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Summary of Contents for CustomWorks INTIMIDATOR GSX
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Page 2: Required Reading
Considering the various dirt or clay surfaces that Nitro Dirt Oval cars are raced on today, the Intimidator GSX has been designed to be competitive on either loose packed dirt with buggy tires or high bite clay with rubber or foam racing tires. The instructions will build the kit using the... -
Page 3: Front Suspension
Suspension Pins as shown in Figure #2. Step #4: Attach Suspension Mounts to the #1200 Intimidator GSX Chassis with (4) 3/8" FH Screws in the forward right-most set of holes as viewed from the front of the chassis like in Figure #3. - Page 4 Bag B Castor Blocks / Suspension Tie-Rods For Step #1 thru Step #7 you will be building both Right and Left steering assemblies. Step #1: Press the #7201 Front Axle into the #3202 Steering Block. Align holes in both parts as shown in Figure #7 so that they will allow #7202 King Pin to slide thru in the next step.
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Page 5: Steering Assembly
Step #7: Thread one 4-40 X 5/8" BH Screw thru the front of the Shock Tower in remaining upper holes that mount the Shock Tower to the Suspension Mounts. On the backside of the Suspension Mount, slide the Ball End from the Camber Link onto the 5/8”... - Page 6 Bag D Rear Suspension Arms and Shock Tower Step #1: Remove flashing and burrs from the #3240 Suspension Arms then attach to the #2222 Toe-Block with a #4234 1/8" X 7/8" Suspension Pin as shown in Figure #18. Add one #5230 1/8" E-Clip to each end of the Suspension Pin.
- Page 7 Bag E Bearing Carriers/Camber Links/Drive Train Step #1: Open the bag containing the #7210 CVD’s and build them according to the instructions. NOTE: Save the extra axle shims included in the bag, they will be used in Step #2 Step #2: Press (2) #1226 3/16"X 3/8" Unflanged Bearing into each side of the #3241 Bearing Carrier.
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Page 8: Differential Assembly
Step #6: Attach one end of the Camber Link to the Aluminum Stand-Off already assembled on the Shock Tower with (1) 3/8" BH Screw. Attach the other end of the Camber Link with (1) 1/2" BH Screw to the FRONT of the Bearing Carrier and thru the OUTER- MOST hole. - Page 9 Step #5: As shown in Figure 33, place the 1/16” wrench used earlier throgh the slot in the opposite Diff Outdrive. As you tighten the Diff Bolt, you should notice the T-Nut stubs moving closer to the end of the Diff Hub slot. While the T- Nut is moving closer to the end of the slot, the spring behind the T-Nut is being compressed.
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Page 10: Slipper-Clutch Assembly
Bag H Slipper-Clutch Assembly Step #1: Press the #4424 Brake Adapter onto the #4371 Inner Clutch Hub with the notches lining up as shown in Figure #36. It will fit VERY tight and may need to be tapped lightly to fit into place. - Page 11 Step #3: Slide the #4422 Brake Cam thru the small holes remaining in the Brake Bracket. The lever of the Brake Cam should be facing the same direction as shown in Figure #41. Step #4: Press the #4425 Brake Cam Clip over the end of the Brake Cam in the location shown in Figure #42.
- Page 12 Bag K Mounting and Building Shocks For Step #1 thru Step #5 , complete each task (4) Times. Step #1: Mount (1) #1403 Black O-ring into the groove on the #1402 Threaded Shock Collar as shown in Figure #48. Add a drop of Shock Oil to the O-ring and thread it onto the #1401 Threaded Shock Body with the “shoulder”...
- Page 13 Step #6: Using #1442 Silver Springs on the Rear and #1444 Gold Springs on the Front, slide the spring over the shock shaft and onto the shock body. Compress the spring and then add the #1407 Spring cup by sliding it on the shaft through the notch in the spring cup.
- Page 14 Bag L Fuel Tank / Motor Mounts Step #1: Slide (3) 3/8” FH Screws thru the bottom of the chassis in the locations shown in Figure #60. There are two sets of holes for the fuel tank in the chassis, place the screws in the holes closest to the front of the car.
- Page 15 Bag M STEP #3: Remove the Servo Saver Spline adapters from Bag M along with the #5242 Servo Saver. Determine which of the 3 Spline Adapters fits your particular brand of servo by sliding it over the spline on top of the servo. Now align your Servo Saver over the spline so that the servo will have equal amounts of travel when mounted as shown in Figure #64.
- Page 16 NOTE: For illustrative purposes the motor has been placed in the car. You will want to mount the motor when you have the clutch bell assembly attached. STEP #8: Now take the other Threaded Rod and thread on the Black Ball Cup roughly half way.
- Page 17 Bag N Tire and Wheel Installation NOTE: In this step you will be using a fast drying super glue type adhesive to secure the tires and wheels to each other. Be very careful with this process as the glue can tend to run very easilly through the tire and may glue your finger to the tire or wheel before you know it.
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Page 18: Clutch Assembly
Clutch Assembly Step #1: Slide the #4437 Collet onto the motor shaft followed by the #4430 Flywheel as shown in Figure #93. Step #2: Secure the Flywheel to the motor using either the #4441 Clutch Nut OR #4442 SG Clutch Nut shown in Figure #94. -
Page 19: Tuning Tips
You have now completed the assembly process of your new Custom Works Intimidator GSX kit. In the next section of this manual you will find some basic setup hints and advice. It is important to remember that all tracks and racing surfaces are different. - Page 20 Caster: Angle of the kingpin in relation to a vertical plane as viewed from the side of the car. Increasing the angle will make the car more stable out of the turn and down the straights and increase steering entering a turn. Decreasing the angle will make the car feel more “touchy”...
- Page 21 Rear Toe-In: Front edge of car tires point toward the chassis as viewed from above the car. Increasing the angle toward the car will increase rear traction while decreasing front traction. Decreasing the angle will do the opposite. Wheelbase (Front End): Wheelbase is the distance between the front and rear axles. Running the entire front end assembly in the forward position makes the wheelbase longer and therefore more stable on long/fast tracks with flowing turns.
- Page 23 Diff Spring 2.00 1230 3/8x5/8 bearings (2) 8.00 4368 GX Series Top Drive Shaft 9.00 1245 Intimidator GSX Front Shock Tower 24.00 4370 Top Shaft Shim Set (6) 2.00 1246 Intimidator GSX Rear Shock Tower 24.00 4371 Inner Torque Clutch Hub 7.50...
- Page 24 Sept. 2004 PRICE LIST Continued Part# Description Price Part# Optional Shock Springs Price 5208 Motor Screws 3x6mm 3.00 1440 GX Spring Assortment (9 pair) 34.00 5210 #2 Flat Washer (20) 2.00 1441 GX Green Spring 12.0 lb. (pair) 5.00 5212 #4 Flat Washer (20) 2.00 1443...
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