For all you Tamiya fans

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Originally Posted by glassdoctor

That looks cool... would be a killer BL conversion. I think it would be easy to do.... just put a outdrive cup on the motor shaft and strap it down using a *cough* finedesign *cough* style motor mount.

Forgive me, but I'm a newbie to the world of electric conversion. Where can you get the kind of outdrive cup you are talking about? I could imagine using the transmission with the optional 2-speed to build up a 2-speed BL 1/8th buggy.

Note, by the way, that there is a center diff in the tranny. From the press release:

Furthermore, the differential gear on the Nitrage is doubly protected, first by its own durable case and then by a second enclosure formed around it by the front and rear gearboxes.

Also, note that the 2-speed is optional; the Nitrage will run in the truggy class as long as the stock single-speed is kept.

Edit: Here's a photo showing the front and rear brakes, which strongly suggests a center diff:

http://www.radiocontrol.gr/images/tamiya01020713.JPG