Originally Posted by
Cmjomaha
Got my kit and will start putting it together this weekend. Couple questions?
Locally someone mentioned I may want the low roll center rear suspension mount. I looked at the nitro buggy thread and found the sheets on the different suspension mounts and various inserts. But could someone explain the different various letter combinations.
RR RR LR
RR FR
FR RR
FR FR
RR RR HR
Just want a better understanding.
Last thing I have the alu shock towers, but might use the carbon fiber ones first. I think I read about sanding and using CA glue on the edges. Is there for process to doing this..??
Thanks...
The process to sanding the shock towers is simple. But don't just to the towers, do the carbon steering top mount as well. Just sand the edges with 400 grit sandpaper to knock off the rough spots then go over them with 800-1000 grit to smooth them out. After that I like to take a black sharpie marker and go over everything I just sanded (the edges). Finally get a couple of q-tips to apply the glue. I've done a ton of Touring Car kits and nothing works better than super thin finger nail glue from your local CVS or Wallgreen's. All tire CA type glues are thicker than nail glue. The one I use is called Jet Dry. 2 bottles to a pack for like $3. Wet the q-tip with glue and make smooth strokes abound the edges. When the q-tip starts to smoke from the fast drying activators, throw it away and start with a new q-tip. If you use the sharpie before glueing it leaves a nice shiny black "piano" Finnish.