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I have given up on getting the mardave 2.2" wheels to fit the meteor. Converting the rear to 12mm hex seems to be an easier option. Just need the tamiya 9mm wide hexes to fit when they arrive & to get rear wheels with the right spacing. The modern assosciated 2wd rear wheels I have might ha...

Are you going to run this out at the Mrc track at Rolleston? I'm planning to. My son (5) is just getting the hang of driving mardave meteor #1 (my car) and I'm building his one (meteor #2) at the moment. We might get a 2wd SCT for him at Xmas because when I went out for a look last yr there was at ...

Started on this car again. Bought some... 5x10x4 bearings (no 3mm wide ones easily available today). Maverick ion(?) Dogbones (1mm ish diffrent to the meteor OG axles). Some dogbones from aliexpress 56mm long. Going to try some diffrent set ups with the bearing rear hubs and see what works and what ...

Pulled it all to bits now.

got the 4x8x3 bearings ready for the gearbox, the ball raced idler gear, a 16t 32dp pinion and a spare 20 mins every few days to start the build.

Nice job.

I wish I had a set of axles that worked on the new wheels without effort

If you can post a pic of exactly what you did to make the rear wheels fit & a description I'd be interested. I am going to hex wheels because I couldn't get the mardave ones to fit right.

Just got a 2nd older SWB meteor for my son + some parts from mardave while I'm in the UK.

This one has a bust shell, a bust rear shock and a bit of corrosion.

Will be replacing all the hardware, swapping to an ESC & tidying everything up.

Progress :) Got the 16t pinion in the car, hopefully it won't melt the gearbox with the extra heat syncs I have added, also got new springs on the rear, new servo horn, new servo rod (filed down to length) and a new Futaba 3pv + t-fhss reciver (my flysky was malfunctioning because the wheel has been...

Christchurch, I will need to figure out what pinion to use to get that drive ratio. The 12 tooth pinion is way too slow & I've been told 16t is the normal racing choice with brushed motors. Painted the shell yesterday and took it for a wee drive today, need to glue the tyres on and make sure eve...

Got the car running, but need a couple more changes before I take it out of my garden and into a club + on to the interweb via YouTube. What pinion are you racing people using for racing with a 27t brushed motor? 16tooth 32dp? My Meteor test track is the only place that's heard its scream for over 2...

(in other words, the motor is working harder to spin at the same voltage)...? I thought with the same voltage on your battery (the fixed value when driving your car as it only has the volts it has) it draws more amps cos it's doing more spinning? I did mine for much less time than the vid then clea...

I'm reading conflicting reports about whether the new motors require the old break in/run in methods or not?

Do they or don't they? And why?

Eg diffrent brush types or ?

Bonus points if you can tell me what the successful vintage racers do!

Cheers

I have just ordered a kyosho G27 for mine. Seems to be a decent quality motor and is legal in vintage racing under NZ rules. Still got the original motor in the car now and it's a bit smokey - think it will be destroyed on the 1st pack through the car. I have a 17.5t motor in my stock Team Assosciat...

650cst shock oil seems to work - its also thick enough to stay in the shock with the crappy plumbers tape seal.

I think the modified meteor article from june 1990 also reccomends some shock oil (prob 30wt motorbike oil).

I don't think it will be an easy part to find, if you find something you can use then share it please :) I've been looking at shimano (and other) fishing reel spares to see if I can find any matches for mardave gears... no luck tho :) Also mardave have sold out of ball raced idler gears and a few ot...

Hi all, I am rebuilding my SWB meteor that I last raced in the early 90s (at clydebank radio controlled car club in Scotland). I collected it from my in laws attic when I visited a month ago. I'm building the car for grass and dirt outdoor racing in NZ. I do have a couple of problems I don't know ho...