St. George

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There are lots of nice 313mm wheelbase truck bodies out there so I decided to stretch my 2wd Stampede a little to accommodate one. I made the chassis out of 1/4" thick aluminum flat bar. I think 1/8" thick would have done the trick but I was a little worried about flexing and bending. I can post pics after I get a body if anyone's interested.

StephenR

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What body do you plan on putting on it?

St. George

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I really like the TRX-4 Sport pickup body. I'm also thinking of the '73 Bronco body from Proline.

kutless

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What kind of power are you putting in there? I'm curious if it makes it a little bit more drivable with brushless power. My only gripe with the stampede has always been that it wheelies too easy I wonder if this will solve it.

St. George

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Sorry for the late response. Right now I'm only using a brushed 27 turn motor so it's very weak and not at all prone to wheelies. I'm planning to add a brushless motor in the 3000 to 3500 KV range soon and I'll let you know how it behaves then. I think the extra chassis length will really help reduce the wheelies and I've heard that that is the case from others.

St. George

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I went with a TRX-4 Sport shell.

St. George

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Andy Koback

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Would the wheel base be similar to the SC version?

St. George

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You mean the Slash? The 2wd Slash wheelbase is around 335mm I think. My truck here has a wheelbase of about 315mm.

Andy Koback

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Gotcha.