[lincpimp]

Ok, did some work on it earlier. No pics as the camera is dead and I do not have any other aas.

I installed the rcm motor mount and the hacker c50 maxx motor. Smallest pinion that will fit is a 13t. This is with the motor slid all the way to the end of the mount slots. There is also about 2mm between the motor and the rear center diff output, so that will be the gearing it gets! I replaced the steel spur with a kyosho 46t spur. Fits nicely, but it may need another diff gasket or two to get the front center diff bearing completely in the front bulk.

I also ordered a set of the rc product designs battery trays for the hyper 7. They look nice and give me a premade solution to running the 2 trakpower lipos. Should keep the cg low, but the batts will be further out away from the center line. We shall see how this affects handling.

The trays look good in pics, I will most likely need to mod the motor mount, as it looks to be in the way of the tray. No worries, I will just trim the end off and radius what is left to clear the tray and be asthetically pleasing.

Only one issue, the battery trays are 70 bucks per side inc shipping. Kind of a smack to the nuts if you ask me. The good thing is that I just sold a few motors and a bunch of junk on ebay, so the money was there for these. They had better be nice, that is all I can say.

I plan to use a MM for esc duties, but I also have a mgm 90amp 4cell esc lying around. I will mount it directly opposite to the motor. We shall see. I really like the MM and have a spare now that the xxx-cr has a sidewinder in it. Not sure on the steering servo yet, need a 130oz or better and would prefer a digital. Time to find a good servo!