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savagebeast · 03-17-2013, 06:49 AM

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throttlejock27 · 03-17-2013, 08:47 AM

Nice, I wanna see pics of that finished when your done

isyeskeert · 03-17-2013, 08:54 AM

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Nice, I wanna see pics of that finished when your done

I am just happy seeing all of the VP goodness!

TheScaleAddict · 03-17-2013, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by isyeskeert

I am just happy seeing all of the VP goodness!

It's just a shame that their housings are so sloppy.

K.Hess · 03-17-2013, 08:41 PM

cant wait to see this build. wish I had the cash for a DMG chassis

savagebeast · 03-17-2013, 10:20 PM

Sloppy?? No sir, these are the tightest fitting pieces I got.

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TheScaleAddict · 03-17-2013, 10:25 PM

Hmmmm. Maybe you got a special set. Mine are tighter than they were. Of course, it took shoe goo to make them tight. If you want good housings, you should get GCM Racing housings. They make the VP housings look like integy. VP chubs and knuckles are great. It's just the housings that need some work...

BurnLatex · 03-18-2013, 12:45 AM

Whoa... I'm stopping Cephas here and now. I agreed with you before in another thread about this. But not any more.

VP isn't supposed to be sloppy. Something is out of spec. VP was REAL good to me and I don't have this problem any more.

TheScaleAddict · 03-18-2013, 07:33 AM

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Whoa... I'm stopping Cephas here and now. I agreed with you before in another thread about this. But not any more.

VP isn't supposed to be sloppy. Something is out of spec. VP was REAL good to me and I don't have this problem any more.

Stopping me? LOL Okay. VP is a great company. I love their product. But their housings are sloppy. So, out of their entire product line, they have a dud. It's a good track record. I sent Steve a couple of emails on the issue, but I never heard back from him. I fixed the slop on my VP axle set with Shoe Goo. They're better now. But I haven't run them much since the 'fix'. The GCM Racing housings, built with VP cHubs and VP Knuckles, are super solid/tight. VP's housings should be as tight as the GCM's are, but they aren't. It's as if VP produced the housings to work with other aftermarket cHubs. Granted, I am speculating... for the money I spent on my VP's (I have just shy of $600 in mine), I would expect that the housings would be produced to fit tightly with the cHubs. My assumption is that the reason they don't is so that you can use them with STRC, Stock, Golden Horizions, etc. Whatever the reason, for me personally, it's unacceptable. The GCM housings are the best on the market. That's all there is to it. But that doesn't mean I hate VP. My GCM's are rocking VP cHubs and Knuckles.

the DMG · 03-18-2013, 07:42 AM

come on guys !!
lets not high jack this thread over something that has already discussed in another thread !!

looks like you have all the goodies for it

going to look killer !!

the DmG

TheScaleAddict · 03-18-2013, 07:44 AM

Wasn't meant to be a hijacking. I've been PM'ing with Savagebeast about this.

savagebeast · 03-18-2013, 08:16 AM

Got a bit more done today
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TheScaleAddict · 03-18-2013, 01:42 PM

I'm liking your fuel cell. Did you make it from a Radio Shack project box?

Harley · 03-18-2013, 02:24 PM

I dig the chassis! I saw a few weeks back when I was over at the DMG. The stubby rear end has a cool look compared to my much longer version.

I still have to get my Curries under the Jimmy's rig, I always think that I should have gone with the Black after seeing them under these rigs! That gray is just hard for me to look away from though!

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The GCM housings are the best on the market. That's all there is to it. But that doesn't mean I hate VP. My GCM's are rocking VP cHubs and Knuckles.

I owned some GCM's 2 years or more back, they may have a tight fit but beyond that the machine work and appearance I would say is not in the same class at all as the VP stuff. They are much more 2.5D looking than the much more highly detailed and refined 3D surfacing. Only plus I ever saw was steel option.

With the C-hubs attached with the screws I have never noticed any sort of negative effects due to fit.

savagebeast · 03-18-2013, 06:27 PM

Yeah the rear end is pretty short, I plan on mostly hill climbs and bouncer style driving with this rig so the rear is perfect.

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Harley · 03-18-2013, 07:08 PM

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Yeah the rear end is pretty short, I plan on mostly hill climbs and bouncer style driving with this rig so the rear is perfect.

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I've been thinking of a rig just for something like that. I'll keep watching

savagebeast · 03-21-2013, 12:44 PM

Got the syspention limiting straps done and put on today, they're a must, the setup in this has pulled the shock piston off the shaft from torque twisting. Freekin nasty, mmp 3300kv pro 4. Love it Name: uploadfromtaptalk1363891465837.jpg
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Harley · 03-21-2013, 01:12 PM

What shocks are those?!

TheScaleAddict · 03-21-2013, 01:13 PM

Can you post a top down picture of your limiting strap?

savagebeast · 03-21-2013, 03:46 PM

I will post some more pics when I get home, I work 2nd shift, harley, the shox are cheap doual spring units off asiatees.com, like 16 bucks for 2, and I bought 2 sets of proline power stroke shock tuning kits. You won't be able to see much from an above shot, I will post a good few more angles though

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03-17-2013, 06:49 AM	#1
savagebeast Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LaPorte Posts: 417	Dmg koh #7 SO here we go. Got the new axles. Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2 Last edited by savagebeast; 02-04-2014 at 01:03 AM.

03-17-2013, 08:47 AM	#2
throttlejock27 Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: rochester, mn Posts: 579	Re: Dmg koh #7 Nice, I wanna see pics of that finished when your done

03-17-2013, 08:41 PM	#5
K.Hess Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kernville Posts: 78	Re: Dmg koh #7 cant wait to see this build. wish I had the cash for a DMG chassis

03-18-2013, 12:45 AM	#8
BurnLatex Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 383	Re: Dmg koh #7 Whoa... I'm stopping Cephas here and now. I agreed with you before in another thread about this. But not any more. VP isn't supposed to be sloppy. Something is out of spec. VP was REAL good to me and I don't have this problem any more.

03-18-2013, 07:42 AM	#10
the DMG RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: IN THE PIT !! Posts: 1,039	Re: Dmg koh #7 come on guys !! lets not high jack this thread over something that has already discussed in another thread !! looks like you have all the goodies for it going to look killer !! the DmG

03-17-2013, 10:20 PM	#6
savagebeast Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LaPorte Posts: 417	Sloppy?? No sir, these are the tightest fitting pieces I got. Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

03-17-2013, 10:25 PM	#7
TheScaleAddict RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Crawlerado Posts: 1,582	Hmmmm. Maybe you got a special set. Mine are tighter than they were. Of course, it took shoe goo to make them tight. If you want good housings, you should get GCM Racing housings. They make the VP housings look like integy. VP chubs and knuckles are great. It's just the housings that need some work...

03-18-2013, 07:44 AM	#11
TheScaleAddict RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Crawlerado Posts: 1,582	Re: Dmg koh #7 Wasn't meant to be a hijacking. I've been PM'ing with Savagebeast about this.

03-18-2013, 08:16 AM	#12
savagebeast Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LaPorte Posts: 417	Got a bit more done today Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

03-18-2013, 01:42 PM	#13
TheScaleAddict RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Crawlerado Posts: 1,582	Re: Dmg koh #7 I'm liking your fuel cell. Did you make it from a Radio Shack project box?

03-18-2013, 06:27 PM	#15
savagebeast Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LaPorte Posts: 417	Yeah the rear end is pretty short, I plan on mostly hill climbs and bouncer style driving with this rig so the rear is perfect. Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

03-21-2013, 12:44 PM	#17
savagebeast Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LaPorte Posts: 417	Got the syspention limiting straps done and put on today, they're a must, the setup in this has pulled the shock piston off the shaft from torque twisting. Freekin nasty, mmp 3300kv pro 4. Love it Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2 Attached Images

03-21-2013, 01:12 PM	#18
Harley 20K Club Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time. Posts: 22,981	Re: Dmg koh #7 What shocks are those?!

03-21-2013, 01:13 PM	#19
TheScaleAddict RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Crawlerado Posts: 1,582	Re: Dmg koh #7 Can you post a top down picture of your limiting strap?

03-21-2013, 03:46 PM	#20
savagebeast Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LaPorte Posts: 417	I will post some more pics when I get home, I work 2nd shift, harley, the shox are cheap doual spring units off asiatees.com, like 16 bucks for 2, and I bought 2 sets of proline power stroke shock tuning kits. You won't be able to see much from an above shot, I will post a good few more angles though Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

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