seems i can attach 10 pictures to a message, so continuing
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( yes abomination is the perfect description )
the rear of the transmission brace :
also, notice the alignment mark on the printer gear, now i can finally find top dead center on my motor !
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i know bad joke...
i used some wire for my rear turnbuckles, very low budget, and i didn't have any spare long shocks to use on the rear anyway, so i used some draglinks i had previously upgraded from a losi mini rock crawler to hold the arms in place. ( come on guys, i at least needed one real rock crawler part on here )
here are the rear carriers, which are actually the front carriers and casters off my 1st nitro car, which has been deceased for quite some time. i think it was a traxxas maximum bx? if that sounds right. (edit, i just remembered, it was duratrax maximum BX lol ) i fitted them with some old rc10 stub axles, by means of a few strategically placed shims and bushings. its a miracle the dogbones fit, well with a few fine touches.
here is a look at the underside, and my special part #00054541 aluminum locate-a-servo brackets ( yes of course im kidding ) also, here we can see how i had to sacrifice these rear arms to accommodate the front casters from my BX.
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sorry guys.
here is a closer look at the front shocks. yep not associated, i believe kyosho. they were hand me downs from a friend. the spring retainers? were cracked so i could not adjust the spring tension. rather than remove the old ones and add the associated ones in their place, i opted to keep both sets
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ahh the front axles, two bushings on each side with the rear wheels from previously mentioned maximum BX mounted backwards on them
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the rear wheels are i believe old pro lines ? or some knock-offs from the toy RC arsenal.
i used some aluminum hex wheel adapters from the same lot my friend gave me.
notice my traction grabbers for dirt hill climbing.