Mardave Meteor evolution

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Just started putting this back together again having stripped down one car of ours and then spent a little time gathering parts to rebuild it.

I sent off the original (and very tired) LWB chassis and had it replicated in carbon fibre along with the rear shock mount, the gearbox has been stripped and overhauled with a full ballrace set up, Associated shocks, added RC10 front stub-axles to allow for a wider range of front rims to be used, although the rears retain the original drive shafts and stub axles so a new set of rims has been machined (thanks dad!) to fit on to the quirky Mardave fitment method.

We have also machined an additional 3 degrees of slant on the base of the front uprights in order to tip the front-end backwards a little further, which can be seen on the last picture.

It's a very simple car.

Next points to focus on will be the front bumper, making up a rear motor guard using our original fix for this bitd (to stop the gearbox flex under heavy landings) and the addition of a home made front ARB.

Motor is a TMS Tornado 13 Double, which A) matches the red/black colour scheme of the car perfectly, and B) still revs like stink after all of these years.