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gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:28 pm
by vandal
heyo! after gomach5 came over and "woke up " my r/c jones i decided to build a gold pan runner from parts on hand then gomach5 sent me an A&L kit and then i saw saw b1m mid motor conversion thread and had to have one lol so ....
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bottom of chassis is hamburgered so felt it was ok to alter :)
bottom of chassis is hamburgered so felt it was ok to alter :)
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slight clearance prob 1.jpg
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more to come! :)

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 7:38 pm
by GoMachV
They seem to play nice together :mrgreen:

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:06 pm
by XLR8
Cool! Seeing those arms reminds me so much of Kyosho Turbo Scorpion arms. Are they identical, kinda similar or nothing at all alike?

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:09 pm
by GoMachV
they were loosly based on the Kyosho arms, but quite a bit different and not compatible

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:21 pm
by mk-Zero
Very cool! 8)
But damn you, I may need to build one of those :lol: :P

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:50 pm
by NomadRacer
Snap! This is very cool. I best start the parts search again to build one of these too!

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:36 pm
by mk-Zero
It's funny another customer of mine was also talking about building one of these. I'm sure neither Jeff nor I mind! :lol: :mrgreen: 8)

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:28 am
by vandal
heyo! got more parts today :) thx to factory works 8) parts are very nicely done!!
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more to come V

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 1:09 am
by vandal
update! got the front end sorted out :) goodies include A&L steeering , Factory Works carbon shock tower, Lunsford ti turnbuckles, axles, hinge pins and screws :)
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more to come :) V

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 3:06 pm
by heretic
Do I see HPI preload clips on top of Tamiya TC springs? SACRILEGE! :lol: Very tasteful build, otherwise ;)

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 3:17 pm
by mk-Zero
Lookin' good! 8)

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:55 pm
by vandal
heyo another update! got started on sortin out the tranny :)
decided to play with my ancient hobby lathe :)
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made some aluminum standoffs :)
almoast complete and yes im gunna dye the case black (darn dirty fingers lol )
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more to come! V

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:12 pm
by vandal
another update :) got a few min free time this week and managed to get a little done! had to drill a few holes in shock tower to accomadate the shock mounts and body mount then a little dremel work to get the swingarms to clear next will be tearin it all apart and dyeing white parts black :)
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more to come! V whoops just noticed one shock lower mt is bacwards lol!

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:38 pm
by mk-Zero
Looking great, can't wait to see it all done.

Re: gold pan A&L mid motor conversion

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:57 am
by NomadRacer
Your build is very interesting. I've booked marked for future reference.

I'm wanting to know some details about the screws you used for the transmission case. They look fantastic, even more so when you dye the case black!