my twin hammers , starting an upgrade

[biggamehunter]

Originally Posted by tachikoma1373

Nice fastrax ligt bar I see. I had the Baja style one - didn't last

thanks greatly for your input tachikoma the comments realy keep me motivated with the build , i chose that type lightbar after reading multiple posts like yourself of the single bar type getting ripped off , the fastrax one has a bit more guts to it on the mounting points . and its stainless steel so quite strong , i also fitted the mip x drive steel rear prop shaft last night , thanks again for your input folks , it means a lot

[biggamehunter]

got the rear gmade xd piggys on today , only temporarily as im awaiting the rear links and shock towers and a pile of other parts from hot racing



incredibly good shocks i must say !! well worth the coin and probably the best i have encountered in 30 years of rc , ing

[biggamehunter]

hope you guys reading this can help me here and please report your findings with the xd shock pistons ?? i have built mine using the 2 hole pistons as the rear of the standard hammers as we all know suffers from bad droop and is far to soggy , i have excelent fast rebound and stiffned up the damping enough to stop the soggy rear but not enough to reduce the twising ability of the axle , if anyone has used or tried the 3 and 4 hole pistons please leave a little input to save me a gallon of shock oil having to rebuild mine a few times thanks greatly in advance ....
shaun

[Pockets70]

where did you get the aluminum ball ends????

[biggamehunter]

Originally Posted by Pockets70

where did you get the aluminum ball ends????

dont know where they came from , i think they could be tamiya avante i had in one of my many spares boxes pockets , had all the hot racing parts today and started the refit , rear end is complete starting on the front tomorrow , just waiting on a set of 75mm xd piggys to get this stage complete , then onto replacing all the gears with steel from robinson racing!! im pleased , very pleased so far with the hr parts and fitiings
cheers shaun

[biggamehunter]

shock towers

[biggamehunter]

i moved the front shock mounts into the shock plate fixing bolt position from the original mounting points at 65mm , they are now 75mm exactly for the xd piggys , the rockers wont be affected as the top of the shock had been moved , the bottom is still in exact original position ,

[biggamehunter]

[Pockets70]

That's lookin SICK!

[biggamehunter]

Originally Posted by Pockets70

That's lookin SICK!

thanks greatly pockets , seems you are the only one reading this thread lol but i will keep it going for you lol , maybee thats why most threads here die out before build completion ??? cheers biggamehunter

[Hoser1869]

that hot racing upgrades look very clean, you just gave me some ideas

[riskyjedi]

I'll post and fallow this build. Your trying out a lot of stuff I'm thinking of getting. I'm in the process of a getting stuff together for my build. It'll be a while before I start my own build thread & most of the upgrades will come at a snails pace. Looking forward to read your thoughts on the hot racing stuff.

[Wraith1985]

Originally Posted by biggamehunter

filled the front diff with 500k silicone oil today and fitted 19mm track wideners

How does the truck do with 500k in the front diff?

[Pockets70]

Originally Posted by Wraith1985

How does the truck do with 500k in the front diff?

There are a lot of great reviews on using the 500k. I may be switching back to an open diff and trying that out. My locker doesn't allow for tight turns and the steering is limited as it is.

[Pockets70]

Originally Posted by biggamehunter

How's that MIP rear shaft holding up? Any problems?

[biggamehunter]

thanks greatly to all you guys for your input it means a lot and gives me the motivation to keep it going, @wraith 1985 theres a bit about the 500k on the first page , but i find it realy good , and the mip is great pockets !! i sorted the 75mm front xd piggy conversion last night , nightmare getting spring rebound correct and its not exactly how i want it yet , but heres it so far

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[biggamehunter]

put all the robinson racing and hr steel gears in and i think its just about finished now tyres are awesome grippy ( see pic below), i am going to fab a aluminium battery tray and as soon as i get my welding gear back from my brother next week im starting an exact copy of the full cage but in steel , heres it as it stands now , im very pleased so far ,







thanks greatly for yor input guys ,

[biggamehunter]

Originally Posted by riskyjedi

I'll post and fallow this build. Your trying out a lot of stuff I'm thinking of getting. I'm in the process of a getting stuff together for my build. It'll be a while before I start my own build thread & most of the upgrades will come at a snails pace. Looking forward to read your thoughts on the hot racing stuff.

thanks for your input and interest riskyjed

[tachikoma1373]

Lovely work fella - like what you've done with the front shocks - I'll be keeping an eye open to see how they work out. Are you getting extra travel?

I love my 103XD's on the rear of mine - I'm running the 3 hole pistons on mine and seem to be working OK so far but time will tell. I'm using the oil that came with the it BTW, not actually sure what weight that is.

Like you I run 500K oil in the front diff. I think it strikes a good balance for crawling/bashing which is what I tend to do.

I had to replace my steering servo recently but still way too much slop in that set up so going tho have to take the plunge on an upgrade soon.

Keep up the good work fella. I'm off to play in the woods with my EXOTrooper.

[biggamehunter]

Originally Posted by tachikoma1373

Lovely work fella - like what you've done with the front shocks - I'll be keeping an eye open to see how they work out. Are you getting extra travel?

I love my 103XD's on the rear of mine - I'm running the 3 hole pistons on mine and seem to be working OK so far but time will tell. I'm using the oil that came with the it BTW, not actually sure what weight that is.

Like you I run 500K oil in the front diff. I think it strikes a good balance for crawling/bashing which is what I tend to do.

I had to replace my steering servo recently but still way too much slop in that set up so going tho have to take the plunge on an upgrade soon.

Keep up the good work fella. I'm off to play in the woods with my EXOTrooper.

thanks tachikoma great report , great input , have fun cheers shaun