Updates: The first pic is what I did with the chassis I got from whitzrac. He said he thought I might just be working him for a t-maxx chassis and not using it on this project. Who wants a t-maxx anyway?
I just cut the ends off that attach to the bulkheads to make braces, just like they did with the lexan bombproof chassis'.
I bought a pro-line maxx servo saver from Monster Mike- $45
And some aluminum hexes and wheel nuts I had lying around for bling. I know they are only 14mm hexes, but aluminum won't strip and I have 10 14mm wheels and tires to go with the truck.