66LikesHot Bodies D413 1/10 4WD Buggy
07-03-2014, 11:17 PM
#3481
Tech Adept
yay parts are trickling in...just got 3 emails from tower that some of my backordered d413 parts has shipped....
07-03-2014, 11:19 PM
#3482
Thank you very much sir. I'll have to get the shock oil and diff cause i don't think I have 80k or 45 weight. I have 100k and 200k for my nitro car.
I can't wait to start the build
I can't wait to start the build
07-03-2014, 11:26 PM
#3483
Norcal hobbies had two kits come in today, both sold one to dstreelm, happy for you buddy, this is a great car to get into
ohhh dremel the front swaybar a bit flat so it han not be pulled out of the plastic dodad...and be careful not to over tighten it.
i ran josh close setup for the norcal champs race...its great..but current track layout seems to do better with 45wt oil up front and 3 hole 1.3 pistons....i also went with AE blue buggy front springs, which are one step harder than stock springs
also grab a bag a shims with i think 5mm ID hole, 0.5mm thick, and put it under the bellcrank link, it will tighten up some of that slop....but maybe your car is second gen and doesnt have that problem
get some high moly content grease for the outdrives, manual says nothing about it, but i highly recommend putting a dab of it on all the outdrives (black grease from AE and TLR is rumored to have moly in it, but they dont describe whats in their stuff, so i use 60% Honda moly grease....the cool thing about moly is even when the grease is gone, the microscobic moly remains, and keeps things rotating.
also get some 80K center diff oil, it will be easier on your spur (might even go 70K)...and a STEEL pinion 21T....
the 6.5T actinium and radon pro is awesome, use 3-4 layers of servo tape, i like the 3m tape from lowes that is maximum strenght (think 50 pounds) the foam in the tape is softer than all the other and will allow some vibration dampening, i could not get the kyosho gel pad to stick, good enough
put a fan near the motor 30x30mm will do..i prefer sunon...i just use the lowes 3m tape to attach it
i did sand the edges of the carbon, but i doubt how much a bit of loctite is going to help
blue loctite on all screws going into metal...once the ball cups are popped in place do not unpop them, unscrew the whole ball stud instead.
punk beams and fullslot works great, im sure the super or mega soft dirtwebs will work well as well, mondrell was running gold bar codes on his 44
that all i can think of right now
ohhh dremel the front swaybar a bit flat so it han not be pulled out of the plastic dodad...and be careful not to over tighten it.
i ran josh close setup for the norcal champs race...its great..but current track layout seems to do better with 45wt oil up front and 3 hole 1.3 pistons....i also went with AE blue buggy front springs, which are one step harder than stock springs
also grab a bag a shims with i think 5mm ID hole, 0.5mm thick, and put it under the bellcrank link, it will tighten up some of that slop....but maybe your car is second gen and doesnt have that problem
get some high moly content grease for the outdrives, manual says nothing about it, but i highly recommend putting a dab of it on all the outdrives (black grease from AE and TLR is rumored to have moly in it, but they dont describe whats in their stuff, so i use 60% Honda moly grease....the cool thing about moly is even when the grease is gone, the microscobic moly remains, and keeps things rotating.
also get some 80K center diff oil, it will be easier on your spur (might even go 70K)...and a STEEL pinion 21T....
the 6.5T actinium and radon pro is awesome, use 3-4 layers of servo tape, i like the 3m tape from lowes that is maximum strenght (think 50 pounds) the foam in the tape is softer than all the other and will allow some vibration dampening, i could not get the kyosho gel pad to stick, good enough
put a fan near the motor 30x30mm will do..i prefer sunon...i just use the lowes 3m tape to attach it
i did sand the edges of the carbon, but i doubt how much a bit of loctite is going to help
blue loctite on all screws going into metal...once the ball cups are popped in place do not unpop them, unscrew the whole ball stud instead.
punk beams and fullslot works great, im sure the super or mega soft dirtwebs will work well as well, mondrell was running gold bar codes on his 44
that all i can think of right now
I bought a set of gold barcodes per Mondrell's recommendation, I'll experiment with something softer later, but I figured the barcodes would be a good baseline.
I've got an extra fan on the way too.
Do you happen to know what screw you used to fill the 4th hole on your shock piston?
I'm hoping to dig into the build this weekend and have it ready for Wednesday!
07-03-2014, 11:33 PM
#3484
Just pick up a piston drill folks, or borrow mine. It is so much easier.
07-03-2014, 11:50 PM
#3485
07-04-2014, 01:04 AM
#3486
Just checked my back order at Tower. They shipped 3 different spare part items from my back order list. Everything else is still waiting for stock.
I did not have to select, or click on anything. They just filled part of my order with what they had available, and shipped it out.
I did not have to select, or click on anything. They just filled part of my order with what they had available, and shipped it out.
07-04-2014, 03:31 AM
#3487
Tech Regular
07-04-2014, 09:47 AM
#3488
Tech Adept
i used a screw from one of my helicopters (self cutting kind of screw....you can also drill...or CA glue a toothpick....
didnt have to do anything for the towers order...i have 3 seperate backorders...ond one thing from each of them is being shipped...and no i didnt horde parts...getting shock shaft, ballcup, and hinge pins yay
didnt have to do anything for the towers order...i have 3 seperate backorders...ond one thing from each of them is being shipped...and no i didnt horde parts...getting shock shaft, ballcup, and hinge pins yay
07-04-2014, 10:25 AM
#3489
!! I thought it would be automatically filled also !! All I had to do was select to fill my order !! UUUGGHH !!
Just checked my back order at Tower. They shipped 3 different spare part items from my back order list. Everything else is still waiting for stock.
I did not have to select, or click on anything. They just filled part of my order with what they had available, and shipped it out.
I did not have to select, or click on anything. They just filled part of my order with what they had available, and shipped it out.
07-04-2014, 11:17 AM
#3491
Tech Adept
tower members vs non members ?
07-04-2014, 12:50 PM
#3492
Tech Fanatic
iTrader: (2)
Perhaps they put things "in stock" before they fill back orders, in which case it would seem that anyone could come along and order the item and then a back order won't get filled? Or, they are overlooking the back orders before putting things in stock? Something just doesn't seem right there.
07-04-2014, 01:24 PM
#3493
I am a member at Tower ive been a member for quite a while
I still think their system like their back age website is flawed! I finally got a manager on the phone and let him know how I really felt! when peoples back ordered kits after mine was back ordered, is frustrating! I told him that I am NOT renewing my membership and will shop elsewhere! Tower was the first in the online game! They are soo behind in technology! My order was paid for the day I back ordered it and they told me I did not pay for it so I faxed them my information! VERY POOR
outfit! When and IF I ever get my buggy, I'm done with Tower! After all of that, they sent me a courtesy $10 gift certificate! I couldnt spend that if I wanted to! No spur gears in stock!
I still think their system like their back age website is flawed! I finally got a manager on the phone and let him know how I really felt! when peoples back ordered kits after mine was back ordered, is frustrating! I told him that I am NOT renewing my membership and will shop elsewhere! Tower was the first in the online game! They are soo behind in technology! My order was paid for the day I back ordered it and they told me I did not pay for it so I faxed them my information! VERY POOR
outfit! When and IF I ever get my buggy, I'm done with Tower! After all of that, they sent me a courtesy $10 gift certificate! I couldnt spend that if I wanted to! No spur gears in stock!
07-04-2014, 02:34 PM
#3494
Now that I have my diffs brk in, I have to re do the fluid in the diffs... there is someone at my local track using 10/50/10.... said it helps with the landings and control in the air...Thoughts? We are similar in diving style, so I was thinking of trying..
07-04-2014, 04:34 PM
#3495
I always tune my center diff according to surface traction. Heavy enough oil so my front tires don't diff out and roast the tread off within one night of racing, yet light enough to keep you from riding wheelies every time you touch the throttle. It's really nice when you can have a few center diffs prebuilt with different oil weights in each of them. Makes test and tune a lot quicker.