Installing the electrics in the 808 is fairly straight forward. Both servos attach to a neat carbon fibre plate which can be removed at will later on to make cleaning the chassis easier.
The receiver and battery pack are both protected inside a well proportioned radio box - this comes in 5 parts and requires assembly. Two seperate covers allow entry to the receiver and the receiver battery - with little 'lips' around the edge which should help keep water and debris out.
The 808 requires an elongated side-by-side receiver battery. I didn't have one of these, only the 'hump' style packs - which I assumed was the most common style.
Just 6 screws secure the radio plate to the main chassis, making removal relatively quick and easy. The receiver box comes out with three further screws.
The 808 features all-new 'big bore' alloy shock absorbers, and they're huge! The large size is designed to acheive better and more consistent damping performance, especially over the longer finals - due to the larger volume of oil.
The 808 comes supplied with three different pistons for the dampers. The 6-hole pistons come in 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5mm flavours.
With the seals in place - a plastic rod guide inserts into the shock body - followed by the felt shim and bottom cap.
A diaphram helps with volume compensation and seals the top cap. The top cap itself has a hole to help bleed excess air & oil - finally being sealed when tightened fully.
The manual provides tips on bleeding the shocks for different rebound rates - a really useful set of tips.
