i have wanted to do a build like this for a couple years now. thanks to al, jay, and paul for hooking me up with the nip stuff i needed to get it going. so here's the beginning of my t2 buggy, which i'm calling a B1.5.
a couple of other guys have done this already......... carloco8's build comes to mind. but, i didn't want mine to have the long wheelbase. so, i got the new holes drilled in the chassis to move the nose plate back to buggy length. unfortunatly, my 100 degree countersink bit took a crap so i wasn't able to finish it up (and still haven't gotten a new bit
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). i also need to cut the first 7/16" or so off the front, and relocated the servo mount holes. i'll also be designing a new rear shock tower, similar to a standard rc10 buggy rear tower or the worlds tower, made to fit on the t2 bulkhead. i'm still unsure about what front end i want to use on this. i was thinking just a buggy nose plate w/ the standard associated part to finish it off. i'd like to make it look like something that could have come out the same time the t2 did. but, i also wouldn't mind building up something like the "what was old is still old, but new" cars. 10t nose plate, worlds tower, dynotech arms, b44 cvd, b4 rims, etc. i guess i'll just see how it all plays out.
i put some of the car together, mainly so i could see how the battery sat, and if i'd need to move the battery box back, since the servo was going to be moved back. but, it should be able to stay where it's at. the hold down will need to be modified a bit, though. it definately won't be able to run 7 cells anymore, but i doubt a battery will ever go in this car once it's done anyway.
here it is so far. not much to look at yet, but.......