Oats

Yeah no problem in building the car first. Good luck with the build.

Echelon

You mean, build the whole car, skip the step when you build the engine and build it afterwards? Hmm yes you can, cuz it's one of the last steps. Don't forget to build the engine properly, cuz you have to do it on a specific way. You just can't stuff the engine in the car and say "voila" Cuz you'll strip your clutchbell or spur gear. How to mesh the gears: cut a 1/2 inch wide and 3 inch long stroke of standard paper. When you put the clutchbell against the spurgear you must put the paper between them. Rotate the clutchbell untill you see "bite marks" on the piece of paper. Still apply a bit of pressure to the engine so that the clutchbell will make good contact with the spur gear. While the piece of paper is between the two gears, tighten the screws to secure the motor. Maybe you already know who to do this, but just in case I wrote it down for ya

Oh don't forget to put lots of pictures of your build on this thread (if ya can)

Adam Reavey

WOW NOW I AM SCARED. When it comes to the engine i am really going to need help. It sounds really difficult lol. Of coarse i will after all the help every one has given me i want to show you all that i have listened and taken it all in.

SManMTB

Nothing to be scared of. If you can read instructions and open numbered plastic bags you can built it.
It's way easier than driving.

Adam Reavey

i recon i can build the car its just the part when i have to fit the engine i dont want to break things.

SManMTB

Just do what he said. Easy.

Adam Reavey

I guess once i see the bits that you are on about it will be alot easier its just reading what he wrote makes it sound like if you get this part wrong you might as well throw it away lol.

SManMTB

Far from it.

Echelon

It's realy easy Just when you build in the engine, you just put a piece of paper between the gears And that's it If you follow my instructions you'll see it's not a big deal. Maybe it sounds diffucult cuz I explained maybe to specific.
Oh and I found a vid for you. He'll explain everything in the vid. It's btw an episode of Rcnet (from the magazine RC Car Action).
He says to use two pieces of paper, so use two instead of one.
Here's the vid: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa8bGfexpLs

Adam Reavey

Just watch the vid. really do appriciate the help. So that big will is the engine and the small one is to the drive shaft?

Oats

Yeah but on a nitro engine it is different. The smaller gear is on the engine which is on the clutch bell and the larger gear which is the spur gear is on the drive train.

Echelon

The pinion (the gear on the motor in electric cars) is also smaller than the spur (thing attached to the drive train).
But that's just some side information But everything will become clear if you build the buggy. I heard the D8 is realy easy to build, so if you just be focused, well atleast don't get sloppy and want to build it to fast, it will be fine. I'm only 14 years old and have no problem with building kits. So if I can do it, everyone can Well maybe not everyone, but just want to encourage you, he he he

Adam Reavey

Thanks for the encouragement i must admit i do feel comfident amd i promise i will take pictures and post them and onnce it is built ill put up all the photos together. Really this aint my car this is rc universe's car lol all you guys have tole me wat to do and buy lol. (if you know what i mean) I hope it will look cool at the end

Echelon

Huh so it;s for a review or something?[X(]

Adam Reavey

What do you mean?

Oats

Think he misunderstood where you were saying that this really wont be your car and that it will be rc universes. So you getting this car tomorrow then? Good luck with the build.

Echelon

Oh, I see, never mind. I get it.

Oats

No worries.

Adam Reavey

It came in today but unfortunatly i couldnt pick it up as i had to work late and also because spurs was playing arsenal COME ON YOUR SPURS!!!! 4-4 lol. Any last words of advice for tomorrow when i start to build?

aric38

just take your time and enjoy I put together my first kit a few weeks ago rc8t and I will never buy a rtr again. remember its not a race you will have time to do that on the track after your done good luck

Echelon

Oh, you have to put grease on your differentials, I think the grease is included in the kit. Maybe you can read it in the instruction book, but mine didn't say I have to put grease on it. But I had already built my car, so that was a pain in the ***.

Adam Reavey

Just started to build up to section c now ill post pictures soon

aric38

hey adam how's that build going

46u

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More to setting gear mesh then what the video shows!!!!!! After the paper trick you want to turn the spur 360 degrees and make sure there in not any bind. Then you want to make sure you have just a little gear lash. Then make sure both the spur and CB gear are parallel to each other. If by chance you have a gear that is a little out of round and have one spot a little tighter then the rest you want to set the mesh at the tightest point. Some times it will take two or three times before I get it like I want. When done I take one screw out at a time and put a little purple loctite on it and reinstall. I have been doing this way on all my nitro vehicles for year even on my Savage with a plastic spur and NEVER had a problem.