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Joey · 03.12.2009, 08:27 PM

Ok! Ill PM you the address. Thanks so much.

**Shipped!! -** 03.13.2009, 04:22 AM

...sent with gum about 10 minutes ago :D Got in for the weekend flight so should be there mid to end of next week...I am guessing Wednesday Thursday...Might want to give them a bit of a scrub because there is still a bit of purkle left on them...Good to go Joe :D

Joey · 03.13.2009, 11:40 AM

Wait... gum, but no parsley?!

Thanks Bit, I appreciate your willingness to always help.

Joey · 03.16.2009, 12:08 AM

Got the braces mounted. The lexan and motor mount are marked up and ready to be cut in the morning at the machine shop. Im ordering new center dogbones that actually fit, so I cant mount the center diff on the lexan until I get the bones to place the diff exactly where it needs to go. Not sure if Im going to use the radio box or not..

Joey · 03.16.2009, 01:33 PM

ABRUPT CHANGE OF PLANS AHEAD!!

I have decided to scrap the idea of mounting the CD on top of a sheet of lexan. I ran into big problems:

1) CD cups were going to end up very high above the F/R diff input cups. This would have stressed them too much and may have even caused binding... dont even want to find out anymore.

2) I was coming up empty on how to secure the top of one of the two CD plastic mounts. The huge hole in the chassis where the tranny goes left no metal for chassis braces. It was all going to just be kind of akward anyway on the top part of the mounts.

The change:

I have decided to use just 4 chassis braces and found a good spot to suspend the CD between the plates low in the chassis. 2 braces on the front CD mount, 2 braces on the rear CD mount (which the motor plate will also be attached to). 3 of the 4 braces will be a direct fit into the chassis I think, the 4th will most likely require me to make a custom motor mount not unlike Bithed's for his HFX. This will allow me to get the 4th chassis brace mounted at the top of the chassis and connect it to the tip of the motor mount.

Im pretty stoked about this, I think its going to work better and look much cleaner!

Joey · 03.18.2009, 06:51 PM

I got the front CD mount braced in, and Im really happy with how its turning out. The spur gear will hang out the underside of the chassis a bit, but I can make a skid plate to protect it. Before you ask, yeah I know the plastic piece is crooked, it had to be that way to get the screws how I wanted them. There is JUST enough clearance between the cd cups and the braces to be comfortable. Cant wait to get the last 2 braces and finish this up.

BL_RV0 · 03.18.2009, 08:52 PM

Looking good. How much have you spent to date?