Dave ESPI
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Joined: 11/30/2005
From: Latham,
NY, USA
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OK, so I'll have daylight pictures tomorrow, but here it is.
Still have some parts to add, but it is able to run right now, I just don't want to spoil it untill it is the way I can womp on it and not worry about wear and tear on parts.
I think it turned out really nice.
And since we always LOVE to see the bottom of our cars aswell.... I applied stickers and them I put clear coat heavy packing tape over the chassis to protect it a bit.
And of course I have to sign my art aswell 
Still a few sponsors and parts missing..... will be added soon.
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This part was a souce of annoyance for me. It is the front nose retaining lower arm bar plate.
It rattles and makes such a racket that I can't even imagine how loud it will be once the car is actualy running and vibrating over the ground. I took it off the front, and backed the bracket with some electrical tape, and it did the trick as there was a 1 mil gap.
Overall it went together really easy, althoug I was a bone head and left the 2 dif bearings OUT of the build and kept the bushings in it accidently, and didn't realise it until now, BUT, then I remembered I did indeed replace them, and now have an extra set of dif rings that go somewhere else ? I gotta ask Fast Eddie. Also the 2 flanged bearings included with the upgrade kit require you to drill out the bracket on the brake plate lever so they will seat properly as there is no flat spot on the ball bearing, just the stock bushing. I'll do this next time I take it all apart to install the Vertigo bell housing and motormount. A few instructions were confusing, but it is just because of how they were drawn. The front wheel blocks and turning ball joint linkage point piece Shaped like this: < wasconfusing, and I didn't realise they gave an extra set of them, and put both Right side ones on the buggy, but corrected it with a few screws and replaced it with the correct side part.
I now have a Love/Hate relationship with beadlock tires. Next time, I get a screwgun hex head bit that fits the bolts and do it that way and just handtighten them the last few turns. Was brutal on my wrist after an hour+ or so of screw turning on 4 rims that are 2 sided. Carpal Tunnel Lawsuit HPI HERE I COME ! lol.
All the hardware was perfect. Bolts and screws were also near perfect. No cross threads, no burrs, none of those unfinished heads that have a bead of metal still in them that was not cut out. The only gripe I had was the tiny screws that heald the servos in place, but addressed that earlier. I really like how the entire radio compartment was able to be taken intact out of the vehicle and worked on with a simple removal of 4 body pins.
The front shocks need a cross brace for sure. I can see myself rolling it over and slamming the nose, and snapping the shock heads clean off the uprights. The RAMTECH is OK, but it does not protect the front of the shocks, just strengthen the uprights. I'm going to see about making one that will come down and attach to where the upper Arms are spindled in the chassis and run a piece of aluminum up around in an "A" frame as no-one has made such yet, and it would be really good.
more comments later.
< Message edited by Dave ESPI -- 12/22/2007 2:44:51 AM >
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