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Thanks for all that info gctkaz,
I am using my own electronics, so hopefully i'll have better steering w/ the servo i've put in, Futaba receiver and 4PX controller i am using. I've noticed a few things during the build, but have been able to fix/adjust as I go. Your the second person that has mentioned the body fitment issues, ...fortunately I've decided to go w/ a lexan body and avoid the AutoScale bodies all together.
We shall see how a home built works vs the factory built. ...hopefully mine doesn't end up on the shelf too.
I know the frustration though, -its how I felt w/ the Team Associated 18r. I really wanted to love that car, I worked on it off and on for a few years. Finally after struggling with it I decided to get rid of it ...I hated even looking at it! Funny, thing I kind of miss it.

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Okay, I went back and shaved that piece off the lower motor mount (see attched)

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With that little dot/post removed from the lower mount I can now adjust the gear mesh.
The motor doesn't like to stay put as you tighten down the top motor mount piece. I notice that the tighter I make it the more the motor wants to slide back to a place where the gear mesh is way too tight. I remedied this by placed a tiny piece of double sided tape both above and below the aluminum motor plate, -this seems to give it enough grip so the motor doesn't slip w/in the adjustable mount.

I can see that going to the aluminum motor mount assembly may be in my future if this plastic one doesn't hold up.

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Okay,
the build is pretty much done, just waiting for the wheels to arrive.
I have all the electronics connected and working great, -love the Futaba receiver and that I can use my 4PX controller w/ all of the available settings.

My thoughts on the build,
overall this went together really well, only ran into 1 problem area, that was the motor adjustment pieces which I was able to remedy. Some things took extra care and thought (like the steering assembly, -I had to file down a few pieces to get them to the exact size that was specified and to work smoothly). Same for the A-arms, had to file those a bit to get them to move up and down w/o any resistance. I think, but may be wrong that building this kit is a better way to go than purchasing as RTR. I say that only because if you dont' take care putting this together and smooth some of the parts or adjust for the perfect tolerance I could see problems w/ this car. I also think this is not a kit to put together if you haven't built other cars, you really have to put your knowledge of RC building into practice w/ this one.

Okay, going to work on the body today.

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..a quick photo,

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...oh the suspense is killing me!

well the photo shows this on dirt, so that rules out all "on-road" vehicles.
Seems like Losi has every type of buggy available, so my hope would be something in a small scale.

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there are a few more photos (all obscured) online, -I am guessing its a full size crawler. That seems to be what every company is doing these days. Its the most popular thing in RC.

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...still waiting for my wheels to arrive, that is the only thing keeping me from trying this car out.
I did make some adjustments to the chassis, the chassis had some serious tweak, like really really bad. I am guessing that I have the more flexible chassis hence why it was so out of whack. I think this would seriously effect its performance. I did put this on my tweak board and got the chassis 100% flat. I'll probably work on a starting ride height and droop while I wait for the wheels.
I also got the body painted (will post a photo tomorrow).

I ordered the wheels through "Miracle-Mart" (i have not had great experience w/ this co' in the past, yet figured Id give them another try). I placed the wheel order on October 3rd, ...tracking says it JUST arrived in the US and is at customs. Dang, 1 month +

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Mini-z AWD wheels fit, plenty of decent options in the states. Whenever I order from miracle mart, I make sure it's a larger order and get the expedited shipping, so get it in under a week. Otherwise, I look for alternative sources. The shop at Mini-zRacer carries a bunch of AMZ parts as well.

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Thanks EMU,
Yeah, I am slowly finding the places to order from in the US, ...Mini-ZRacer (will go check them out as well).
yeah, lesson learned!

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..just waiting for the wheels to arrive,
meanwhile here are a few photos. Painting this body was a challenge as it is so tiny, ...was going to try to include a silver borderline like I have on my 1/10th body ...but just too difficult to get that thin of a line (i tried using mask-et, ...but couldn't get a straight line).

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let's try that again, (the photos wouldn't upload in the previous post).

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