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\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\nThe 1\/4″ inch one fit with no further trimming, success!<\/p>\n
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\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\nI ran 2 battery packs through the truck and nothing broke. Then I brought it back inside to swap to some street tires for goofing around. But with more grip on pavement the front tires were taking more of a beating on hard cornering… and eventually the little wooden camber arm broke \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n
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\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\nLuckily I still had the larger 3\/8″ piece: with a little trimming on both ends it bolted right on… and lasted until I made it to Advance Hobbies on Saturday, hooray!<\/p>\n
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\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\nNext up: turning it into a dune buggy with a VW beetle body. First step: ribs on the front and something a bit knobbier on the back: stay tuned!<\/p>\n
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