........... or I could just make one

Tha works too :P

lol, yeh i know what your saying but it'll cost nothing to cut my existing one in half, slide a bit of steel tube over it and weld it at the right length.

Looks good.

Does indeed- I like the upper deck design, definately worth going the extra mile to have a stunning home made chassis if you're capable. :intello:

Im alright, planning on taking my pet truck for a walk next week now the good weather has finally arrived, give my Medusa 36-80-2000kv a test run on 5s lipo... should be interesting... :oh:

Didn't know you were still around Candyman. Sounds like you have got a good project going! :)

Course im still around :yipi:

Im looking at a medusa 80mm 1600kv now, this Neu I got cheap is a 2y 1100kv, needs something like 30v to get the most out of it. I might have to swap it after a test run.

Made some sides to stop the cells flying out and started to trim the top deck to shape.

http://www.ukmonsters.co.uk/lsp/lsp-11.JPG

Nice. I use the 1515/2Y with 8S lipos and it is a beast without the heat lol.

trimmed it a bit more and tapped and drilled a few holes

http://www.ukmonsters.co.uk/lsp/lsp-12.JPG

http://www.ukmonsters.co.uk/lsp/lsp-13.JPG

got these battery strap things from 3racing, pretty good and light so having a bit of a redesign.

http://www.ukmonsters.co.uk/lsp/lsp-14.JPG

http://www.ukmonsters.co.uk/lsp/lsp-15.JPG

Looking good! Those 3racing strap look pretty sweet, too. I just can't get over how beefy that motor mount is, though! How thick is it?

10mm, thats not going to bend in a hurry.

Crikey...and I thought the mount on my Havoc was thick (6mm). You ain't gonna have any problems with that.:oh:

Looks really good man. But those nimh's have to go. Nimh is history. What mini lathe do you use, its looks as if it does a great job. By the way are you using 6061 or 7075?

I'm also interested in hearing about this mini-lathe. I'm really tired of making things out of tin snips and a hammer.

Or sending out a ton of cash to a manufacturer to make your parts for you....