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paintballkid0206
09-08-2007, 01:59 PM
i wanted a smaller straight elbow adapter for my pilot. so i decided to make a straight elbow out of a 45* elbow from my MR-1. here's what i did.

1. i took the 45* elbow and put it in a vice grip. i then took a hand saw and cut off the middle section.

2. i sanded the edges to make them smoother

3. i super-glued the two parts together and TA-DA! a shorted elbow adapter

here are some pics

the original elbow that i used (45*)
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb66/paintballkid0206/100_1239Small.jpg

the finished product
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb66/paintballkid0206/100_1240Small.jpg

a comparison betweenthe feedneck that came with my pilot, and my homemade one
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb66/paintballkid0206/100_1241Small.jpg

the feedneck attached to my revvy and my pilot
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb66/paintballkid0206/100_1242Small.jpg
oldironmudder
09-08-2007, 02:17 PM
Not bad. The tilt would drive me nuts!!
Charfizcool
09-08-2007, 02:39 PM
:confused: is it really worth the time? why not just buy a new feedneck?
oldironmudder
09-08-2007, 02:48 PM
Or since you have a revvy, slip it over the feedneck & put a hose clamp on it. Cant get any lower unless you cut the revvy neck then the hopper will sit on the body.
Kenny_McCormic
09-08-2007, 03:18 PM
:yeahthat:
paintballkid0206
09-08-2007, 03:55 PM
the tilt doesnt bother me that much. i think that it will actually move the balls towards the paddles that move the balls toward the feedneck. i'm gonna get a new feedneck soon, but i want something to make it less top-heavy until then.
Charfizcool
09-08-2007, 10:13 PM
oh yeah it seems like a good mod for a temporary upgrade but I would also get annoyed with the tilt after a while...but will it hold?
Nenkitsune
09-09-2007, 12:17 AM
actually you can't do the hoseclamp trick with the clear revvy's, it has to be the old school black shelled revy's. I do it to my em1 when i don't feel like using the qloader.
paintballkid0206
09-09-2007, 05:55 AM
my dad says that it won't hold because the super-glue will eat away the plastic, but we will see! i am going to check it this morning.
Tito=PBL
09-09-2007, 06:06 AM
looks like a nice mod for thoughs who cant get a feedneck right away. Nice work!