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My search skills might be failing me, but what is involved in converting a nitro RC10DS into an electric DS?

Maybe need:
B or C stamp chassis
Buggy stealth gearbox
Motor plate
Rear shock tower
Rear bulkhead
battery cup

Anything else?

Keep it nitro son, serioulsy!

I'm not going to cut anything up, but I prefer electric and I had a build plan. I just couldn't pass on this one though.
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Have myself a NDS that I'm converting to electric too. Planning on using a dynotech motor mount and attaching the electronics to the chassis somehow. Keeping it simple.

Dynotech has two conversion motor plates. Get the VER.2 If you plan on running brushless.

Yeah, all you need is a motor plate for the GT.

The chassis is shorter than the GT though, so you may have some issues with getting the electronics/battery to look like they're meant to be there.

rctenracer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:19 pm Dynotech has two conversion motor plates. Get the VER.2 If you plan on running brushless.

Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realize that, I just bought whatever they sell on ebay. What's the differences?

Both plates will work with brushless. The V2 works with both brushed and brushless motors.

My intent is to see what would be needed to make it a DS, not a nitro DS with an electric motor conversion. I probably wasn't clear enough. The DS models I've been seeing have been selling for $400+. I was thinking this nitro with a few part swaps would be my cheaper way to getting one.

Chassis tub, rear bulkhead, rear tower, rear arm mounts, battery box, antenna mount, 2.25 trans w/motor plate, trans brace. Think that's it.

IDK if the rear body mounts are different at all.

Moo ahh, ah ah ahhh.... The future electric DS has arrived. The Exide Batteries decals seem like fitting foreshadowing of the future.
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To be honest, the easiest way to convert it over would be to start with a full RC10, swap the nose plates/front ends between chassis, then the rear suspension/shock tower shocks. You will end up with a DS and a Nitro RC10 buggy

Nitro DS to electric?

I got one word....

BLASPHEMY!!!

In the wise words of Coxbros1...

"Keep it nitro son, seriously!"

It's not like I'll be cutting, grinding, etc, just part swapping. If I come across a good deal on an electric DS, then the nitro probably stays nitro. But that Exide body is kinda egging me on to electrify.

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:55 pm It's not like I'll be cutting, grinding, etc, just part swapping. If I come across a good deal on an electric DS, then the nitro probably stays nitro. But that Exide body is kinda egging me on to electrify.