Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:03 pm
The front wheel looks a bit low? Will adjusting torsion bars help this?
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Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:47 pm
I had a look at the henglong and Tamiya panther and the drive sprocket looks slightly too low, but id imagine gearboxes clearance makes this necessary.
Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:11 pm
May have just bodged a quick fix that looks a bit better, too ashamed to say what I've done! Think it looks "closer" 
Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:06 am
It does...what did you do?!
Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:42 pm
Hi Tao
It's not pretty, and I will probably cut a proper plate and make the chassis openings bigger, and put bearings in, but just got now...in fact you could get it higher if you open up the chassis openings, but I thought it looked right, it's 2mm plasticard strips spacing up the gear boxes, and just some longer screw to sandwich it together, also I elongated the screw holes in the gearboxes to bring boxes about 2mm forward towards the front bulkhead, like I say a bit of a bodge job!
It's not pretty, and I will probably cut a proper plate and make the chassis openings bigger, and put bearings in, but just got now...in fact you could get it higher if you open up the chassis openings, but I thought it looked right, it's 2mm plasticard strips spacing up the gear boxes, and just some longer screw to sandwich it together, also I elongated the screw holes in the gearboxes to bring boxes about 2mm forward towards the front bulkhead, like I say a bit of a bodge job!
Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:02 pm
Looks good though, can't beat a good bodge sometimes!
Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:46 pm
Thanks Mr Hugill 
I did a quick vid to prove it still works!! Just
http://youtu.be/SY4H7HoPj0c
The turret ratchet works too! Doh!
I did a quick vid to prove it still works!! Just http://youtu.be/SY4H7HoPj0c
The turret ratchet works too! Doh!
Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:34 pm
Nice job! Looks like just a simple gearbox shim up will do the trick. As for the bearings I asked Dom at RC tank he said they aren't that necessary..I see that the weight is small and that gearbox shaft is big and as long as the gearbox is bolted down at these slow speeds I see no reason for those personally.
Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:46 pm
Hi Tao
Glad about the bearings! Was thinking I'd have to move the front plate attachment point holes and bolts to fit the dam things! I must admit I cut out a better shim last night for it and glued it to the plate, it has really qietenend up the gearboxes, What a fluke!
the other thing I noticed is the metal mantlet is about 1mm bigger all around, the chin fouls the hatches at the gun at 4 o'clock position, but the plastic one doesn't, might try and grind it back, or just use the plastic one!
Glad about the bearings! Was thinking I'd have to move the front plate attachment point holes and bolts to fit the dam things! I must admit I cut out a better shim last night for it and glued it to the plate, it has really qietenend up the gearboxes, What a fluke!
the other thing I noticed is the metal mantlet is about 1mm bigger all around, the chin fouls the hatches at the gun at 4 o'clock position, but the plastic one doesn't, might try and grind it back, or just use the plastic one!
Re: Taigen Panther front wheel height?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 1:32 am
Good modification- just did it- though I needed to open the axle hole up a bit for clearance. But that little lift does get the front wheels looking proper! Thanks