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Just wow! Wat a great catch!
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Changed from steering rods to turnbuckles on the Madcap: Sharp drills feel so nice: Night and day difference. Now ordered a high torque servo saver.
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You are kidding, right? I'm not punishing a 6yo for breaking one C-hub in almost a year of driving. Him being in tears clearly showed he knew something had gone wrong. Ow. And he even said I could use his savings for the repair if I did not have enough money.
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He was ripping around the playground at the end of our street. Kicking up dust and jumping curbs. I think he hit the pole of a children's slide or something. Told him it was no big deal and I would order some new parts to fix it.
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Broke a C-hub on the Stadium Blitzer... Actually... The 6yo did. And he was in tears .
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Nice one! Didn't realize how big a Blackfoot and Monster Beetle are compared to a Stadium Blitzer .
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Quick check on the shocks yesterday evening (I have a policy to not open oil shocks when not needed). The rear shocks have 4-hole pistons fitted, no wonder they are way to soft. Unfortunately I haven't got the sprues with the other pistons and the pistons differ from normal CVA's. So facing a dilemma now: - Fitting a normal black DT-03 CVA-set from the parts bin. - Investing in a set of T-Parts for the Super Astute shocks. And the V-Parts for the front shocks? And maybe the damper housings front and rear? Shafts? Springs? That's going to get expensive... Hmmm.
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Loved reading this topic. Thanks for posting!
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Note to self:
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I think Bavaria has always been blue? The green can from The Netherlands must be Heineken. Or Grolsch. Bavaria is relatively small in The Netherlands. So I am surprised they export to Canada. Proost!
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Tadaa:
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The used Madcap I got last year has been in a sorry state for quite some time: But fortunately a couple of weeks ago I had some spare time and decided to clean all the parts. Not my favorite job. But glad I did because today the 6yo was sick. And while he build a Lego McLaren, I started on the Madcap rebuild: And finished it: Countless incorrect screws were used on the car by the previous owner. And the suspension arms etc. were all shimmed to the point they binded. I replaced the diff with a planetary diff from @Muso31 who also provided the gearbox plate and support bracket. I kept the Super Astute 2008 shocks as pointed out by @Kol__. Gave the car a quick spin around our house. Wow, it is quick and quiet. That planetary diff works great! Steering is not so great... Rear shocks are way too soft... Some tinkering needed!
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Plan was to go to Militracs with the 6yo today but unfortunately he got a fever yesterday evening. So, it was hobby time. Started on the Madcap rebuild. And cracked open a box of Lego for the 6yo. My wife let me use the kitchen table for once .
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Nah... with 40 posts and 99 likes?