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That's what's needed, a Dead Pool Countach!!!

I use a 4-40 T-nut that I trim the brad tips off of. The get trimmed to the shape/size I need.
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Congrats on the thunderous win with the Superflo car! Well done!
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One project wrapped up, mostly 😉. I've got some aluminum wheels for it that need 2" tires. I'm thinking a set of Schumacher T650 spikes are just the ticket. The OEM tires are just to blah. For now, it will wear my OG Turbo Optima's shell until I can locate it at my parent's place. No risk of th...

One question about flipping the gearbox around to do a mid motor. Isn't a reverse rotator motor needed, or a 0 degree timing motor that can be run reverse polarity for driving forward? I've always flipped the top shaft direction when I do a mid motor to keep motor rotation in the normal direction. ...

Your HPI body should be a 200mm wide body, so you'll want to be sure your chassis options are intended for that body width.

Are you running a 4 cell battery pack for the servos? I don't see it.
If not, your Big Bear might need a Little Pee Pee.
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I've started thinking about this again. It looks like I could make 2 options work. I just need to decide what battery layout I want to have. Both would use existing chassis holes.

Cattywampus with a straddle pack:
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Long link with battery down the middle:
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I think everything sprayed on the underside of a lexan body will end up a gloss finish because of the shiny polycarbonate body. I don't think the paint can do anything about that, if painted on the underside.

Gotcha, you're talking metallic vs non-metallic. It would be interesting to know how backing a non-metallic color with a metallic silver turns out.

1911Colt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:42 pm Did you forget to die the shock parts?

j/k

....yes

I still could (I have a crockpot of black dye) but not planning to yet.

A simple plate mount looks like it will work. It's got ok clearance below the shocks, it's just below the front links that I'll need to watch for bellcrank clearance.
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I now have a dedicated set of axle pin pliers. I probably should drill a little pocket hole in the other side to steady axle pins for installation.
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Actually, I think I have a lead on some NOS Peak Performance decals. I'll look into it more.