5t savage project ponderings...

[lincpimp]

So I have had a savage 5t chassis laying around here for a while, and was thinking it would be a nice project to use the new castle 5th scale stuff in. Would run some moab xl tires I have on std mt wheels, for the right look. Tires would have to be sectioned, but I have done this before.

Currently I have:

5t chassis, modded for a 1/4 scale servo
couple of nitro savvy transmissions
Proline 5t body
8s worth of 5300 30c lipos
lots of al stock
wheels and tires

Ok, so here is my idea. Use the new 2080 cc motor with mike's mod 1.5 pinions meshing with a mod 1.5 spur in a custom center bulkhead design. Run dogbones front and rear to the diffs. Would likely use Cen diffs, as they need to be sturdy. Would also use GH al bulkheads, so no flex issues.

No center slipper, so I am hoping that the 8mm motor shaft and a 10mm output shaft off the spur will hold up.

Motor would be held in via a mount system very similar to the flux. 2 clamps would fit over the motor, and bolt to a platform between the tvps. The clamps would be bolted to slotted holes for mesh adjustment. Center drive would be located in the center area of the chassis, with the motor in the back and the lipos in the front inside of the tvps.

Making the clamps would be simple, as the cc motor is just about 2.25" diameter, a metal hole saw in the drill press could cut the hole out f suitable al stock, then notch the side and drill thru and tap to allow the clamp to compress around the can. Pretty simple, and I can make it. Might get the machinist to make the center drive bulks, as they need to be recessed to holfd bearings, and everything needs to be parallel and square.

Ok, so tell me what I have not thought about, or what I have wrong...