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MetalMan
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01.16.2007, 12:28 AM

It's not ready yet :018:. Still need to make some guards to keep debris from the center diff for when I start driving in dirt (it's fine without protection on grass and street).

I got some real work done today. The UBEC was taken off, and a receiver pack mounted. The wiring is the cleanest of any car I have ever had. Got 72" of velcro for straps (used 48" of it). Improved the battery mounts with some polycarbonate angle. Re-filled the center diff (it's missing the case o-ring, so it leaks, a replacement is on the way).

I hit a curb at about 15mph (it was dark and I wasn't watching the truck), and that cause the batteries to slide forward. One of the polycarbonate angle pieces snapped from the battery pushing it forward, and the other just got pushed out of the way. I guess I'll have to put some straps that go along the length of the batteries, as the latitudinal straps seem to not be able to hold the batts tight enough.


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