Personally I'd redesign the mount for attaching the front bulkhead. I'd eliminate the dogears and just make a single bar that goes across both of the steering supports and as part of that the mounts for the bulkhead. This way you could manufacture one bulkhead top piece. In the front you use the steering supports, in the rear you use two machined supports. That way you manfacture less custom pieces. With a top-plate that attaches to the front, center diff, and rear rear I think it'd be solid.
So you'd have a chassis plate, top-plate, two bulkhead mounts, center diff mount, and set of rear bulkhead supports to machine. There are probably any number of existing servo mounts that could be used.
I'd probably also suggest going with a more standard truggy diff mount and not the flux style motor mount. Otherwise you need several different versions for different diameter motors. With a standard truggy mount, you could include a cradle for the rear (see FLM's flux motor mount) that would get mounted on the chassis for support of the rear of the motor. Seems it would be easier, and cheaper, to include several for different common motor diameters.
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Originally Posted by Jahay
Thanks for pointing out those important points regarding the dog ears and possible movement that may occur on the front steering assembly.... Ill look into it a little more... Maybe a top brace would eliminate any possible movement over the current single brace design...
I originally said that a better truggy steering assembly should be used... but considering this will be offered to savage users, it would be better to make it work with savage parts so less parts need to be purchased... It should be fine as is...
The servo was going to be positioned in a lay down style with a special mount for the esc to sit above it. It could be moved to the opposite side but it is for balance reasons...
Zippy - thanks a lot dude... nothing like special brownies ;)
dot - ill look into that... it looks as if it could work!!! Thanks for noticing!
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