Stumpy lipo sideways on chassis
 

Have mounted stumpy lipo sideways on chassis to get as much weight over rear wheels as possible without adding weight.
You have to dremel some of the side pods away to make it fit.
Also mounting it this way you cannot use the original shell, i use the ftw vane shell which has a lot more room on the side where the lipo connectors are positioned.
Ran it last sunday at http://www.mercc.org.uk which is a grass/hard packed dirt track for the first time since only getting the car on the wednesday.
It handled superbly.
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Nice!

Good job, we'll see how she goes in a few weeks.

How did you mount the large velcro? Is it underneath the under lipo weight kit?

Yes i did.
What i had to do was drill through the brass plate using the four chassis holes,nut and bolt the plate down with the velcro strap sandwiched between.

How did it go this weekend in testing for those that tried this?

i realize this thread is old however, where the the battery strap mounted? im planning a mid motor set-up for my track and im wanting to run my lipo sideways. i have an idea on how to do this but your solution looks cleaner than mine.

Matt

You wrote without haveing to add weight but you have a shed load of extra weight there.
Whats up with the extra capacitor and the extra small/thin wire?

At a guess, I would say the wire is a direct feed for the fan, and the extra cap is for the RX.

sorry for this old topic, but i was wondering if there is any problem with mounting the bodyshell on the chassis? i have had my saddle pack in like this on the rear and the original body from losi din not fit .

so is there someone that cane telle me if there is an other bady shell that wil fit with this battery possition?


thanks,

Made for the job - http://phatbodies.bigcartel.com/prod...occo-bodyshell