Another problem is now beginning to manifest itself.
I've pretty much sorted the handling to a fair degree with decent
horsepower in it(yes Adey,tyres and set-up have helped a lot)it's now
pulling the mounting screws out of the rear hangers and through the chassis
.
At the end of a run session the front screws on each side are sticking out by a couple of mil.
When I originally put the Cobra gearbox on it,I used all secondhand parts
that were swapped for Meteor parts.
The Cobra box had been fixed in place by the original owner using the
Mardave supplied self-tapping screws(knowing the Cobra's crap diff,the 'box
would have been taken off to try and sort it many times)and I now use
M3 set-screws instead.
The M3's can't cut a deep enough thread in the soft plastic to get a bite
and so are pulling out,cobblers.
Bit of a think about a repair needed here.
I don't want to buy new gearbox halves just to cut the hangers off
and throw the rest away.
And as to Adey's question about Mardave doing that "new" Cobra again,it seems
they're certainly thinking about it:
http://www.mardave.co.uk/cobra-evo.html
It'll have to be bloody good for that price though when it's pitched against Ansmann's
2WD line up.
BTW,click on and zoom that b&w picture,see if anyone knows that car!!!!!
Mark