HPI R40 - Stock, Mod and Hara

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Diff cover on and ARB fitted.

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Rear shocks/tie rods tower.

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I like the idea of using the bearing to hold the pins in.

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Rear tower on and drive shafts in.

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Upper deck mounts, battery box and servo guard installed.

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Front cradle with steering posts and lower hinge pins mounts.

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...and screwed to the chassis.

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Front shaft, builds up in the same way as the rear.

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Doing 3 ag once is either brave or clever, maybe both. Loving the pics so far, Im a sucker for Purple HPI

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I'll take brave.  

Enjoy the purple goodness.

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Front diffs built up.  The stock diff was converted to x4 spider gears instead of the original x2, much smoother, and the Hara got a one way set.

As with the rear, the ally diff for the Mod chassis leaked so that was replaced with a one way unit.

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Steering assembly with servo saver.

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Side belt, steering assembly, diff and front belt mounted to chassis.

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Top deck built.

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Unfortunately the original battery strap for the Hara was missing, so I fabricated a replacement.  The original strap was mounted with screws and nuts but thought it might be better to use clips, as the fuel tanks are.

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Front diff cover on.

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Front arms and drive shafts.

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Front tower.

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Front arms, tower and top deck mounted.

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Front ARB.  So much more sensitive compared to typical ARBs.

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ARB, bumper and body posts fitted,

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Rear body posts.

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Engines and pipes in for the Mod and Hara chassis.  Stock chassis will remain without.

 

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Mod chassis has Mod 1 gears.

Hara chassis has Mod 0.8 gears.