Thanks for the quick responses and information, at least now I know I'm on the right path. I definitely think moving away from the Tamiya is going to be the best choice as I've heard from multiple people they have issues with melting at high temps. I've done a little soldering before however I'm by no means a master of it, so for this project I'll probably take it to a hobby shop. Knowing my luck I'd royally screw something up if I attempt it myself.
Just as an example of my luck, car and batteries are in hand, ordered charger from HobbyKing, all of their orders are delayed because of Chinese new year. Looks like I won't have the charger for about a month. ::sigh::