Diablo Build

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There seems to be interest in the Diablo so I thought I would share my build thread over here also. It is always nice to see the inner working of the buggy. Well enough talking here are some pics.

Sorry guys, having a little issue uploading the pics, it appears I have reached my limit of uploads? I will look into this later and see if I can get some pics uploaded.

 

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Took care of the problem, here are some pics of the rear diff. It only lets me upload 5 at a time.

 

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More diff pics.

 

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Installing the brake on the diff.

 

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Finishing up the diff and starting on the front suspension. The kit came with shielded bearings so I switched them with sealed bearings, some of the shielded ones I had to use because I didn't have the correct size in the sealed bearings. All the parts fit together nicely, very nice machine work.

 

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I really like Nutech's new front C-Hub design, it is a huge improvement over the previous one.

 

[pipeous]

yup, gotta get me some of those c hubs now

 

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Pipeous,
They are nice, you are going to like them.

Pics of the front bulkhead and the steering set up. Based of past experiences I decided to do a little mod and use larger diameter bolts on the Ackerman arm.

 

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Finishing up the front suspension.

 

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Installing the rear diff assembly and suspension arms.

 

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Finishing up the rear.

 

[NUTECHRACING]

What pipe are you going to use?

 

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I am going to use the stock can that comes on the new CY 4bolt engines, I think I will look into a tuned pipe later if needed.

 

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Time to finish posting up the build pictures. Installing the socks and clutch bell assembly. I used the HPI clutch bolt mod seeing how it shares the same design.

 

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It comes with a nice alloy spur carrier and all the parts fit and finish is super nice. I had some FG cable brakes laying around and decided to see if I could mount them on the Diablo and they mounted quite easily with only a few little mods required.

 

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All finished up, decided to go with a RedBull theme.

 

[NUTECHRACING]

Nice paint job!

 

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Videos? :w00t:

 

[atom3624]

It's probably brilliant as it is, but just for APPEARANCES, the wheels look skinny.
Paint job's excellent.
Al.

 

[BiggaJ]

Nice build, always good to see cars come to life.

Similar design to the HPI Baja round the brake and transmission system. Love the paint job.