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Old 10-06-2006, 03:14 PM
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any guys having any binding with the throttle linkage? I am having a hard time aligning the carb with the throttle linkage without getting enough side load on the carb barrel to cause binding on the throttle (not good)
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Old 10-06-2006, 03:25 PM
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Two things!

1st, the rubber gromets under the throttle servo seem to have worked. I drove 2 tanks through it with no problems. I did, however, run a durability test(flew off biggest jump on track, straight into chain link fence post at 30+ mph, only cracked the hinge pin retainer... !)

2nd, I got my body back from the paint shop(father-in-law, he paints all my bodies) It turned out perfectly, I told him to try and match the box:





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Old 10-06-2006, 04:15 PM
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Thanks!

So if I am waiting on my 3/3 block to come in can I just put a 1mm washer under the front mount of the diff case to make up for this?

I asked Drake this question and he said that you need .040 under the front of the gearbox to make the extra 1 degree. However he warned me that the driveshaft could be close to popping out of the center diff. I decided to just order the 3/3 plate
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Old 10-06-2006, 04:17 PM
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awww... thanks Q, that means alot to me

heres some pics of my nasty beast..






man it look even nastier in the pics
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Old 10-06-2006, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by los3979
any guys having any binding with the throttle linkage? I am having a hard time aligning the carb with the throttle linkage without getting enough side load on the carb barrel to cause binding on the throttle (not good)

I had to turn the ball end on the carb around to point to the back but that lined it up perfectly.
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Old 10-06-2006, 09:55 PM
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Scotty5555 wasn't kidding when he refered to his buggy as a nasty beast!!!!
Have you ever thought about cleaning that nasty looking pipe?
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Old 10-06-2006, 11:20 PM
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I thought about it, it just hasnt happend,

that stuff is so caked on i dont know what to do.
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Old 10-07-2006, 05:31 AM
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Here is the best way to clean a pipe. Put the pipe in a slow cooker and cover it with antifreeze. Turn it on real low, and let the pipe sit in there for a couple of hours. It will take all the caked on crud right off the pipe and look nice and clean.
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Old 10-07-2006, 05:44 AM
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You forgot the most important part....Don't let your wife know you borrowed her slow cooker!
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As long as you don't turn it up too hot, you can use a trash bag as a liner, and it won't leave that nasty funk on there afterwords...
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I 2nd both those comments Scuba and R40. Especially yours Scuba!!
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the more time i get on the new car the more i am likeing it! i am a good 1.5 sec a lap faster with the 8ight than i was with my xb8. i can also drive it more consistantley. and this is only with a few changes that were made. cant wait to get it tunes in even more and see what she will do.
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Originally Posted by H8W8IN
Hey Guys,
The new car is awesome! I have run about 1.5 gallons thru it. It handles the bumps like nothing that I have ever driven. Just floats right thru them. As far as people saying its overgeared , I dont agree. I have more acceleration than I have ever had. I had to open the needles to calm it down from what I'm used to. I cant wait to go the Futaba Challenge and Pro Series Finals!


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That's because you quit spinning tires. I remember the first motors you ran in 1/8th scale. BAM!!!!!!

I'm going to try going back to the stock ratio this weekend to see what happens.

You car looks great. What were you running for diffs? You told me but I forgot. I thought it was a little heavier than mine.

I aggree! The smoothest car I have ever driven.

Scott......Clean that thing will you???????
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5-5-7 , but I changed to 5-5-4
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Originally Posted by SCUBA STEVE
You forgot the most important part....Don't let your wife know you borrowed her slow cooker!
In your case don't let Tony find out. How's the car working for ya'?
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