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10-17-2007, 11:17 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA
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|  homebrew scale looking shocks
Can someone please post a link to the thread where scale looking shocks are made from stock TLT parts. Thanks, been searching with no results.... |
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10-18-2007, 12:52 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: in the middle of the pacific ocean
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It's stickied at the top of the scale accesories section under scale tricks thread, I think it's on the third page. .  Quote: Originally Posted by syco133 I am working on a scale tlt build and was wanting to run the turned down tlt shocks but I wanted to do it myself and save cash for other things so here is what I did to turn them down. First thing you need is a drill press a file and the tlt shocks The second thing you need to do is chuck the small end into the drill press like this. The next thing is to turn the drill press on and use the file to remove the aluminum from the shock body. What I did was watch the shock body and keep removing material till the main body was level with the small end then when it was I removed the shock and chucked it back into the press so that I could turn down the small end just enough to remove the gold. Here is a stock shock VS the turned down shock.I will use sand paper to do a smooth finish on them later on. Here all all 4 shocks done and ready to be installed. |
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10-18-2007, 01:21 AM
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thanks, But I was refering to the shocks made from the tlt parts bag. They don't offer true function as a damper, but look scale. |
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10-18-2007, 07:12 AM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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10-18-2007, 08:26 AM
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| I had the hottest girlfriend at the MSD Nats Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hecho en Tejas
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aww man i thought i was being origional lol i didnt know about those shocks! heres what i made the other day with basically the exact same thing. except for i didnt use any friction piston or anything. i sleeved the black bottom piece with a brass bushing. i just used some old stampede rear shock shafts i had laying around. needed more travel than the tlts were giving.  |
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