XX4 outdrive savers

racingdwarf · #1 23-09-2007

Hi all

Were would I find a set of good outdrive savers for my xx4? Had a bit of an off today

and lost one of the pair that came with the car.

Any help would be great thanks

ashleyb4 · #2 23-09-2007

PM someone called ryan on here he sells them i have a pair of his, high quality top notch and at a good price to.

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racingdwarf · #3 25-09-2007

Thanks for that,Contacted ryan, he's not got any at the min

.......,Anyone know who else to contact???????

lazerboy · #4 25-09-2007

go to your local hobby store/ hobby shop and bring your diff. they should have some aluminum tubes there. Find a size that fits your outdrives tightly. this should only be a few pounds. Go home, cut them to an appropriate length, and use a drop of CA to hold them on. if you dont lather it on, they should be able to pull off fairly easily, but they shouldn't come off when you run the car. (i saw pics of this on another forum, so i'm not completely bs'ing you)

PaulRotheram · #5 25-09-2007

so there is abit of BS in there somewhere?

ashleyb4 · #6 25-09-2007

Im not sure if it would work as you would need the holes drilled on the sides to allow for the pin to go inside as the pin on the uj's is slightly longer than the diameter of the outdrive so you wouldnt be able to get the uj in without filing the end of the pin down which may result in the pin spinning in the outdrive.

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losixxx · #7 25-09-2007

another pearl of wisdom from lazerboy

lazerboy · #8 25-09-2007

well, that's the way i'd do it b/c i'm dirt poor and 15.

Fiddybux · #9 25-09-2007

Try these:

http://dcracing.co.uk/dcrshop/produc...305c661850d861

ashleyb4 · #10 25-09-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazerboy

well, that's the way i'd do it b/c i'm dirt poor and 15.

The thing is though it wouldnt work so you are telling someone about it they could go to there local model shop buy some tube come home try and make it and find it doesnt work so then he thinks oh i got bad advice from oOple and he may stop using oOple. Which is a bad thing. So unless it works and YOU have tried it please dont post it.

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markwilliamson2001 · #11 26-09-2007

I got mine from Chris Long!

He sent me them via payment from paypal.

They were 12.50 a pair.

M.

racingdwarf · #12 26-09-2007

Thanks all I have sorted a set of chris longs 2nd hand

.I've been racing model cars for around 20yrs with the odd break, but I,ve just put the 1/8th car's down after 10yrs and come back to tenth so little things like this I know nothing about.Coventry last weekend was my first big meet with tenth since 1991 I was well chuffed with 2nd in the B 2wd & 3 in the B 4wd.

Thanks for all your help.The metal work option looked hard work and I think the air could ave got a bit blue in the old shed

.BUT thank you for posting the thred.as I suspect chris long ones may be hard to get over there thus making your own may have been the only option unless you want to spend mega bucks!!! So thanks to all for all your help.

lazerboy · #13 26-09-2007

why would it not work?

ashleyb4 · #14 26-09-2007

Because the pin would NOT fit inside of the tube. thats why it wouldnt work.

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lazerboy · #15 26-09-2007

then take a dremel to it, it's not hard. Most of the stuff you see you can make yourself with a dremel.

ashleyb4 · #16 26-09-2007

Yea but you didnt put that in your previos post though did you so your previous post is wrong. Hence why it wouldnt work. Pleas ethink before you post double check it and make sure it actually WORKS!!!

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