David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Posted May 27, 2009 HERE I WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN AS EASY AS I CAN THE WAYS TO DETAIL A SCALE HYDRO SET TO LOOK CORRECT AS THEY DO ON THE REAL LOWRIDER HYRO SET-UPS ! TO START OFF I WILL SHOW SOME DIOGRAMS OF THE PUMPS OIL FLOW DIRECTIONS ! TO ME THIS IS THE MOST SEEN PART ON ALL MODELS WHEN SHOWIN OFF THE TRUNCK DETAILS ! 1 PUMP WITH 2 DUMPS ! THIS IS TO RUN EITHER JUST THE FRONT OR JUST THE REAR ! AS YOU CAN SEE THE PUMPS HAVE 2 FLOW SYSTEMS ! NO MATTER HOW YOU SET YOUR PUMP IT WILL ALWAYS HAVE 2 ! 1 OUT AND 1 RETURN ! IF YOU WANT TO DETAIL THEM CORRECTLY YOU MUST ADD THE DUMPS AND THE SLOW DOWN VALVE AND THE T IN BETWEEN THE DUMP ON A 2 PUMP SET UP ! IF YOU CHOSE TO GO WITH A 3 PUMP SET UP OR 4 PUMP SET UP THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE THE PUMPS THAT ARE NOT PUSHING 2 HYDRO RAMS RUN OLNY 1 DUMP BUT ALL THE REST OF THE DETAILS AS STATED ABOVE ! 1 PUMP WITH 2 DUMPS ! THIS IS TO RUN EITHER JUST THE FRONT OR JUST THE REAR !RUNNING ACCUMULATORS ! THIS PUMP IS SET UP WITH A HOLDING CHAMBER TO HELP EVEN OUT AND SMOOTH THE RIDE FOR THE CARS THAT RUN MORE OFTEN ON THE DAY TO DAY ! AS YOU CAN SEE IT RUNS THE SAME AS THE PUMP DIOGRAM ABOVE BUT HAS THE CHAMBERS IN LINE OF THE OIL OUT FLOW AND THEY RUN THEIR OWN SHUT OFF VALVE'S ! DOESN'T CHANGE HOW THE PUMPS WORK'S JUST AN ADDED ON ITEM FOR A SMOOTHER RIDE WHEN WANTED ! AS IN BOTH PIC'S YOU SAW 2 RED LINES ! EACH ONE SHOULD HAVE A HOSE RUN FROM THEM TO A CYLINDER /HYDRO RAM UNLESS YOUR A CHEAP BASTERED AND RUN 1 DUMP JUST TO LEFT AND RASIE AND T IT OFF TO THE PAIR OF RAMS ! ;D I ONLY SAY THAT CAUSE SOME OF THE CRUZIERS WILL ONLY RUN 1 PUMP FOR THE WHOLE CAR ! ITS MAIN JOB IS TO LIFT AND LOWER ! NO HOPPING NO SIDE TO SIDE ! THEY JUST WANT IT TO LAY OUT AND THEN BE ABLE TO CRUZ IT AROUND TOWN ! NOW AFTER YOU GOT YOUR PUMPS DETAILED AND LOOKIN CORRECT YOU NEED TO HOOK UP THE BATTIERS TO GO WITH YOUR SET UP ! IN THESE NEXT PIC'S IT WILL SHOW WHAT IS CALLED BANKS ! BANKS ARE THE TOTALLED AMOUNT OF VOLTS YOU RUN TO A PUMP ! PICS ARE VERY EASY TO FOLLOW SO PLEASE DONT GET CAUGHT UP ON THE WORDS THAT ARE USED TO DISCRIBE THE SET-UP'S ! MOST COMMON SET-UP ! MORE FOR THE SHOW CAR LOOK ! LESS BATTERIES LESS POWER LIFE! TONS OF STREET CLOWIN ! THE MORE BATTIERIES YOU USE HELPS THE PLAY LIFE ! BUT ALSO ADDS WEIGHT , YOU GET YOUR SPEED AND PREFORMANCE FROM THE PUMP HEAD/ MOTORS AND THE DUMP SET-UPS YOU USE ! FOR THE MOST PART YOU HAVE IT HERE TO SEE THE MOST DETAIL YOU CAAAN ADD TO THE TRUNK FOR A REAL LOOKING SET-UP IN SCALE ! IF YOU WANT TO DETAIL THE FRAME ALSO TO LOOK REAL HERE ARE SOME DIOGRAMS FOR THAT AS WELL ! FOR MOST CARS THAT RUN UPPER AND LOWER A-ARM FRONT ENDS ! FOR MOST REAR ENDS THAT HAVE A SOILD AXLE ! ALSO FOR SAFTY REASONS FOR THE HARD SWITCH HITTER AND 3 WHEELERS! CHAIN BRIDGES ARE USED TO KEEP THE REAR END FROM COMING COMPLETELY OUT UNDER TO MUCH WORK ! CHAIN BRIDGE SET UP ! FOR REAR ENDS THAT RUN LEAF SPRINGS INSTEAD OF COIL OVERS ! I HOPE THIS HELPS AND ANSWERS ANYONE'S QUESTIONS THAT WERE NEEDED HELP ON DETAILING A SCALE HYDRO SET UP TO LOOK REAL !
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Posted May 27, 2009 PICS OF A SET UP IN SCALE I HAVE DONE !
David@MinidreamsInc. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Posted May 27, 2009 JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS VEIWED THIS TOPIC !
jbwelda Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 wow thats a pretty clean set up! thanks for posting these, they ought to go into an archive.
Tonioseven Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 Thanks David!!! Just what I needed for my '58 Impala!!!
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