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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 1:31:03 AM   
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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 1:33:40 AM   
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Matt, do you have a mill at home? Or any kind of machining capability? (say, a lathe?)

Just wondering....

No, sorry. I have various tools(Makita) to do the job, but no lathe just yet. I am in an apartment too, running out of room.

I dunno...does Makita make a small lathe?

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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 1:38:09 AM   
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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 1:48:44 AM   
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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 2:03:51 AM   
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Yeah, Makita makes really good stuff.. I will need to invest in some quality tools once I got a garage again......


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hrmm, no Makita lathe

http://www.makita.com/

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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 2:08:17 AM   
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Ah.. trust me, you will want to glue the tires......

I just ordered another set of wheel so I can mount the Dirt Hawg that I got.. those will be my street / play tires! But yeah, those tires work really well in those gravel (remember those pics I took?!)


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Now I know why you love your DI, boxer! Love the tires and they fit great. Best $24(including the shaft) I ever spent. Man I hate to c/a these tires, but I might have to



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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 2:10:40 AM   
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remember those pics I took?!)




yes I do!

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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 2:13:30 AM   
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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 8/30/2006 2:41:15 AM   
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Yeah, they are much higher performance.. more of a race rubber...


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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 9/3/2006 4:55:23 AM   
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Got all the Deans plugs soldered up and put her all back together.

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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 9/3/2006 2:49:21 PM   
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Matt,

That looks awesome!! We need to run our DF-02 vs. DF-03 sometimes!!

Look at your front shocks, though.. I think the blue aluminum spacer (current can be seen on the shock shaft) should go under the lower shock collar... (so it kind of artificially compress the spring more slightly..)

Not sure if you know what I mean.. but basically, move the spring up, take the lower collar out, push the blue spacer down, then put the lower collar in again, on top of the spacer, release the spring...

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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 9/3/2006 3:00:56 PM   
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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 9/3/2006 3:06:56 PM   
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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 9/3/2006 5:06:45 PM   
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Not sure if you know what I mean.. but basically, move the spring up, take the lower collar out, push the blue spacer down, then put the lower collar in again, on top of the spacer, release the spring...


WOW! Thanks Eric, I totally didn't catch that. This will change all the settings. Thank you!

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RE: Tamiya DF Baja/Storm/Hound/DI Thread - 9/3/2006 5:09:02 PM   
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