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Originally Posted by Apricot Slice (Post 452828)

How thick is the chassis where the gearbox mounts?
Do the two halves of the gearbox interlock? (cant quite see on the pic)

Really nice design. I like the simplicity of it. Very neat and tidy.

It's 3mm thick at the back of the chassis and the gearbox and motor mount are interlocked with machined in dowels. It really is a quality piece of engineering. I've had a number of crashes and bad landings in testing :blush: with no issues.

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Originally Posted by EddyStowaway (Post 452835)

Looks very nice! does anybody know what springs they are on the Kyosho big Bores?:confused:

the car in the pic doesnt have big bores

I was lucky enough to see a prototype of this and the quality of the cnc chassis and gearbox was to F1 standards!!

Just goes to show that british engineers can still top all forms of motorsport.

looks brillant and I'm sure the quality will be excellent

but, ...

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Originally Posted by Mrs.TeamXtreme (Post 452807)

Well as you may have noticed we don't do things the same - everything we do is different and unique!! :thumbsup:

I'm sure it will not be easy to build or design a good working car ... but i don't see it as very unique when you build or design a mid-motored car, these days (after the X6, the cougar, the new durango 2WD-prototypes, the new Team Losi Racing 22 coming out soon ...,
after multiple RB5-midmotorkits that have prooved it to be a good concept, after such RB5-midmotor-kits having been designed, build AND produced by other people who have taken fiancial risks to produce such a kit.

Don't get me wrong. I'm quite sure this kit will be value for money and it wil certainly improve the easy of driving an RB5
... but saying that this is unique IMHO is like ignoring the people who have allready done so and I that doesn't give them the credit they deserve.

Sure, it's nice, and sure it is good looking, ... and offcourse the design will differ from allready existing kits, but I can see a LOT of similarities.
But maybe I see it wrongly and/or overlooking some things?
Please proove me I'm wrong.

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Originally Posted by KevLee (Post 452898)

I've had a number of crashes and bad landings in testing :blush: with no issues.

I can vouch for one of them bad crashes :p

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Originally Posted by Cockerill (Post 453216)

I can vouch for one of them bad crashes :p

:woot:

looking at the pictures: isn't there included an extra idler gear + shaft for the gearbox?
You sure gonna need one extra if you want to build the kit

Kit looks bling, but I have a shell to spray for one...and Oooo, only it's mother could love it, As for me it's not pritty:blush:

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Originally Posted by Lowie (Post 453256)

looking at the pictures: isn't there included an extra idler gear + shaft for the gearbox?
You sure gonna need one extra if you want to build the kit

Good point that, is there an extra gear included ?

Did I just see a xxxcr version in the Petit report!! :)...both look brilliant

Hello ! I'm French Driver and i need a setup for VEGA RB5 with Big Bore..

Do you have a setup please ? :D

See you

Check these thread Ahmed, still work in progress on the big bores setups.

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74828

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86286

:drool: