I will post pics soon but my gold alloy have arrived.
I will be using the front C-Hubs, shock mounts and turnbuckles .. but not the front or rear hubs. The fitting of them is just not that great, trying to get bearings into them is almost impossible, just way way to tight. I don't have a dremel so can't do much about it. Trying to fit the smaller bearings was just not doable..
Shame... If Maverick did a set they would probably be perfect... but these were HSP but I'd hope for better.
Still, the primary parts are very good and I'm happy with them.
Monday 13 July 2015
Sunday 12 July 2015
A 'New' EVO XB ..
So new is not really the case :)
I got a bargain on eBay, £30 including postage I thought was not bad.. the pics showed general ware and damage... and the seller was open about the scratches on the chassis so I knew I was getting a well used car but that's fine. I already have a set of blue ally up grades I wanted to use anyway.
The prob with it once I got it out of the box was the little stuff you can't see on photos, I was ready for some of it but not all :)
The shock mounts I thought might have some bend in them but wow... ones almost 60 degrees hahah and the shock pistons are very very bent on all four corners..the dogbones are also like boomerangs and I'll need to get new for them also...
The main thing though are the diff cases, the lower mounts on both front and back have been split :(
So what I was hoping to be a clean, polish and bling needs at least another £20 of parts. I'm still happy with the buggy as overall it's still a bargain at £50. The drive train is fine, the diffs are perfect and it's going to make a fantastic loaner to my friends...
Just always be prepared for more jobs then you think when you buy second hand.
Check out the bent pistons on the shocks... oh and the shock mount shown is the least bent one! It looked okay on the eBay photo haha.
And now... the front end with the parts I've had for a while.. I still need to get a new diff case but that can wait for a couple of weeks.
By the start of August I should have a nice blue bling and updated runner for a loaner and my own gold bling updated and tuned runner/racer ... they will look really cool on the pit shelf that's for sure.
I got a bargain on eBay, £30 including postage I thought was not bad.. the pics showed general ware and damage... and the seller was open about the scratches on the chassis so I knew I was getting a well used car but that's fine. I already have a set of blue ally up grades I wanted to use anyway.
The prob with it once I got it out of the box was the little stuff you can't see on photos, I was ready for some of it but not all :)
The shock mounts I thought might have some bend in them but wow... ones almost 60 degrees hahah and the shock pistons are very very bent on all four corners..the dogbones are also like boomerangs and I'll need to get new for them also...
The main thing though are the diff cases, the lower mounts on both front and back have been split :(
So what I was hoping to be a clean, polish and bling needs at least another £20 of parts. I'm still happy with the buggy as overall it's still a bargain at £50. The drive train is fine, the diffs are perfect and it's going to make a fantastic loaner to my friends...
Just always be prepared for more jobs then you think when you buy second hand.
Check out the bent pistons on the shocks... oh and the shock mount shown is the least bent one! It looked okay on the eBay photo haha.
And now... the front end with the parts I've had for a while.. I still need to get a new diff case but that can wait for a couple of weeks.
By the start of August I should have a nice blue bling and updated runner for a loaner and my own gold bling updated and tuned runner/racer ... they will look really cool on the pit shelf that's for sure.
Monday 6 July 2015
XB Evo re-build started
This weekend I finished the clean of my XB Evo and put the basics back together. I also got a new shell painted for it.. I only had black and orange spray left from my last paint job so went for something simple. I'll be doing my iON Xb shell kinda similar later on but want to use a dark metallic grey on that one.
iON Hop ups arrived.
And here they are.. the brand new hot off the shelf iON alloy hop ups. They are superb. The brushed gold anodized alloy is very lush and I'll be fitting them very soon so I'll post up dates as I fit them.
I ordered these from Modelsport UK and it took 5 days for them to get here which is excellent service.
I ordered these from Modelsport UK and it took 5 days for them to get here which is excellent service.
Saturday 4 July 2015
Official news!
I've recently heard from HPI UK that along with the iON updates for this year the Strada range are also going to be getting further updates.
Last year we saw all new waterproof electronics and some body styling. This year I think we are going to get some hardware updates. I think we are going to get ABS composite molded shock towers and along with this probably an ABS composite upper deck. Pretty sure the diff's and other primary drive train elements will stay the same but I just feel the time is right to drop the pressed alloy parts and go for composite... I sure hope they do.
I'd love to see a desert truck added to the stable too... It must be coming :)
Last year we saw all new waterproof electronics and some body styling. This year I think we are going to get some hardware updates. I think we are going to get ABS composite molded shock towers and along with this probably an ABS composite upper deck. Pretty sure the diff's and other primary drive train elements will stay the same but I just feel the time is right to drop the pressed alloy parts and go for composite... I sure hope they do.
I'd love to see a desert truck added to the stable too... It must be coming :)
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Buggy service
So I decided I'd give my XB a bit of a clean... turned into a complete strip down :) ...
The best thing about stripping a car down is you can get every part of it clean and inspected. I drive my XB with a bit of respect for the terrain as to not 'try' and damage things but you just have to have a good thrash from time to time. My XB had tiny gravel and grit everywhere so doing this strip down has allowed me to give everything a pretty deep clean.
While it's like this I think I'll mill some CNC carbon fiber shock mounts and replace the alloy. I do have access to a CNC machine so can create my own hop ups. I'll post some pics at a later date once I have them milled. For now the XB will get a Diff service now too and then it's ready for the rest of the summer :)
On reflection....
I will still mill some carbon parts but to co-ordinate my Strada XB with my iON XB I've splashed out and ordered some new alloy parts.. all anodized gold/orange .. These parts are HSP oem parts from eBay, you can get them in several colours from purple to red... I love the Orange!
I've also ordered some new shoes...
The best thing about stripping a car down is you can get every part of it clean and inspected. I drive my XB with a bit of respect for the terrain as to not 'try' and damage things but you just have to have a good thrash from time to time. My XB had tiny gravel and grit everywhere so doing this strip down has allowed me to give everything a pretty deep clean.
While it's like this I think I'll mill some CNC carbon fiber shock mounts and replace the alloy. I do have access to a CNC machine so can create my own hop ups. I'll post some pics at a later date once I have them milled. For now the XB will get a Diff service now too and then it's ready for the rest of the summer :)
On reflection....
I will still mill some carbon parts but to co-ordinate my Strada XB with my iON XB I've splashed out and ordered some new alloy parts.. all anodized gold/orange .. These parts are HSP oem parts from eBay, you can get them in several colours from purple to red... I love the Orange!
I've also ordered some new shoes...
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