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Old 03-13-2014 | 05:53 AM
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Is there anything a person can do to prevent the clunk coming off the nipple?
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Old 03-13-2014 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by wallride14
Is there anything a person can do to prevent the clunk coming off the nipple?
1: I know guy that was able to put a small zip tie around the nipple.. I am not sure how he managed to do it but he did.. and it has held up.

2: I removed the nipple.. drilled out the hole and ran the tube through the tank similar to how losi does it.
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Old 03-13-2014 | 11:42 AM
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Quick update on the tanks. We have a new material and a fix for the clunk. We are working on a couple more things to make the tanks better before we get a new batch to update the existing tanks. We were hoping to have something this week, but it could take another week or two to get them here. We just want to make sure that if we're going through the trouble to make things better that we go the extra mile and make it great. Another week or two now will benefit everyone for the life of the product. More info as we have it...

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Thanks Tekno...I had full confidence that you would address the tank issue correctly. Looking forward to the new tanks...I'm driving much more cautiously in hopes that the my tank doesn't have more issues...can't wait to drive with that worry gone.

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Old 03-13-2014 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by G SquareD
Thanks Tekno...I had full confidence that you would address the tank issue correctly. Looking forward to the new tanks...I'm driving much more cautiously in hopes that the my tank doesn't have more issues...can't wait to drive with that worry gone.

Keep us posted.
I really hope new tank fix all issues, but like I said, the tank hitting the steering post is probably why there are people with broken tanks. Tank post and the tank material doesn’t seem the cause, what is causing the broken tank is the front flex of the chassis. I don’t know for sure just an idea, but it seems pretty logical to me.
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Old 03-13-2014 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jvcabezas
I really hope new tank fix all issues, but like I said, the tank hitting the steering post is probably why there are people with broken tanks. Tank post and the tank material doesn’t seem the cause, what is causing the broken tank is the front flex of the chassis. I don’t know for sure just an idea, but it seems pretty logical to me.

That's interesting, my tank is no where near my steering post.
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Old 03-13-2014 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by masher81
1: I know guy that was able to put a small zip tie around the nipple.. I am not sure how he managed to do it but he did.. and it has held up.

2: I removed the nipple.. drilled out the hole and ran the tube through the tank similar to how losi does it.
I cut a small piece of fuel tubing so it's like a tiny rubber band and use that like a clamp over all the fittings
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Old 03-13-2014 | 03:36 PM
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I cut a small piece of fuel tubing so it's like a tiny rubber band and use that like a clamp over all the fittings
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Old 03-13-2014 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wallride14
Is there anything a person can do to prevent the clunk coming off the nipple?
This is a fairly common problem with clunk tanks. The fix is to run a second piece of tubing around the nipple and clunk ends of the line in the tank. The simplest way to do this is with a tool GMK makes called a Silver Bullet. If you don't have access to one you can look it up on Google and the picture will give you a pretty good idea of what to use as a substitute. I have always used snap ring pliers to get the second ring of tubing over the main line . Once you "clamp" this with fuel tubing it should not come apart . Also check the edges of the clunk and make sure there are no sharp edges on the nipple to cut the line.

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Old 03-13-2014 | 08:31 PM
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Thanks for the great feedback. Still a little confused on how to get the short piece of fuel line all the way down on the nipple inside the tank. My fingers aren't that small. Or do I pull the clunk off to start with?
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Old 03-13-2014 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by wallride14
Thanks for the great feedback. Still a little confused on how to get the short piece of fuel line all the way down on the nipple inside the tank. My fingers aren't that small. Or do I pull the clunk off to start with?
pull the clunk off, add the small piece of fuel line, but have it back a little bit so you can get the clunk back on then roll or slide the small piece over and stop in the middle. That will keep everything snug
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Old 03-14-2014 | 09:19 AM
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I got the roller finished up last night and I have to say it again. Very nice build and butter smooth! everything fits together very well and it is a pleasure to build. I cant wait to get the radio tray and engine in her! I suck at painted so the paint job will be nothing to write home about, but I will post pictures when I am done.
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Old 03-14-2014 | 04:13 PM
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FTW Night Fox XB9 body with Upgrade-RC wrap. Body fits real nice and is a lot thicker than the stock body. Body only needed a little bit of trimming to fit. I am using a air filter setup off my old Mugen 6T so I had no issues with hitting the linkages.
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Old 03-14-2014 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mr240
FTW Night Fox XB9 body with Upgrade-RC wrap. Body fits real nice and is a lot thicker than the stock body. Body only needed a little bit of trimming to fit. I am using a air filter setup off my old Mugen 6T so I had no issues with hitting the linkages.
Looks sharp. Love the FTW bodies. Hoping they make one for the NB48 sometime.
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Old 03-14-2014 | 05:34 PM
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Looks sharp. Love the FTW bodies. Hoping they make one for the NB48 sometime.
I was hoping ProLine would make one of the new type R bodies Tessman was
running at the DNC for the NB48
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Old 03-14-2014 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by mr240
FTW Night Fox XB9 body with Upgrade-RC wrap. Body fits real nice and is a lot thicker than the stock body. Body only needed a little bit of trimming to fit. I am using a air filter setup off my old Mugen 6T so I had no issues with hitting the linkages.
Real sharp!
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