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Originally Posted by Gazza
and if a P2 does turn up at your club what . . you gonna go defcon 2 and launch an all out nuclear attack . . grow up
So what about the alloy rear pods chris has now started to make 
Was this because some guy on ebay was selling them . . No it's because the heat transfer is better than the plastic ones as they warp so will you ban this from your club or jump all over it 
Then we have the plastic Diff hub that . . well lets say it does not run true and wobbles all over the place so again some one on ebay was selling them . . oh look Chris now has alloy ones that are far better than the plastic ones so will you ban this from your club or jump all over it |
The Mardave alloy pod was in development for mardave along time before the one on ebay was available
anyone that has seen the work that has gone into it will understand that the development process was huge for it
it started off by me wanting an alloy pod and contacting chris mid 2008 with a phone call too say id like too make one of these but it would be a copy of your design is that ok or if its a success would you like too buy them/have them produced
The first prototype took over a year too get from drawing too made and machined up and fitted on a car then we started too develop it.when i first ran it i instantly noticed how much cooler the motor was but the car handled horrendously as there was this huge lump of aluminium hung on the back of the car. So next was too get the scales and weigh the standard plastic pod with a G4worlds heatsink and try too make the complete alloy pod the same weight! It is too within a couple of grams we included into the design the square locator between the pod sides and bar that is machined so tight that its virtually impossible too get any twist in the pod. The fit for the bearings is all individually reamed rather than the cnc finish to make them a perfect fit this was all nearly another year of development and many many hours of sat infront of a pc on solid works not too mention the hours of machine time it took up too get a version 2 prototype.
I took a call off of chris at the start of the year about the diff hub and so the process started again this was before the one was available on here! if youve looked at it it takes six spoke and 4 spoke wheels is lightened and supplied with an oversize bearing!
dont be so quick too shoot him down he works incredibly hard trying too keep everyone happy and trying too put such a huge list of parts instock!
Gaz and paul good luck with your chassis i made a similar carbon one about 4 years ago won everything it entered and got it banned from most clubs!Its nothing new that hasnt been done before.
jp