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Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 10:26 am
by GoMachV
Those look like Lunsford to me

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 10:48 am
by vandal
yep gomachv they are indeed lunsford

stealth case screws had to grind 2 of em a tad shorter not to hit slipper back tho! V
ps thx for the kind words

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:46 pm
by NomadRacer

Never knew they existed!
Edit:
Do you guys happened to have a part number for the screws? I don't see them on the Lunsford webstore

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:00 pm
by vandal
Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:04 pm
by GoMachV
you want to contact Barb via the website, she can set you up. They are literally made to order, and hand rolled threads. He was making a batch for Stewart Haas last time I was there

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:07 pm
by vandal
gotta watch yer fingers on that machine eh? lol fun to do !
Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:13 pm
by GoMachV
Yeah, its a beast. Im sure fingers have been rolled before in one of those
Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 5:28 pm
by NomadRacer
Thanks for the link, have to get some.
Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:37 pm
by vandal
heyo mini update! got some free time and dyed my white parts

found some 30 year old rit dye in the shop (leftover from when i dyed my 2nd rc-10) and it was still liquid lol as u can see it worked awesome!
more to come as i get time to work on it

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:58 am
by NomadRacer
Black Out
Do you have any tips on drilling/slotting the tub for the trailing arm mount plates? That step is coming up for me real soon...
https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=42537 I've never done that modification!
Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:26 am
by GoMachV
On the two that I did, I found it was easiest to drill from the inside with a tiny bit, as close to the bottom corner as you can. Then make the slot bigger from the outside. You want it as close to the flat part of the chassis as you can, and only 3/32 or so tall, so small bits are best. Just remember you can’t put the material back, so take small amounts at a time.
I bet someone that is really creative could make a jig that holds the Dremel steady against the chassis to cut a straight line
Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:13 pm
by NomadRacer
Small carbide bits I have, plenty of them! Iv'e sorta got a plan to do it but was looking for any
top secret methods.

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:11 pm
by vandal
i used the same technique as gomachv got it close then used a small file to get the final size..
Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:51 pm
by vandal
ok final build update! finished up finally was a fun build

special thanks to factory works, and conklin design and of course lunsford racing ! had to limit the down travel of shocks to keep dogbones from rubbin on outdrives and re- cycled a really old body until i can score a new body

used some vintage electronics and batteries (when i can swing it they will be replaced with brushless and lipo) for a radio i stole a 2.4 receiver and radio from a losi rtr i bought several years ago:) ok heres the pics

thx for reading and looking !
thx for reading and looking !

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:54 pm
by GoMachV
Looks great! You don’t see mid motor trailing arm cars much! Not since the MRP pro 10 anyway!