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Old 12-19-2012 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Cadman1981
Here is the latest of where i am at with my car



My chassis was not only tweaked, but it was actually bulging from the center, so i shopped around, was curious about your aluminum chassis Marv, but then i found the Exotek chassis.

http://www.exotekracing.com/sprint-spx-pro-chassis-set/

I haven't tried the car yet (friday is my first test), but already the car is MUCH stiffer, and straighter.

There are shims everywhere, i rebuilt the diffs like on this thread, i rebuilt the car from the ground up, i even had to grind out the plastic piece infront of the motor so i can fit my brushless motor, the tabs were rubbing on the frame.

Also - Marv, for the steering, i grinded down the front c-cups a little, but i actually grinded down the 2 steering hubs. I used a 1/8" bit on my dremmel and removed enough so i can do a full lock on my steering now.

Lookin' Good Cadman!

Yeah, most all the S2 chassis are buggered.

I got my aluminum one off eBay from a rouge maker.

I doubt that we'll see any more from him =
He stopped listing them, won't respond to messaging, emails or answer his phone.

There's a maker in the UK that was selling their version on eBay = RadshapeRC.com - BUT it looks like they stopped once they ran out.

I personally like the aluminum for the weight.
But that's not to say I wouldn't try a CF chassis some day.

Do you have pics of what and where you had to grind to get your BLM to fit?

I'm curious = I have the Novak 25.5 SS and didn't have to dremel anything to get it to fit.


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