No worries man.
I might need something just a tad longer to account for the extra 1/2" added by the cooling case.
I think I am going to order the Altar Wedge in that case, that should fit my Vendetta 39 pretty well, right?
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It should yes. It’s basically 23" long
Lol thanks man
I know I ask a ton of dumb questions but I’m new and I just want this build to be awesome
Order placed 
Alright guys all that’s left is a remote+receiver. We knocked out just about everything else today lol
But now that I went all splurge happy I want it to be even more perfect (for me)… so I think I need to do away with my through-board hardware and pick up the hardware to countersink it under the deck.
Oh and some wire sleeves for the motor wires, still need to order those
No worries Ben!! I think I’m just experiencing growing pains. This last few months has been epic and crazy.
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So I updated the vesc firmware, flipped an inner tube around, assembled my drivetrain and threw it all on my deck for adjustment.
Oh the 6" drop through blues lol.
I really wanted to use the drop through to keep myself as low to the ground as possible, but unfortunately if I carve hard I get wheel bite. I already have dropthrough backing frames on the way (was going to use them under the deck between the wood and hardware) so when they come in I will just have to top mount the sonuvabitch 
Not a big deal though I knew this was going to be a possibility. I don’t really want to shave the deck cause I love the deck as is lol
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Top mounted if I carve deep as I can I still get a little wheel bite in the rear. Should I just bite the bullet and shave the corners off? I have some 1/2" risers in the garage I can use, but damn ANOTHER 1/2" higher lol
I also thought about drilling new truck holes a little further outward, but I can’t because the inward side hardware had nowhere to go to due to the center hole of the drop-through
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Your only solution would be TKP trucks. That would give you an extra 1"+ of wheelbase. (the hanger is on the other side of the kingpin)
Or cut those wheel wells out.
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Thanks man. I think I’m going to try trimming out the wheel wells. If I went the new trucks route I’d probably have to replace some other stuff as well.
Is there an TKP baseplate that works with the TB 218mm hanger? (that might be a dumb question but I honestly don’t know)
Trimming and/or stiffer bushings would be your best bet. Like using a riptide fatcone boardside to make the turn progressively harder.
No, there aren’t any TKP baseplates to fit RKP trucks.
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It just has the stock TB bushings in there right now as I’m still assembling. I have Orangatang Yellows on my other boards to switch to this one so I’ll give it a try thanks
Can I turn the rear truck around? maybe wedge it to get the angle to 0+?
I’ve never done that on any longboard in my life cause I never needed to, just wondering before I start grinding away at the deck
ENCLOSURE, BATTERY, RIPTIDE BACKING MOUNTS Delivered!
Will pick this build back up when I get back from Anaheim this weekend
Also, my 10" griptape just arrived, so on Monday I will lasercut my griptape for this build. Already came in over the weekend to test all my settings and setup my jig. All I need to do is cut out a piece, send the artwrk to the laser and press go everything else is ready
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Quick update. Waiting on remote and vesc housing to complete the build. When the housing shows up I can size the cutout and finish attaching the enclosure.
To get rid of wheel bite and still use drop through I routed and sanded the deck.
Changed to drop through, using some sweet backing plates from Riptide. They are even based in my hometown so shipping was lightning quick + I got a cool note lol. I switched to reverse mount and made some adjustments. Then I got most of the grip tape applied! I accidentally put it on upside down but that’s ok I like it. Once I f it up I’ll replace with a wholly new design every time anyway lol
Hoping to have my housing in the next two days, as well as a temporary remote/Bluetooth module until the photon shows up
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Wise choice to go back to drop through and cutting the deck instead! Well done!
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That is beautiful grip, frikkin amazing.
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I’d advise getting a backup remote. mine arrived doa yesterday, and i’ve read people having issues with them sometimes
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I’ve got 2, never had a problem.
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@DeathCookies Thanks man! I had my heart set on drop through form the beginning so I’m glad I changed it back too. With the big 6" tires I was already so high off the ground it just made sense
@mmaner Thanks man! I still need to work out a better transfer process. I ended up foregoing the transfer tape completely last night. I just laid it on the board, picked out the pieces I wanted to stick, peeled, and put back in like a big stencil. Was easy but really time consuming with so many pieces. I should have done a video for the stencil peel it was really satisfying to see the image appear
@lazerusrm Oh no your Photon was DoA?? That’s rough man, I’ve been pining or one since before I bought my first part for this build. I did buy a temporary/backup remote and bluetooth module from Build Kit Boards sale which already got shipped out. Just in case
I had the same problem with the tiny hex’s, took almost 4 hours to find all the centers and mark them then hand lay them all…tedious but worth it to see the finished product. You did a great job.
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