Nice one Chris-S, its been fun building it!
According to the sales patter it doesn't need one, I must confess it looks odd without. The deck is 4mm instead of 3mm, a little stiffer, so I am told. Owners who have fabricated a rear brace out of a mixture of ball ends and an upper tie rod seem to all agree that it handles better without, and then go and remove it.
Personally I looked into this and fabricated my own rear brace, but bolting it to the centre diff top plate in place of the fuel filter holder is just asking for gear meshing issues under compression. Theres little / no room on the deck down the centre line. It might be possible to fit one off centre alongside the rear servo? I'll check this out after a few runs if needed once I get a handle on how it handles.
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