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Originally Posted by suicideneil
Poops allover my theory about the weight distribution then... 
I do like Linc's chassis alot though, but it does require alot of custom work vs just bolting together parts as such. |
Yep, poop all over Neil. Sounds like fun!
I know you like my chassis, cause I am great and you know that too, bow down to my excellence!!!
Anyways, I understand for packaging purposes why the flm chassis is the way it is. Without really redesigning the way the steering works, the front plate has to be where it is. And it has to be pretty big to allow for mounting the brake servo as well. This chassis is really design to convert a nitro savage, not stretch out a flux and allow for inside the tvp battery mounting.
I would suggest exploring other options for stretching your flux, or buy this chassis and other parts from a nitro chassis and make another truck. I do not think the flux motor will clear the flm motor mount without grinding the fins off the bottom/sides.
My design was setup for a smaller range of battery sizes, motor brakes, and a slightly changed steering setup, and will yield a higher cg (not much) due to the battery tray height.
Looking back on what I have done I would almost go with a xtm mammoth truck body, as it is cheap, and has a long wheelbase. Then make the chassis as long as possible to fit that body. Leave the flux motor mount and rear center driveshaft, and add all of the extra length in front of the tranny. This should leave enough room behind the steering cranks to allow for a decent selection of lipos to fit and the tray could sit lower than the top of the bellcranks. The steering servo may have to be mounted to a riser on one side of the battery tray, or maybe laid down. That would be the harder part.
The chassis setup of the savage does not really lend itself to a good layout, just too narrow.