Lone-wolf Posted September 8, 2024 Author Share Posted September 8, 2024 4 minutes ago, Davy Crockett said: Looking good pal 👍 can I ask what shocks and what length please? They are Injora 1/18th 45mm shocks, worked out well i mounted the top mount to the highest point on shock tower, they are not perfect but do work 1000x better than stock 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Crockett Posted September 9, 2024 Share Posted September 9, 2024 Thanks for the reply 👍 I've got some cheapo aluminium shocks to try but may go oil filled in time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Crockett Posted September 9, 2024 Share Posted September 9, 2024 Some tinkering has started..... Couldn't help myself 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted September 9, 2024 Author Share Posted September 9, 2024 24 minutes ago, Davy Crockett said: Some tinkering has started..... Couldn't help myself wonder what your doing to that body, talking of tinkering i want to source metal prop shafts for mine, i know Axial 24 shafts are right diameter just need to work out what length, also gonna put a micro plug connector in the lighting wire loom so i can remove the texan body completely to work on truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljp83141 Posted September 11, 2024 Share Posted September 11, 2024 Can you buy complete axles for these trucks? I'm thinking about adding portals on my regular cr-18 but I've only been able to find individual parts which seems to cost the price of a complete truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Crockett Posted September 13, 2024 Share Posted September 13, 2024 On 09/09/2024 at 18:22, Lone-wolf said: wonder what your doing to that body Patience my friend....... Nowt major, bit of printing and paint hopefully look a bit more 'scale'. Post some progress pics soon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Crockett Posted September 14, 2024 Share Posted September 14, 2024 A little progress and new look coming on ...... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted September 14, 2024 Author Share Posted September 14, 2024 1 hour ago, Davy Crockett said: A little progress and new look coming on ...... Looking smart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Crockett Posted September 15, 2024 Share Posted September 15, 2024 Bit of progress & more to come. Working on interior and hoping to print for weekend. Started fitting the cheap ally shocks and a real PITA!! 🤣🤓 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtech Posted November 6, 2024 Share Posted November 6, 2024 Thanks @steephill Thanks for the heads up on the new V2 axle, and its ability to flip the diff - the torque twist really bugs me. I ordered the axle, some heavy brass Injora wheels, the yellow Silicone inserts, and a set of the V2 high-clearance links. I am in the middle of fitting the axle at the moment, and I have run into the inevitable hitch, and I am looking for hive-mind advice, please! In my attached picture the high clearance links are sitting completely at rest, as is the axle. The elongated brass ball-end in the high clearance link naturally sits against the tab on the new axle beautifully - but the additional new 2nd tab (marked with the orange star) the V2 axle now has, is very in the way. It seems the only option is to remove these additional tabs - which seems a real shame, as I would love the bolt supported by the new 2nd tab. How did you do it @steephill ? I could shorten the elongated brass ball end in the link on the lathe by 2mm, to make it fit the gap between the tabs perfectly - but this would hugely stress the other end of the link that merely hinges at its mounting point, it does not have a ball end. Over-thinking things as ever - but that's why we do this right, to get away from thinking about our day jobs! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted November 6, 2024 Author Share Posted November 6, 2024 I fitted the v2 axle to one of my cr18`s and just cut the tabs of the axle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtech Posted November 16, 2024 Share Posted November 16, 2024 Thanks @Lone-wolf I trimmed the tabs off the axle and used the removed tabs as washers/spacers to separate the shock from the new brass rod ends of the high clearance links. Shocks and links all run straight and in line nicely. Such a satisfying mod to be able to reverse the diff in the V2 axle and get rid of the torque twist! Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted December 24, 2024 Author Share Posted December 24, 2024 Well, the FTX Evo rock van has gone to a new home, the chap arrived and i found the servo for 2 speed had failed but as luck would have it i found a servo in my rc plane spares that was perfect looked identical, i was thinking i would replace it with the new HPI but maybe not as i am reducing my fleet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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