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Old 12-26-2011, 10:07 AM
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Default anyone seen a front mount motor scx10?

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anyone seen a scx10 with the motor mounted in the front where an actual motor would be?

I have been dreaming up in my head how to do it.

Mounting the motor up front is easy, but then a driveshaft would be needed to transfer the power down to where the motor should be and then be attached to the pinion. The idea would be to keep the tranny where it is, and only move the motor.

Im pretty sure it could be done. I dont see any real advantage other than to achieve a more scale look. sure, the motor would be more over the front axle....but it would also be higher in the chassis.

I only have one crawler truck, my scx, right now. So i probly wont do it. But I am trying to find a cheap AX10/creeper/losi to run for the winter in the snow. If i can find one, then i may try this idea with my scx.

I just wanted to get the idea out there and find out if anyone has done it, cause for me its a more tempting idea if it hasnt been done before