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Maybe I'm seeing it wrong on the picture, but the motor pulleys seem to barely touch the belt. I'd be weary of anything less than having the belt go 180° around the driven pulley.
Camera angle issue, the belts do wrap around the motor pulleys :)
Managed to see it on some pictures in the userbuilds channel :D