Illinois Northern Illinois Meetup - Sunday January 8th 1pm @ Indian Lakes Open Space

[bigkid_rc]

Idk how to post them on here

 

[dure16]

Idk how to post them on here

I think you gotta YouTube it

 

[gprice]

I'm going to make it one of these times, it's just a long drive for a short day

 

[dure16]

Well here’s what happens when a Kraton 6S runs into a Kraton 8S at 5mph

 

[ZooKeeper]

Wow! I didn't see it at the meetup and when you said that you could see the diff, I thought it was a small hole. That is quite the slice. There's no xacto knives installed on the rear of the K8s, I promise!

 

[kenyanr1]

Well here’s what happens when a Kraton 6S runs into a Kraton 8S at 5mph


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5 or 55mph??

 

[InvinciBill]

That plastic is not forgiving in those cold temps! I need to heat up my felony with a heat gun and push out some plastic that is stuck against the wheels, preventing them from turning. Worth it. It was a blast running with you guys.

 

[ZooKeeper]

February's meetup thread is live!

 

[kenyanr1]

Awesome!

My (new to me) Kraton 8s has been fully rebuilt and is ready to go. I wasn't too happy when I saw this from the previous owner:
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So I tore the whole thing down, cleaned it all, replaced all the diff fluids, re-greased, and rebuilt. I also have some new SMC 11k mah 4s packs to run in it. I had the packs shipped with QS8 connectors, so I changed up the ESC to QS8 connectors as well. Silly me forgot to order some charging leads for the new batteries. I ordered some leads yesterday and they also shipped yesterday and are scheduled to arrive on Friday, assuming the post office doesn't encounter any issues.

Any updates on this beast??

 

[ZooKeeper]

Any updates on this beast??

The K8s was up and running during the meetup! The pinion gear flew off at one point though, but I got lucky that it never ejected from the car, it was still inside. I was able to put it back on and finish off my battery packs. You'll see it at the February meetup!

I'm now in the process of doing maintenance on 4 cars at once with the ambitious goal of completing them all before the next meetup. I currently have my 6s Typhon, 6s Infraction, neighbors 3s Typhon, and the brushed blue Granite completely disassembled for cleaning, bearing maintenance, and diff fluid change. I finished all the disassembly last night, tonight I'll fire up the ultrasonic cleaner and get cleaning!