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Thloftus’ Gravity Well H10 Optic kit
- Thread starter Thloftus
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You’d think I could pick up the pace once the axles and transmission were assembled. At least the progress is steady. It is nice if I’m honest to savor these kits.
Next up is mounting the transmission to the skid plate. No issues here. The transmission settles into place without any fasteners. Definitely some thought put into how the various parts go together.
And with the skids installed. The plastics are great. The parts go together nicely. I had to stare at the manual for a while to get the orientation right and find the fastener holes. No bid deal if you’ve assembled kits before.
And finally the electronics tray. It was nice to see how the parts interlock to make the overall assembly fairly stiff despite using plastic materials. It’s a clever design approach that also makes the assembly very satisfying. You don’t get to see these things on RTRs. Happy I was able to get an Optic kit instead.
Next is Bag D with the shocks. I’m skipping this part as I intend to use aftermarket shocks. Kits are a good excuse to try new parts. Plus the build takes even longer if you have to find the just right set of shocks and wait for them to arrive … The kit shocks are nicely packaged and would give the full shock build experience since it looks like nothing is preassembled.
Bag E with the driveshafts is next. Nicely packaged to start
And with the parts organized on the build mat. I did take some time in this case to organize the parts. Makes for nice photos and also simplifies the build process with less hunting in the pile.
Drive shafts installed on the transfer case
On the front axle
And also the rear axle
I discovered later that I’d flipped the front / rear portions of the driveshafts. They’re two different lengths. It wasn’t obvious to me from the manual which one should go on the front/back. Anyway, they’re backward in these images. But thankfully re-do’s add to the hours, lol
Take care until the next one!
Next up is mounting the transmission to the skid plate. No issues here. The transmission settles into place without any fasteners. Definitely some thought put into how the various parts go together.
And with the skids installed. The plastics are great. The parts go together nicely. I had to stare at the manual for a while to get the orientation right and find the fastener holes. No bid deal if you’ve assembled kits before.
And finally the electronics tray. It was nice to see how the parts interlock to make the overall assembly fairly stiff despite using plastic materials. It’s a clever design approach that also makes the assembly very satisfying. You don’t get to see these things on RTRs. Happy I was able to get an Optic kit instead.
Next is Bag D with the shocks. I’m skipping this part as I intend to use aftermarket shocks. Kits are a good excuse to try new parts. Plus the build takes even longer if you have to find the just right set of shocks and wait for them to arrive … The kit shocks are nicely packaged and would give the full shock build experience since it looks like nothing is preassembled.
Bag E with the driveshafts is next. Nicely packaged to start
And with the parts organized on the build mat. I did take some time in this case to organize the parts. Makes for nice photos and also simplifies the build process with less hunting in the pile.
Drive shafts installed on the transfer case
On the front axle
And also the rear axle
I discovered later that I’d flipped the front / rear portions of the driveshafts. They’re two different lengths. It wasn’t obvious to me from the manual which one should go on the front/back. Anyway, they’re backward in these images. But thankfully re-do’s add to the hours, lol
Take care until the next one!
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