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Two final pics with the B6.2 body....

Wow.... just stumbled across my own build.... from 7yrs ago!!! Time flies. The sand rail is no more.... but I still have the car. She undergone massive changes and there are still more planned. Some of the biggest changes are an 8-Racing carbon fiber rear shock tower. I know of only 3 in the US and ...

Well, some pretty intense work going on lately with this build. New parts: -JConcepts Monroe carbon fiber battery strap -JConcepts sc10 front axle conversion -FT 12mm hex conversion -modifying rear end to move receiver 2mm further back (to accommodate new hard case lipo) -Integy 0° rear hubs -Integy...

Awesome picture!!!! I tried to get a shot like that but i just couldn't.
Maybe next time. She's been re-geared and i FINALLY made the switch to lipo. That wheelie bar i made might come in handy next time! !!

Holy smokes is been a long time. .....
Well, the trip to the beach in Florida was a success and the car preformed very well. ....didn't need the "wheelie bar" though. ... not enough torque i guess. .... but.....

My DIY wheelie bar.... 3/16in. Hard plastic sheet cut to shape and (poorly) beveled around the leading edges. Holes countersunk. Original hardware used.

Yeah. I'm gonna see if my job has any small scrap pieces of the plastic I'm thinking of. At 8 to 10 inches it should be just flexible enough to allow a nice wheelie but not let it flip.
Knucklebuster: I will be in Florida next month to run this out by Clearwater..... you close by?

Update 6/1/14 So I found a used GTB2 esc so brushless power it is!! I bought a Viper 7.5T motor (new) and an Outerwears cover for it but those don't come in til tomorrow. ...so while I'm waiting. ...I did this. Cheap covers for the shocks. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5080/14138431770_7d7ff4bb2a.j...

Yeah, I thought about that today as a matter of fact. I started brain storming some sort of "wheelie bar" for it. Also in my favor are my ancient NIMH batteries and forward mounting of them in the chassis. I can also play with gearing to reduce torque and adjust the GTB2 for exponential th...

I actually tried the 10T narrows up front. They work but I'm gunning for running the rear wheels up front. AE helped some so I wouldn't have to waste money. Them I'll run full size stadium truck rears in the back .... This, AFTER I've converted the whole suspension to the T4 set up.

Generations......

Thanks!!! The balloon idea is genius!!! Red for sure. The Rx is a Spektrum and mounted under the shelf, behind the battery. I have Velcro all the way down the sides. It's a pain to get the body off but I'm hoping for less sand getting in so I'll deal with it. I'm about to drop the hammer on 2.2"...

First pics..... 19mm extension. Nice. Just what this ride needed. The cab forward FTW body is sweet!!! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3811/13810313715_2c33fdc740.jpg And painted.... https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2911/13810263065_3ab29919be.jpg Questions: Should I paint the wheels? Black? Red? Shoul...

Update, 4/9/14 The T4.1 chassis arrived along with the XL body. It's gonna stretch the car by over an inch. I also made my own ESC shelf out of an old Kyosho Triumph chassis (fear not, it was already broken at the front YEARS ago. I knew I could use the material some day) I trimmed the battery strap...

So I was cruising Amain Hobbies for parts and came across an FTW body. The Night Fox XL. It seems that the folks over at FTW "Frankenstein-ed" a T4 chassis onto a B4 set up and found it to be a very nice set up so they stretched the regular Night Fox body to fit. Along those lines I'm figu...