I did pick up a brushless system for it. Based on price, rather than weight. I got the SkyRC Toro package, and threw that in the car. I also swapped out the shocks for some 3 Racing parts. Controlling the car had been trouble.



Take note of that steering servo. That servo is a DRFT-303. As it turns out, they have pretty lazy centering, and much of my frustration driving r/c cars was based on buying a $6 servo. ... don't buy that servo for anything fast.



Look at how far forward that CG is. That's with a super shorty 2650mah pack all the way back in the chassis.

In another attempt at lowering the weight, I attempted something very silly. That was to glue the rear cluster together, and remove the screws. It didn't work. The Nylon they inject with the carbon just won't bond to anything.

Now we run into a lack of pictures. I have a few things to do to the car, in the short term. I have the rest of the aluminum screw kit to install. I have aluminum suspension bellcrank pivots. And that aluminum top shaft you saw earlier. those things should lower the CG.

A few other notes. If you're taping in a battery, be sure to put down double sticky tape in the bottom of the chassis, as well as a strap over the battery. Use a good steering servo. And a high torque servo saver. If a car is traction rolling, FIX THAT PROBLEM before you break parts.

And then comes tuning. I've been all over the place on gearing. And with diff settings. Right now, the diff is darned near locked.

I'll take it out this week, and see how it's doing.