Help me with a slipperential & mount for my savage please.

[Jahay]

Ok... Hi everyone

I have a savage flux.. Here is my build with some pics and vids
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26750

Anyway i have been having serious tranny issues with gears stripping etc... I feel the tranny is the weak point in the savage drive train. If i can eliminate these gears, not only will i save weight but less can go wrong regarding gears.

This is where the slipperential comes into play... i obviously know where to get one from so i am not worried about that... but mounting is another thing.

I have seen some people make mounts for their savages but i am not capable of that as i do not have the machinery...

So i am going to have to work out a way of using existing parts and making them work with my savage.

The first thing i am looking for is a slipperential/motor mount... I found a few which look very nice but i am not sure if they are being produced, home built or what ever really.....

This one below is my favourite and i would love to get my hands on this... I believe mike makes them? but i am not entirely sure... but whoever does is an artist



There is a pic below (terrible i know ) of where i would fit this mount.
I was thinking of running 3 support braces between the TVPs(twin vertical plates) along the bottom, centre of the chassis.
I can then bolt the centre diff mounting plate to the braces (points in red) using the exiting holes in the mounting plate and have it facing the way shown (Motor in green).



This should work quite well dont you think? i would have to get new drive shafts made up, but i dont think that would be a problem...

Now i am curious to know whether i will still be able to utilise some form of mechanical braking as i dont like motor brakes???? How do truggys use mechanical brakes when using brushless motors? Could someone enlighten me here...

Also just to inform people... i am using the neu1520 motor... it is quite heavy but i am mostly worried that in a crash, that the motor will rip off from this style of mount? Has anyone experienced this before? Or should it be strong enough?

Thank you very much in advance...

I have never worked with diffs or slipperentials as savages have rubbish transmissions.... so your help and knowledge on what you think would work best would be very appreciated.

Josh