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Got a pile of parts in yesterday and found I needed some more small parts to complete the roller. I got metal differential housing. The inner housings are good with new gaskets and oil. 500k front and 15k rear. I got the metal outside housings and they are really nice. For the price they are...

So I put the boys to work making air guard for the front suspension. This big shield goes under the front suspension to keep air out of the body. And it’s kinda a front bumper also.

Crap, I forgot about the boys. I had a lot of trouble with stuff today. Guess I do need to bring in the A team.

Well it looks like I have the makings of a race car.

So I took my 6s infraction that is basically stoc except I upgraded to a Savox servo. I made a couple passes up and down the street and the receiver and servo no longer function. The receiver binds but the ESC flashes red and no steering. I ended up replacing the receiver and gyro with stuff...

The chassis showed up early and I got it mocked up. I’m taking out most of the plastic from the drive train. I got titanium drive shafts and think metal diffs would be a safe bet. Everything seems ok . I had to drill one hole for the dual motor mount. And I need to make a slight modification...

Back to the speed build. The roller came with nice metal Hot racing upgrade shocks so I resealed them and installed them on the race truck along with an upgraded Savoc servo for the steering. Added an extension wire for the transponder and it’s about ready to race. The speed build The first...

Even the switch is a problem. I ordered two for 7 dollars. The don’t just turn on and off. They turn on, then turn off one side, then turn off that one and turn on the other, then blink, then get bright and fade every time you hit the button. I got till April 27 to get ready for this and I am...

The whole brake and brake light gimic is dead. Sorry it was a cool idea that just won’t do what I need. Even if I had three hands to operate so sort of brake it would melt the plastic brake caliper. The lights won’t turn on with partial application of a signal . Need at least 80% signal to turn...

I will probable keep the whole spectrum electronics as a spare system for racing. I want think I need an 8 s system. The fast guys in this class are running X-Eay nitro cars converted to electric . Super fast rigs.

Ok there is a reason I got the smart dual charger free. I have two rigs. One for twice a month oval racing and one for speed runs. The Spectrum batteries with free charger cost less than regular 4 s batteries and a castle combo. I only have till the 27th before the first race. This gets me on...

So the spool would not fit. The front motor place was not machined properly. The bearings would not go far enough into the bearing recess. The tool chattered and left about .040 of an inch and I had to grind it out with a tiny Dremel tool. Spins nice now. I finally fort the batteries. Two...

You guys are nuts. Really screwy .

Parts are starting to trickle in for my speed build. And one thing I found helpful when I raced motorcycles was to purchase hardware from eBay. As an example one Kawasaki fairing screw can cost $5.00. I can get every screw, nut and bolt for the entire motorcycle for twenty bucks. Including at...

I had to add a carbon hood wrap because it’s painted on the outside. The pins scratch it up really bad.

Should be able to see this going around the track at night

This looks ok but it puts a lot of weight out back.

Servo controlled wing so I can adjust down force on the fly.

I am not 100% sure but I think the chassis plate is bent. I bolted the front part of the motor mount in place. I had to drill one new hole for the right side . And there is a top plate that keys in to the rear of the center did mount. The mounting holes did not line up . And if I pushed on the...

Behold the tower of power. Twin 1721-2400 kv motors with XLX2 ESCs on 8s batteries. Can’t wait to get this project moving. The speed trials are in August so I have a mountain of work to do from here.