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08.03.2006, 08:10 AM
The design in the picture could easily mount to a truggy with some standoffs or "lifts" to attach it to the chassis. The motor mount is the real problem. There simply isn't enough room to clear the motor if you mount it on top(same reason it won't work in the G2R), particularly with the larger diameter motors like the Neu. By the time the input gears are changed around to accomodate the motor mounted above, the pur gear will drag the diff out drive or you are stuck with a huge pinion - it simply won't work without an idler gear. To mount it to the rear like in my g-maxx, you would need a third piece, as well as a place to mount it on the truck and it starts to become a cluster****, if you know what I mean(yes, the green circle is where the motor mount attaches). The truggy version is a completely different design, but is the identical concept(slipper and a differential). This concept was a relatively quick and easy way to test the concept, with a side benefit of taking the g-maxx to the next track performance level. Now that I know the concept works(quite well, I might add), I can expand it to other vehicles and conversions, etc. to make these vehicles more reliable and track worthy.
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