My BL Savage

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I would have said Mike normally, but since he is permanently busy... maybe Dafni or the Candyman even- he has verical mill & rotary table, and makes awesome stuff from lumps of metal.

Well, here are the pictures. It's a pretty cheap program, but this would be a basic mockup. I think I am going to purchase Solidworks or Autocad, and then I can draw in there. The mount is 10mm thick, and the place where the motor would be placed is milled out 5mm.

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I think I may, after the purchase of a better CAD program, just create my dream of a project, my own TVPs, slipperential, battery mounts, etc through CNC. I think I may just go with a simple motor mount for now untill then though, just to get it running.

Thanks!

Edit: You also may notice that there is 0 adjustability on the mount itself. I have a way to adjust it, but it is a surprise!
Edit 2: Uh oh, I just bought Solidworks Student Edition for $90! Looks like I'm going to end up designing my own TVPs, TVP braces, Slipperential, ESC/radio tray, etc. Might as well continue to go full out on this project, right? This is going past insanity.. I think..

Solidworks finally came in the mail, I just have to learn how to use it!
I have some good ideas in my head that I can't wait to draw down for everyone to see, I just have a few questions..
In a slipperential setup, will a Revo slipper be able to handle the abuse I'm going to put it through, or should I try a sprong slipper sort of setup? I've also seen that new single piece slipperential, which looks promising.. but would that be able to handle the power?
I'm also planning on extending the chassis even more than the FLM one is (probably another 30-40mm), does anyone know of any bodies that won't look goofy?
Thanks!