Hot bodies 1/8 diffs

[WEB]

Yes it would increase the chance of bending the shock tower and also it could bend any thing go with plastic ones form traxxas ones you will see them on ebay a broken body post is better than bending shock tower just my 2 cents???

[Overdriven]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

I wouldn't recommend using alloy posts & towers, that will indeed increase the chances of bending the towers. Use short plastic posts and alloy towers for best results ( long posts in any material will be prone to bending or snapping... ).

Otherwise you can make your own from some nylon rod the correct diameter & cross drill it for the mounting screws and body clips ( 2mm drill bit should do the trick ).

The aluminum rod I used for the towers wasn't the best quality stuff and was definitely weaker than the New Era towers I had. But good looking out and I really like your nylon rod idea anyway. Easy to work with, no worries that it'll bend or break towers and it should be alot cheaper in the long run compared to buying posts made for a stock truck.

[WEB]

Sorry did not see that post,when i was doing my post suicideneil must of posted first that"s my story and i am sicking to it.lol:)

[suicideneil]

Originally Posted by Overdriven

The aluminum rod I used for the towers wasn't the best quality stuff and was definitely weaker than the New Era towers I had. But good looking out and I really like your nylon rod idea anyway. Easy to work with, no worries that it'll bend or break towers and it should be alot cheaper in the long run compared to buying posts made for a stock truck.

Yeah, you can buy a meter / yard of nylon rod ( Delrin usually ) for a couple bucks which is enough to make a dozen or more posts, compared to one set of posts which costs ~$5 or so. Seen it done a few times over the years and it works & looks fine + very cheap ofcourse.

[cmac]

Ok I don't have the hinge pins, but I made my second ESC plate. This is just a trial fit I will have to file and sand and then send all the parts to be anodized.

[cmac]

More.....

[cmac]

Even more.....

Originally Posted by cmac

Even more.....

How did you get a red flm chassis by chance or is that not a flm chassis as it appears that it looks like what I have ???

Originally Posted by cmac

Has any one seen these guys. There is an article in the Sept 2011 of Radio Control Car Action.
www.inspectorbots.com
The $10,000 dollar E-maxx uses a FLM chassis and Arms, but it also uses Integy parts as well.

Yeah I read that and looked at his site. I'd say he has no more than $2500 max into the most expensive one that shoots pepper spray balls with a M16 front sight and a fake suppressor.

I hope he's not raping the goverment and giving the rc world a bad name.

[cmac]

Yes that is an extended FLM chassis that I had anodized. I wish I waited because I had to notch the chassis where I mounted the center diff and I now have to re-anodize the chassis. Oh well I'm going to have a few more parts done to match the chassis as well.

Originally Posted by cmac

Yes that is an extended FLM chassis that I had anodized. I wish I waited because I had to notch the chassis where I mounted the center diff and I now have to re-anodize the chassis. Oh well I'm going to have a few more parts done to match the chassis as well.

If you don't mind me asking what's a rough cost of having a chassis done with the anodizing ??

[cmac]

Well here in Houston I found a shop that is willing to do "small" orders and they charge 45 dollars for the chassis and a few extra parts. They are usually very quick 3-4 days max.

That sounds good. Maybe when things get better financially for me I can break the truck down and box and ship it out unless I can find it cheaper locally.

[cmac]

one more pic

[cmac]

I still cant post full size pics. I have an account with photobucket and I have resized the pic but it still only posts thumbnails. What am I doing wrong?