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[TheDiamondOne]

Incredible build!

[Dadio]

Incredible build!

Thanks man , I can't wait for Jeff's Factory Works package to arrive so I can tie it all to a chassis !

[Dadio]

Thanks to Jeff at Factory Works she now has a chassis and shock mounts , please forgive the front ride height as the shocks should be 10mm longer , gives it that Starsky and Hutch look

[Dadio]

I'm hoping these pictures might explain the subtle differences in the front suspension for those not as familiar with the YZ-834B , the lower arms are 10mm longer and the chassis is meant as a homage to the original but somewhat smaller .

[Dadio]

Got a bit distracted with the Zerda but back on the job now .

[TheDiamondOne]

What did u do about the lower screw that hangs below the 834b chassis?

[Dadio]

What did u do about the lower screw that hangs below the 834b chassis?

The bottom screw for the motor plate ? The gearbox is raised about 2mm and that screw can now be accessed from above the chassis although there is still a cut out in the chassis for the hump in the gearbox .

[Dadio]

Got the tires glued , servo ,RX and ESC fitted and took her for a (very short) maiden run . Kind of a doomed morning , firstly the servo I fitted at first was glitching like mad , think the position pot has failed so I fitted the only spare I had to hand and it's a really slow one yawn but at least it works , next within 2 minutes the left front dog bone popped out and locked the transmission , got that sorted and the battery dumped
Still no real idea how it drives , even if it wasn't for all the mishaps it's still over geared , only spare unfitted pinion I had was a 17t and with the fitted motor it's going to be happier with a 14t that's in the post .
Anyway other than teething troubles I need to get a body for it , still procrastinating over witch to get , all my dogs so far have the original body and I fancy the Funco half body used on I think the Wonder Dog or SE , can't remember off hand , the only thing stopping me is that I could use the original and not have to cut away so much at the back as there's no shocks there , might look nice ........ Probably have to wait anyway as I'm taking the kids away to join my Mum and Sister in Wales for a week , going to be sprinkling my Dad's ashes in a holiday village we've been going to as a family since I was 6 months old .

[Dadio]

Found a 15t pinion and it's still little overgeared but I've had a few runs , truth is it's a bit odd , it's at the same time very familiar and new , I guess that's obvious really , still trying to decide weather it handles better or not , probably going to have to ( big sacrifice) drive it and one of my other dogs back to back , I'll try and get video of them both so you can see for yourself .

[Dadio]

Little running video demonstrating my superb camera skills ,presentation and driving
https://youtu.be/ddw26-OJTOc

[Frankentruck]

It's just like my dog! When it gets close to you in the yard, it rolls over for a belly rub.

Nicely done! So what is the mass production timeline?

[Dadio]

It's just like my dog! When it gets close to you in the yard, it rolls over for a belly rub.

Nicely done! So what is the mass production timeline?

its all on Shapeways for sale right now

[Dadio]

Here's the original YO-CLONE-OH for comparison .
https://youtu.be/vc3LX-JGzAs

[Frankentruck]

That dog isn't as well behaved. It makes you walk over to it to rub it's belly. But is skampers around that yard pretty nicely too.

So if a person were to collect the shapeways parts, they would still need a drive chain, bearings, motor plate, axles, wheels, tires, chassis, shock towers, and shocks. Anything else? Pretty much everything metal.

[Dadio]

Well that turned out to be a silent movie , those tires are much to high bite for grass but I wanted to run both cars on the same rubber , Yo-clone-oh has a lower ride height and I think that does make it handle maybe better or maybe I'm just far more familiar with it so I drive it better ?