LOSI LST XXL Conversion ideas

[Rebelgium]

Good to hear you might finally find the problem with those diffs.

I love the clean results you always seem to get when fabricating a part, so (as many others have asked before me) could you show us your craftmanship in a video?
Just like how you showed us how you made the CF part with your router.

For example the skidplate, how did you make that?

[mistercrash]

Originally Posted by Rebelgium

Good to hear you might finally find the problem with those diffs.

I love the clean results you always seem to get when fabricating a part, so (as many others have asked before me) could you show us your craftmanship in a video?
Just like how you showed us how you made the CF part with your router.

For example the skidplate, how did you make that?

I basically made it the same way I do with carbon fiber, but it did require more manual work with files to finish it. I used a hacksaw to cut the piece as close as possible to the final dimensions, leaving only about 1/16'' all around the edge. I used a stock LST XXL skid plate as a template to drill the holes then I used those holes to sandwich the piece I want to make to the LST XXL skid plate and used the router table to finish the cut around the piece just like I did in the video with carbon fiber. I would go along 1/4 to 1/2 inch along the outer edge at a time, then I sprayed some WD40 for lubrication and did another 1/4 inch and again with WD40. Without lubrication, the aluminum and bit heat up and the bit will gum up with aluminum. When that happens, you gotta stop and pick at the bit's nook and crannies with something to get the alu out or else it doesn't cut. It's slow and a bit messy, oily The last part where the Muggy steering is secured to I finished up with needle node files by hand.