Today I used one of my pieces of scrap CF to make a center diff brace with an extended shelf for the ESC. It will extend out towards the front of the car, so I can use the stock length MMP wires without cutting them or adding extensions. With the ESC and motor mounted to the center diff, and servo and RX mounted to the servo mount I'll be able to remove the electronics from the vehicle with 7 screws, and won't need to disconnect any wires. This brace also allows much easier Slipperential adjustment with the lipos still in the vehicle, with a wide opening directly over the adjustment ring.
I also purchased a body today. It was actually an auction on Ebay, when I saw the body I had to have it. Paid a little more than I wanted to win it, but I'm typically very frugal with my RC purchases, and for once I decided just to splurge (if it wasn't for one guy bidding 5 times in the last hours it would have been way cheaper!
). I will leave you guys in suspense until it arrives...
The only thing I am waiting on to finish assembling the vehicle are some stand-offs to mount the shocks. Those should be here in the next few days, then it's all systems go!
