jcam54
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First off this is what I started with...
The list...
RB mod STS d30m
STS matched tuned pipe
Nova clutch shoes
HPI 3spd
FLM ext lcg tvps....#FLM45100
FLM skid plate....#FLM45110
FLM servo plate....#FLM45500
FLM servo mounts....#FLM46000
Hellfire fuel tank....#HPI8705
Hellfire fuel line accessories....#HPI85511
Antenna tube mount (racers edge blue)....#RCE1003B
Nitro rush battery box....#A349
RPM reciever box....#RPM80052
Custom battery hold down and location (local lhs owners race savage tip)
Custom th linkage (local lhs owner race savage tip)
(ofna slider kit...#10704, ofna linkage kit...#10724 and traxxass linkage set...#5368)
HPI suspension conversion....#HPI87245
HPI 17mm hex conversion set....#HPI87229
Upgrade to x ss alum diffs and gears with 20k
front and 10k rear
New servos...Hitech HS-5645mg th, and HS-5955TG st with alum. servo horns
3/8" heat shrink tube
1/4" heat shrink tube
LST2 aluminum shocks
New Era Models LST2 shock mount kit....#HSV402V2
Pro-Line MGT Desert Rat body
After complete tear down and clean I started with the diffs...(thanks parkermarsh for the help with the shimming) and assembly of the front and rear diff/shock assemblies.
Here is a close up of the New Era kit, front suspension conversion, and 17mm hex conversion installed.
Right
Left
The rear with suspension conversion, shocks/New Era mount kit, 17mm hex conversion and one tvp installed. (note the shocks are now mounted on the rear of the a-arm...thanks for the advice Bankrupter...you'll see correction in later picks).
Close up.
Installed 3spd tranny.
Installed front and rear assemblies and trans with dog bones and one tvp.
This was how I was going to run the firestorm battery box but decided to change it up to a custom location and mount recomended by my local lhs owner...he runs it this way race savage...you'll see in a few (I gotta keep the suspense going!!! LOL!!). ALL you 25 owners can run it like this in the picture...all you need to do is mark the cross brace (infront of diff assembly) for the screw holes and drill, then mount with small fine thread screws and back them with 2 m2 lock nuts (one behind the brace and one run up on the screw---sandwiches the battery box and cross brace). This is sturdy and clears the grill/bumper nicely!
Close up of mount/screws.
Now for the mid tank...
I installed the FLM servo plate and set up the hellfire tank and st. servo.
Next onto the RPM reciever box.
I shaved off the mounting tabs on the rear of the box to make it sit flush against the tvps and fliped the box to keep the opening for the wires on top and less likely to collect dirt and water/mud.
Well this build is still in the process of so I will update and complete it when I can.
The list...
RB mod STS d30m
STS matched tuned pipe
Nova clutch shoes
HPI 3spd
FLM ext lcg tvps....#FLM45100
FLM skid plate....#FLM45110
FLM servo plate....#FLM45500
FLM servo mounts....#FLM46000
Hellfire fuel tank....#HPI8705
Hellfire fuel line accessories....#HPI85511
Antenna tube mount (racers edge blue)....#RCE1003B
Nitro rush battery box....#A349
RPM reciever box....#RPM80052
Custom battery hold down and location (local lhs owners race savage tip)
Custom th linkage (local lhs owner race savage tip)
(ofna slider kit...#10704, ofna linkage kit...#10724 and traxxass linkage set...#5368)
HPI suspension conversion....#HPI87245
HPI 17mm hex conversion set....#HPI87229
Upgrade to x ss alum diffs and gears with 20k
front and 10k rear
New servos...Hitech HS-5645mg th, and HS-5955TG st with alum. servo horns
3/8" heat shrink tube
1/4" heat shrink tube
LST2 aluminum shocks
New Era Models LST2 shock mount kit....#HSV402V2
Pro-Line MGT Desert Rat body
After complete tear down and clean I started with the diffs...(thanks parkermarsh for the help with the shimming) and assembly of the front and rear diff/shock assemblies.
Here is a close up of the New Era kit, front suspension conversion, and 17mm hex conversion installed.
Right
Left
The rear with suspension conversion, shocks/New Era mount kit, 17mm hex conversion and one tvp installed. (note the shocks are now mounted on the rear of the a-arm...thanks for the advice Bankrupter...you'll see correction in later picks).
Close up.
Installed 3spd tranny.
Installed front and rear assemblies and trans with dog bones and one tvp.
This was how I was going to run the firestorm battery box but decided to change it up to a custom location and mount recomended by my local lhs owner...he runs it this way race savage...you'll see in a few (I gotta keep the suspense going!!! LOL!!). ALL you 25 owners can run it like this in the picture...all you need to do is mark the cross brace (infront of diff assembly) for the screw holes and drill, then mount with small fine thread screws and back them with 2 m2 lock nuts (one behind the brace and one run up on the screw---sandwiches the battery box and cross brace). This is sturdy and clears the grill/bumper nicely!
Close up of mount/screws.
Now for the mid tank...
I installed the FLM servo plate and set up the hellfire tank and st. servo.
Next onto the RPM reciever box.
I shaved off the mounting tabs on the rear of the box to make it sit flush against the tvps and fliped the box to keep the opening for the wires on top and less likely to collect dirt and water/mud.
Well this build is still in the process of so I will update and complete it when I can.
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