The reasons to go out-runner are: to get rid of part of the mechanical friction, and typicall wear parts. Oh, and because I like tinkering and buiding original creations
The reasons to not ditch the entire transmission are: to keep the diff action in a simple way and keep some of the tuning options for gear ratios.
Also the TC tires are a quite a bit larger and the space in the bulkhead is smaller than the space in a pan-car pod. And if I can find a wider pulley, I can maybe restore the 4WD functionality.
But to be honest, this car was not what I bought the motor for, so probably it will go in other trials through the coming time.
Today I was thinking of installing the moter into a rim and suspending it on a single arm to create some sort of motorbike.