they said it couldn't be done (an xmodding first)

[noturday]

while i was talking to Kaze last night he said he thought that a 180 motor might be able to fit on a short chassis gen 1, it would just be a tight squeeze.
well, since i had a short chassis gen 1 and a spare 180 motor i decided i would try it out and see if it really could be done.
turns out, he was right, it takes a lot of trimming and a lot of squeezing, but a 180 motor will actually fit in a short chassis gen 1. and i have pics to prove it



^you can tell its a short chassis by the screw placement

^the servo is pushed forward a little, but i took off the plastic part right here and it fits fine, and still turns without a problem

with the body on

by rolling it with my hands it doesn't feel like there is any binding in the chassis, but the electronics in this car are pretty much dead so it wont actually move under its own power.
and since i dont have a pinion puller at the moment i had to improvise with a 12T pinion gear from an evo turned around (needed a little modification there too) gear mesh isnt perfect, but it works, that's what counts