Parts are at the anodizer. If they turn them around, I am hoping for the end of the week release. :)

*jumping up and down*

The line to buy the conversion kit starts behind me.

teaser
 

Anodizer are killing me(actually, the holidays are probably the root cause of the delays), but I thought I would post a teaser picture of the assembled parts "pre-anodized" :

Looks awesome Mike! Makes me want to buy and convert a XT8. Now I just have to find a money tree! :lol:

When you find that let me know...on second thought, you had better dig it up and hide it somewhere!:yes:

Mike that is a serious piece of art you have made..well done!

Nice
 

Its gonna look good in black.

that thing should be on my doorstep tomorrow :yipi: atleast i hope it shows if not i guess ill have to wait till monday....until then i will drool over this picture :intello:

Rootar did you preorder?
If so were do we go to do that? I have a new in box XT8 that I wont let myself open until I have that frame in hand. I had to buy a used XRAY buggy 2009 spec (already converted to brushless with RCM stuff) because I just couldn't wait anymore.

MIKEEEEE please... i want this chassis, and i need a 808 motor mount :)

They will be ready together - all the parts are currently being anodized. :)

are you going to anodize them to pink? since that would be just awesome!

I have to say, it looks incredibly clean and mudguards are way bigger than on standard chassis.

Mike do you have pricetag already?

w/e the cost is itll be worth it! the new motor mount and all the extras are EXTREMELY nice, and everything has been milled down to be very light.

ill get more pics later, its been finished for a day now but im having terrible computer trouble.

Love the engraving...as always, stunning work Mike!

computer is working ok so i figured i post up some pictures.

I cant believe im gonna put that uglyass body on there :whistle: I still need to drill my new body mount holes hence the foam hold the rear up.

i may also put a polished top plate on it to go with the hubs, blocks, and chassis stuff.

Hey Ross. looks good.:yes: What body is that? The JC bulldog for the rc8t?

Looks nice all together. I have been looking for a used XT8 and have not come across one I like as of yet.

With the slipperential, are you using the 50T spur or the 46? Or the new Mod0.8 58T?

Looks fantastic though - I'm tempted to get an XT8 rather than convert my TRF801XT now...

its the proline body for the rc8t. doesnt fit perfect but im gonna use it.

thats the 58t mod.8 spur i will prolly put my stock center in there with a 50t mod1 plastic spur, as the slipperential will go back in my 808.

tell us how that went. It's not looking bad actually. If it fits, I think my new one is going to be this...

and of course, that conversion is nice as well, but that body.. hmmmmmm :angel:

Does the motor mount split? looks like the front mount is 2 piece?

yep, easy access to the centerdiff!

more pics.

Where is the servo mount plate/rx tray/transponder mount? Should have one I thought.:neutral:

Why did you flip the arm on the servo saver to run the inboard steering linkage?

Mike forgot to send my servo tray piece but then he had the idea to see if flipping the servo arm around to so if it would work and it does. so i think he is gonna work on a Rx box to go in the new found space....

Hmm... I looked at the flipped servo saver arm when I originally built mine and it either contacted the steering link plate or was really, really close. Its been a while now though. Gonna have to look at that again.

it is very close to the steering link but it goes lock to lock without actually contacting the steering link.

Reversed steering doesn't work on my XT8'09, it hits and left trow is reduced 25%.

can one use the 52 mod1 spur?

im getting 100% throw both ways and ive got 2mm of clearance at full left.

I double checked on mine and it won't work either. The 09 has the CF ackerman plate and it's wider than the aluminum one on the older XT8 so it would hit sooner. Also I have the aluminum hubs that I dremeled a little to get more steering throw so that's not helping.

me too have alu hubs and dremeled them for more trow.

Rootar has the carbon ackerman too, where is the difference then?

Maybe the difference is just the hubs then? Not sure.

i havent dremeled these hubs for more throw yet.... they are off an xb8 buggy i have. but if i did dremel them for more toe i could swap back to the older aluminum steering link and gain another 3-4mm of clearance for more throw.....

im not sure what exactly is hitting the steering link on yalls trucks either the plastic ball cups or the servo saver but i put i just put a shim under the servo saver to just barely lower the ball link and now when it goes full lock if it kept going the steering lnk would go inbetween the ball cup and the servo saver all the way to the ball studs post... so thats another 4mm of clearance

with a 2mm shim mine hits with the flange on the ballstudd and i need maybe 2mm more trow to left to get full travel.

i could shave the flange...

id shave the steering link or get the aluminum one....

There is really no need to flip the linkage that I can see. I'm just gonna leave it on the outside like it originally was. Works perfectly that way and then just use the rx tray the way it was supposed to be. Besides that the servo was carefully positioned to have a balanced throw with it stood up and the link on the outside. Not sure if it's all lined up right flipped tO the middle.

When things get to close bad things happen in my experience. These cars flex all over the place while they are running.

mine stays outside like it was ment to be.:mdr:

yea i doubt with it being that close mike will want to cahnge anything. Mine is already back on the outside and i shaved my hubs for more throw....

man i cant wait to have it.:yipi:

i asked the RC-M importer to get it for me.:love: