Well here goes

after seeing the new circuit car as some of you know i purchased the body with the intensions of popping on a my chassis. But me being me decided to build a complete new car for the circuit body.
so here are some pics at a stage by stage build hope you enjoy

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abit of carbon effect looks quite nice shows care to detail


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motor pod fitted with brace all carbon effect

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just a small amount of bling

looking nice mate so far.

I like the pimping

Looks nice mate. Like the shiney bits. Just check that you can fit the motor in with that brace on the front of the pod.

Yep motor fits in just fine tomo i checked as i was doing it mate more pics to come later

whats the brace for?

I noticed that when it come off the track in my other car that the plastic was warm and you could ply it a bit may work may not. i was thinking if it can flex maybe this will stop it

It will work mate as I saw a couple with them on the 4th round at ardent. I have one on mine but in a slightly different place but still does the same job.

Looking forward to the rest of the build.

the rear brace is a lb racing mod and stops the motor pod twisting when hot, does the job perfect...

Mardavespares.com wrote:the rear brace is a lb racing mod and stops the motor pod twisting when hot, does the job perfect...

ps mount it a bit higher than in the pic

yes think you are right Russell will mount a little higher up will post more pics as the car is being built

any idea's how high i should mount the brace this is a tempory one at the moment just orded all the rest of the parts from tic so more pics to follow

Ive got mine on the slope part mate on the lower edge so it doesnt get in the way of the batteries.

Have you found some pics for the new shell yet? ive found some but cant get the quality when shinking them to size.

Admin wrote:yes think you are right Russell will mount a little higher up will post more pics as the car is being built

any idea's how high i should mount the brace this is a tempory one at the moment just orded all the rest of the parts from tic so more pics to follow

use a body reamer to start the holes (make sure each side is level) use associated balls (they are slightly smaller than the mardave ones) then put tie rod on tight, you can use an associated L4 lower turnbuckle perfect fit.. great mod

Placed my order with TIC Racing yesterday for all the parts to finish my new circuit car very prompt service arrived this morning now thats service just the front LB shore tyres the young guy got mixed up with but one phone call and all was put right. well done TIC Racing for customer service. so saturday i will be building some more of the car and keep you posted with the pictures. stay tuned!!!!

This is where I've fitted mine,
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what's with the sliver clip on the front of the motor pod?

im guessing to stop the pod popping off

Yes Dom you are right.

It sits just over the base but doesn't catch when it moves side to side. I had the pod pop off a few times and I wanted a quick fix to stop it from happening agen and to now it's never popped off.

You Need to see James Carvell for that

YEP Buddy see james i pick mine up some time this week gazza

Christ Buddy that is the most over engineered pod brace I have ever seen lmao.
Try losing abit of bulk and weight in that area to lower your all important C of G.

there is nothing wrong with this clip , no need to consult james as there is nothing in previously run rules or the current hinckley ones that prohibits anything like this being used , it is not performance enhancing it is for improved reliability and as stated earlier nothing in the rules to ban this and no need to either .

Tomo it weighs nothing realy and it's over engernered only because if it was lower in hight then motor heat sick doesn't fit and if placed lower on the pod it touches the bats and the rock motion is compromised. Also it needed to be easy to take of as with the position of it the motor can't come out with it there. Also th heat sick won't be bouncing down the track after a bump like last time because it sits between the fins

As for the clip it's light and cheap as chips, James idea is perfect but costs £8 if I recall correctly?

Dale I dont think they mean as in the rules as James has a different pod saver that he came up with.

Looked on LB's site and cannot see there one!! Anyone got a pic of it please??

marauder1706 wrote:there is nothing wrong with this clip , no need to consult james as there is nothing in previously run rules or the current hinckley ones that prohibits anything like this being used , it is not performance enhancing it is for improved reliability and as stated earlier nothing in the rules to ban this and no need to either .

Every reason to see james Buddy as he has made the ball conversion gazza has it as well as me pod will never pop off again well worth the money mate well worth it!!!!!

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Every reason to see james Buddy as he has made the ball conversion gazza has it as well as me pod will never pop off again well worth the money mate well worth it!!!!!

Pictures please