I did some quick math and buying the 3dn roller is so much cheaper that doing a build ground up. It's the v2 and has a thicker chassis I believe. I'll probably drop the Zen into it. Also have read that the shocks are the same as losi? Should be a fun project.
Agree. I'll start with the Zen 320
The bottom eyelet on the shock shafts are a press fit but the internals are close to the same. I put 5t shafts in mine so i can use allumminum eyes and cups.
So the 3dn bottom eyelets are not threaded on? is that common on these larger shocks for the 1/5 scales? I haven't dug into them that much yet.
I'm not sure if it's a common thing or not. It's just one of the differences between them.
Was your 3DN a DTT7-V2?
Yes it is
So did you have to purchase them individually like in the below pic? Or is there a 4 pc complete shaft kit available? Thanks!
That's awesome to hear! I'm glad it went really good for you! Every engine has its own little starting like's and dislikes. Typically, once its been running after the initial start of the day. You shouldn't need to choke it unless it has run completely out of gas or its super cold outside. The choke should only be needed for the cold start or the first start of the day normally. Consistency is the best practice on these little gassers. Keep me posted of your thoughts on the performance. I am really impressed with mine. I still only have one full hard run tank through it so far. I slowly introduced 40:1 Amsoil Dom into the last tank. That's what I plan on running in it.
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Got some good news and some bad news....
The 30DN showed up today. Yee Haw that's good!
Now for the bad
Looks like the front right shock body blew all the oil out. It's all over the front end right side of the truck, covered the bottom of the chassis, the side guards, and was all over the inside bottom of the shipping bag and bottom of the box. Damn!
Also, I was turning the front axles and noticed the center diff is completely out of alignment. The bearings must not be seated correctly. Both front and rear shafts are oscillating out of true turn and the entire diff housing is slightly pulsing back and forth while turning the axles or shafts.
Bummer!!!
Other than that so far, Its just Great!
Actually I was so pissed I have decided to walk away from it for a bit to rant to you all about this. I literally need to clean the entire truck off from all the oil before I can really dig into it.
Looks great.Other than the unfortunate 30DN situation, I got this delivered today also:
My Darkside Graphics from Jared!
These pictures taken from my old 13 Iphone do it no justice but I gott'a say the quality of the vinyl/material is top notch. very similar to motocross fuel proof graphics. However a bit thinner. I went with his new 5X series background (red, eliminated race numbers and name) and I kept it simple and went with the hi gloss finish.
Jared was great with the back and fourth, file sharing, and editing considering I wanted to do all the logo layout. He also kept me updated on the progress and timeline of production. Super good dude and highly recommended. He throws in several DS decals as well!
Prob gonna start the install on the black body tonight. The only problem would be me F'ng things up during the install.
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