Del Monte's Secret Agent build

[TSK]

Originally Posted by ROWDY RACING

Are those the 3.5" big bores, part number 2660? I was thinking about trying those since my scx's leak, and the kyosho shocks Are too long.

Those are the ones I'm running

[CrawlrKing]

Hi Jake !

I see you running straight upper links and was wondering how they worked for you ? What size are they ? I'd like to use the axial bent ones I had on my BJV4. What do you think of it ?

Thanks bro !!!

[ROWDY RACING]

Originally Posted by Del Monte

I had to do some creative mounting to get everything to cycle smoothly on the Agent, but they feel really nice so far.

What did you have to do?

[ManxCrawler]

I presume 22.5 is Losi shock oil, what does that approximate to on the Associated scale?

[ROWDY RACING]

Originally Posted by ManxCrawler

I presume 22.5 is Losi shock oil, what does that approximate to on the Associated scale?

TowerHobbies.com | ASC5424 5424 Associated Silicone Shock Fluid 22.5 Weight 2oz

[ManxCrawler]

Cheers, I was presuming 60wt was ballpark for big-bore on the agents

[ittybitty]

Originally Posted by Del Monte

Here's a quick late-night update

This week, I received some very nice and very beefy 5mm Ti rear axles from Hulksta Engineering. I don't think I will be bending these any time soon, and as an added bonus, they are 2g lighter per side

We received these over the weekend...they're going fast

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by Del Monte

I have spent 19 hours at Horsemen's park in the last two days

Thanks for showing me around out there. Look forward to doing it again. Glad you're liking the Whore Bores. Keep the advancements coming.

J

[TURBOFEST]

19 hours of crawling...Must be Nice!! I think I get that much in throughout the entire YEAR! LOL

[Illeagle]

Originally Posted by Del Monte

Here's a quick late-night update

This week, I received some very nice and very beefy 5mm Ti rear axles from Hulksta Engineering. I don't think I will be bending these any time soon, and as an added bonus, they are 2g lighter per side

Jake are these 2g lighter per side than STOCK or than the 6mm Hulksta ones?

[Menchifus]

Can anyone give me an idea how tough these carbon fiber chassis hold up to damage? I have this vision of the chassis snapping when the rig falls on it's lid. I really want to get the SA or the Switch but this worry is holding me back.

[ROWDY RACING]

Originally Posted by Menchifus

Can anyone give me an idea how tough these carbon fiber chassis hold up to damage? I have this vision of the chassis snapping when the rig falls on it's lid. I really want to get the SA or the Switch but this worry is holding me back.

I have been beating on my SA for a while now with no issues, and my cf bj4.2 before that. YTC chassis are made from high quality CF.

[EverettY]

Were did you get this brace between the shocks?

[TSK]

Originally Posted by EverettY

Were did you get this brace between the shocks?

Looks like he just has it assembled different. That looks like the same piece everyone typically runs at the very nose of the truck. These professional guys do things differently than us normal folk. Then again, a setup like that might not be quite as sturdy than the "normal" setup

[Erin]

Originally Posted by EverettY

Were did you get this brace between the shocks?

when I saw it sat , it looked like just 1/4" delrin rod. either a chassis brace or he made it.

[Highlucks]

I was going to say the same thing. It just looks like a delrin rod cut to length to suit the chassis

Having it would help to eliminate the need for the chassis stiffeners, with out too much of a weight gain.

[TSK]

Originally Posted by highlucks

I was going to say the same thing. It just looks like a delrin rod cut to length to suit the chassis

Having it would help to eliminate the need for the chassis stiffeners, with out too much of a weight gain.

Well, according to KrawlFreak's thread, post 446:

Originally Posted by krawlfreak

this spreader must go in this position!

the shock mount locations are doubled and require a bolt and nut through the shock to tighten down and make the complete structure.

***there needs to be (3) clamping positions on each front and rear doubler***

On top of that, the doublers/stiffeners are need to get the chassis to meet the 8" minimum length.

[EverettY]

Have any of you found the need of a brace between the shocks?

[TSK]

Originally Posted by EverettY

Have any of you found the need of a brace between the shocks?

I know one guy on here busted his SA at the shock mount. I personally think the chassis got damaged during assembly though (i.e. the shock hole he used got chipped while inserting the shock mount screw). Every other build i've paid attention to seems to have it assembled in the "standard" way and seems to be holding up fine.

[ROWDY RACING]

I run delrin spreader bars between my shocks for stability and piece of mind.