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Wow! That looks really nice. I'm going to order a sand viper body right now.

Excellent! This is great info to have. I've always wondered about the gearing for the Ultima. To me, it always seemed kinda high so you'd have to run a really small pinion. I can't understand why anyone would want to run the overdrive gears (maybe for oval?). Think about it, a 2.53 tranny and a 66 t...

Nice work, scr8p. I wonder if I could do the same thing with a B4 motor plate and 2.25 stealth for my A&L conversion. I'd hate to chop up a perfectly good motor plate and since the B4 plate doesn't have the integrated rear bumper, it might work. I love this place...so many ideas!

I'm not moving.

Daryl - tub chassis stiffeners is a great idea. I'm in. Thanks for all the info lately.

top gear=final pinion gear large underdrive gear=counter gear (the gear mounted on the same shaft as the final pinion gear) small underdrive gear=the small gear molded with the spur gear (center gear in manual) did I get it right? Correct! Don't forget to count 2 or 3 times. I swear, my eyes start ...

The ratio on the 32 pitch version was 3.03:1. Then you had to multiply by your spur/pinion to get your final ratio. I would guess that the 48 pitch version would be close to the original. (# diff gear teeth/ # top gear teeth) x (# large underdrive gear teeth/# small underdrive gear teeth) x (spur/pi...

Looks fantastic! The blue screws really add a nice touch. I'm planning on putting a viper body on mine, if they ever show up again. :( MIP steering is a good choice too. Thankfully, these are still available. Oh, I think HPI makes the carbon fiber decal. I use that on the sides of my buggy's wings. ...

I thought so. I remember seeing that truck in RCCA. Nice late 80s-early 90s graphics too.

scr8p If you can post a top view pic please - Set up tip the rear suspension will work much better if the out drives on the tranny are 1/8" to 3/16" in front of the axles. suspension does not work at all if outdrives are behind axles. Imagine a line between the center of the joint of the ...

I almost bid on that. But, it was missing the tranny. Excellent price for the metal parts.

Alright, that makes sense. I was trying to plot where to drill holes for a stealth tranny. When I looked at the holes on the A&L and on the stock RC10, they didn't line up. So, I just have to make sure I make the holes referencing the tranny holes, not the bulkhead holes.

So, the transmission sits farther back than on a stock RC10? I mean, the front of the transmission actually has some space between it and the rear bulkhead, right?

Thanks for the info Daryl!

Very nice. I'm using all black parts on mine. Also, I'm going to add a stealth tranny. Going to have to drill and counter sink some holes but that should be no problem.