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GodSpeed wrote:I suppose I should posts pics of what I ended up doing. Away for the weekend, I'll do it early next week.

Here's what I ended up going with --



Battery just fits...




With the body on I can reach beside the rear shock with the eraser end of a pencil to turn it on/off

Here's my layout:

My cheap brushed setup:









It's amazing just how awesome an old modified brushed motor can be with a stout Lipo pack!

Here's my Worlds car...
TLR22 rear battery tray w/ESC mounted on shelf and receiver in bulkhead.

ESCs on the right and receivers on the left, or receivers on the shock tower to a lesser extent, just look.... wrong. No particular reason, they just shouldn't be that way lol


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Bringing this thread back. Any updated pics? I'm trying to place the electronics and having trouble with the body fitting. I have a castle ESC where the wires from the motor mount on the top. Trying to find a way to move things around. Thinking of turning the battery left to right instead of front to back. Any issues if the battery is not centered? Picked up a shortly lipo from SMC. Can I mount the esc on the shock brace?

Check out mine. I had the same issue with my castle esc. Weight seems better balanced now as a result anyways.

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=42023&sid=86426b0dc545e1e8bff4673b8300d90d

Thanks for the link. Below is how mine is currently sitting. Would I be better off centering the battery for weight distribution or am I over thinking this?

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/si30nmflz9laagn/AACRzABhaMi7xEqm64t6gG3La?dl=0

Definitely center the battery. Being offset will make it heavy on that one side. I had to drill 4 small holes on mine.

MK-Zero has some cool battery cups to keep from having to drill the chassis...
https://www.shapeways.com/product/ZH83HYQNQ/rc10-transverse-shortie-pack-battery-cups?optionId=59794612

Nice, I like those. Gonna have to get me some.

Thanks for the help. I'll take your advise and rearrange so the battery is centered.

With the new 2.4ghz radios do I still need to run the antenna or can it be tucked away under the body?

If you aren't going far, like at a track, it can just be tucked under the body, rolled up, or whatever. None of my cars have an antennae anymore.