The next step in the process was figuring out how to make the articulated portion of the loader work. As easy as the photos make it seem I actually spent a lot of time trying to figure out what would give me full travel and yet be out of the way and not require to much hacking of the body/chassis.
Now came the tricky part, how to get power to the wheels. I am using Tamiya semi axles as they are a exact match width wise as the original axles. This was a serious multi step process with a lot of swearing and head scratching.
Step 1: Mask and cut clearances for axle, the point of no return!
Before
After
Step 2: Make brackets to hold the axles to the chassis
Step 3: Lock the diffs-a nifty little trick-insert a 4th bevel gear and viola she is locked
Step 4: Paint axles and brackets and assemble
Step 5: Mount axle to chassis
