A&L build-up
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A&L build-up
well, the chassis showed up this morning, so i started throwin' it together. here's were it's at so far. i had a real hard time chopping up my last nip white bulkhead, but what'cha gonna do. one of the guys i race with has an old lethal weapon trans i'm hopefully gonna be getting from him. we'll see.................................
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Great looking build! Did the mail man get away with all his fingers?
Accually this chassis kit was designed and for sell way before the Lethal Weapon original was even a thought. It was built around the six gear Assoc. tranny. I raced and used an MIP three grear at the time, but before long I was running the Kyosho stuff and Chris was running the Assoc. stuff. It was easier to keep up with the two camps that way.
Trailing arm kits were first, then steering kits and Monster Truck Wheels/truck conversions - then the belt drive thought hit....
This is an OLD picture of the first Machined tranny case before the mold was done. Painted with Parma Floresent yellow of course.
Accually this chassis kit was designed and for sell way before the Lethal Weapon original was even a thought. It was built around the six gear Assoc. tranny. I raced and used an MIP three grear at the time, but before long I was running the Kyosho stuff and Chris was running the Assoc. stuff. It was easier to keep up with the two camps that way.
Trailing arm kits were first, then steering kits and Monster Truck Wheels/truck conversions - then the belt drive thought hit....
This is an OLD picture of the first Machined tranny case before the mold was done. Painted with Parma Floresent yellow of course.
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Nice looking project there Jason, can't wait to see it finished
I'm using the MIP 3 gear tranny in mine and it just bolts right in, no mods.
Thanks for the vintage pics Daryl.
I'm using the MIP 3 gear tranny in mine and it just bolts right in, no mods.
Thanks for the vintage pics Daryl.
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i got a little more done to it today. since i've only been lucky enough to score one mip trans, i stole it out of another unfinished (who'da thought ) project. cut up a near perfect gold motor plate, and added a nip pair of trinity universals.
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If you can post a top view pic please -
Set up tip the rear suspension will work much better if the out drives on the tranny are 1/8" to 3/16" in front of the axles. suspension does not work at all if outdrives are behind axles.
Imagine a line between the center of the joint of the universal on one side and the one on the other side, you want the centerline of the outdrives of the tranny 3/16" in front of your u joints line.
Hope I'm making myself clear.
If you can post a top view pic please -
Set up tip the rear suspension will work much better if the out drives on the tranny are 1/8" to 3/16" in front of the axles. suspension does not work at all if outdrives are behind axles.
Imagine a line between the center of the joint of the universal on one side and the one on the other side, you want the centerline of the outdrives of the tranny 3/16" in front of your u joints line.
Hope I'm making myself clear.
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Yap, if you're going to race this, move the tranny forward. The top holes are already in the bumper/ top plate. there should be holes in the chassis to move it forward also. Some of the first MIP trannies only had two holes in the bottom at the back.
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