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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 3/31/2006 1:41:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		i gave some thought to aluminum diff cases a while ago before i kindof got out of the hobby but they were far beyond my means. i wish i had been frequenting the forum more often so i could have been in on this. as far as bullet proofing your mt2, there is still the issue of hitting a curb and bending the center drive shaft which i have done on several occasions. take a look at my gallery and tell me what you think. its kindof ugly but it braces the chassis with out using the throttle servo as a structural member. PS, i would be interested in the drawings. i am going to college in the fall to do Mechanical engineering and i am planning on practically living in the machine shop. they have manual and CNC stuff so i would probably be able to make these myself. what would be a reasoable price for the drawings only? i wouldnt be in a position to get them immediately (no money and no cad/cam software) but by the end of the year i might be. thanks


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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 3/31/2006 2:34:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		DrH - thanks for that, was just curious if u had gone for something other than 6061. makes sense to stick with it. i was going to ask about the bearing supports/recesses, it all sounds like good stuff!

im guessing that u will have a better idea of cost after u have done the first prototypes?

just a thought tho - have u gauged interest in these? it might be worth investigating before u put a whole load of hours into it. like i say - just a thought.

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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 3/31/2006 5:19:36 PM   
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i gave some thought to aluminum diff cases a while ago before i kindof got out of the hobby but they were far beyond my means. i wish i had been frequenting the forum more often so i could have been in on this. as far as bullet proofing your mt2, there is still the issue of hitting a curb and bending the center drive shaft which i have done on several occasions. take a look at my gallery and tell me what you think. its kindof ugly but it braces the chassis with out using the throttle servo as a structural member. PS, i would be interested in the drawings. i am going to college in the fall to do Mechanical engineering and i am planning on practically living in the machine shop. they have manual and CNC stuff so i would probably be able to make these myself. what would be a reasoable price for the drawings only? i wouldnt be in a position to get them immediately (no money and no cad/cam software) but by the end of the year i might be. thanks


Trade you the drawings for some spurr gears!

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P.S> I'm almost finished the rear now.

Just have to draw a few more features, then measure where all the holes go....then Its off to Dr. Honda.


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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 12:16:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		how easyis it to put in the os 18? does it just fit in or do you have to move things? Would i have to change anything else like gears or anything? one last thing.. where can i get mt2 hop ups and parts online? thank you

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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 1:23:12 AM   
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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 1:24:51 AM   
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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 3:00:18 AM   
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I order a lot of stuff through them so now they are giving me more free glow plugs than I know what to do with!

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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 3:42:17 AM   
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customrccars hooks me up every time!

I order a lot of stuff through them so now they are giving me more free glow plugs than I know what to do with!



Sell em on ebay!!!!!

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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 3:51:12 AM   
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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 4:59:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Spur gears huh, i have an xfactor and there was this guy on the XTM xfactor forum that made steel gears for the factor. i asked him about making some for my mt2 if i provided him the parts. he said that he could.

i believe this is his site www.1320.4t.com
his name is 8man i believe. like i said its been a while for me on the forums so i may be wrong. good luck with this


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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 6:31:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		The magnum spurs are steel and they look light so they shoudl work great once you can get em.
I have genesis spurs on mine and they work great too, although they are a bit heavy.

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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 9:27:28 AM   
poor judgement



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if you put the os on can you feel the diffrence? is it worth it?


u most certainly can, and it most certainly is!

run it in properly and carefully and u will have an almost uncontrollable truck! i reckon its about the limit of sensible, controllable power in a funfactor.

dead easy to tune, holds its tune well and stands up to a fair bit of abuse. good pullstart on these too, and the airfilter looks good to boot!

very popular motor for the funfactor - u wont be dissappointed

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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 11:31:20 AM   
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DrH - thanks for that, was just curious if u had gone for something other than 6061. makes sense to stick with it. i was going to ask about the bearing supports/recesses, it all sounds like good stuff!

im guessing that u will have a better idea of cost after u have done the first prototypes?

just a thought tho - have u gauged interest in these? it might be worth investigating before u put a whole load of hours into it. like i say - just a thought.



Yep… I’ll need to make one first to get a real price. If I can make them with cutting tools I have here… or at least, tools that are standard sizes (inexpensive)… and if I can cut them quickly… the price may not be too bad. On a part like this… the actual material cost is not what dictates the price. It’s the tooling and runtime.

As far as the interest… it really doesn’t matter to me at the moment. (since I don’t have a lot of time) If I sell a few of them, that will put a few $$$ in my pocket, keep my name out there, and make you guys happy. Remember… this isn’t my day job, so I don’t have to run enough parts to keep my doors open. The CNC thing is as much of a hobby for me, as are my RC toys.

If I make these cases… I really will need to buy a funfactor. I’ll have too may cool parts not to own one.


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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 2:08:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dr Honda, if you do decide to buy a Fun Factor or Magnum, you may be tempted to have a look at producing a 'competition' chassis now that the JT Racing one is no longer available. The stock purple FF one is a very thin ali and I reckon the new Magnum one is thicker but no better grade of metal. Of course this is IF you get one, but it might be worth a thought.

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RE: Bulletproofing FunFactor - 4/1/2006 5:45:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		I can draw the chassis for you....

Along with beefed up rear dog bones....

and anything more you guys can think of! (Custom Rims???)

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