jonboy1 2943 Posted June 26, 2017 I don my hat to thee good sir!! Wow - I am really impressed with your ingenuity and creativity - just disappointed I've only just seen your thread!! I recently bought a King Blackfoot in need of a bit of work, so I'll be following this with a lot of interest and will probably be pestering you for some details Keep up the excellent work!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Munchbox 100 Posted June 26, 2017 I'm interested in the steering mod. The stock KBF has super sloppy steering. It seems like facing the servo forward a la the original Blackfoot would be a huge improvement. What steering setup did you end up with? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ARocketScientist 17 Posted June 27, 2017 @jonboy1 Thanks much for the kind words. Feel free to ask me whatever you want to know and discuss. As for the steering, I moved it back to the upper "deck". I'm sticking to the dual bell crank setup, though. I'll post some picks tomorrow. Let me tell you this much, the steering is nothing like it used to be and I'm surprised how well the whole chassis performs. I've got another full set of aluminum chassis parts sitting here. I'm contemplating if I should throw them in to get rid of elasticity but I'm afraid they won't absorb hard hits as good as flexible arms and could break stuff... I'll get back to that later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ARocketScientist 17 Posted June 28, 2017 So here are some pics. I struggled getting a clear shot no that steering, can't seem to be able to find the right angle. Basically the complete steering system is from a Kyosho Super Ten, as far as I know. I got it from a friend who had it lying around in his basement for ten years. I don’t know where I got the center plate (the blue part) from but it seems to be a perfect fit width wise. Servo saver is from an XRay T3 2011, afaik. I might add another reinforcement plate underneath where I had placed the steering first. Those holes won’t be serving the durability of the frame in the long run. Next step is to balance the wheels as they are way too wobbly. Video will follow but will take some time, as I'm currently having problems with my internet and cannot upload large files. Edit: Here’s a pic of the steering right after I replaced the plastic bushings with some nice ball bearings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ARocketScientist 17 Posted July 9, 2017 For whatever reason I somehow managed to delete the original Video so I had to re-upload it to youtube. Other than that, nothing has changed... So I finally managed to do a quick video overview of this build. Check it out below: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
