The FP 9015 motor with the pinion for the AM Planetary is available as a COTS item:
http://www.andymark.biz/am-0316.html
On a side note: for being told not to lawyer the rules, there seems to be a lot of lawyering going on by the GDC. When you have to read "
very carefully" what
EXACTLY is asked and what
EXACTLY is answered and there is still confusion among many veteran teams then something is wrong with the set up. There has to be an easier way to explain things - I don't believe that most of these teams are trying to "break", "bend", "lawyer", or "get around" any of these rules; we're just trying to figure out what the heck they mean. That being said, near as I can wrap my brain around the rules, I believe we are within the bumper rules and the 40 lb withholding allowance.
Just my $0.02. Here's to hoping the game is as fun as it appears it will be. Despite these comlications I am looking forward to the game.