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Stage 3 &4 attaching diff and motor its worth noting here that the previous builder had been holding the motor in with tapping screws as a result one of the motor threads was a little rough but after passing the proper screw through a few times went in well and tightened up very well thankfully or i would have had to source a replacement motor or re-cut the threads.

Stage 5 & 6 attaching gears and gear cover

Stage 7 & 8 rear lower arms and attachment of rear lower arms

Stage 9 & 10 Rear uprights and attaching drive shafts

Stage 11 Front section



Stage 12 Front lower arms

Stage 13 attaching front arms




Stage 14 Front axle fitting

Stage 15 16 and 17 assembling steering rods/ steering linkage and attaching steering mechanism. its worth noting here that the original builder had failed to use the correct screws two MB7 3 x 15mm to attach the steering mechanism on to the mounting towers. they had only used 3x 10mm which was allowing the securing caps to rotate with the steering not locking them in to their correct position.

Also when stripping the chassis down i noted the steering was quite stiff further investigation showed the front uprights had been mounted upside down which threw the whole sterring assembly off slightly causing the stiffness. with both these problems corrected the steering mechanism is much smoother.

Sadly some ape has used pliers to hold the steering rods while screwing the end caps on which has resulted in some scratching. they still function fine they just dont look pretty.

Im now on to stage 18 in the manual assembling the dampers but i have hit a wall here as the internal rubber tubing was not fitted when the chassis was originally built and i dont have any in my spares at the moment so ill update when i manage to substitute something if anyone has any suggestions im all ears

No real utility for the rubber tube. The best is to put a pair of black CVAs.
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tamiya wrote:

Im now on to stage 18 in the manual assembling the dampers but i have hit a wall here as the internal rubber tubing was not fitted when the chassis was originally built and i dont have any in my spares at the moment so ill update when i manage to substitute something if anyone has any suggestions im all ears

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