With a set of calibers, a $15 harbor freight vise and a hand drill I did a set last night. Measure 6 times, Drill once and take your time. I started with a 1/16 drill bit for the pre hole and worked my way up. A good tap is a must. A drill press is for sure ideal though!
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Tedrockzs 2013 Special Agent Berg build
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TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
Harvo was referring to drilling the inner diameter of the tube to fit the Dlux modded inners. It lacked +/- 1/2 a mm to work"thumbsup"
The link mounts are/were easy.
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
Got my Al hardware in today. Got it all changed out. Come up to about a 3/4oz weight loss.
Had one of my contractors stop by and left me some "help"8)
Had one of my contractors stop by and left me some "help"8)
binaryterror
I wanna be Dave
This truck and build is typical TedRocks. Going to be one stunner, hope to see you back out on the rocks.
I've been wanting to Wrait/XR the front of mine but lacking 300HD's. Maybe I'll go the Dlux modded route.
Learned a lot so far on your build, good luck.
I've been wanting to Wrait/XR the front of mine but lacking 300HD's. Maybe I'll go the Dlux modded route.
Learned a lot so far on your build, good luck.
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
I'll have the Dlux pieces here Tuesday(possibly tomorrow). Erik has been a big help on this build via several Pms. This, by what he says, is the 4th set of them. Harvo has had no problems so far. This is a great option I think until John gets the 300 stuff in order. He is trying hard I'm sure to get them made and perfected.
There is never anything wrong with a second option, which Erik has provided. Hopefully by end of next week I'll have this running and get to go up to LRC and get some run time in. I'll have a lot more time this summer to get out and crawl and make some comps.
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EddieO
I wanna be Dave
I got my set yesterday. They are beefy and since they are based off 1/8th scale buggy ones, I doubt they will fail. 1/8th scale buggy stuff gets exposed to huge horsepower in extreme conditions for in long runs...I am sure they will be fine!
Later EddieO
Later EddieO
binaryterror
I wanna be Dave
Looking forward to your review. And nothing against John, just want an option to get me there. Dlux has always been good at quality and options my truck has many of his parts. And my original 300's (Berg/Berg) are still fine and have only been rebuilt once since 2009 Nationals...
Knowing this, you are right. I was unaware they were built on 1/8th scale components. I used to race those cars and never broke a Universal or even worn one out really.
He is actually getting a different style of shaft. He is using the 8* knuckle I told you that I dont like
flipoff so, I am using a modded Wraith shaft. There isnt too much difference as far as dimensions go on the shafts so I am guessing they will be fine. I am using the same idea in my super and if you go watch vids that I just put in there, you can see I am not afraid to put that car into a bind and pull the throttle.If you have not worn a 300 out in 4 years, you will be more than good. I dont know anybody that really has worn out an XR shaft and thats what these are based off of. The 1/8 buggy stuff is a bit better on the quality control and fitment but I still have not worn one out and I wore out my 300 CVD's about every 1.5 months. I dont flaw the shaft, I just drove a lot on them.
I hope you get these today and and get that car rollling. DONT be nice to the shafts!
EddieO
I wanna be Dave
Oh, well mine are better then....
Still gonna send you a better set of 1/8th shafts. Some are better than others.....
Later EddieO
Still gonna send you a better set of 1/8th shafts. Some are better than others.....
Later EddieO
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
Got them in the mail today. Will have some pics up in a bit"thumbsup"
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
Erik put these in the mail Saturday and I got them in today. Pretty uneventful install. The only thing with the RcBro tubes is you have to back out the link mount and servo mount screws @ 1 turn in order for the tang area to pass by. Not a big deal.
Milled out RcBro locker to make way for the larger tang. Dlux is including these in the set up. He was waiting on some to arrive so I sent him a spare I had to shorten my wait:ror:
Side by side of the RcBro as manufactured compared to the modded one.
Installed along with the Shifts
Everything is smooth and bind free. Now to fashion up some steering linkage...
Milled out RcBro locker to make way for the larger tang. Dlux is including these in the set up. He was waiting on some to arrive so I sent him a spare I had to shorten my wait:ror:
Side by side of the RcBro as manufactured compared to the modded one.
Installed along with the Shifts
Everything is smooth and bind free. Now to fashion up some steering linkage...
Harvo
I wanna be Dave
Looking pimp! I like the new Lattice hubs too. Those are sharp. Put some WD-40 on the universals before you use them "thumbsup"
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
Did, bolted a motor to the axle and run them straight off a 2 cell for a bit. Gears needed run in too! Had a tight spot in them(gears), was gone in about two minutes. Shafts are smooth"thumbsup"
chicklet
I wanna be Dave
:shock::lmao:
You didn't have to mod the tube? No drilling out needed?
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
I used a 9/32" drill bit. If you do it with a hand drill it is grabby as hell and easy to off center. I built a makeshift fixture on my drill press. Shoulda took a pic. Was kinda neat:ror:
Was there still tons left in the tubes
TEDROCKZ
I wanna be Dave
Yeah, they just lacked @1/2 mm overall.
