NIX91 Questions and Answers

[limestang]

Can anyone provide a source on the nut? What size is it?

Thanks Limestang

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It was a full surprise for me to see a thin nut under right side bellcrank/servo saver in this original Stealth steering picture. My current design does not have that nut as you can see from 2014-08-13 dated exploded view drawing. When I get back home next week, I will check a corrective action for this. Sorry.
This does not affect optional "race" steering.

-Niki-

[GoMachV]

It's a standard 8-32 mini nut (small pattern) like used on 10T's rear inner arm mounts and Jake is including them with the chassis sets but you can also get them from mcmaster carr

[DaveM]

Nuts 8-32 Special

ASC 8182

Cheers, DaveM.

[bully]

Pretty sure they are discontinued mate... Hence the mention of the specialist sites

[DaveM]

No problems, I bought a NIP from my local hobby shop not long ago.

So they are still out there!

Some people want the right parts for their builds, 8182's are aluminum.

Cheers, DaveM.

[limestang]

Thanks for the info. I found a small steel nut (Matched to correct size) and drilled and tapped for 8-32 threads. It worked great and saved me a trip to the LHS/Ebay. If anyone wants to try, here's what I recommend:
1) Use a drill press and hold part in a vise
2) Drill hole to the correct size in small increments. I ended up using 4 drill sizes. Oil drill bit between cuts.
3) Tap threads slowly.
4) clean off burs and oil residue


- Limestang

[limestang]

Those come in the yokomo shock spacer kit and also in the RPM kit (although in black) .

Limestang I thought about the same thing with the associated springs. So I bought a set of the copper truck springs. Wow they are stiff! Here's the difference between stock spring and truck spring..... close but not quite

Yes, not a good match - Thanks for checking. I will have to go with AE gold for now. Since the yokomo springs are copper plated steel, I wonder if painted springs could be stripped and copper plated? Anyone have a source for plating copper? I think chrome bumpers on cars are first plated in copper. If we got enough interest, perhaps a bulk order could be arranged, keeping the cost reasonable.


Ok, its past midnight in Austin TX, and I got a hair brain idea cooking. Check the youtube link. I may have to try this out. Perhaps a cheap solution to the copper spring dilema...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aoCyRQsDNco[url][/url]

Limestang

[jwscab]

Yeah copper plating is pretty common. Caswell has a pretty cheap brush on plating kit that might be a perfect dip for springs.

[scr8p]

Last week on ebay there was a guy selling rear springs sets for the yokomo y-10. In it was a pair of copper springs. They were cheap so i grabbed a pack. They are a coil too tall so for a replica they wouldn't fly..... even though most people probably wouldn't even be able to pick that out.

Anyways, I can't say that I've ever studied what copper plating looks like up close, but these springs look painted. When you run a piece of sandpaper over them, you can see the copper color on the paper. Just throwing that out there.....

[RC10th]

Has anyone tried painting them with tamiya copper spray?

[DaveM]

Hi Guys,

Even Tower Hobbies love NIX91's.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEZXW&P=7

Cheers, Dave.

[limestang]

Way to go NIX91!!! Does anyone have a count on the number of kits sold?

- Limestang

[DaveM]

Did you notice the manufacturer stock # 1991

Cheers, Dave.

[Niki]

New stronger rear arm mounts are ready for racers and runners. Also smooths out stress in mounting holes.

NIX91-153 Race rear arm mount (1.5deg toe-in/side + 3deg anti-squat)
NIX91-033 Race rear arm mount (3deg toe-in/side + 3deg anti-squat)
NIX91-032 Race rear arm mount (3deg toe-in/side + 2deg anti-squat)
NIX91-031 Race rear arm mount (3deg toe-in/side + 1deg anti-squat)

NIX91-001 still available for replicas.

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/nixconcepts?sort=newest&section=NIX91&s=0

-Niki-

[DaveM]

Hi Niki and Seabass,

Every time I get to see the stuff you guys are doing I am just amazed

Cheers, DaveM.