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Team Associated updated their 1/12th scale pan car in 1986, calling it the RC12L. Originally designed by Gil Losi Jr. (of Team Losi fame) the 12L sported an entirely new chassis that would dispense with the previous generations transverse mounted stick pack for recessed saddle battery mounts. Chassis improvements extended forward where the front a-arms were fixed and cross braced allowing the new coil over kingpin to provide suspension movement and steering would be handled by wire tie rods with a locking collar and Kimbrough servo saver. Out back new separate t-bars with a coil spring and friction dampened top plate would attach the motor pod to the chassis. A nylon bulkhead with an aluminum motor mount and axle spacer located the motor and ball differential closer to the center of the chassis and featured height adjustable axle spacers. New lighter wheels and foam tires would be supplied with the kit and the RC12L would come in a number of different fiberglass and carbon fiber configurations, though a body and electronics would not be included: