Well the Bando Belts turned up yesterday.
So after work I finished cutting the new braces/top decks and battery strap, put it back together and went for a drive.
As always excuse the photo quality
I am really happy with the amount of space for the electronics now, there is enough room for a no. of different esc and servo combinations. Also having the reciever in this position works really well as the wiring can be fed through the top deck nice and neatly. If I decide to stick with this chassis I will trim all my wiring down to suite giving a very neat wiring solution.
I need to get some new scales so that I can check the weight distribution
accurately but I am fairly confident that it will be closer than before. Currently I'm running the completely overkill 150a Dualsky XC850TF + novak 380 (6000Kv) which does add an extra 14g over the "standard" EZrun 60a + stock motors that many people use. I might swap this esc for my reventon pro as it will bring that down to 7g difference to the hobbywing and also remove the switch and switch wire from the equation.
For a sensored setup i actually think the 60a Dualsky XC550 would be perfect and is only 3g heavier than the hobbywing/carisma combo.
Also I am happy with the amount of lateral flex in the chassis more than both the carbon and un-pocketed alloy chassis. I would say just slightly stiffer than the stock fiberboard laterally but a fair bit stiffer longitudinally and this is just about where i wanted it to be.
As for the stock body, I would say it actually fits better than on the stock chassis. Less over hang at the rear for dirt to get in. Ream one new hole at the rear and your all good.
I only ran a single pack through it last night as it was getting dark but I must say it felt very composed and wasn't far of keeping up with my Brimz 22-4