Made some more progress tonight but progress slowed down when I realised the new screw kit I've got doesn't include the M2.6x12 screws to fasten the upper rods to the tower. I've found some screws and nuts on fleebay so hopefully they'll be here early next week. I've also put all new suspension shafts in the wishbones as they were badly worn.

Picture so far:
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I did a bit more this morning before work. Can't believe how tiny it is compared to my B-Max2 V3.
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Doesn't a mid motor 2wd have extra long wheelbase, making the swb Mid look even shorter?

The Lazer ZX is a similar wheel base to the B-Max2. I can't wait to try the mid after 20 odd years of being sat in a box.

Made some more progress tonight. Stripped and rebuilt the shocks with new Pistons thanks to Oli. The car's built exactly to the manual so it will probably need some tweaking and I've decided to go brushless with a 10.5 motor. Hopefully the gearbox holds up.
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Looks nice, those Mids always clean up nicely with some TLC.

Thanks for that. It's got quite a few new bits but the main of its original and it's cleaned up well. I took it into MB models earlier to see which Lipo would fit and ross commented that it was almost too nice to use.

Its still one of the best cars on the track now, shafts are not really any quicker.

You mean lazer zx or optima mid..or both ?

So the mid is almost there buddy. Are you going to test run it at Cully next time?

Must be the ZX. The Optima Mid looks almost primitive on comparison.

Some more progress this afternoon. It's running a new Orca 10.5 motor, an old speed passion speed controller I had and a new Savox 1257 servo. Has anyone tried the replacement shells, wing, decals and undertrained on eBay?
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Looking good

Alcyon, you know me, its my ZX. As you know ive proved with your layshaft it is as quick as the current cars out there, if not quicker. Now we have done the layshaft how about doing the diffs, ive got the design and we just need to make it.

If you mean the Lazer ZX-R, the gap may not be as big as it seems. Both have the same shocks, the Custom Mids have about the same wheelbase. Biggest difference is probably the longer suspension arms, creating more leverage, and making it easier to absorb bumps.

Some have combined the Lazer ZX-R suspension with the Custom Mid. Dan has one of these "hybrids" and I've done one as well, see the attached pictures.

As for bodies and decals, the body used on this "hybrid" is from Marwan, and the decals are from MCI Racing. I trimmed this body a little different than stock, as it's fitted on a long wheelbase car.