap! Looks like £60+ easy for a set, some are £50 a pair, I’ll keep my eyes out for a cheap solution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewootts Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Microspeed said: I’ve not noticed the motor getting hot so far and even after about 20 speed runs it was only warm, looking at what others run on a 4274 motor, we’re a long way off stressing it but I’ve also decided the DR8 isn’t for outright speed, so I’ve been building another 1/8 buggy based speed machine, road tires etc, so the DR8 will stay with the smaller pinions and try the larger ones on the buggy. the tires did balloon on the speed runs but not as bad as I thought, they did a good job considering they aren’t ideal for 60mph+ When I used the 17t with mine it got Red hot, but I may of had another issues at the time like knackered diff bearings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewootts Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Here is my mates with belted badlands on.. he needed to fit 15mm axle extensions on to clear the front steering knuckles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Looks badass with those wheels/tyres. Shame they are so expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thewootts Posted March 10, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2022 More shell spam!! It's finished. Not sure why I bothered it will be trashed again in no time.... Still, it looks aight at the moment😛 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Looks really good just now but yep they all get trashed eventually 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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