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well my little stack of hot trick stuff is almost there i got another piece of the build today a lethal weapon trans with power clutch and a few spares belts and balls im still thinking about making into a mid im wondering if it will need a top plate once ive put it together all the alloy will got to powder so i guess an alloy top plate would look good

Paul

Lethal Weapon.... even the product names were much cooler bitd.
Looks like a fun project. I was always a fan of the looks of the Hot Trick products too.

pargu does the right topdeck for this project

slap some oven cleaner on them parts and polish them chrome ?:@)

which chassis is this actually? My pro was more brownish and had only 6 cell slots

i think it is a repo it was new $14 on fee bay. i have a pro and its kinda a bronze colour this puppy is half inch logger than my pro, i like the idea of polish but im doing a batch of red powder soon and it is hot trick after all

Paul

I see it doesn't have the sides bent up like the original either. You'll definitely need a good topdeck or it will bend near the battery slots the first time you run it.

The repros by pargu are a higher price I think. Maybe an old sassy chassis unknown to the seller.

so let me get this straight i building a hot trick sassy chassis with a lethal weapon im sure Sigmund Frued would have had a lot to say about that im considering making my own top deck i like the pargu ones but seems a bit steep for what it is

Paul

Maybe you can get the folks from Lohas to do the red epoxy one of hottrick? I'm just guessing on the sassy: not even sure they made this for the ultima.

Personally I would not make a topdeck out of aluminium (or alloy as pargu likes to call it) but rather something which gets back to flate when bent: like FRP or CRP.

well i would like to do carbon fiber something with a red weave but money dictates and your right i wouldnt run it without

Paul

Mr. ED wrote:pargu does the right topdeck for this project

so the top deck is on sale but im still not sure its going to be long enough i will be going for alloy as this build will never see any mud
i have emailed him and no reply i dont want to spend on something that might not be long enough has anyone got one of these so i can get some numbers
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140343238622&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I think Lohas already has a hot trick top plate for the ultima just checked and the answer is yes they do http://cgi.ebay.com/LOHAS-vintage-Red-Ultima-conversion-kit-Deluxe-/270565527089?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Radio_Control_Vehicles&hash=item3efef64e31

this whole project is getting powdered in red with a white base so the alloy one would be perfect i just need to know it fits on this chassis

i'm going to guess it won't: the standard pro chassis in Europe was alloy but only had 6 slots. That cahssis was the same length as the turbo or gen 1 chassis but yours looks like an aftermarket with a longer wheelbase

yes im going to fab a alloy top plate to fit thanks Ed