Blogs Tony's Blog — 09 August 2012
Team Durango DEST210R Build – Front Shock Tower

The Build – Part 3
The step involves building the front shock tower and attaching it to the front bulkhead. We’ll attach that final assembly to the chassis. Pretty simple 6-step process.

Build Notes:
None.

Team Durango DEST210R Build - Step 18
Start by attaching the two ball ends to the Shock Tower. Use the inner mounting hole and don’t forget to add the two shims.

Team Durango DEST210R Build - Step 19
Next, attach the front Body Mount Support. It is directional so be sure you have it mounted the right way.

Team Durango DEST210R Build - Step 20
Attach the completed Shock Tower to the Shock Tower Support.

Team Durango DEST210R Build - Step 21
Find the front Bulkhead and arrange it as shown in the picture. Notice the recessed ‘nub’ holes. The Shock Tower assembly has matching ‘nubs’ located on the bottom of it. Press these two parts together. Again, make sure the front Bulkhead is correctly orientated.

Team Durango DEST210R Build - Step 22
Place the front Bulkhead/Shock Tower assembly on to the Chassis and secure with the 4 3x18mm screws.

Team Durango DEST210R Build - Step 23
Finally, attach the Shock Tower Support’s ‘arms’ to the side of the Chassis. The top-hat looking piece helps center the screw.

Stay tuned for Part 4 – Assembling the front suspension.

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I am Maplegate Media's West Coast Editor and webmaster for RC Driver magazine. I have an extensive background in RC racing all the way back to 1991 when I drove the first Team Associated truck, the RC10T. I have multiple Regional and National titles and have driven professionally for companies like Team Associated, HPI, Yokomo, Tekin, Reedy and LRP. I love this hobby and continue to race every form of RC I can get my hands on. See ya at the track!

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