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Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/26/2006 8:33:39 PM   
INTEGRA



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Status: online 		came up with this the other day ...seems to work Great.

drill a hole in the reciver lid for the spring to sit in..then zip tie it to the antenna tube at the base...wrap the spring in electrical tape, (clean hands is a must) then put 1 peice of shrink on the bottom and 1 over laping the bottom 1 right where the body sits ... done deal ...never a ripped antenna again...


requires a 5/16" x 1-3/4" spring stretched out to required length.
large heatshring big enuff to fit over the spring .
electrical tape
zip ties and thats it...




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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/26/2006 9:05:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		what roll bar are you running ?? Looks super thick .. Sweet mod man let us know how she holds up


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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/26/2006 9:25:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wow!! I would have never though! Gotta go do that right now!! Thanks a lot!

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/26/2006 9:45:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		great antenna mod. looks very clean.

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/26/2006 9:53:13 PM   
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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/27/2006 3:43:33 AM   
Wizz Kid



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Status: offline 		i will do that when i get my new radio. sweet idea!

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/27/2006 4:54:36 AM   
amec


 

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Status: offline 		Wont the spring interfere with the radio signal?

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/27/2006 4:01:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		no. The plastic seperates it.

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/27/2006 4:13:41 PM   
INTEGRA



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Status: online 		EXActly ....the spring will go make ur electronics go CRAAAAAZY if tough it to ur head with it not covered.........the Roll bar is a custom 1 that a freind made on a tabletop CNC macchine..**5MM**..pretty sweet, i love it..msg me if u want 1 i can get them for 25bux.

TrU

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 2/27/2006 4:16:05 PM   
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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 3/2/2006 10:01:59 PM   
Wizz Kid



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Status: offline 		ok i got the spring and heat shrink. now how exactly does this work?

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 3/2/2006 10:18:52 PM   
kurtf5



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Status: offline 		i dont get why to do it. Just get a wheelie bar or you cant do wheelies anyway because the car just flips over. But with the bar the antenna doesnt even get damaged,

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 3/2/2006 10:54:07 PM   
Wizz Kid



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Status: offline 		if you roll over any other time then your antenna snaps.

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 3/2/2006 10:56:23 PM   
Geeza!


 

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Status: offline 		All my Savages have the antenna tube through the rear screen, i haven't broken one for a very long time

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 3/2/2006 11:31:22 PM   
Wizz Kid



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Status: offline 		my reception was so poor i was hoping this would help if it stuck straight up.

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 3/2/2006 11:56:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		I dont know about wheelie bars for the savage. especially the HPI one made true to fit the savage. I have one on mine, and the engine i run (LRP .28R Spec2)has so much torque that it just keeps going when it hits the wheelie bar. luckily i havent had to replace an antenna, but i have gone through alot of antenna tubes. Im working on a new design for a wheelie bar, something similar to my designs for the tmaxx and revo. Im just waiting on materials to get here.

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RE: Antenna mod for all u wheelie lovin savy owners - 3/3/2006 3:26:55 AM   
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