Good to hear from you Mouldy Knew it wouldn't be long to be called Godzilla :P

Yeah I picked up two 85as from Aussie land. Not sure when I will expect them but probably 2 weeks. If they work fine and with the lipo that means I have saved probably 2kg. Crazy. So I need to start thinking about the weapon.

This weekend has been spent most on the transmission. Its been really tricky at times, especially without a lathe. But I have had good success.
Important that the gears are aligned but the wheels have a bit of travel (MM or two).

I managed to mount the 16 tooth fine onto the motor. Quite surprised as this was my third attempt. Two years ago I seemed to have some trouble.
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Sadly have quite a big job ahead of me. I originally planned to mount roller bearings into the wheels but have instead decided to mount them into the chassis. So I need to take off all the snap on parts on the bulkheads and bore out the wheel shafts properly.

I also have to create a new motor mount. After the weight reduction its not solid enough. So I have some spare 14mm nylon and will make a new one.

Here is a video of testing the first stage of the drive.
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