SH Z-Car ZMXB-8 1/8 Buggy - Perfect for conversion?

[Shark413]

I sold my first Z-Car (the one pictured above) but I am putting togther a second one. In my first buggy I ran a 1512 but it gets really hot here in the summer and heat was always an issue. So I switched to a bigger 1515 motor and it ran cool. For my second Z-Car buggy I am going to try the 1512 again (on 4s) and maybe a 1509 on 3s. On my first Z-Car I had the brake servo mounted on an extended center diff mount top plate (along with the esc) so it was completely out of the way of the battery/motor. I think I may run this buggy without the mech brakes and go with a lighter setup using the 1509 on 3s. I also have a Losi 8ight 2.0 and Hot Bodies D8 (both Tekno brushless conversions) and both run big motors (1515) and mech brakes and I want to compare them to a lighter buggy (Z-Car) using motor brakes for comparison.