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got it all finished now, is awesome fun to drive made a video too! Rich

Time for a quick update! Today I got the new gears i needed in the post, so these have now been fitted. I needed to beef up the front diff cover a bit. As it has been chopped about to allow fitment of the front suspension I have added a steel plate to it to make it a lot more sturdy, and to help protect it. I have made a new propshaft out of some aluminium bar. Was quite easy to do, although I have lost one of the black plastic end securing caps, so another one was made from one of those screw on nozzles you get with tubes of sealant I've also modified the top plate to allow easy removal of the front gear cover. I just need to add a few more ball race bearings, make the battery holder and generally tidy it up a bit, but apart from that it is all ready to go! Anyway, i'll let the pics do the talking cheers Rich

thanks for the replies guys! Yes this truly is a home brewed bodge job! I have bought a few new parts, mainly all trhe gears, motor, ESC, and a few little odds and sods that I needed. acprc - yes I am indeed at Lyneham, a much hated civvy in the tyre bay! Are you at Lyneham too? Acorn - I live just down at the bottom of the hill from Rudloe manor! And yes I would agree that there are a lot of strange things that happen around here, although I do cause most of them Shall get today's update up in a bit, just need to take some piccies! Cheers Rich

ok guys thanks for that. So would they have any benefit on smooth concrete surfaces? Cheers

Hi guys and girls Could somebody please tell me what the advantage of using foam tyres over usual rubber ones is? Thanks in advance Rich

Ok ax, cheers for that, sounds good!!! Had a spare few hours today, so got a bit more done I was a bit unhappy with it to be honest. When the front wheels were turned, the rear inside wheel would lift off the ground. This will cause it to 'diff out' while powering round a corner, thus eventually coming to a complete standstill. This was caused by the angle of the front suspension. You can see how far it leans back in this pic. To overcome this, i needed to straighten the whole front end up. A lot of head scratching commenced, before I had a brain wave! As you can see in this pic, the bottom diff cover which also contains the lower arm mounting point is the root of the problem. It needed to be straightened up! I did think about heating the plastic up, bending it straight etc, but this would be a pretty gash idea. So I just turned it round! As you can see it fits almost perfectly with a bit of butchering, shall seal the holes up with a bit of sealent The diff was then refitted, and the suspension went back on. Due to the position of the bracket now, the driveshafts would have been miles out, so the lower arms were chopped about a bit, until they fitted properly So when the rest of the bits arrive it will be put back together. Just need to make a prop shaft! Cheers rich

ok mate thats great, cheers for that!!!

thanks for the positive replies guys!! That was what gve me the inspiration in the first place terry

ok mate, thanks very much for that, it all makes sense now http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFunction=...mp;ItemID=23578 This is the motor I will be fitting. Looking at the end of the motor, I can't see any capacitors fitted, could they already be inside the motor? Thanks Rich

Hi guys and girls Have got myself a mtroniks viper rv max ESC to run my 10T motor. The user guide for the ESC says i need to fit 10uF capacitors from the -ve terminal to the can, and from the +ve terminal to the can. I understand this prevents feedback and interference to the ESC, but are there any other reasons? Must they be fitted? I have had a look about on maplins for some, but am confused by what I should be buying!!! If someone could look through this list and show me what i need I would appreciate it http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criter...rce=15&SD=Y Thanks in advance Rich

Hi everyone Just a bit about me, I'm Rich, 24 and work as an aircraft service engineer. I live in Corsham, Wiltshire. Have been into RC modelling for a few years now, but havent done a lot for the last couple of years. I thought i'd get back into it with a new project, so here goes! I have always been into the M03 mini, i really like their chukability, far more nimbler than a touring car due to their short and narrow wheel base and their light weight. What I didnt like though was due to them being fwd, getting off the line quickly is difficult, and going round corners is understeer heaven! So I thought it is about time i did something about it. I thought a 4wd ta02 would be a good base, as parts are readily available, and are cheap as chips. So, i bought this from a passionford.com member! I would now like to apologise for the quality of the next pics, they aree off my phone. Here is the m03 chassis mini that i will be using as a donor for all the suspension components, and other bits i may need along the way. I firstly needed a chassis. With a bit of careful measuring of the 4wd chassis I marked up and cut out a new chassis from aluminium. This is shorter than the original, to account for the shorter wheel base. Here's the careful calculations I needed to do! After the chassis was filed down and made good, I started on mounting the front and rear gearboxes. After these were fitted, The mini suspension went on. This proved to be a complete ball ache at the front, because the mini lower arms were a lot longer than the front gearbox could cope with, so they needed modifying to fit, and a few spacers here and there. The rear suspension went on easy enough. I needed to make up a custom mount to fit the front suspension top arms. The orignial ones wouldnt work due to the amount of butchering that needed to take place to get the lower arms on, it meant that the mounting holes were way out. After a few mock ups, this is the design of the mount i chose. It needed to be small enough to fit around the suspension components, but big enough to keep some strength at the front end. Next, the steering. I thought about using the original 4wd steering system, but due to the limited space, and the amount of space the 4wd servo and linkage system required, it just wasn't feasable. I needed to make up a bracket to raise the servo, so the mini steering system would fit around the 4wd gear box. Then, a top plate was made up to give the chassis a bit of strength, and so I had somewhere to mount the receiver/speed control. And thats it for now! It is now a complete rolling chassis. All it needs are front and rear diffs, all the gears for the gearboxes, and the electrics fitting. Have got a 10 turn motor, so I am expecting this thing to properly shift, have got a huge open area to drive this in, so it should be fun! :cool: Got an angila van shell for it for now, but it will be replaced with a pukka gen mini shell. Updates when the postman arrives, and I will use a proper camera next time!! Cheers Rich