T VETTE
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Nice work!
The Hobby Garage
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Well I had some time yesterday and decided to rebuild the shocks. One thing lead to another and I stripped the whole suspension off the car for a clean/lube. Rear pivot pins were sticky and the outer bolts were too tight.
Pulled apart the shocks and used my drill with some 000 steel wool to polish the shafts. inspected all the bushings and refilled with shock oil. The bottom was rubbing on the caps so I clearanced it and man are they smooth now.
Made sure everything move freely with the shocks off. Reassembled in outermost mounts, then set ride height, camber and caster.
I made my own tire balancer and ride height gage. Will have some pics in the next couple days.
Pulled apart the shocks and used my drill with some 000 steel wool to polish the shafts. inspected all the bushings and refilled with shock oil. The bottom was rubbing on the caps so I clearanced it and man are they smooth now.
Made sure everything move freely with the shocks off. Reassembled in outermost mounts, then set ride height, camber and caster.
I made my own tire balancer and ride height gage. Will have some pics in the next couple days.
Thomson 120mm 10deg Stem install
What do you do if you are sick and can’t ride on your only free night of the week? Work on the bike of course.
When I put the new handlebars on the bike I noticed that my carbon stear tube had a crack at the top.
Not a bad one but still not good and since the bars made huge difference, I wanted to swap out the stem too. The old style expansion plug was the problem and Specialized has updated them. I Picked up one when I got the stem. This is a mountain bike stem and is way overkill. Even though it looks huge there is on 1-2 grams difference for the stock setup.
Old stem
New Stem
Setup the fork for cutting with a 32 tooth new blade. Cut was perfect and the damaged part was completely removed. Filed the edges after and reinstalled.
While I was at it the headset bearings were really dirty, so I cleaned and repacked them before putting everything back together. Torqued all the bolts to factory specs and its ready to ride when I feel better.
What do you do if you are sick and can’t ride on your only free night of the week? Work on the bike of course.
When I put the new handlebars on the bike I noticed that my carbon stear tube had a crack at the top. Not a bad one but still not good and since the bars made huge difference, I wanted to swap out the stem too. The old style expansion plug was the problem and Specialized has updated them. I Picked up one when I got the stem. This is a mountain bike stem and is way overkill. Even though it looks huge there is on 1-2 grams difference for the stock setup.Old stem
New Stem
Setup the fork for cutting with a 32 tooth new blade. Cut was perfect and the damaged part was completely removed. Filed the edges after and reinstalled.
While I was at it the headset bearings were really dirty, so I cleaned and repacked them before putting everything back together. Torqued all the bolts to factory specs and its ready to ride when I feel better.
taumac
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Nice looking place you got there.
Have a good one, Gerard
The 5 Stitches Garage part 1 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142100
The 5 Stitches Garage part2 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899
Have a good one, Gerard
The 5 Stitches Garage part 1 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=142100
The 5 Stitches Garage part2 http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899
zip95864
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For a minute I forgot you were talking about RC cars! I was thinking this guy must be a pro mechanic.
Nice garage. Subscribed.
Check out my Circa 1951 NorCal garage.
Updated my pictures on the first post. Finally got a whole garage shot.
Worked on the RC plane and took it out with the kid to the park. I've been looking for a faster one. Thinking of a micro p51 mustang.
We also "built" a ramp to jump the car around. I need to come up with a better one and get some pictures.
Worked on the RC plane and took it out with the kid to the park. I've been looking for a faster one. Thinking of a micro p51 mustang.
We also "built" a ramp to jump the car around. I need to come up with a better one and get some pictures.
shinertx
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what color is that on the vise.
ckadams00
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Hi shinertx. The color is Rust-Oleum 7219830 Hammered Metal Finish Spray, Verde Green.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UE7MTW/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Thanks ckadams00.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UE7MTW/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Thanks ckadams00.
More work on the RC car
. New off road tires glued up and man do they hook-up. I was launching it 10+ feet up the hill over a trail with the kid. I also ebayed a complete team chassis with no electronics for all the hopup parts and spares.
Smashed it into a curb at 40mph 2 days ago. Tore the whole front end off the car.
Good thing I've got spares. Looks worse then it turned out to be. 3 hours latter I was up and running again.
Couple bent screws/pins and new plastic. Now its as good as new.
. New off road tires glued up and man do they hook-up. I was launching it 10+ feet up the hill over a trail with the kid. I also ebayed a complete team chassis with no electronics for all the hopup parts and spares.
Smashed it into a curb at 40mph 2 days ago. Tore the whole front end off the car.
Good thing I've got spares. Looks worse then it turned out to be. 3 hours latter I was up and running again.
Couple bent screws/pins and new plastic. Now its as good as new.
PowerWheel
I was tinkering in the garage and pulled some old cases to but in the attic for storage. One of them had my old drill in it.
A friend had given me a motorcycle battery of the kids power wheel but it was too big, but the drill battery would fit perfect.
The old motor was a 6V and it was tiny so out it came and the huge drill motor went in. Luckily the tooth profile was almost identical. After some cutting and drilling everything lined up perfect.
I used the dill base to clip the battery in. Gonna go for the maiden voyage this morning. It was doing burnouts in the garage.
I also have the variable trigger from the drill, but is bigger then the handlebars and too hard to push for a kid.
If it is to crazy with the on/off style switch, I will have to figure some way to mount it.
I was tinkering in the garage and pulled some old cases to but in the attic for storage. One of them had my old drill in it.
A friend had given me a motorcycle battery of the kids power wheel but it was too big, but the drill battery would fit perfect.
The old motor was a 6V and it was tiny so out it came and the huge drill motor went in. Luckily the tooth profile was almost identical. After some cutting and drilling everything lined up perfect.
I used the dill base to clip the battery in. Gonna go for the maiden voyage this morning. It was doing burnouts in the garage.
I also have the variable trigger from the drill, but is bigger then the handlebars and too hard to push for a kid.
If it is to crazy with the on/off style switch, I will have to figure some way to mount it.
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sean Buick 76
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HI there, cool thread! Can you please explain how you deal with the "warped" rotors? I have a dial indicator and some new but slightly warped disk rotors on a few of my trials and mountain bikes.
Action shots to come
Hi Sean
I use Drumstix. They come with 3 but I find that one works best.
A clean crescent wrench works too.
http://morningstartools.com/Pages/DrumstixIII.aspx
I just checked and they are no longer for sale because Paul died this weekend.
Hi Sean
I use Drumstix. They come with 3 but I find that one works best.
A clean crescent wrench works too.
http://morningstartools.com/Pages/DrumstixIII.aspx
rmalkow2
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This weekend I moved my compressor outside and ran the electrical and air hose. It’s nothing special but it gets the job done. One thing is that it is stupid loud and takes up a fair share of space. I got the box as scrape from work. It is weather tight and vented. The steel is around 10 gage. To start I leveled the area with pavers and set the box in place, all 100+ lb’s of it. Then I cut an old 2 inch pipe and a stub of PVC. I wanted the connection to the house to be a slip fit. This was if something moves it won’t hurt the house. I already had most of the hose in place, so I just added another line outside. There was already a dedicated outlet for the compressor that I moved up and installed a switch in it. This will control the compressor from inside and give me a power source for the bench that I am going to build. I was going to put a plug, but decided to just wire it directly. Too bad it’s on 115v and not 230.
Any worries about enough ventilation for the compressor cooling when inside the metal box? Or did you add ventilation and I missed it in the post.?
sean Buick 76
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Action shots to come
Hi Sean
I use Drumstix. They come with 3 but I find that one works best.
A clean crescent wrench works too.
http://morningstartools.com/Pages/DrumstixIII.aspx
I just checked and they are no longer for sale because Paul died this weekend.
Very Cool!!! I was a bike mechanic when I was a youngster but disk brakes were barely out when I was working... I will have to make a set of those tools to bend the rotors a bit to true them up!
I don't mean to hog your thread but check out my bike vids if you want:
Hey rmalkow2
There is enough ventilation for my use. If I was going to run the compressor for more than one or two cycles I could just open the door. A setup with a fan and a bigger vent would be necessary if you used the compressor everyday. I only blow stuff off around the shop.
I will check out the videos Sean.
As requested action shot of the kid. It was hard to time a picture of him with the wheels off the ground and he is on 4 so I wanted to be behind him when he did.
Anyway he was burning out and generally having way too much fun.
FYI it only goes 4 mph, but it gets there fast and doesn't bog going over anything. Once I find a better way to mount the throttle, I will change the gearing.
There is enough ventilation for my use. If I was going to run the compressor for more than one or two cycles I could just open the door. A setup with a fan and a bigger vent would be necessary if you used the compressor everyday. I only blow stuff off around the shop.
I will check out the videos Sean.
As requested action shot of the kid. It was hard to time a picture of him with the wheels off the ground and he is on 4 so I wanted to be behind him when he did.
Anyway he was burning out and generally having way too much fun.
FYI it only goes 4 mph, but it gets there fast and doesn't bog going over anything. Once I find a better way to mount the throttle, I will change the gearing.
G20-Budo
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The Dunlap looks good. Nice restore!
RC10 4X4 ESC relocate.
Well I had some down time so I tore the RC car apart. I had removed the waterproof receiver box and wanted to reinstall it on the other side of the chassis. It was pulled when I put in a motor fan. That meant the ESC and the servo had to come out and be rewired.
Once all the parts where mocked up, I soldered a capacitor to a spare plug and taped it next to the receiver.
This helps with voltage drops and speeds up the steering servo.
The ESC was way down in the chassis and was prone to overheating. So when I moved it to the motor side, I raised it up for more airflow. The battery leads where blocking it, so I flipped the battery battery around.
Corner weighted and adjusted ride height. Its raining for the next couple days so a road test is going to have to wait.
Super clean, but it was a tight fit.
Well I had some down time so I tore the RC car apart. I had removed the waterproof receiver box and wanted to reinstall it on the other side of the chassis. It was pulled when I put in a motor fan. That meant the ESC and the servo had to come out and be rewired.
Once all the parts where mocked up, I soldered a capacitor to a spare plug and taped it next to the receiver.
This helps with voltage drops and speeds up the steering servo.
The ESC was way down in the chassis and was prone to overheating. So when I moved it to the motor side, I raised it up for more airflow. The battery leads where blocking it, so I flipped the battery battery around.
Corner weighted and adjusted ride height. Its raining for the next couple days so a road test is going to have to wait.
Super clean, but it was a tight fit.
I need to cover my vise outside and the recycling box was not cutting it. I was planing on going to home depot to find something and then it hit me. There is an old tool box that would work perfect.
After test fitting it, I broke out the heat gun to massage a little extra space.
It's water tight, hopefully it will keep the vise rust free.
After test fitting it, I broke out the heat gun to massage a little extra space.
It's water tight
, hopefully it will keep the vise rust free.sean Buick 76
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Spray the vice with "Pam" cooking spray and it will preserve it.
quasi_accurate
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Looking pretty awesome so far! Cute kid by the way!
Hey Sean butter or regular?
HaHa
Thanks Quasi.
I have a couple of plastic Stackon bin for bolts and have never really liked them, so I ordered 140 schaller corporation plastic boxes MADE IN USA.
We used lista cabinets at work and I liked the way you can see everything in a draw. My plan it to dedicated 2+ draws for screws/bolt/parts and use the rest to organize small tools.
Its a start. The kid help go through some of the extra hardware laying around. I'm going to move everything into the drawers and label as soon as I get the motivation
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HaHaThanks Quasi.
I have a couple of plastic Stackon bin for bolts and have never really liked them, so I ordered 140 schaller corporation plastic boxes MADE IN USA.
We used lista cabinets at work and I liked the way you can see everything in a draw. My plan it to dedicated 2+ draws for screws/bolt/parts and use the rest to organize small tools.
Its a start. The kid help go through some of the extra hardware laying around. I'm going to move everything into the drawers and label as soon as I get the motivation
.Tools of the trade.
I was working on the RC last night since it requires a special set of tools I wanted to share my setup. This is my main kit for the SC10 4X4. There are so many screws, that it would take forever to work on without a power driver. Also the clutch is a must to protect the plastic parts.
Ryobi Tek 4V driver. Tried the Black & Decker LI4000 3.6-Volt Lithium-Ion, but it broke in a week.
Team Associated 1974 Factory Team 1/4" 5pc Power Tool Tips Set.
Wiha 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 mm Key Hex Drivers.
Custom ride height/Camber gauge.
Craftsman 4, 8 mm box end wrench.
Craftsman mini pliers/cutter.
Kobalt ratcheting driver with 5.5, 7mm sockets and extension.
Razor knife.
Not pictured
Wheel balancer
RPM Small Parts Tray.
Small emery board and file.
000 steel wool.
Locktight.
I was working on the RC last night since it requires a special set of tools I wanted to share my setup. This is my main kit for the SC10 4X4. There are so many screws, that it would take forever to work on without a power driver. Also the clutch is a must to protect the plastic parts.
Ryobi Tek 4V driver. Tried the Black & Decker LI4000 3.6-Volt Lithium-Ion, but it broke in a week.
Team Associated 1974 Factory Team 1/4" 5pc Power Tool Tips Set.
Wiha 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 mm Key Hex Drivers.
Custom ride height/Camber gauge.
Craftsman 4, 8 mm box end wrench.
Craftsman mini pliers/cutter.
Kobalt ratcheting driver with 5.5, 7mm sockets and extension.
Razor knife.
Not pictured
Wheel balancer
RPM Small Parts Tray.
Small emery board and file.
000 steel wool.
Locktight.
RC18b
I’ve been neglecting my rc18b since the big boy SC10 showed up and it’s time for it to get some love. Took it to the park with the kid and in about 2 minutes striped my 3 servo, damn. It was handling like **** anyway. When we got home I striped the shocks and rebuilt them, but the seals where leaking and sticking. Tried to get new seals, but ended up just ordering new shocks and a metal gear servo.
Played around with springs and ended up with hard front, med rear. Most of my driving is on the street until the gear cover gets here.
shocks - stock, team, old worn out, new sweetness.
springs - soft, med, hard, super hard.
The servo savers are notorious weak, so I cut a coil off an old spring, then ground a grove in the servo saver for it to sit in. No more slop and will still save the servo.
Had to order a kit for the servo because it is not a drop in and it came with the wrong screw. A little searching on the forums reviled I needed a M2.3 x 8mm screw. FTW am I going to find that. After a couple emails to Hitec one is on its way.
If the car is apart might as well flip the arms and added 20mm of wheelbase for high speed stability. Had to drill new holes on the backside and shim out the shock.
All wired up and programed to my main remote.
Put a new rear wing on the car and reinstalled the front wing I made for top speed runs. Set the ride height and camber/caster. All ready to go as soon as that stupid screw gets here.
I’ve been neglecting my rc18b since the big boy SC10 showed up and it’s time for it to get some love. Took it to the park with the kid and in about 2 minutes striped my 3 servo, damn.
It was handling like **** anyway. When we got home I striped the shocks and rebuilt them, but the seals where leaking and sticking. Tried to get new seals, but ended up just ordering new shocks and a metal gear servo.Played around with springs and ended up with hard front, med rear. Most of my driving is on the street until the gear cover gets here.
shocks - stock, team, old worn out, new sweetness.
springs - soft, med, hard, super hard.
The servo savers are notorious weak, so I cut a coil off an old spring, then ground a grove in the servo saver for it to sit in. No more slop and will still save the servo.
Had to order a kit for the servo because it is not a drop in and it came with the wrong screw. A little searching on the forums reviled I needed a M2.3 x 8mm screw. FTW am I going to find that. After a couple emails to Hitec one is on its way.
If the car is apart might as well flip the arms and added 20mm of wheelbase for high speed stability. Had to drill new holes on the backside and shim out the shock.
All wired up and programed to my main remote.
Put a new rear wing on the car and reinstalled the front wing I made for top speed runs. Set the ride height and camber/caster. All ready to go as soon as that stupid screw gets here.
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Champ plane
Well my trusty Champs tail has finally broke. My first flight with it I had a crazy dog running around and then crashed it. The dog ran over and bit the tail. the last 5 months it has been just barely hanging on. Swung by the hobby town and picked up the pieces yesterday.
All foam safe glued back together and good as new.
Going to take it out with the kid tonight if the wind dies down.
Well my trusty Champs tail has finally broke. My first flight with it I had a crazy dog running around and then crashed it. The dog ran over and bit the tail.
the last 5 months it has been just barely hanging on. Swung by the hobby town and picked up the pieces yesterday.
All foam safe glued back together and good as new.
Going to take it out with the kid tonight if the wind dies down.
colo crawler
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I like the compressor box. I am going to steal your hard wired/switch set up for it too.
-Tom
-Tom
Kershaw
Hi Colo. I don't run the compressor much, but if you do install a fan to keep it cool.
My Kershaw has not been opening like it did when new. I guess crashing my Mt bike and packing the knife with dirt was not good for it.
I pulled it apart for a clean and lube. I also polished the brass bushings.
Hi Colo. I don't run the compressor much, but if you do install a fan to keep it cool.
My Kershaw has not been opening like it did when new. I guess crashing my Mt bike and packing the knife with dirt was not good for it.
I pulled it apart for a clean and lube. I also polished the brass bushings.
taumac
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Poor bench, you have any plans to bring it inside and showing it some love? LOL
Have a good one, Gerard
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Have a good one, Gerard
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Hey Gerard
It's an outside bench and I don't feel bad about it. It was built with old wood and is taking the weather in stride. The vise I do kinda feel bad about. I have a lead on another mb8800 for my inside bench. This weekend I spent 3 hours organizing nuts and bolts. Feels good to get some of that stuff out of the way. Everything in the garage has been piling up while the search for the bench parts takes place.
It's an outside bench and I don't feel bad about it.
It was built with old wood and is taking the weather in stride. The vise I do kinda feel bad about. I have a lead on another mb8800 for my inside bench. This weekend I spent 3 hours organizing nuts and bolts. Feels good to get some of that stuff out of the way. Everything in the garage has been piling up while the search for the bench parts takes place.Well my buddy showed up last night with some new toys. We went right to work gluing it up. I finished up the assembly last night.
With the giant engines we are using it should hit 5000+ ft. Recovery is going to be the hard part.
The plan is to paint is glow in the dark and use leds, then launch at dusk. My buddy is a pilot so we will use the local wind charts to calculate the landing zone. We will paint latter this week and wait for a good calm night for blast off.
With the giant engines we are using it should hit 5000+ ft. Recovery is going to be the hard part.
The plan is to paint is glow in the dark and use leds, then launch at dusk. My buddy is a pilot so we will use the local wind charts to calculate the landing zone. We will paint latter this week and wait for a good calm night for blast off.
P-51 Mustang
I have a new love and her name is Meg. I’ve been out of town for a couple weeks for work and before that vacation so the garage has been neglected.
My son and I have been playing on the RC flight simulator and I’ve gotten good at fly the Champ in the real world, so I finally pulled the trigger on a P-51D Mustang UM.
Setup the controller and tested it out last night. Ran the motor with no load for 10 minutes to break in the brushes. I also painted the control surfaces with Weldbond white glue to strengthen it for my inevitable crashes.
It’s amazing the level of detail and it has gyros to self-stabilize. Can’t wait to take it out this weekend for the maiden flight.
I have a new love and her name is Meg. I’ve been out of town for a couple weeks for work and before that vacation so the garage has been neglected.
My son and I have been playing on the RC flight simulator and I’ve gotten good at fly the Champ in the real world, so I finally pulled the trigger on a P-51D Mustang UM.
Setup the controller and tested it out last night. Ran the motor with no load for 10 minutes to break in the brushes. I also painted the control surfaces with Weldbond white glue to strengthen it for my inevitable crashes.
It’s amazing the level of detail and it has gyros to self-stabilize. Can’t wait to take it out this weekend for the maiden flight.
Idle Serge
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Neat stuff in here!
Thanks Serge.
We are planing on launching the rocket this weekend. The grass is still green so the fire danger is low. With the height that it will reach, 3000+ feet, it will be hard to see. The plan is to launch at dusk with lights and glow paint.
I put the first coat on last night and it is like painting on wet sand. Will require 3 or 4 coats, but man does it glow.
I only hit it with an LED light for a minute. With thick coat and a real soak it is going to be blinding. I need to paint some other stuff with the leftovers, the kids would love it.
We are planing on launching the rocket this weekend. The grass is still green so the fire danger is low. With the height that it will reach, 3000+ feet, it will be hard to see. The plan is to launch at dusk with lights and glow paint.
I put the first coat on last night and it is like painting on wet sand. Will require 3 or 4 coats, but man does it glow.
I only hit it with an LED light for a minute. With thick coat and a real soak it is going to be blinding. I need to paint some other stuff with the leftovers, the kids would love it.
Idle Serge
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3000+ feet!!! on that little guy 
Sweet!
Sweet!ARCTIC_RAGTOP
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Great thread, I enjoy all of the RC stuff...The sky is the limit with this hobby!
Horror Business
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Great thread, thanks for posting.