@tim71 Kris from darksidedesigns.net did most of my lids!
Was able to find 30 minutes this afternoon and put the axles back together- at least one set. This week I gathered pins and bearings... but not much time. haha
So I picked up where I left off and put bearings throughout (boca bearings is my hero)- before I installed them I shot them with a burst of "moo-slick." Once everything was installed and ready to tie the cases together, I used a product called "gorilla snot" to grease up the diff action. Everyone kind of does their own thing here- some keep the diffs dry. Personally I like the keep the diff's lubed and slow the axle action down just a bit. I don't know when I will open the cases again.
From here I tied everything else back together. notice how much width the cvd's add- that plus the TXT components and we are golden- no need for additional wheel wideners.
I really like how Jon from ZRP racing made these tie rods and the BTA steering setup. Simple, elegant and effective. When doing the steering arm... you want your aluminum arm to put everything almost parallel with the tie rod which it will do here- there will be not much angle at all. In addition, like PRP steering setups... Jon also includes shouldered screws, custom for the tire rod and washers to keep everything snug but not bind up the steering!
Notice what I did with the servo wire. I read this from a RC mag many moons ago. To keep everything tighter and clean I just coil up the wire... using a driver and then slipping it out. I have always loved this step, one of the first "custom" things I learned back in the day.
That's it for now, I should be able to work on the rear set tonight. Pretty much the same thing- just using a straight axle instead of CVD's and no steering servo.
I did receive one more thing in the mail this week. Here's a sneak peak!
