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Old 09-28-2011, 02:28 PM
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Default 10 Tips For Building a Better Kit

If you're a racer and have built a lot of kits, you may know some of these tips. There may be a few, however, you don't know. These tips should work for any kit.

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Nice site and some great articles. Thanks

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Nice site and some great articles. Thanks

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Thanks. Glad you liked it.
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The flush cutter is something I'm glad you mentioned. Many people do not even know the difference, but they make a huge difference when trimming parts trees and even more so when cutting zip ties. It kills me when I see a zip tie that's been hacked off with anything other than flush cuts and the knub is left exposed.
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They forgot two important things that everyone should have...Top Gear on and a pizza!
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It kills me when I see a zip tie that's been hacked off with anything other than flush cuts and the knub is left exposed.
Agreed
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They forgot two important things that everyone should have...Top Gear on and a pizza!
Good call. For me it's either the classic rock or country station and a beer or cup of coffee
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One that i did not see and learned the hard way is to make sure that you use the blue loctite on metal to metal connections like when you are using an aftermarket knuckle or shock tower. i lost a few screws that way and spent hours chasing down simple problems like missing screws that had vibrated out.
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Good stuff!!
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Thanks for the good read. I can't believe how many hack jobs I see out there. If you're spending some good coin on a kit, why not make it as perfect as you can?
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