AirAssault
04-09-2007, 02:39 PM
Update as of 6/12/07 This thing is done!! Need to do some testing with a valve but it jams without one! Will get that done soon. Video in a few days I hope.
I bit the bullet and finished up the major part of the job today. After working all night I decided to go ahead and do some work on her. I still need to set the mpa-3 in with set screws and get my noid and LPR but that is all little stuff. As you can see from the pics I butchered it with the dremel on the inside and accidentally nicked the outside which should sand down ok. I did it most of the way with a drill bit, but then decided my bur bit would be better :rolleyes: The red just doesn't go with the green so was planning on re-anoing the thing anyway. As you may see from the pics, I did things a bit different.
http://thumb2.webshots.net/t/59/459/6/66/99/2594666990041328042IPYRNF_th.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2594666990041328042IPYRNF)
Instead of drilling through the frame like most have, I decided to mill (if you can call it that :) ) out the inside front so I could put a screw in to hold the body on. The Ego frame already had a slot in the back for the shortened valve screw which is what really gave me the idea.
http://thumb2.webshots.net/t/53/553/5/82/10/2657582100041328042JPpsUi_th.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2657582100041328042JPpsUi)
I then drilled and tapped (not centered but what do you expect, I’ve been up 36 hours :headbang: ) the rail for screws to hold the frame on. I think this gives it a cleaner look and there are no screws poking your hand. Though the holes are not perfectly inline, I think the final product came out ok. I have another rail that I will prob tap and make em centred. Morale of the story, dont work when your dead tired lol.
http://thumb2.webshots.net/t/57/657/7/72/2/2534772020041328042zWxrPe_th.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2534772020041328042zWxrPe)
I bit the bullet and finished up the major part of the job today. After working all night I decided to go ahead and do some work on her. I still need to set the mpa-3 in with set screws and get my noid and LPR but that is all little stuff. As you can see from the pics I butchered it with the dremel on the inside and accidentally nicked the outside which should sand down ok. I did it most of the way with a drill bit, but then decided my bur bit would be better :rolleyes: The red just doesn't go with the green so was planning on re-anoing the thing anyway. As you may see from the pics, I did things a bit different.
http://thumb2.webshots.net/t/59/459/6/66/99/2594666990041328042IPYRNF_th.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2594666990041328042IPYRNF)
Instead of drilling through the frame like most have, I decided to mill (if you can call it that :) ) out the inside front so I could put a screw in to hold the body on. The Ego frame already had a slot in the back for the shortened valve screw which is what really gave me the idea.
http://thumb2.webshots.net/t/53/553/5/82/10/2657582100041328042JPpsUi_th.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2657582100041328042JPpsUi)
I then drilled and tapped (not centered but what do you expect, I’ve been up 36 hours :headbang: ) the rail for screws to hold the frame on. I think this gives it a cleaner look and there are no screws poking your hand. Though the holes are not perfectly inline, I think the final product came out ok. I have another rail that I will prob tap and make em centred. Morale of the story, dont work when your dead tired lol.
http://thumb2.webshots.net/t/57/657/7/72/2/2534772020041328042zWxrPe_th.jpg (http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2534772020041328042zWxrPe)