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Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/7/2004 2:46:15 PM

zsportmaxx

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post cheap tips and tricks

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/7/2004 3:31:06 PM

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balloon radio box and servos, and shock springs

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/7/2004 5:41:54 PM

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Here's two that someone posted a while back and I bookmarked them, haven't used them myself but looked pretty cool...

Shock Balloons- http://www.jagrc.com/water/shock.html
Sping Diff Mod- http://www.jagrc.com/springdiff/springdiff.html

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/7/2004 10:51:43 PM

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has anyone done that spinrg differential mod?

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/8/2004 12:00:17 AM

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Those are pretty good ideas

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/8/2004 12:21:32 AM

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i though about it but it seemed to me like it would wear out your diff cups faster, just put something very thick in the spider gearsso its hard for them to turn

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/8/2004 1:04:50 AM

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I didn't try the spring thing but I did use the diff locking grease that I got from my LHS. That worked very well and I liked it but on my sportmaxx it blew out the screws. I've found that there is an aluminum diff setup that someone makes and after I get that I will put the diff locking grease back in.

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/8/2004 8:47:09 PM

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check out my reusable glow plugs forum

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/9/2004 6:31:19 AM

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thread a zip tie thru the fuel tank lid the hole is already there then thread it into the other end pull it tight and route it up voila fuel tank acces so u can refill with it runnin faster and safer

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/9/2004 5:16:41 PM

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Better yet, take a 2 inch piece of fuel tubing and a 5 inch (or longer) zip tie. Thread the zip tie through the fuel tubing until the head of the zip tie hits the fuel tubing. Take the exposed zip tie and thread it through the hole in the fuel cap. Double back and thread it back up throught the fuel tube so both the head and the tail of the zip tie are sticking out the top. Zip the zip tie as far as you can, then cut off the excess. BAM, a thick and durable fuel lid handle that will stay upright.

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/9/2004 7:30:51 PM

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mine is simpler and will stay up if u zip it right and all u need is a zip tie mine uses the body for added support in the event of a rollover tho

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/10/2004 12:07:50 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: zsportmaxx

check out my reusable glow plugs forum

Can you poast a link or tell us where it is

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/10/2004 12:09:49 AM

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its in the maxx forum someplace

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/10/2004 12:12:45 AM

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quote:

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its in the maxx forum someplace

whats it called?

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/10/2004 12:14:33 AM

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i dont remember but i looked at it yesterday so it aint that far back in history ill try to find it u look too

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RE: Cheap Tips and Tricks - 2/10/2004 12:18:56 AM

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quote:

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i dont remember but i looked at it yesterday so it aint that far back in history ill try to find it u look too

thanks I found it

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