Now i've slept on it I got more idea's, but maybe not suitable. Since this is for racing I'm guessing it's a SCT, buggy or truggy project?
The idea I had was if it was a maxx with a slightly higher chassis plate just mount the batteries on the underside of the chassis (with a little extra protection of course). Or if the car had tvp's (I know the savage is not the racers choice) just flip the battery tray upside down.
If you could make a custom chassis plate - make one side normal and the other side make it wider then bend it up and across so the battery tray can be mounted underneath and sit flush with the rest of the chassis.
Alternatively use the stock chassis plate bend up one side and mount the tray to the vertical edge like a tvp i.e. savage bat tray mounted upside down. I reckon that's my best idea yet
