huh, I guess you got me.... I guess I assumed that they were 4wd. I thought the ssmt was a "copy cat" version of the mini-z monster.

And as for getting the xmod pcb in there, pleeb.... There's plenty of room. I'm not concerned with it being perfectly fit under the plastic. It's under the body where no one can see it anyways. The gen 1 has the modular pcb so you could put the pieces all over, could even slide one of them down where the drive transistors are on it already.

The purpose of putting in xmod electronics would be to get semi proportional steering and the ability to run stronger motors via FET upgrade. I'm thinking I'll like the truck much better with Lipos and xmod electronics. The iwaver board would be a good choice as well, but too expensive for my tastes.

I got a bunch of gen1 electronics for like $8 on ebay, which should have 4 working sets of electronics if not more. The SSMT was $5.29. That's a pretty darn cheap truck when it's done.