Putting some more stuff together. Turns out that the GT2 Chassis I ordered, was located in the heart of New York, NY. Should be here sometime next week. On the bright side, I couldn't decide between the Kyosho conversion kit, and the RC-Monster Kit. I bought both, mainly to use the RC-Monster battery tray and motor mount. I'm using the Kyosho radio box because it's a box. If I decide to go with mechanical brakes, I'll use the RC-M mount. Got some of the front end cleaned and put back together, broke the mount for the front bumper in the process of taking it apart. There was no getting around it with how bent the bolts were. I'm using partially threaded 3mmx45mm cap heads instead of the upper hinge bolts. A new shock tower is on the way that's aluminum, and 4mm thick.
Waiting on some uni's, the shock tower, and a few other goodies:
Close up of the ear that broke off taking it apart. The cap head on the right is upper hinge pin:
RC-Monster Kit:
Kyosho Brushless Conversion Set:
Both of them in comparison:
Lightweight, wicked-strong center diff:
Underside comparison of the battery trays:
Topside of the battery trays:
Which one does the battery fit in:
I'm leaning towards the RC-M battery tray, but the Kyosho tray provides a more "fit and finished" look. The Kyosho is quite a bit smaller in the battery area.