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Old 01-08-2012, 01:19 PM   #1
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Hey guys.

I am doing a baja beetle but I want to do a few radical changes to it.

Firstly i wanted criss-cross rear shocks and revo like front.

I have acheived the rear shocks after machining a few parts, but it looks somewhat naff right now, however the concept does work.

I need to think of a cleaner design.

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Old 01-08-2012, 08:43 PM   #2
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How much flex are the diff carriers being subject to when the suspension is compressed?
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Old 01-09-2012, 12:07 PM   #3
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How much flex are the diff carriers being subject to when the suspension is compressed?
Supprisingly not that much, I was going to brace it however i think i am going to have a change of route, Even thought his idea works it just looks naff...

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Is she taking a bong rip in the background.........
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Who painted your house?
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Old 01-10-2012, 04:11 PM   #6
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Who painted your house?
the MRS!

And yeah i know - No need to say it.
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Is she taking a bong rip in the background.........
Nope, i hate that kinda thing with a passion and compleatly disagree with it to all extents.

Just a really awkward picture, i'm not actually sure what she is doing there
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Old 01-12-2012, 06:30 AM   #8
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Major update:

Spent all morning machining, test fitting re machining test fitting....yadda yadda...

So here is the result!

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And i also got alittle video of it all working for you!
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Old 01-12-2012, 07:45 AM   #9
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Decided i would crack on with the other side:

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Old 01-14-2012, 07:16 AM   #10
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I made a start on the powdercoating today.

I'm still in 2 minds wether i should alloy the rear end or not.

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Old 01-16-2012, 01:45 AM   #11
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If anyone is still following this, I'd like to ask an opinion.

I am gonna go with FG baja wheels however i am stuck on what colour to dye them.

RED, BLACK or GREY

Any opinoins?
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Old 01-22-2012, 05:25 AM   #13
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New update, sorry guys i moved all my pics so if there is broken links i can link to my folder directly:

Pipe i now cut, respaed and welded up then i stripped the paint off it and polished it ready for powdercoating (red)

Bled the rezzies and front shocks too.

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Update

All the powdercoating is now complete!

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The 4x4 convertion is now compleate...

Not sure if anyone is actaully following this build, so i thought i would ask before i bother to get pics.
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Quite some time since last looked in on this, look's good.
Is that an opal illusion or is the spur gear a little low.
The first picture show's the rear are semi in board why have you changed this is it a space issue. The cylinder's at the rear are they going to be air or hydraulic, as I assume they are compression bump stop's as per the 1-1 Sort Course and Trophy truck set up. I thought about using some 1/10th touring car shock's minus the spring's and a very light oil, seeing this has made me go and dig out the shock's and bracketry I have made up, I did it for my HPI 5T but think it may be easier on my Losi 5ive-T as there is a lot more room.
I saw a set up on a 1/8th buggy that used one shock per side, so one did both front and rear and an extra shock on the rear with no spring, it seemed to work very well unless you were going over offset bump's, it got a little choppy, it either needed thicker oil a stiffer spring or IMO an extra shock each side up front as per the rear set up, but that would negate the original idea maybe!.
Please continue posting your progress it is an interesting project, what with the shock setup and also the four wheel drive conversion.
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Nope, i hate that kinda thing with a passion and compleatly disagree with it to all extents.

Just a really awkward picture, i'm not actually sure what she is doing there
oh now its not that bad, there is worse things a honky could do. trust me
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