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I found this 1/8 +/- scale cobra from Delta plastics.
https://deltaplastikusa.com/product...le-gt-rc-car-body?_pos=1&_sid=8628ec753&_ss=r
And I want to paint it with the chrome paint with a silver stripe. The sorta plan / excuse for this is the big outdoor racetrack runs Saturday night. It’s a big asphalt oval and I want to put this big chrome body on there for visibility and I like the Daytona body.
First problem is mounting the body to a Teckno SCT410.3 chassis.
Second it the big 109mm short corse wheels.
Third is redesigning the suspension to go from outdoor dirt to asphalt oval.
Problem 1
The body.
I am using the giant tires as a guide to line up the wheels. The body is 5mm short and I have to figure out that spacing.
Next is the front body mount. The shock tower puts the shocks way through the hood.
Choice one was cut the hood and put the shocks through and make some new body mounts.
Choice two was to make a lower shock tower and change shocks.
Choice three is a different chassis.
A 2WD chassis would be easier for tire choice.
So I will try the second option first. And lower the shock tower .
I cut out a piece of 1/8 inch aluminum and using the old tower made a template and cut it out and drilled it and filed it to shape.
I pulled a set of Tekno EB410.2 rear shocks and they fit perfectly. I turned the chassis limiters down to lower the whole thing and drilled the body.
It fits
But the tires are all up in the wheels.
So on to problem 2
12mm hex and 85mm wheels from proline or Arrma might fit. But I got to do some more research on what off set and what is available.
I tried a DR10 chassis and having two wheel drive would allow me to change the front tires to a smaller wheel. But with the 4wd I can’t get a different front ratio. So I need to keep the wheel size the same
https://deltaplastikusa.com/product...le-gt-rc-car-body?_pos=1&_sid=8628ec753&_ss=r
And I want to paint it with the chrome paint with a silver stripe. The sorta plan / excuse for this is the big outdoor racetrack runs Saturday night. It’s a big asphalt oval and I want to put this big chrome body on there for visibility and I like the Daytona body.
First problem is mounting the body to a Teckno SCT410.3 chassis.
Second it the big 109mm short corse wheels.
Third is redesigning the suspension to go from outdoor dirt to asphalt oval.
Problem 1
The body.
I am using the giant tires as a guide to line up the wheels. The body is 5mm short and I have to figure out that spacing.
Next is the front body mount. The shock tower puts the shocks way through the hood.
Choice one was cut the hood and put the shocks through and make some new body mounts.
Choice two was to make a lower shock tower and change shocks.
Choice three is a different chassis.
A 2WD chassis would be easier for tire choice.
So I will try the second option first. And lower the shock tower .
I cut out a piece of 1/8 inch aluminum and using the old tower made a template and cut it out and drilled it and filed it to shape.
I pulled a set of Tekno EB410.2 rear shocks and they fit perfectly. I turned the chassis limiters down to lower the whole thing and drilled the body.
It fits
But the tires are all up in the wheels.
So on to problem 2
12mm hex and 85mm wheels from proline or Arrma might fit. But I got to do some more research on what off set and what is available.
I tried a DR10 chassis and having two wheel drive would allow me to change the front tires to a smaller wheel. But with the 4wd I can’t get a different front ratio. So I need to keep the wheel size the same
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