Well now I blew my 8xl and ordered a new medusa. So I got a few weeks to toy around. Might buy myself a body and wheels to get started on. Battery tray I will be ok with.
Ofna Hyper 8
Medusa AfterBurner 2300
4s Zippy Lipo
MMM
Stock Chassis
"still in training to stop hitting ankles"
you can do what dickyt and I both did to our trays;
cut the side off....but beware, it does weaken the integrity of the tray itself.
I think dickyt ended up cracking the front off of his in a crash....probably wouldnt have happened if he didnt cut the side off....
...its still useable tho!
I blew the front wall out of mine with both sides still on it. It was a real quick stop aided by a tree in 30*F weather. I just flipped it around and re-mounted it.