Gorilla Straps

I have "e-maxx" packs, 7 cells w/ da' hump.

I could have modified the "7th" cell and layed it flat, but I'm going LiPo pretty soon and I'd like something that'll ensure my expensive batteries will stay in the truck.

So I was on the hunt for something fairly easy to modify that would hold my sub-c cells in the truck, didn't want something difficult to work w/...and definately not something heavy.

Found that a single gang pvc electrical box is perfect. It's lightweight, just the correct width, one box makes a complete cup, and it cost $0.89 + some heavy duty double sided tape I picked up.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...=034481150466#

I basically cut the bottom and top off (bottom and top make the cup), left the cup tall enough to allow the g-maxx strap to hold the battery in the cup, which means the battery hump was exposed and the regular portion of the battery was slightly exposed. I ground down some of the various unnecessary "humps."
Don't really care for the double sided tape but it didn't have too much trouble providing horizontal support, though after a couple runs on the track there was enough dirt and movment requiring me to put on new tape. It would be easy enough to modify the plastic cups to allow the g-maxx strap to run through them or "join" the cups w/ epoxy, aluminum, anything else light and slim.

I didn't endo my truck nearly as much as I used to, getting proficient w/ the throttle on jumps and corners helps....so I didn't get to test very often, but of the few times that I had an 'incident' the batteries didn't move.

LiPo's are a little wider than sub-c. Approximately 7mm wider, I believe these cups make w/ work them also.