let the fun of the build begin

well i wanted to race mardave and hell did i get a deal

all this (minus the motor, speedo, servo and reciver). thats the chassie, 2 shells, 2 wings, 2 complete sets of wheels tires, 1s liop, rear diff, all bearings, trackrod kit, countersunk chassie, screwset and upgrade track rod set for £150. i still got to get a lipo voltage booster but that shoudl be easy enough

now i got the fun of the build to begin and paint up the shells, this is going to be a simple and fun and cool build to do

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Great bargain Gazza

also note them the ONLY wheels that fit the Diff

i hadent noticed that gazza lol, i like them though they look very chavtastic, perfect for the fiesta.

i may even paint the wheels

Come on then gazag you have the juices flowing do a step by step build from box to track im watching very close mate cannot wait to get mine!!!!!

and dont forget if your not sure about any thing . . . . Please feel free to ask there is Tomo Nick and myself to point you in the right direction

Oh and post it in the Dave section under BRUSHLESS

lol looks like one coming your way already

i just been checking everything the the bearings in the front wheels for the axles are .2mm smaller than the axle shafts im going to have to do something about that

yea 1st tip from GAZZA

put axle in cordless and with a small file just take the edge down this is done so they DONT flop about . . . do a bit at a time till there a snug fit

NOTE:- some axles need the whole length doing. . . it all depends on the ones you have mine needed the whole length

finished it lol, well i got to sand down the front axles, glue the tires and do the bodys. i got the bodys covered in flasmask now, will get the done up over the next few days

a quick preview of the 1 shell i have painted, hopefully ill have the mardave complete by thursday

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looks good gazza

get it ready for wednesday night

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i will if i get my lipo boost in time

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i got my novak one on order and it is in stock so it should be here this week. lol


if i look at my car its got

spectrum reciver - £35
novak 13.5T balistic motor and havok pro ss speedo - £307
ace servo - £75
noval smart boost - £30
moore speed lipo - £50

thats a total of £497

on a chassie that cost £45


but racing it - priceless

(BTW for the people that dont know, all the stuff above came from another chassie and had been brought over about 3 years)

the mardave is now complete minus the lipo booster

first off we assemble the front arms, very straight foward to so and the instructions tell you in plain english how to assemble them. the arms and axles are for the bearing fit wheels. the were however .02mm too big and i used an emory cloth to bring them down so the wheels are a tight fit on the axles. when assembling the arm assemble then the wrong way up as it will lower the front end and improve handeling
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these then get assambled onto the chassie, the regular chassi is a flat chassie but i have gone for the upgraded countersunk chassie and screw kit. put a spacer under the front arm to improve the caster
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now the guidepins and the pivit ball on the rear of the chassie is added , make shure to use threadlock on the nuts so they dont come loose
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the rear end now get assembled before being put on the chassie. this is where the motor and the rear axle sits
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this all goes onto the rear of the chassie with the rear springs sitting on the rear. i have tightened these so they sit comfortably down but withought being tight
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now in goes the rear axle. i have used the upgraded rear bearings and upgrade rear diff. thankfully this is a ball diff that comes premade.
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in goes the motor.
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time to fit the battery tray and the servo, again very basic fitting. i have the upgraded battery tray with the velcro strap
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we get the ESC in place and tidy up the wires abit. it all fits really nice and snuggly
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we get the reciver on top of the servo, the novak havokpro ESC is faily big so im already running out of room. center the servo up and fir the steering. again very basic but great, its one less thing to setup like in TC racing
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bodyposts on and test fitting the bodyshell. these bodys arent very well marked so you need to pretty much mark it up yourself
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add a custom front foam bumper and glue up the tires, i know they say you need to tape them but i have been advised that glueing is better. and since a whole set of wheels and tires is about £10 just get another set when these wareout
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finally paint and mount up the bodyshell
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very Nice

Just turn the front A arms over so the lugs are down

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Note the Hitec low profile servo with HS225MG ( metal Gears ) as used by 1/12th guys not bad at £20

Motor MAY need swoping to other side if it goes into reverse

Plug a 2s lipo in gazza to test

Looks wicked gaz. Can't wait for mine now. Looking forward to some ace racing kida.

Gazza I'm doing my homework and studying the red dots. NOW WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT MY COACH WOULD GIVE ME HOMEWORK ON MY WEEK OFF!!!!!!!!!

He's a tuff coach is this one.............

Also a smaller screw in the rear pod ball so theres no thread showing out of the top.
Also for the future a kimbrough servo saver as they have less slop and can take alot more abuse

getting you ready for fri / sunday that way you will enjoy it even more

Hopfully Friday if the car is here on time. Jus waiting for the reply from the chap of eBay to get back to gazag.

Not sure what tyres will be on it so may have to by the rears from the shop on Friday.

i got a reply buddy, im going to ring him tommorrow so youll deffo have it for friday


i thought my arms were on upside down gazza LOL, ill have to sort that and by the look of it add a little more spacing too

and i have ordered a kimbrough servosaver too

Wicked dude. I should have time to charge the batts in time for Friday.

Thankyou for doing this for me gaz I realy appreciate it.
Drop me a txt when you get it dude and I will pick it up or you can pop into mine for a bru

Just a quick point of note two more tc guys bought mardaves at ardent last night Happy days

Dude . . . . .

I can see 3 heats of daves soon

like A ,B & C final's . . . Boy this is gonna be fun LOL stand by to get from the B to the A final

more mardaves = more fun, i had lots of goodies turn up this morning from TIC racing so i can get it all finnished up, still waiting on my lipo boost though

Gaz

re lipo boost . . .

I have an old spare 1 you can use for friday / sunday till yours comes so no problem Mate