Mclaren M23 WIP

Mclaren M23 WIP

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

BMT GT016 #1

Spent some time on the chassis. The material is heavy duty. Have to file a bit on the front upper arms where it is interference with the upper arm mount to ensure a smooth movement. Other than that, pay attention to the direction of the mid bridge where the long and front belts meet. If direction of the metal block is incorrect, the large pulley will touch the edge of bottom chassis. Some of the ball stub length might need to swap  (eg the one for rear anti roll bar connector) for perfect clearance











I like the clutch, easy to build and adjust. Need to sit the 4 bearings nicely otherwise you might find the clubch bell stuck after locking the end bell screw.
Fitted in an old Reds WCS M7 engine and pipe set for initial run.
Lastly, it seems that the throttle servo might block the fuel tank to sit in properly if a standard size servo is used. I will try to shim it and adjust further before changing to a low profile servo.






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