This is my first real big post on this forum as well as being my first build so bear with me.
This board is far from being complete and will be in the making for the following months.
Part list for now:
-Dual enertion FOC box
-Dual SK8 6374 130KV
-MBS comp95 deck (will be reshaped and painted)
-MBS matrix tucks 1st gen with axles turned down to 9.525mm
-MBS all terrain wheels
-custom mounts (to be done)
-36t driven pulley
-14t drive pulley
-12s lipo battery to start
-12s4p li-ion sony 2300mah 30A discharge (on order)
-custom enclosure kaly style
By the parts you can probably guess I am aiming to build a board pretty similar to a kaly board while trying to save a bit of money, cuz lets face it I aint loaded!
This thread ia for me to keep a record of what I’ve done and to maybe help someone that will undertake a similar build in the future.
So far I’ve turned down the axles of my trucks on the lathe from 12mm to 9.525mm… It was a bigger challenge than anticipated
First i tried removing the axles that way. It worked for one then after stripping 2 nuts I made a tool to extract the axles
The tool
The removal process was the hardest. After that it was just a quick trip to the lathe and cuting new threads. Almost automagically it was done!
Before
After
All of this was to fit mbs all terrain wheels with special bearings.
So right now im waiting for parts.
Cant wait to hear what you guys think of my not so common choice of parts to build a kaly style board!
Got a bit of time today and managed to strip the paint off my deck… Took longer than expected but so does most things in the esk8 world
I started off by pelling off the plastic cover that was on the top of the deck.
Then I sanded what was left with the orbital sander.
Now I just need to decide what I want to do for the top color. I am hesitant between going all black or doing a dark wallnut stain with a clear coat over it.
Lots of parts comming soon, motors, wiring and connectors were supposed to arrive today but i missed the ups guy… I’ll post a quick mock up when the parts arrive until then the parts hunt continues!
So I’m still waiting for some parts but its getting there, in the next 2 weeks I should be able to have almost everything mounted on the board. Here’s a pic of a couple things I already have received
I’ll soon do a little trimming on my deck and I’m wondering if anyone has ever trimed a mbs comp 95 or any other mountain board of similar shape. If so whats the best way to go about it?.. I’ve drawn a rough sketch of the kind of cut I want to make, any comments are more than welcomed!
I have the same deck and will be doing the same to the nose/tail so i’m also looking for information/tips on the process.
I remember a MBS Birds build/deck that had a nose/tail job… @benjammin the MBS Comp birds build from last year was that yours or do you remember whos it was?
i did search but couldn’t find it
Think il be hand cutting a few templates of the tip i will fold them in half and cut both at the same time for symmetry, il do a few variants then use the one i like the look of the most as the template for cutting the actual deck.
Yes, I added cap banks. May not have been necessary though. A lot of Max6 builds without, but my battery leads are pretty long. Was getting some stuttering at speeds without.
I also took a cue from @benjammin and notched my Comp 95 deck. I just mounted everything up and marked where the pulleys/belts hit the deck then cut sections out with a hack saw and some files. Ended up cutting about 3/4" out of each side of the tail, IIRC. This is the best photo I could find showing the cut out.
The tool
Just had to notch the corners out a little to make room for the drive.
so i can have a re-read?