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mistercrash · 11:43 AM

I think that with enough time and money, you're never locked into any build.

The 3 mm thick CF plate came in so I made the middle skid plate that will hold the batteries.

With most of the tools I use for building now out of the boxes, working is now easier and faster so I should be able to finish this build sooner than I thought.

Here's a pic of the chassis rails mounted on the skid plate with a couple of CF strips to bring it down 9 mm. Some may notice that the top of the rails have more holes than stock. That's because I drilled the bottom holes for the middle skid right through the rails. Even though I used 25 mm long screws to secure the skid to the rails, the thought of having those screws strip out because of the weight of the batteries worries me just a little bit. If that happens then I will use screws long enough to stick out the top plate and use nuts to lock them in.

A pic of the spacer strips that bring the skid down, lowering the CG.

I am now waiting on these supplies to finish the build.

The double slipper plate
The 2.5 mm thick CF plate to make the top plate
The E-Revo tranny motor mount and motor plate (the motor plate is to use as a template to make a 6 mm thick CF motor plate)
The Racers Edge servo horn
6X10 mm bearings for the Muggy steering bellcranks
The 0.1'' thick 6061 T6 aluminum plate to make the front skid doubler to hold the Muggy steering.

I also ordered some ABS plastic boxes that I will study to see if I can make some battery boxes out of.

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mistercrash Guelph, Canada, eh! Offline Posts: 1,083 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada	05.04.2010, 11:40 AM I think that with enough time and money, you're never locked into any build. The 3 mm thick CF plate came in so I made the middle skid plate that will hold the batteries. With most of the tools I use for building now out of the boxes, working is now easier and faster so I should be able to finish this build sooner than I thought. Here's a pic of the chassis rails mounted on the skid plate with a couple of CF strips to bring it down 9 mm. Some may notice that the top of the rails have more holes than stock. That's because I drilled the bottom holes for the middle skid right through the rails. Even though I used 25 mm long screws to secure the skid to the rails, the thought of having those screws strip out because of the weight of the batteries worries me just a little bit. If that happens then I will use screws long enough to stick out the top plate and use nuts to lock them in. A pic of the spacer strips that bring the skid down, lowering the CG. I am now waiting on these supplies to finish the build. The double slipper plate The 2.5 mm thick CF plate to make the top plate The E-Revo tranny motor mount and motor plate (the motor plate is to use as a template to make a 6 mm thick CF motor plate) The Racers Edge servo horn 6X10 mm bearings for the Muggy steering bellcranks The 0.1'' thick 6061 T6 aluminum plate to make the front skid doubler to hold the Muggy steering. I also ordered some ABS plastic boxes that I will study to see if I can make some battery boxes out of. No brain, no headaches. Last edited by mistercrash; 05.04.2010 at 11:43 AM.