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Wow.. That’s a mighty cool build you have going on there Travis.., you are going to make you own motor mount??. Cool please post progress pics of that one…. How and the hell did you make the progress that you did in 7.5 hrs??. I'm loads behind you and with today’s / tonight’s progress I’ll have over double hrs in mine than you have in yours.. I'm totally jealous.. But I'm stoked for you at the same time and I'm looking forward to seeing you run that bad boy next week…
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Thanks! I most certainly will be making my own motor mount, using 2" wide 1/4" thick 6061-T6 aluminum. It won't be the prettiest, but I value function over form anyways (not that it will be ugly, though).
If I had to set this thing up for nitro, I'd still be working on it. Just the brake and throttle linkages would take me two hours! My guess is I just knew more or less what I was doing, and didn't waste much time going over the instructions (which are pretty much just pictures). If you have any questions on your build, don't hesitate to ask! I'm working tomorrow at Hobby People 8am-3pm, so bring in your buggy if you like.
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Quick question for you!!??  How are you going to utilize the rear breaking system?? Sorry for the newbie question I just can’t figure it out. The ESC does it so how are you going to do it?? and I didn’t install mine in my 808 for just that reason, should I have installed it?? (help)… 
Thanks for the cool thread and please keep the updates coming.. 
Have a great night..
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This is one of the things that makes this particularl buggy so special. Many of us 1/8 electric buggy/truggy veterans know that motor brake can never be as good as mechanical brakes in terms of control and tunability. Often we opt for motor brake because it is MUCH simpler to use and is the most weight effective solution.
At one time Mike and I held a conversation about the ultimate compromise: a combination of motor and mechanical brakes. Basically, you retain the brake on the rear wheels for the ability to "swing around" the rear end of the vehicle in turns, but then you use the motor brake to eliminate the mechanical brake for the front wheels. Also, having a mechanical brake over only the rear wheels means you can use a smaller and lighter servo for the brake (as opposed to a larger heavier servo for front and rear mechanical brakes).
If your radio is good enough and your skills with it are sufficient you can actually use your radio to control the front/rear brake bias between the front and rear ends on the fly! This is the ultimate in brake tunability if you ask me (or Mike).
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I know how you did it!! (Youth and experience!!).. Outstanding job Sir…
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What Droop setting are you using on the front and rear?? (thanks again)..
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Those two do help
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As for droop, I have yet to actually set it. Right now the bottoms of the droop set screws are flush with the bottom of the suspension arms. I will wait until I get to the track to set droop, so that the track will help me determine the best setting.