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Old 01-07-2010 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by trx450racer174
Well if you are a perfectionist like me i fully understand.
Enough of one I built my own car to get what I want!!LOL!!
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Old 01-07-2010 | 12:00 PM
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instead of glue, could you drill and sorta countersink it so it screws on with the chassis instead of glue so you could replace it?
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Old 01-07-2010 | 03:18 PM
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im sure you could just bolt it on. i think associated might make a clear sheet that sticks on to the chassis and you just trim the edges off with an x acto knife.
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Old 01-07-2010 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mopar1994
i wont be needing shock towers any more

I used laydown shocks when I did my mid-motor buggy. Thought this could give you some ideas how to do it. Its sorta difficult to dial in and get just right. But here's mine


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Old 01-07-2010 | 08:31 PM
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I've looked at your buggy a lot on oople. On oople you said you were going to make a new version with a b44 layout, have you done that yet?
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Old 01-08-2010 | 02:32 PM
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I haven't yet.. I had to move from Colorado to Alabama because of my dad's job and the government put most of our stuff in storage including most of my R/C stuff. I will be getting my stuff back in a couple weeks and have a couple projects ahead of the buggy to concentrate on but I do still plan to make a revised one. Wither or not it will be set up like a B44 I'm not sure. I have come up to a couple very interesting and radical electronic layouts that may work better as far as weight distribution and such.
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Old 01-08-2010 | 07:00 PM
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99% done. i kept the ball link bracing to allow for some flex.



EDIT: there we go...i had a copy in my album and deleted the wrong one...

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Old 01-08-2010 | 07:20 PM
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That looks great ramstein what did you use for the front braceing from the bulkhead to the chassis?????
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Old 01-08-2010 | 08:14 PM
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1/4 delrin. hand;ed pretty well at the track. i tried a different setup that wasnt quite as good. forgot to bring my other springs to change it back. i feel that when i get it dialed in a bit more with the front end it will be much better.
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Old 01-09-2010 | 04:41 AM
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you deleted the pic I now have new tires and wheels all around, so my first real test mine should be fast. my electronics look like less of a time bomb now, I ran out of zipties so I did use 1 twist tie
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Old 01-10-2010 | 09:07 AM
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Rammstein- I like the triangulated ball link braces. and the all black theme . It looks real nice.

Now for the unveiling!!I been sick all this week so It took a few days to make it back to the work shop.Still feel kinda crappy, but much better than a couple days ago.Regardless, I am much happier with the shape of the rear shock tower than i was with the 1st version.

Without further delay, Heres the PSI MM-2 SCT
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Old 01-10-2010 | 10:57 AM
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i still cannot get over that body...i want to paint one now lol. mix up a green and make it look like the ship...maybe do an "awesome express" from when the kids took it over. lol.
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Old 01-10-2010 | 11:02 AM
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That SCT is sick nice job.
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Old 01-10-2010 | 05:21 PM
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looks awsome. I should be doing some testing this wednesday, racing this saturday, should be awsome. I'm going to start with a soft set up, mainly due to a section of the track I go slow on because it has 2 lines, a high line with noe set of jumps, a low line with another, and if you hit the middle, you might flip, so with the soft set up, hopefully it will absorb most o it without flipping as I go slow there to get lined up so I don't hit the middle. Just to rub it in, I have 2 pairs of nib PROLINE M3 step pins, made less then a month ago
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Originally Posted by 2wdMod
Rammstein- I like the triangulated ball link braces. and the all black theme . It looks real nice.

Now for the unveiling!!I been sick all this week so It took a few days to make it back to the work shop.Still feel kinda crappy, but much better than a couple days ago.Regardless, I am much happier with the shape of the rear shock tower than i was with the 1st version.

Without further delay, Heres the PSI MM-2 SCT
so how's the PSI MM-2 buggy conv kit doing now???
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