ok, so I got the controller and motor..
went with a neu 1512/2.5d smooth canned motor.
i also got 16, 18, and 20 toothed pinions. the 20tooth doesn't fit on the shaft.. just a hair too small, so I'll have to file it out a little bit. but.. with the 20tooth on, it just BARELY will work w/ the stock 49t spur (1st gear). rather then get even bigger pinions, I'd like to try different spurs. they make a 50t spur, but I'd like to find larger than that.. say 52-54 tooth spurs? needs to be nylon/plastic, and needs to be M1. the mounting configuration doesn't really matter, because it will be very easy to adapt to the car. the quark controller is fairly big. I can set it down right where the tank used to be, but it doesn't sit flat then because of a plastic mounting piece.. so i've got it laying across the chassis, but it's VERY close to the brake servo and the center belt.. I may make a quick shim so it will fit lengthwise. I'm hoping to get this running sometime this week.. I still need a steering servo, and ubec.. as well as the lipos.. I got a good deal on a laptop, so the lipo's will have to wait another 2 weeks or so. I'll run my 2400's until then.. and for right now, it only looks fast :) I'll get pictures once I get the servos, and ubec, and have it all ready to go.