RC10DS nitro rebuild as electric

[Frankentruck]

My search skills might be failing me, but what is involved in converting a nitro RC10DS into an electric DS?

Maybe need:
B or C stamp chassis
Buggy stealth gearbox
Motor plate
Rear shock tower
Rear bulkhead
battery cup

Anything else?

[coxbros1]

Keep it nitro son, serioulsy!

[Frankentruck]

I'm not going to cut anything up, but I prefer electric and I had a build plan. I just couldn't pass on this one though.
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[fasteddie911]

Have myself a NDS that I'm converting to electric too. Planning on using a dynotech motor mount and attaching the electronics to the chassis somehow. Keeping it simple.

[rctenracer]

Dynotech has two conversion motor plates. Get the VER.2 If you plan on running brushless.

[scr8p]

Yeah, all you need is a motor plate for the GT.

The chassis is shorter than the GT though, so you may have some issues with getting the electronics/battery to look like they're meant to be there.

[fasteddie911]

Dynotech has two conversion motor plates. Get the VER.2 If you plan on running brushless.

Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realize that, I just bought whatever they sell on ebay. What's the differences?

[rctenracer]

Both plates will work with brushless. The V2 works with both brushed and brushless motors.

[Frankentruck]

My intent is to see what would be needed to make it a DS, not a nitro DS with an electric motor conversion. I probably wasn't clear enough. The DS models I've been seeing have been selling for $400+. I was thinking this nitro with a few part swaps would be my cheaper way to getting one.

[scr8p]

Chassis tub, rear bulkhead, rear tower, rear arm mounts, battery box, antenna mount, 2.25 trans w/motor plate, trans brace. Think that's it.

IDK if the rear body mounts are different at all.

[Frankentruck]

Moo ahh, ah ah ahhh.... The future electric DS has arrived. The Exide Batteries decals seem like fitting foreshadowing of the future.
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[JK Racing]

To be honest, the easiest way to convert it over would be to start with a full RC10, swap the nose plates/front ends between chassis, then the rear suspension/shock tower shocks. You will end up with a DS and a Nitro RC10 buggy

[LoboNYC]

Nitro DS to electric?

I got one word....

BLASPHEMY!!!

In the wise words of Coxbros1...

"Keep it nitro son, seriously!"

[Frankentruck]

It's not like I'll be cutting, grinding, etc, just part swapping. If I come across a good deal on an electric DS, then the nitro probably stays nitro. But that Exide body is kinda egging me on to electrify.

[LoboNYC]

It's not like I'll be cutting, grinding, etc, just part swapping. If I come across a good deal on an electric DS, then the nitro probably stays nitro. But that Exide body is kinda egging me on to electrify.