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Re: my 8466 with 4 wheel steering stronger axles and better front suspension.
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 17 Apr 2003 14:09:50 GMT
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"Gerard Steenbeek" <interdutch2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HDGu80.4Kp@lugnet.com...
> I got my 8466 2 weeks ago and After I built it I looked at it for 2 days • and
> realized some weak points in the wheel mounting and the front suspension • was
> weak. And come on where is the 4ws?
>
> I figured someone should have done a 4ws, so I looked through the lugnet
> archives and found no pics of 4ws, so I had to build it myself and I • figured
> it was a nice way to get used to the liftarm which I never owned until • then.
> I hadn`t bought anything since 1997...
>
> So first I improved the front suspension by replacing the 7 stud liftarms • by
> 10 stud bricks. I didn`t have any spare 9 stud liftarms then.
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> Then I tore the alternate body off the frame, and put it away in big • pieces
> to be put on when I got 4ws to work.
>
> After an afternoon of building and then ripping the whole frame apart 7
> times I had finally built a suitable rear axle. Basically it is the mirror
> image of the front axle without steering wheel, engine mounts, and
> suspension mounts. The gearing of the drive is pretty similar I just moved
> it back to give me more room to figure out something for the steering. • Since
> the axles had to turn the same way I would have to drop it down using 3 8t
> gears. 10 different designs later I replaced some of the solid bricks in • the
> transmission and replaced them with a 1x1 brick and a 1x1 brick with hole • to
> allow the
> mounting of a 3x5 liftarm with 90 degree bend. since the liftarm was
> attached to the tranny with friction pins, there was no extra friction on
> any of the turning crossaxles.
>
> So then I came to the realization I had used too many parts from the body • to
> put it back on. Since I needed some replacement gears and wanted some • other
> parts as well I decided to hop onto bricklink get some of the stuff I
> already wanted plus what I needed to put the body back onto the frame.
>
> What I also got was some 11x1 liftarms to reinforce the wheel mountings,
> then I used the 9x1 liftarms left over on the front suspension instead of
> the bricks.
>
> The result:
> PM
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=40750
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> DL
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/FlyingDutchman/Improved8466/01.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/FlyingDutchman/Improved8466/02steer.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/FlyingDutchman/Improved8466/03steer.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/FlyingDutchman/Improved8466/04bottom.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/FlyingDutchman/Improved8466/05front_strong
> er.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/FlyingDutchman/Improved8466/06rear_stronge
> r.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/FlyingDutchman/Improved8466/07steering.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/FlyingDutchman/Improved8466/08rear_drive.j
> pg
>
> As I was taking these pics I noticed I had forgot to put on one liftarm • that
> is there only for symetry and maybe a bit to protect the steering dropdown
> gears ;)
>
> Gerard
>
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WOW! Now that is very nice work. My 8466 has been sitting on the shelf
gathering dust but after seeing your work I think I know what I should do
next with it ;-)
Love to see more pics if you have some.
Adr.
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