To give Mr. Ideas his due, the MKI-4 is a significant re-engineering of the XX-4.
Among other things he is running a redesigned transmission and redesigned suspension parts as well as the carbon chassis.
From what I have seen of the Atomic Carbon car it is little more than a chassis conversion, yes it seems to be done to a nice quality but it is the same quality you would expect from their chassis supplier. The only machined parts I can see on it to date are the steering cranks, again that has been done to a good standard. However the transmission and basic suspension components are from a BJ4 but with Losi shocks.
The MKI-4 has a totally different and rather unusual drivetrain layout, to hold that together requires many more custom parts. But I agree that the presentation on some of these parts falls short of what people might expect, regardless of the limited production numbers.
However it is obvious that the car works as it would not get the results it has done to date.
It is just unfortunate that BenG has bought the car. By reading through his posts in this thread you can tell that - to be blunt - he hasn't got a clue.
I'm sure the MKI-4 will survive this minor setback though!
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