D8T Build
12-29-2012, 06:27 PM
#1
D8T Build
i'm almost complete wth my first build It took m 40+ hours to build, and I learned a lot. Now just have to get it started nd fine-tune everything. Some sneal pics below! :-)
12-30-2012, 10:44 AM
#4
RE: D8T Build
Thanks, guys. I can say I feel that after this build, I am no longer a "rookie". Certainly no expert by any means, but I learned so much I think I've past the "newbie" stage with respect to "the hobby". The biggest thing was how to improvise at key times during the build. Gonna break in the engine today.
Thanks!
Thanks!
12-31-2012, 07:41 PM
#9
RE: D8T Build
Building it was one of the most fun things I've ever done! I sincerely mean that.
I found it very theraputic. Not that I need "therapy", but being the father of two tweens, moving into a new house, accepting a promotion at work, the holidays, etc....the build was my little haven to get away from it all!
NitroExpress, I had to improvise mainly on tools for putting certain pieces together, both precision (diffs) and grunt (tie rods). It's stock, but I used a few longer screws in areas with wider heads, things like that. Also the five-cell hump pack just BARELY fits in the housing, so had to cut lead holes and pretty much created my own wiring system on the radio box.
BigJC, yep...this is my first truggy. If it rides anywhere near as bad-***** as it looks, then I can see this becoming my favorite class.
The coolest part is, I still have a Mugen MBX6R I'm going to build next month and while I understand the importance of being precise on these builds, I imagine I'll build it in half the time I did this truggy.
Thanks!
I found it very theraputic. Not that I need "therapy", but being the father of two tweens, moving into a new house, accepting a promotion at work, the holidays, etc....the build was my little haven to get away from it all!
NitroExpress, I had to improvise mainly on tools for putting certain pieces together, both precision (diffs) and grunt (tie rods). It's stock, but I used a few longer screws in areas with wider heads, things like that. Also the five-cell hump pack just BARELY fits in the housing, so had to cut lead holes and pretty much created my own wiring system on the radio box.
BigJC, yep...this is my first truggy. If it rides anywhere near as bad-***** as it looks, then I can see this becoming my favorite class.
The coolest part is, I still have a Mugen MBX6R I'm going to build next month and while I understand the importance of being precise on these builds, I imagine I'll build it in half the time I did this truggy.
Thanks!
12-31-2012, 07:43 PM
#10
RE: D8T Build
Building it was one of the most fun things I've ever done! I sincerely mean that.
I found it very theraputic. Not that I need "therapy", but being the father of two tweens, moving into a new house, accepting a promotion at work, the holidays, etc....the build was my little haven to get away from it all!
NitroExpress, I had to improvise mainly on tools for putting certain pieces together, both precision (diffs) and grunt (tie rods). It's stock, but I used a few longer screws in areas with wider heads, things like that. Also the five-cell hump pack just BARELY fits in the housing, so had to cut lead holes and pretty much created my own wiring system on the radio box.
BigJC, yep...this is my first truggy. If it rides anywhere near as bad-***** as it looks, then I can see this becoming my favorite class.
The coolest part is, I still have a Mugen MBX6R I'm going to build next month and while I understand the importance of being precise on these builds, I imagine I'll build it in half the time I did this truggy.
Thanks!
I found it very theraputic. Not that I need "therapy", but being the father of two tweens, moving into a new house, accepting a promotion at work, the holidays, etc....the build was my little haven to get away from it all!
NitroExpress, I had to improvise mainly on tools for putting certain pieces together, both precision (diffs) and grunt (tie rods). It's stock, but I used a few longer screws in areas with wider heads, things like that. Also the five-cell hump pack just BARELY fits in the housing, so had to cut lead holes and pretty much created my own wiring system on the radio box.
BigJC, yep...this is my first truggy. If it rides anywhere near as bad-***** as it looks, then I can see this becoming my favorite class.
The coolest part is, I still have a Mugen MBX6R I'm going to build next month and while I understand the importance of being precise on these builds, I imagine I'll build it in half the time I did this truggy.
Thanks!
