G4 Discovery build

I picked up a fairly standard CC01 (rear diff locked) fitted with a New Bright G4 Disco body in a trade with Daz87UK, many thanks Daz.

I stripped it to assess what would need doing, everything looked good, in fact I think it had probably been run once, maybe twice and that was it. I lightly greased the gears, replaced the screws with the appropriate length allen bolts, fitted an Mtronics RV12 Assault and gave it a run. Way too quick!!!

I made a little list then ordered a few bits, alloy motor mount and GPM steering set, Junfac belly plate, and I found the junfac axle mounts in a job lot of bits on Ebay for 99p (bargin!)
I traded a TEU104 for a Carson truck puller 2 motor and added a steel 16t pinion, and once I had my bits ready, I made the appropriate length rear links and built the chassis back up.

the rear went together easily enough, the steering was a bit more difficult (no instructions GPM? Why?) there was more slop with the GPM than the standard plastic steering, so a couple of strips and I figured out the screw that came with the set that runs through the drop shaft was too long, allowing the ends to flex. I replaced this and fitted a nyloc nut to hold it all tight. Put back together and it works a treat with a Hitec HS645MG servo. (I trimmed the steering stops off too)

The standard tyres are great for looks, but performance wise it would have been better with doughnuts. I got a set of Ansmann 96mm wheels and tyres, only to find the inner beadlocks fouled the steering, so I pulled the tyres off, trimmed and starred the inner foams and fitted and glued them to these wheels I got in the job lot.
I then weighted the fronts and fitted them, slight rubbing on the arches meant that a 4mm body lift was needed, and a slight trim on the arches.

It's now done, and after a few runs, I love it. The body means it's a little top heavy, but that just means I have to take care where I drive it and plan accordingly, plus the motor can give it surprising chassis twist, so I may look at making a brace to counteract this.

Enjoy.