) and started my 1st round of upgrades! GOODIE GOODIE!!! Hmmmm..... These wheels are off a little, errr this ones axle hole isn't drilled all the way thru, WTF these couple won't even go together!? Ok so maybe I placed to much hope that this was all simple bolt on stuff like my RC cars and model railroad stuff had been over the years but no big deal for I has a drill, and a drill press, and Dremmel tools and all sorts of bits and sand paper I'LL MAKE this stuff work! 3 hours later..... YEAH IT WORKS!!! And the new idlers seem to be just what the DR. ordered and the metal arms, no more flexing wheels to thro the tracks out of alignment!! (insert Homer Simpson going WOO HOO!)
So the test run on the front porch is next, out I go tank in hand noting that its picked up some weight and set her down and start the testing. So far the tracks seem to be staying on the idlers (insert Homer Simpson again WOO HOOING). But then I notice some thing odd (Homer now says DOH!) it seems the problem ALL along was the right side transmission has WAY too much play in the final drive gear and axle that the sprocket bolts to. Worse yet after removing the transmission from the tank for further inspection I found the brass bushings on 2 of the gears axles were egged out allowing the gears to move where ever and when ever they wanted! I tried drilling a couple holes and adding more screws to help secure the transmission 2 halves together better and it seemed to work, untill I tried running the damn thing again and then I could plainly see the drive sprocket moving. It was then that I also noticed the floor of the tank would flex while it ran so even if the transmissions were as tight as a drum the tracks would STILL get out of alignment. Now poor Homer doesn't know weather he should yell DOH again or cry like all the DUFF in the fridge was gone.
So this whole nightmare leads me to my next round of mods and MORE questions! YIPPY!! Does anyone know if the 3.1 MATO brass transmissions are any good? Also I now plan to get the MATO full metal hull, the water proof one again does anyone have any feedback? Are they decent parts? Are they junk and I should buy (insert suggestion here). Now I have seen the other metal hulls out there but I kinda like the MATO one cause its water proof and that means fun in the mud!
Also it looks pretty damn strong and I'm about tired of stuff breaking on this tank so I figure I may as well get what looks like its a decent part.On a side note I broke off the machine gun (grrrrr) but the metal parts are pretty! I'll try to get some pics posted ASAP but I started a new job and things are a little crazy so sorry guys
TIGER DOWN! 
....The reason for that is that the tracks ran too tight..If you can center the bushings.... tape them in place and solder around them the solder should fill the gap... another method is try stuffing some JB weld ...even two part epoxy putty in the gaps to help center the bushings 
