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brushlessboy16 · 01.09.2009, 01:02 PM

Im pretty sure most 1/8th scale diff gears would work- what model car is the CD out of?

I love my metal spur gear- not THAT load and wont ever strip. The 52t Hellfire gear I got is also steel- i havent run it to see if it is any louder

JesseV · 01.09.2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Im pretty sure most 1/8th scale diff gears would work- what model car is the CD out of?

I love my metal spur gear- not THAT load and wont ever strip. The 52t Hellfire gear I got is also steel- i havent run it to see if it is any louder

I think its Hobao. LiquidRC ships 0,99usd to Finland too so I usually order stuff from there. They have only Asso rc8 spur or inferno spur.

BrianG · 01.09.2009, 01:18 PM

yeah, there are a lot of choices when using the Hobao diff. I know that the Kyosho 46T plastic spur Mike has does fit. You might have to get some diff gaskets and/or shims to get the internal mesh perfect though.

brushlessboy16 · 01.09.2009, 01:26 PM

I found out that either the diff case on my matrix's center diff (aluminum) was warped or the hellfire uses about 1mm larger hole spacing cuz i have to persuade it to get on :)

brushlessboy16 · 01.10.2009, 12:28 AM

Picture Time :)

Metallover · 01.10.2009, 12:35 AM

Thats a big truggy. Makes the MMM look like the MM in the first pic. Is it heavy?

BL_RV0 · 01.10.2009, 12:51 AM

Do you think you could get a closer shot of the trays? How hard was it to bend the kydex? Where did you get it? How much money?

brushlessboy16 · 01.10.2009, 12:50 AM

Its not a big truck, just really long.. Look at the batteries- they fit between the rear diff housing and center diff mount... MMM Runs like a champ though :)

brushlessboy16 · 01.10.2009, 01:03 AM

Its 3/16 kydex plastic, was maybe 10 bucks for a 24x18 sheet. Its easy to bend the stuff with a plumbers torch and some patience- all the dark marks you see are burn marks

BL_RV0 · 01.10.2009, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Its 3/16 kydex plastic, was maybe 10 bucks for a 24x18 sheet. Its easy to bend the stuff with a plumbers torch and some patience- all the dark marks you see are burn marks

Cool, thanks.

eovnu87435ds · 01.10.2009, 01:07 AM

kydex doesnt need to be very very hot to bend... I was making my own out of kydex... really strong plastic. its a 1/4 inch thick, and I used a plumbing torch. You only need to go back and forth a few times until it is warm enough to bend. And you dont really need gloves or anything, I could hold it with my hands and bend it. It is a little tough to bend, but you will get it sooner or later. as for finding some, go to ebay and type kydex

brushlessboy16 · 01.10.2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by eovnu87435ds

kydex doesnt need to be very very hot to bend... I was making my own out of kydex... really strong plastic. its a 1/4 inch thick, and I used a plumbing torch. You only need to go back and forth a few times until it is warm enough to bend. And you dont really need gloves or anything, I could hold it with my hands and bend it. It is a little tough to bend, but you will get it sooner or later. as for finding some, go to ebay and type kydex

Its 3/16 :)

Whatever you do- dont stop moving the torch.. And it takes a while to heat if your trying not to burn it- if u could care less about how it looks its alot faster

Arct1k · 01.10.2009, 01:13 AM

Looking good... Just get some sticky foam from the craft shop to line them. The stuff kids cut out for pictures works well.

Got the extra mile and get the dremmel / sandpaper to the edges of the trays and motor mount. You've put so much effort in go the last bit...

brushlessboy16 · 01.10.2009, 08:58 PM

Ran the truck today at school(robotics) ran pretty well aside from a few things- the new spur gear is louder then the humongous 66t,My motor mount came loose and almost totaled my pinion(my fault-loctite time). The only real problem was the front walls of both battery trays broke out- they were held in by 2 little m3 coarse screws. both screws pulled out when i came off a jump and landed nose first...perpendicular to the ground.

2 part epoxy should do a better job no?

The truck turns a hell of alot better with the 0 offset wheels and the weight better distributed.. Now I just need to get some bent tie rod ends to clear the wheels and get my steering throw back

eovnu87435ds · 01.10.2009, 09:09 PM

ya. we both kinda failed today at school... I slid off a curb i was riding parallel to, and hit the corner of the curb with only the front left arm, and did cartwheels 5 feet in the air, and tumbled all the way into the building 25 ft away. nothing broke that time. then i backed into the curb at a slow slow speed and the front bumper shattered