Capo 1582-2 Tatra T815-7 8x8 and Cross MC8 Man Kat 1 8x8

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Started swapping out the fender bolts, i may or may not keep the washers. Im undecided so far.

Im having a hard time deciding on paint color... Leaning towards nato green...
Im definitely open to suggestions...

The rear axles halves are pretty much identical for all 4. There are m3 holes on the sides that don't have the coil overs. I figured id fill them with some grub screws to keep the dirt out.


Fuel tank removed. I want to fab up some sort of skid plate for it so i dont end up tearing it off.

Changed the m2 screws that hold the front bumper on. I put longer ones in as this is a critical area as it holds the entire cab on!

Mounted up with new screws

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2-m2.5 screws fastening each cab hinge to the bumper. With only about 3 to 4 mm of thread actually holding the hinges on, i was concerned about them being strong enough. So i tapped them all the way through and used longer scale hardware.

This is what it looked like from the front prior to tapping

New screws bolting on the hinges

From the front

After scale hardware added to the grill

Started mocking up a fix for the front wheel scrub issue with the coil over


Offset link ends added. This stops them from hitting the axle under compression, i just wish i could find some metal ones.

Full lock and compression, and no binding! Tomorrow I'll replace the styrene with aluminum and make them look presentable.