This truck is getting close to finished. Servo's mounted up, the chassis brace is completed and mounted (although I need to shorten the screws on it), the battery tray is done and just needs to be mounted, and all the electronics are mounted.
Unfortunately this battery tray was not designed with the same style as Serum's quick-release tray. That would have taken too much time/effort for me at the moment to design/cut, so I went with a design I've used before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...o/IMG_5562.jpg
This one is better thought out and more sturdy, not to mention better looking, and it will mount directly to the chassis by 4 screws. Velcro will still hold the battery in from the top. The front of the battery holder has a bent "arm" to keep the battery from sliding forward, and there will be a velcro strap in front of that to keep the "arm" from breaking.
The chassis brace is a two-piece design, with a 1/4" thick polycarbonate rear brace, and an 1/8" thick 6061 aluminum 3-point brace. The aluminum brace attaches behind the center diff to the rear brace, in front of the center diff to the chassis via aluminum angle, and below the front top plate via aluminum angle. The polycarb rear brace allows the chassis some flex, but overall the chassis has virtually zero chance for flexing.
Pics would be up, but I'm at school and won't be home for a few hours.