The Build – Part 6 The Team Associated B6D has been upgraded to carbon fiber status, giving us both front and rear woven shock towers. These really look great and certainly give the buggy a more racer look! Six easy steps, now it’s on to the shocks. Team Associated B6D Build – Part 1 – …

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The Build – Part 7 The V2 12mm Big Bore shocks are used on the Team Associated B6D. These have always been some of my favorite shocks both in build and smooth operation. Time to get building! The V2 Big Bores have now been installed. On to the final step – the electronics. Team Associated …

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The Build – Part 5 Part 2 of the Team Associated B6D rear suspension build has us attaching the gearbox and assembling the rear hubs. The rear hubs still use inserts to control rear toe and camber link locations. I’m also really liking the new rear ballstud mount. Rear suspension is now done … time …

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The Build – Part 8 The final part of our Team Associated B6D build is installing the electronics. The B6D doesn’t have a sectioned chassis area anymore, so installing the ESC and receiver is much easier than it was before. We’ll be equipping our B6D with a full compliment of Reedy products! And with that, …

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The Build – Part 4 The Team Associated B6D uses a 3-gear, laydown transmission. AE’s fantastic ball diff is included as is a lightweight motor plate, aluminum top shaft and their Factory Team V2 slipper clutch. Laydown 3-gear transmission done! Make sure it spins freely, although I’m not sure how it wouldn’t if you followed …

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The Build – Part 3 The rear suspension on the Team Associated B6D is similar to the B5M with, of course, a few changes. This is Part 1 of the rear suspension; we have to build the gearbox before final rear suspension assembly. Quick and easy – part 1 of the rear suspension done! Let’s …

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The Build – Part 2 The Team Associated B6D has gone away from the gullwing front arms and now uses a flat-arm design. It still retains the caster block inserts, but replaced the axle-height shims with a much more user-friendly dual-height aluminum insert. Before moving on, give everything a quick swing to make sure it …

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The Build – Part 1 The Team Associated B6D uses a standard dual-bellcrank steering system that rolls on high-quality bearings. A few refinements have been made to make it easier to build and smoother on the track. I like the new front bulkhead that separates the shock tower and the camber link as well as …

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