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[Blender]

Back on the drive line:

Losi MRC shafts are no longer available. Instead of having each machine use a different axle I'll rebuild them both to use MIP MiniT CVD. Stub axle is longer than previous so I'll hide it in a dummy hub. Gives an excuse to swap to lug nut mounted wheels while also tightening up the wheel fitment. Will get a cap over the giant M3 nut

One aluminum hub took me way too long to cut myself, so I farmed it out for a reasonable rate. 12 hubs are in hand. Nicer than i expected.











Magom cylinders + Pump arrived. My previous pump is just worn out. New pump (upper) is a totally different design and not well suited to swapping the motor. Motor shaft has a detent pressed in to drive the pump pinion. Low parts count, but too much effort for me to mess with. May revisit Leimbach pumps or maybe a premium Kampshoff. The Leimbach motor attachment is pretty slick as shown. Would be easy to cut down their mounting adapter or make a fresh one to minimize OAL.

Focus is getting the 4WD and steering connected up. That will remain no matter what the hydraulic end up morphing into. I have to re-cut all the axle motor couplers since the new CVD are 2.5mm instead of 3mm like the previous.