Hi Rich, is there a specific type or size of jumper cables that I will need to connect to ez-b and am I best getting a mixture of male to females and female to female?

These are what I've used in the past, they can be pulled apart if you need just 1 or can be left together to bunch 3 wires, 4 wires, 7 wires or whatever.

Female to Female suitable for 0.1" spacing is what you're looking for.

I have used servo/accessory extension cables before and just snipped off the one end, soldered direct to the board (or joined two together to make female to female 3 wire cables). These are cheaper but be cautious of cheap Chinese ones as they can make sensors act up.

I've bought the bundles of 20 or 40 ext cables before and 1 in 10 didn't have continuity. The cheap ones that were direct from Hong Kong. . I know most things are manufactured in China but I believe these were factory seconds.

@dkkennyken , Welcome to the community , we look forward to seeing your progress , show us lots of pics and videos. We love them like a kid lobes candy !

Cheers, can't wait to get started. Will keep you all upto date on things as and when they progress, and if I need any advice I'll ask if thats okay.

If I was going fit a different battery instead say a 7.2v r/c high amperage battery can anybody recommend a particular type or brand and where to purchase from for a reasonable price?

I use 2S LiPo Batteries (usually Turnigy 5000mAh). I've found the best place to get them here is on ebay. The only problem with LiPo batteries is undervoltage - if you discharge it too much it wont recharge, so some monitoring is required (unless it's got built in monitoring circuits which cut the power if it drops below 2.85v on one of the cells).

Pop Turnigy 2S 5000mAh LiPo in ebay and check out the prices, from memory I think the last 2 I bought were around £20 each.

I've found this 7.4v lipo battery on ebay. id=271300699584

Any opinions?