Next up was a motor mount. The Tenbol mount was way too high for me, especially now that I had a longer chassis and rear shock interference was not an issue. I designed this mount to be strong and as low as possible. This was not done in CAD or cut on a waterjet. This part was all manual (drill press, hacksaw, files, etc.)
Here we have the transmission plate, motor plate, and a rear brace, all 1/8" 6061-T6 aluminum.
Here are the parts assembled on the chassis. The rear brace was put there so that the pivoting motor plate is in a "double shear" connection. It also takes all of the load off of the transmission case that normally is presented by the weight of the motor.
The Mini Revo rear transmission mounts are below the top of the chassis, so I had to make these little mounting tabs that bolt to the chassis and hold the rear of the transmission.
More to come...