Thanks guys. I need to order some shims, and have the machinist do a little bit more work, so that I can shim it all properly. Plus I also need some ceramic bearings, as the shielded ones I have may not hold up...

Then the testing begins...

looking go0d...keep us posted on the testing....

Will do!

Are those considered mod1 linc?

The gear pitch is mod 1.

Thanks. That is what I thought. I been looking at ofna centers and I think those are mod 1 as well.

Most if not all 1/8 scale vehicles use mod 1 gearing...

Kinda figured, but had to ask *cough* to sound stupid...... :)

Thats ok, there are no stupid questions, only stupid people! Some a-hole always used to day that to me... You can imagine what I said back!!!

lmao, for sure! Any progress? I know it has only been a day, but getting excited to see the progress of this thing.

I took it back to the machinist to have .050 taken off the bearing area. That way I can use some shims to properly set it up inside the trans case. I will be able to get some mocked up pics today, but have to wait until next week to get all of the parts I need in. I also have to make the output shafts, so I have a fair amount of measuring to do.

I also gave the machinist some diagrams and material to make the adapters to put lst diff cases in a maxx. So I will have a new thread on that soon. Those are much simpler to make, and should provide a good alternative to the other 1/8 scale maxx diff conversions...

Looks great. How much are you paying to get this machining done? I remember Matthew_Armeni paying $88 to get 3 holes drilled!

Honestly, the center diff adapter, gear mods and turning of the stock output shaft has set me back about 200 bucks. And I still have to mount the output gear, and cut/drill the output shaft. Not cheap... That is why I am buying a lathe, so I can prototype these parts myself. I am not sure if I will sell the center diff adapter. I would like a more elegant solution, and for that I need a different lower gear. I have an idea what to use, so I will give that a try...

$88 for three holes is a bit much. My machinist charges $1 a minute ($60 per hour) which is fair, IMO. That is why I am doing the drill/tap for the lower gear mount holes. It really does not matter where they are, so my drill press will do the job just fine.

:oh: That's alot of cash! How much will a lathe set you back? You should consider one of these:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=5980

I am liking the look of this one:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=45861

Should be a good start, and if I outgrow it I can always sell it locally and buy something bigger.