I placed an order for a RC-Monster motor mount but I just couldn't wait so I made a quickie mount and installed the motor with a 14T pinion. I made a top plate and put the brake servo on top of it and hooked up the brake linkage.
MetalMan, I have run mech brakes on most of my conversions, I am an old nitro guy and I just like the feel and the ability to adjust the bias. I had my other truggies/buggies setup with front/back mech brakes but I had to use a big spacer to make room for the rear disc. This put a lot more stress on my front bearing and eventually killed it. So I removed the rear brakes and set them up to use motor brake (ditched the spacer). When I saw the Z-Car I knew this was the perfect buggy, with the brake in the back I could run both brakes with no spacer on the motor. So yeah I am using both brakes for now. I just need to finish up my battery tray and shocks and I will be ready for a test run. I also have a 1512 Neu I want to try, as it is lighter than the 1515 I have in there now. When I was making the top plate I decide to whip up a couple of skid plates as well, somebody on another forum said he was wearing out the chassis big time (probably because of the soft springs the buggy comes stock with).
Quickie motor mount and top plate. Did you notice that the mud guard on the left side has shaved mounting points, saves me the trouble of cutting them down to make room for a lipo battery tray.
MetalMan, I liked your setup, so I kinda copied it.
Front and rear skids.