Escos first wash and polish in over a year
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After getting the cosy back from ava last week i started the running in then took it off the road to fit my R&D box and give it a bit of a clean up underside.
















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It sounds like a Scalextric car on steroids
Going to take a bit of getting use to the dog box more the down shifts than up.also going to put some more sound deadning round the tunnel aswell.
Got a bit of a vibration from the prop but think its just the center bearing out of line slightly.
Going to take a bit of getting use to the dog box more the down shifts than up.also going to put some more sound deadning round the tunnel aswell.
Got a bit of a vibration from the prop but think its just the center bearing out of line slightly.
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Hard to say with it just running in havent got a chance to properly test it but around tow it up changes easily ,just getting use to matching the revs for the down change. Will give you a shot at crail
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Thanks for the comments , hope to get it up on a ram today to sort out the prop vibration so will get some better underside pics and pics of the oil cooler and remote filter etc..
Originally Posted by NEIL A
Hard to say with it just running in havent got a chance to properly test it but around tow it up changes easily ,just getting use to matching the revs for the down change. Will give you a shot at crail 

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Originally Posted by NEIL A
Hard to say with it just running in havent got a chance to properly test it but around tow it up changes easily ,just getting use to matching the revs for the down change. Will give you a shot at crail 


Got the vibration sorted this morning and got another 30 miles on it starting to get hang of the box but not tried any clutchless changes yet as got a 4k limit for running in.
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Well had it out today after fixing the diff took it up to just over 100(pivate road) in 6th which is just over 3000 rpm, then got a chip in the screen from a passing lorry
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Thanks again for the comments
Had the car out on sat and did another 50+ miles all ive got to say is dam the box is loud, and gets the car some looks. Going to fit some more sound deadning around the tunnel.
Drove the car all day with no problems put it in the garage then went to start it today and nuthing
will need to look into it this week.
Had the car out on sat and did another 50+ miles all ive got to say is dam the box is loud, and gets the car some looks. Going to fit some more sound deadning around the tunnel.
Drove the car all day with no problems put it in the garage then went to start it today and nuthing
will need to look into it this week.
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