I just realized this....but on my SC8 conversion I used a delrin spacer and mounted the Losi Battery tray and the esc portion of it sticks out as well...
and i've been pretty hard on this thing as you can see from all the dirt/mud and have been track bashing/racing it for the past couple months and the MMM is just fine...i've ran through puddles, nosed into jumps, and landed big air and all was well....but i completely understand if you want to have piece of mind in terms of protection for your $130 investment...