I really haven't done much as of lately with the R/C's but that changed today.
We are heading out tomorrow morning with a local group on FB to go crawl Florida rd.
Since I hadn't really touched the crawler since my last outing on Florida rd. I cleaned it up and changed the shock oil from 30w to 20w to see if I can get a bit more response out of the shocks especially on semi flat surfaces. In high gear it would hit a bump and the suspension would not move at all. Just a solid bounce with no shock compression. If the 20w doesn't help I'll have to do softer springs.
While I was at it I added a button to be able to turn it on and off from the outside without removing the body. A whole $8 part but makes turning it on and off way easier.
Have a looks see:
This little lever allows me to push the button on the ESC from right next to the running boards with the body on. What a finicky thing to install. I had to drill holes for it, as it is a after market thing, but once screwed down it was constantly pushing the button. So I broke out my screw set and put a washer between the switch and the chassis on each screw and it was still pressing the button. A simple loosening of the screws and now it works properly.
On the Summit I did do a good cleaning of it and pulled the motor and cleaned and oiled that.
For the Maxx Slash I have a under body net to install that I will need to modify a little, Mom would be so proud as I will be using my sewing skills on that. I need to cut the edges to fit over the side body holders. Basically they are side bumpers but the body has clips that lock on to it to keep the sides of body from flopping. To keep the material from fraying I need to sew the parts that I cut. I just need to locate my heavy thread that I have somewhere in the house or storage. I bought that stuff for automotive use years ago to use on interiors and heavy ware areas but it should hold up well to the rocks and debris that get thrown by the tires.
Life has gotten in the way of my play time.
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Life needs to go away and just let me play
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