Why modify The Kawada Alcyon II? What Plus points does it have compared to other Touring Cars of it's time ?

 I was studying and looking closely at the rivals of the SV10 Alcyon II , like the TRF414 M and the X Ray T1, and some things really stood out, and made me thankful I chose the Kawada.

So here are those reasons.

1. Ease of removing the differentials from the car . have you guys tried on that on T1 or a 414? On those cars you need to remove the bulkheads from the chassis to remove the diff. On the Alcyon, remove 4 screws holding the shock tower from above and you can slide the diff upwards and out.

2. For its time it had very big 36T pulleys, compared to the 414  which had 32t pulleys. Because of that fitting a TRF417, 418,419 and 420 , 37T gear diff is not a problem.  There is still plenty of space around the bulkhead, mounts and chassis for clearance of the diff. You can't fit a 37T gear diff on a 414.

3.  The servo placement is close to modern touring cars. The angle of the servo horn is placed perpendicular to the chassis front to back, instead of inline  like on the xray T1 and TRF 414, because of that it is easy to adapt a modern floating servo mount to fit on the chassis. The positioning of the belt from center of chassis is also conducive to this.

4.  There is enough space on the front plastic C hubs to fit a double cardan joint. 

 5. The motor on the Alcyon II slides up and down for ratio adjustment, meaning with careful spur and pinion selection you can get the motor very low in the chassis.