sorry rolland, missed ur post...

yea i scuffed up the c/b while i was sorting the servo. it had a black lining in it from the shoes... suggests the springs are too heavy? either way i will get some alloy shoes, probably have some breakages then...

hmm that centre diff... i need to buy a few bits for it still - ofna tank, front diff casing, couple of diffs and gears, gear set for my spare hi torque servo etc. more cash to part with... i will do what i can with what parts i do have, im gonna have to back off on the spending for a bit, the mt isnt quite finished yet!

doh - of course!! radioshack is the equivalent of maplins here, just down the road... will look tomorrow.

yea nothing broken... yet... just wait til this motor hooks up... on another note tho, i ran it on rough gravel today for a bit, and those tyres are still gripping on that stuff, really good all round these brick pins. its turning in very well under quite hard braking too and starting to oversteer nicely on the way out - clutch slips too much to hold the slide tho... i set the suspension up with a little neg camber and a touch of toe in on the front, and as square as i could get it at the rear. no idea what weight shock oil or the weight of my springs are tho!! but it works well so far.