Dr.Frank's XR take II CK Fly V1

[Hittman]

Sick man! Those panels are very cool. New chassis is lookin pretty Fly

[Dr.Frank]

Originally Posted by Hunter15

Where could I buy the carbon fiber wheels on page 2? Or did u just make the, for your self? I think they are awesome!

Just have a look here:

CK CF Beads

and here:

CK inner rings

Greetings Frank

[Hunter15]

How much does that cost all together in U.S. dollars?

[Dr.Frank]

Originally Posted by Hunter15

How much does that cost all together in U.S. dollars?

129$ plus 15$ shipping (set of 4), if i calculated it right.

Greetings Frank

[CrawlrKing]

Guten tag Franck ! Very nice build... A few questions though : why that change for the Fly instead of the T1E Ops ? Could the Ti links made for the Fly work on a Secret Agent and what kind of oil did you put in your shocks ? Danke, Emmanuel.

[GEARSCIENCE]

Originally Posted by CrawlrKing

Guten tag Franck ! Very nice build... A few questions though : why that change for the Fly instead of the T1E Ops ? Could the Ti links made for the Fly work on a Secret Agent and what kind of oil did you put in your shocks ? Danke, Emmanuel.

I think he changed chassis bc hes a crawlerkeller team driver

[Dr.Frank]

Originally Posted by CrawlrKing

Guten tag Franck ! Very nice build... A few questions though : why that change for the Fly instead of the T1E Ops ? Could the Ti links made for the Fly work on a Secret Agent and what kind of oil did you put in your shocks ? Danke, Emmanuel.

Hi Emmanuel,

first qustion is answered already

Originally Posted by GEARSCIENCE

I think he changed chassis bc hes a crawlerkeller team driver

If you would like to run the Fly links at a Secret Agent you have to use Jeto rod ends on one side of the rear links.

I'm running 20WT all around with Losi MRC silver springs. Some Tamiya TamTech rear springs are ready for testing.

Greetings Frank

[bikerj08]

The SA and fly are both 60 40 chassis so wouldn't the lower links be close for either chassis? Maybe I missed something.

[DickyT]

Originally Posted by bikerj08

The SA and fly are both 60 40 chassis so wouldn't the lower links be close for either chassis? Maybe I missed something.

Skid lengths are probably different. 60/40 is an overall setup based off the rigs center point, link lengths will differ chassis to chassis based on the eye to eye distance between the front and rear lower link mounts.

Deceiving to the eyes, but this is a 60/40 setup as well:




Sorry for the Hijack Frank, the rig is looking awesome

[bikerj08]

Originally Posted by DickyT

Skid lengths are probably different. 60/40 is an overall setup based off the rigs center point, link lengths will differ chassis to chassis based on the eye to eye distance between the front and rear lower link mounts.

Deceiving to the eyes, but this is a 60/40 setup as well:




Sorry for the Hijack Frank, the rig is looking awesome

Ya I thought about that later, I was under the impression there was some sort of standard for skid length, that makes sense now, thanks.

[Dr.Frank]

Originally Posted by DickyT

Skid lengths are probably different. 60/40 is an overall setup based off the rigs center point, link lengths will differ chassis to chassis based on the eye to eye distance between the front and rear lower link mounts.

Deceiving to the eyes, but this is a 60/40 setup as well:




Sorry for the Hijack Frank, the rig is looking awesome

Thanks, that's exactely the answer

Originally Posted by bikerj08

Ya I thought about that later, I was under the impression there was some sort of standard for skid length, that makes sense now, thanks.

You got it

Greetings Frank

[bikerj08]

Hi frank,
Wondering if you could post some eye to eye measurements of your front and rear lowers, thanks. I will be making my own 3/16" 7075 links when I get my chassis. It should be shipping this week.

Aaron

[Dr.Frank]

Originally Posted by bikerj08

Hi frank,
Wondering if you could post some eye to eye measurements of your front and rear lowers, thanks. I will be making my own 3/16" 7075 links when I get my chassis. It should be shipping this week.

Aaron

For shure, here you are:

Front lowers: 123mm
Front uppers: 120mm
Rear lowers: 143mm (front axle in the rear)
Rear uppers: 143mm (front axle in the rear)

Greetings Frank

[bikerj08]

Great, thanks Frank, can't wait to get my chassis and start bilding

[Dr.Frank]

Originally Posted by bikerj08

Great, thanks Frank, can't wait to get my chassis and start bilding

You're welcome and i'm pretty sure you will like the Fly

Meanwhile (not on the ranch) i did some small things for my Fly. I made some lightweight hollow AL spacers with 8mm contact area (less "stress" on the CF):



To reduce the "stress" on the outside i use some Associated cone washers:



Here is the "secret" of my spacers:



Two AL "press in" nuts and a AL tube (6mm OD/5.1mm ID). I put a bit of a 2K glue (i know, coward ) on every AL insert and use a parallel vise to push them in.

I also made new straight rear uppers out of 1/8" Ti:



The rear VP link mount i flipped around (get a bit more pressure to the front):



Next one is not new, i just want to show that the Ti panels give a bit protection for the CF:



...more details will come soon

Greetings Frank

[63comet]

I like the alum spacers

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by 63comet

I like the alum spacers

Same here - nice job showing that little tidbit.

[TSK]

Fantastic work Frank

[ruffryder]

Nice work, Frank! Your builds always have neat personal touches

[Wicked Monkey]

I like the Ti panels and those spacers. Very nice, clean, and professional looking.