Originally Posted by
John St.Amant
The out drives need some rubber grommets shoe glued inside the cup to keep them from wiggling out of the bearings. If you have some foam body pads, the doughnut hole works perfectly. Aren't the cars light enough as it is ? A permanent spool sounds like a great idea tho.
True, the car is plenty light but with the spool, rotating mass is reduced and the drive train will spin up quicker. The convertible oneway is much heavier than the TM spool and the pulleys line up better as well.