House's Generic Ti-Fighter

[SkaldidDog]

I have spares...

Spares?

J

 

[bigstu]

Spares?

J

Spares. As in extras.
I have a complete set in my comp truck and a complete set sitting on the shelf. Not to mention I have this in my basement, so if I need parts I can cut just about anything I need.

 

[House]

Well dummy me, I didn't take in account the built in steering stops on the TiFi's, so back to the mill tomorrow to do some hogging on the front weight setup...

 

[House]

Much better now...

 

[SkaldidDog]

Spares. As in extras.
I have a complete set in my comp truck and a complete set sitting on the shelf. Not to mention I have this in my basement, so if I need parts I can cut just about anything I need.

Your basement is hung. Shazam!

J

 

[House]

More slight modifications. I can't say "Built Not Bought" like Skaldiddog, but I have put my own fair share of labor into this thing...
It is much easier for me to modify stuff than build from scratch, so I bought some no slop bushings from Erik D_lux. Not sure what you are turning these with, but the set I picked out of the bag were all within .0005. Great product Erik! With that being said, my SDS c-hub to VP knuckles were different than a standard size, so off with .0055 of material! "thumbsup"

 

[SkaldidDog]

More slight modifications. I can't say "Built Not Bought" like Skaldiddog, but I have put my own fair share of labor into this thing...
It is much easier for me to modify stuff than build from scratch, so I bought some no slop bushings from Erik D_lux. Not sure what you are turning these with, but the set I picked out of the bag were all within .0005. Great product Erik! With that being said, my SDS c-hub to VP knuckles were different than a standard size, so off with .0055 of material! "thumbsup"

That's some tight tolerances EDL."thumbsup"

When making bushings, I use sandpaper on a reference surface to remove material > 0.002".

That's one mondo lathe you go there.

J

 

[House]

I thought about sandpaper, then I thought about busting out my mini lathe, but used this one (not mine) instead.
It is a small Hardinge Chucker Lathe. It isn't that big, just looks big with a tiny bushing in the collet. :mrgreen:

 

[Del Monte]

Hardinge!

I have access to a few at work. Amazing machines

 

[House]

Yes indeed, I sure wish I had one in my shop at home!

 

[SkaldidDog]

Yes indeed, I sure wish I had one in my shop at home!

You and me bofe.

Jake's are big and bad ass. I'd hate to drop one on my big toe.

J

 

[House]

A couple more slight touches and wallah...

 

[House]

Finally got this thing out for a shake down run! Felt pretty good going through a couple battery packs with no carnage.
What I thought may be a good idea on my tierod design didn't turn out so swell, so I will make a new more conventional one tomorrow...

 

[bigstu]

Lookin good..

 

[House]

Thanks Stu!
Got a pretty generic looking drag link and Tierod fabbed up tonight.
Have to see if I like it better than the last one...

 

[House]

And zip zap, VP half weights... "thumbsup"

 

[sourdojack]

Thanks Stu!
Got a pretty generic looking drag link and Tierod fabbed up tonight.
Have to see if I like it better than the last one...

I would run a longer servo horn so you get full turning. I usually match up my servo horn to the length of the knuckle arms.

 

[House]

I adjusted my servo end points to where the knuckles hit the axle stops, so no more travel is needed at this point.
What you cant see is I am using the inner holes on the VP knuckles, as I machined the outer ones off in efforts to keep my tierod closer to the axle...

 

[sourdojack]

Ohh, gotcha! Yeah that was a good idea. Those stock knuckle arms are super long. I remember John and Lars running like a 2" servo horn back in the day on em.

 

[House]

Yeah, the shorter the better! "thumbsup"
That's what I keep telling her anyway...LOL