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VintageMA · 09.05.2008, 03:31 PM

I did buy this kit from FDM about 2 - 2 1/2 years ago and it was definitely the first and last transaction I did with him.

The battery trays suck, the motor mounts are just motor mounts from boats that don't even fit the nitro mounts (I had to do a lot of dremeling to get it to work), and the pinion is what neil described (if you run it when it is too cold out there the glue will get brittle and the internal pinion can break off.

Since the Tekno RC motor mount fits in the stock nitro motor mounts holes you may want to contact them to see if that would work in the LST2.

I found the mounting the batteries to be one of the hardest parts of the process. You may want to consider a RCM battery mount and then mount it where the gas tank is (will still require some cutting of the plastic).

The FDM LST2 pinion will probably work out okay for a short while until you can find a better pinion.

Also - that is a heavy truck - what are you thinking of running for a motor? You can't do it on 4S with that weight - you'll need minimum of 6S with a ~1700kv motor to keep stock to slightly better than stock speeds and you will suck down mega amps - get good 30C lipos.

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VintageMA RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 660 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT	09.05.2008, 03:31 PM I did buy this kit from FDM about 2 - 2 1/2 years ago and it was definitely the first and last transaction I did with him. The battery trays suck, the motor mounts are just motor mounts from boats that don't even fit the nitro mounts (I had to do a lot of dremeling to get it to work), and the pinion is what neil described (if you run it when it is too cold out there the glue will get brittle and the internal pinion can break off. Since the Tekno RC motor mount fits in the stock nitro motor mounts holes you may want to contact them to see if that would work in the LST2. I found the mounting the batteries to be one of the hardest parts of the process. You may want to consider a RCM battery mount and then mount it where the gas tank is (will still require some cutting of the plastic). The FDM LST2 pinion will probably work out okay for a short while until you can find a better pinion. Also - that is a heavy truck - what are you thinking of running for a motor? You can't do it on 4S with that weight - you'll need minimum of 6S with a ~1700kv motor to keep stock to slightly better than stock speeds and you will suck down mega amps - get good 30C lipos. “Everyone has a right to be stupid; some people just abuse the privilege.”