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Replacing springs is really easy, a matter of 5 minutes to do all of them, 1 screw on each and swap them over!.



Replacing roll bars I was thinking it was going to be awkward but again very simple, its a matter of taking out the 4 screws and a matter of twisting the bar in a downward corkscrew method under the chassis and it slides right out! same to get it back in and refit the bearings in the correct place as you go along!

there is a nice option part to replace bars in a matter of seconds but after doing this change its just an expensive option thats not really required.

refit the bumper and job done!


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soon to come is my first rebuild on the shocks with webbed bladders and conical 8 hole pistons
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Nice thread Mr Lip! car looks ace!

You may have seen this but they are going to have 8th elec Nats with the truggys:

http://www.maxbashing.com/mbforum/sh...nd-suggestions

Im going to do the Kent round, be good series to race your 811 in?
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What spring set-up you got going on?
I have the option of white and yellow on the rear, ive selected yellow for my setup.

fronts I have pink and red, ive selected red for my setup.

both springs are one step down from the standard springs provided.

Im going to order blue fronts next order to go one harder that standard supplied so ive plenty of options to play with
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Nice thread Mr Lip! car looks ace!

You may have seen this but they are going to have 8th elec Nats with the truggys:

http://www.maxbashing.com/mbforum/sh...nd-suggestions

Im going to do the Kent round, be good series to race your 811 in?
I will try and get to the big races as long as im free. Im focusing on 8th racing as my main race catagory.

I want to push all the way the advantages of 1/8th EP and how easy they are to work on compared to 10th scale.

Im a very happy person indeed with this buggy! by far the best kit ive built and ive built from 4 other brands on the market in different classes, the quality is outstanding.
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How to build the perfect serpent shocks....

First grab a brew! I like Coffee two sugars please!



Step 2... Grab the shock!
I did the fronts first then moved the rears after!
Get all your gear together, fluids tools etc



Step 3
Remove the shock cap and drain the fluid, rip out the wafer thin bladders and replace with these nice webbed bladders...



Step 4
Remove the standard pistons and fit some nice 8 or 10 hole conical pistons



Step 5
Stick it all back together, rebuild shock, remove air from the oil fit the shock cap and set the desired rebound



Tip....

I found what worked best was about 40% rebound in the fronts and only 10% rebound in the rears with the current setup gave a very very balanced feel between the front and rear.

I like my shocks to run soft and my setup always seem to work a treat.

So remember.... do away with standard pistons and bladders, rebuild with 8 hole conical pistons, Webbed bladders, desired springs in my case are red front and yellow rear, 35wt oil fronts 30wt rear.

ENJOY!
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No this was yesterday just uploaded now.

did you really have to quote all the pictures again?
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No this was yesterday just uploaded now.

did you really have to quote all the pictures again?
No, he doesn't!
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No, he doesn't!
Thanks Col, just trying to keep it tidy for all those reading the whole thread.

I know it can be off putting
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Well managed to pick the shell up from the post office and bought a reamer from BMM an hour later and the shell is cut, protected underneath and chrome stickered up

The pictures of the shell before sending didnt impress me much, but wow in the flesh its a work of art!!

here are some pics of it mounted....again poor iphone pics.







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looks great Lip
When will be its first outing?. I bet theres not many 8th meetings to attend over the winter months.
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looks great Lip
When will be its first outing?. I bet theres not many 8th meetings to attend over the winter months.

I dont think I will be running it until about may anyway as im away for work for 3 months beginning feb.

something to look forward to eh!
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Looking good Phil, glad you finally got the shell from the clutches of the trusty RM

Read through this thread in it's entirety, very well put together, very informative and it made for really good reading

Nice one mate, hope you enjoy the beast out on the track
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Looking good Phil, glad you finally got the shell from the clutches of the trusty RM

Read through this thread in it's entirety, very well put together, very informative and it made for really good reading

Nice one mate, hope you enjoy the beast out on the track
Cheers Mike! I hope you had a brew reading the long build.

unfortunatly as the iphone was my only method for pictures at the moment I was limited at the detail of the pics I could take!

And for anyone impressed with the shell, I cannot recommend MP enough! Had 3 shells off him and all are nothing short of perfect!
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Question for the viewers!

Aluminium or Carbon???
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Question for the viewers!

Aluminium or Carbon???
Towers? If so then carbon. looks much sexier too
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Either way you still need a spare of each, carbon until you break it then Ali has back up
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Either way you still need a spare of each, carbon until you break it then Ali has back up
at the moment I cant afford both would rather have strenght and bling over lightweight and looks.

IMO Alu has some serious bling though, have you seen those towers?

Jonny fancy some new carbon towers cheap?
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