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For years Ive wanted a 2 speed MAVERICK and its only now that I can come close to owning one.
This is just the early stages of my project but I have a new 2 speed waiting to go in and many other nip parts on their way in the mail as I write this.
While the factory arms were meant to be the black version Ive opted for the orange as I just love the extra bling. I will fabricate my own radio plate as I'd like to mount the steering servo up front rather than in the rear.
Its a way from being completed but I'll update with more news as it progresses.

Cool...never heard of a Maverick....but I did have a Radiant BITD.
Sweet car.

Just thought I'd update my Mav' project.

With the help of Aaron and Paul I have this car closer to being near complete. I opted to make my own radio plate from fibreglass sheet, mounting the steering servo up closer to the front end and locating the battery a little further back with some Optima battery craddles.

I managed to buy back the red bumper, steering gear and top chain guide from a nice fellow off ebay. I sold these parts along with others a while back but he wasn't in need of Radiant parts.

I PB 2 speed arrangement has been fitted along with a Maverick 2 speed lexan gear cover. Marui NINJA driveshafts were used as I didn't have any spare OEM parts and they work really well. The front rims have a one-way bearing pressed into them also.

Ive also opted for some different tyres which are to my liking. Next job will be to modify the steering cranks as I am missing the alloy post which they pivot on. This will be fun.

When I've had a little spare time this weekend I've been working on my Maverick some more.
Now the steering gear is in the car along with a servo too. The rear tower has been sanded down to allow the body to sit a little lower on the chassis and hopefully alow a more low profile look to this car. The shell has been trimmed to allow battery fitment also.
Sorry for the average picture but I wanted to get an update up here before going to bed. Cheers-Jason.

I've been busy working on this car again and have the bodyshell painted. After it dries I'll apply some decals and get some fresh pics up here. For now i will leave you with an image of the box art.

That looks great Jason! Very interested to see what you did with the paint.

Ok so the paintwork is done and my own custom decals applied. Still need to get this one running though. Here are some sneak pics snapped from my i-phone on the work bench.

Also on a side note, this is why I have lost interest in my 834b project. With cars like this on my work bench its hard to concentrate on anything else.....

Great pics Jason. Looks Awesome.

Nice! Kind of a semi-reverse-box-art thing going there. Looks amazing as usual!

you going to run that? guess that's what you built it for with the ninja and pb bits hey jason.