brushless 1/5 4wd conversion about to begin! couple questions.

[Ryu James]

by plates i mean 2 rectangle plates that the motor mount mounts to and then the plates bolt to the chassis. like a tekno setup. that is how i did my mount. this way the plates are slotted for gear mesh adjustability and also i built them in a way that by reversing the plates i can use either a RCM pinion or flip them around and use the longer sdp 12t pinion. using plates allows the most versatility imo but then again its what i am use to since all my conversion are tekno kits. i will post pics tonight.

as for the batteries i just used 2 RCM trays and mounted on each side of chassis as close to center as possible. what options are you considering for mounting yours?

[KaztheMinotaur]

Well here is my Jim Williams mount. It is a little different that I thought. What I will probably do is sandwich each horizontal slot between 2
L- brackets. Then the L-brackets will be bolted to the chassis. This way I can move the mount for pinion changes with out cutting a big hole in the chassis.

I though the mount mounting screw would thread up into the bottom of the plate...by bottom I mean the surface that sits on the chassis.

I was probably going to use some stick on velcro pieces and velcro cinch straps.

[Ryu James]

it looks alot nicer than in the pics on the website. i thought what you did though. that holes were in the bottom and you just bolted it up to the chassis. but the L plates is a good idea.

[KaztheMinotaur]

I just made (8) L-brackets out of some 3/16 aluminum flat stock I had laying around.