So here goes, my first Tekno build ever..!! ( apology's for my bad photos ? )
I've learnt plenty on the Tekno Forums so far, lets just hope it helps me with this build..
Though I'd do a layout shot first, because hey no one has ever done that before have they ?.....
Couldn't help myself but when I ordered the truck I decided to get some upgrades straight away.. So in no particular order here they are, emulsion shock caps, alloy lower caps, delrin bushing, wheel nuts, steel spur, wing mount ( just incase ? ) and finally the holy grail shock tool and wheel nut tool..???
The alloy spring platforms and servo horn were out of stock when I put my order in, and still are ? so I'll get them as soon as they're back in stock..
( I'm trying my hardest not to just order loads of M2C parts ?? because I really want to run this thing stock for now..!! )
First part of the build, build the wheel nut tool..!!
This thing has so many uses it's crazy?
I've read plenty of posts on here since I joined and I've learned a few tips'n tricks reading @TBuggy builds so I think I'll be good to go from here onwards.?
Now onto the serious stuff..!!
Everything laid out and ready to go...
Center diff is the first part I'll be tackling, I'll use plenty of green slime on the o-rings and also on the outdrive shafts then I'm going to fill it with 500k,
I'm well impressed with how buttery smooth it is just assembled dry with no shims needed..??
( not like a sloppy Arrma diff ?? ) you may notice in the background my upcycled shock stand made out of a redundant truggy wheel ?
So I've just learnt another use for the wheel nut tool..!! It's a diff stand ?....
While the center diff sits in its new stand I'll start to build the other diffs, again I'm shocked how buttery smooth the diffs are compared to others I've built before..?
All the parts for the front/rear diffs laid out ready to assemble, not much to say other than these two went together just like the first.
Buttery smooth and no shims required..???
And here they are all built up with the oil weights written on the diffs, so...
a: I know which end of the truck they go in... ?
b: I know the weights for future reference...??
I'm going to Dremel the outdrives on the inner edges so as to bed them in and make everything wear better..? ( top tip from Mitch aka M2C Racing )
I've got a couple of bodies, but I'll decide later which one to use..?? as for electronics, wheel/tyres and battery I'm still undecided on what I'm going to use.
I already have some spare Arrma bits and bobs laying around, but I'm now thinking of going Castle/TpPower combo..!!
Well that's it for now...??
I've learnt plenty on the Tekno Forums so far, lets just hope it helps me with this build..
Though I'd do a layout shot first, because hey no one has ever done that before have they ?.....
Couldn't help myself but when I ordered the truck I decided to get some upgrades straight away.. So in no particular order here they are, emulsion shock caps, alloy lower caps, delrin bushing, wheel nuts, steel spur, wing mount ( just incase ? ) and finally the holy grail shock tool and wheel nut tool..???
The alloy spring platforms and servo horn were out of stock when I put my order in, and still are ? so I'll get them as soon as they're back in stock..
( I'm trying my hardest not to just order loads of M2C parts ?? because I really want to run this thing stock for now..!! )
First part of the build, build the wheel nut tool..!!
This thing has so many uses it's crazy?
I've read plenty of posts on here since I joined and I've learned a few tips'n tricks reading @TBuggy builds so I think I'll be good to go from here onwards.?
Now onto the serious stuff..!!
Everything laid out and ready to go...
Center diff is the first part I'll be tackling, I'll use plenty of green slime on the o-rings and also on the outdrive shafts then I'm going to fill it with 500k,
I'm well impressed with how buttery smooth it is just assembled dry with no shims needed..??
( not like a sloppy Arrma diff ?? ) you may notice in the background my upcycled shock stand made out of a redundant truggy wheel ?
So I've just learnt another use for the wheel nut tool..!! It's a diff stand ?....
While the center diff sits in its new stand I'll start to build the other diffs, again I'm shocked how buttery smooth the diffs are compared to others I've built before..?
All the parts for the front/rear diffs laid out ready to assemble, not much to say other than these two went together just like the first.
Buttery smooth and no shims required..???
And here they are all built up with the oil weights written on the diffs, so...
a: I know which end of the truck they go in... ?
b: I know the weights for future reference...??
I'm going to Dremel the outdrives on the inner edges so as to bed them in and make everything wear better..? ( top tip from Mitch aka M2C Racing )
I've got a couple of bodies, but I'll decide later which one to use..?? as for electronics, wheel/tyres and battery I'm still undecided on what I'm going to use.
I already have some spare Arrma bits and bobs laying around, but I'm now thinking of going Castle/TpPower combo..!!
Well that's it for now...??
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