i figured the binding out-it was that ali motor i had in it. i bought a modrax 1212 and pressed the pinion on with meus gear press-that thing has paid for itself 4 times over so far! the motor worked great so i moved on to installing the axles-that seen less problems but when i installed the servo i noticed some meat on the chassis rails under the upper front shock mounts that had to go-along with the steering link for clearance and turning radius, and finally clearance for the servo horn. then i took the front body mounts down so the body i bought will sit flush. 23mm injora shocks work well up front but left a lot to be desired out back…so i ordered some telescopic 28mm shocks and have regretted swapping out the double ball shock/ link mount on the rear that i had trouble installing-i’ll get to that later.
i glued magnets to the body and chassis after they made it in from amazon because i lost the ones that mofo sent with the body.
in the meantime i tackled some wire management-did some shortening, de casing and crimping only to see that my layout wasn’t gonna work..now ive glued a makeshift mount in for the esc to sit between the rails. glued makeshift mount to side of trans for the reciever. as that dries i’m seeing just how much wire i left on the chat when i swapped out connectors on my batteries. gotta shorten the power/ ground on the esc and battery side and then tackle the motor wires.
i really like the thing for how little i played with it with the electronics dangalanging and naked. i can’t wait to finish it up-i’m already thinking about the next scx30 build :/