Maintenance – Al Goes RC Racing

Listen Lads, I’ve had a great idea….

Posted on March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

I think i’ve had a stroke of genius. I think there’s a way of using the ESC plate and the chassis as an extra heatsink for the ESC and the motor. You can get double sided thermal transfer tape for sticking heatsinks…

Mid Maintenance Corner

Posted on September 6, 2024September 6, 2024

Finally got around to fixing the rear drive issues on the Mid. Out go the Yeah Racing UJs, Replaced with Koswork UJs, which have a retaining cap over the drive pin, which seems much better. https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/koswork-universal-drive-shaft-2-optima-series-1347828 Off come the kit Hexes, replaced…

B7 Build

Posted on June 7, 2024June 9, 2024

Bag 1 Bag 2

Screw Nirvana

Posted on December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

The next best thing to getting a new car? Getting all your spare screws organised! Oh the Joy! By the way, If anyone would like a screw sizer that makes this whole excersize a whole lot easier, I can make them easily,…

Maintenance Corner News! Optima Mid Re-Re ESC Mount

Posted on October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

The only little niggle I had left to fix with the Optima Mid was how the modern brushless ESC was mounted in the Chassis. As you can see below, even when you cut out the top deck as the manual suggests, the…

Maintenance Corner – 4th & 5th October

Posted on October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

I took a look at the B6.4d after quite a hefty, and annoyingly soggy Summer season. And quite a lot needed doing before starting the Winter Season this weekend at Cardiff. So that meant an 80% strip down. As I have the…

Maintenance Corner – 01/07/2023

Posted on July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

Optima Mid Last time out at Mendip, I pulled the lower steering hub king pin screw out with a glance along the straight barrier. Again. Looks like this casting is a bit Dairylea. Yeah Racing do a CNC aluminium replacement. Nobody had…

Maintenance Corner 08/06/2023

Posted on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

B6.4d The main whip came back from Mendip caked in a nasty coat of black fine dirt and sand 🙁 The box seems free and smooth still, so a full gearbox rebuild wasn’t needed, but the shocks and suspension needed some attention.…

Maintenance Corner

Posted on March 31, 2023

I intend being on the right tyres on Sunday. 5 sets glued and Balanced last night.

Maintenance Corner

Posted on March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

2 days of work on Bodyshells. Yesterday I started on the original Associated shell. I did it in a bit of a rush, and experimented with waterslide decals under the paint. This method works, but you have to plan it very carefully,…

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