I finished assembly of the rear clip this evening and just slapped on the TVP's with a couple screws to get an idea how this thing will sit.
Heres the Fast Lane Machine Tranny/forward chassis that is Savage XL in lenth, the DB 17 is about 2-1/2" longer
Now that I can really take a look at this chassis I am a little dissapointed theres not much that can be done to switch componants around for better balance. BUT, with a couple light weight packs in series the balance shouldn't be to terrible bad ?
I'm making mental notes for when I finish my own chassis, all the things I dont like or wished it had should be incoorperated into it. I need to find something better to cut the Aluminum with tho, the jig saw sucks.