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BowHouse RC has just released our SCX10 II Forward Mount Transmission Cradle to allow you to flip your transmission and transfer case around. After the flip, you will still be able to use a large pack (up to 5200 mAh 3S Lipo) and can keep the stock sliders and receiver box intact. Please note that, for now, you will lose the stock mounting position and guides for a servo winch.
Here's the link to our SCX10 II collection on our Shapeways store:
https://www.shapeways.com/designer/bowhouserc/lists/scx10-ii-collection
Here are a couple of pictures of the cradle in both final prototype (shiny) and production versions (matte):
UPDATE ON 7/19:
We have also released a battery tray (short and long version, with and without integrated servo mount). Here's a prototype of the long version with integrated servo mount:
Here are production long and short versions without the integrated servo mount:
The versions without integrated servo mount require using the stock servo bracket:
Here is what the long battery tray looks like installed:
We also now have a spacer so that you don't have to modify the stock receiver box if you want to keep using it:
The spacer installs between the side plate and the chassis rail:
After installing the spacers, you can still use the stock hardware or switch to screws that are 2mm longer to reattach the side plate and upper links. After installing the spacer, there's plenty of clearance between the motor plate/tranny and receiver box:
Installation is simple. Install the BowHouse RC spacer or 2mm spacers that you supply between the left side plate and the chassis. Then, flip the skid around 180 degrees and use the cradle to attach the transmission to the chassis at the factory mounting points built into the motor plate:
Driveshaft lengths need to be adjusted (front gets longer, rear gets shorter) and can be done using kit parts with no cutting:
In front, I used AX31114 5 and 7 for the female ends and a male middle piece that had a part number 3 with no tree number in my kit. In the back, I used AX31114 5 and 6 for the female ends and the male middle piece from the front (AX 31397).
For posterity's sake, below are the original mounting instructions (to which some folks commented) before we introduced the battery tray and side plate spacers ==>
To mount it, all you need to do is notch the receiver box like this:
Trim the battery tray like this:
There still plenty of room for a 3500 mAh 3S pack (Helios RC pack shown):
And if you cut the front plate of the battery tray, you'll be able to fit an even longer stick pack. "thumbsup"
Please note that some of the above photos are of final prototypes (easy to distinguish by their shiny appearance). Production versions are all printed on SLS printers through Shapeways for smoother surface texture and greater durability.
Here's the link to our SCX10 II collection on our Shapeways store:
https://www.shapeways.com/designer/bowhouserc/lists/scx10-ii-collection
Here are a couple of pictures of the cradle in both final prototype (shiny) and production versions (matte):
UPDATE ON 7/19:
We have also released a battery tray (short and long version, with and without integrated servo mount). Here's a prototype of the long version with integrated servo mount:
Here are production long and short versions without the integrated servo mount:
The versions without integrated servo mount require using the stock servo bracket:
Here is what the long battery tray looks like installed:
We also now have a spacer so that you don't have to modify the stock receiver box if you want to keep using it:
The spacer installs between the side plate and the chassis rail:
After installing the spacers, you can still use the stock hardware or switch to screws that are 2mm longer to reattach the side plate and upper links. After installing the spacer, there's plenty of clearance between the motor plate/tranny and receiver box:
Installation is simple. Install the BowHouse RC spacer or 2mm spacers that you supply between the left side plate and the chassis. Then, flip the skid around 180 degrees and use the cradle to attach the transmission to the chassis at the factory mounting points built into the motor plate:
Driveshaft lengths need to be adjusted (front gets longer, rear gets shorter) and can be done using kit parts with no cutting:
In front, I used AX31114 5 and 7 for the female ends and a male middle piece that had a part number 3 with no tree number in my kit. In the back, I used AX31114 5 and 6 for the female ends and the male middle piece from the front (AX 31397).
For posterity's sake, below are the original mounting instructions (to which some folks commented) before we introduced the battery tray and side plate spacers ==>
To mount it, all you need to do is notch the receiver box like this:
Trim the battery tray like this:
There still plenty of room for a 3500 mAh 3S pack (Helios RC pack shown):
And if you cut the front plate of the battery tray, you'll be able to fit an even longer stick pack. "thumbsup"
Please note that some of the above photos are of final prototypes (easy to distinguish by their shiny appearance). Production versions are all printed on SLS printers through Shapeways for smoother surface texture and greater durability.
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That makes shipping per cradle less.
