Will a 1/8 scale truck body fit a Slash 4x4?
12-20-2010, 12:59 PM
#1
Will a 1/8 scale truck body fit a Slash 4x4?
I have a Slash 4x4 whose body is getting pretty beaten up. Thinking about getting a new body for it, and maybe not a stock Slash body.
I've noticed that the Slash is bigger than a standard 1/10 scale, like my older RC10T's. Wheelbase is longer, body is bigger etc. It seems closer to a 1/8 scale than a 1/10.
Has anyone ever put a 1/8 scale body on a Slash 4x4 (or 2WD) chassis? Are there major issues with making one fit? Or just a few little extra holes to cut?
Any good reason not to try this?
I've noticed that the Slash is bigger than a standard 1/10 scale, like my older RC10T's. Wheelbase is longer, body is bigger etc. It seems closer to a 1/8 scale than a 1/10.
Has anyone ever put a 1/8 scale body on a Slash 4x4 (or 2WD) chassis? Are there major issues with making one fit? Or just a few little extra holes to cut?
Any good reason not to try this?
12-20-2010, 01:10 PM
#2
Tech Fanatic
Are you thinking of some kind of onroad or rally body? I know of one who has put a Subaru Impreza-body from Kyosho on his, this was a pretty direct fit, but you have to make some bodymounts for it i guess. Most onroad/rallybodies will fit fine i think. I am currently converting my Associated RC8e from buggy to rally, but first i thought of converting my stretched Rustler with Slash-wheelbase. I found out that the RC8e had a very close wheelbase and width to do this, but it would absolutely have been feasible with the Slash.
12-20-2010, 01:10 PM
#3
I have a Slash 4x4 whose body is getting pretty beaten up. Thinking about getting a new body for it, and maybe not a stock Slash body.
I've noticed that the Slash is bigger than a standard 1/10 scale, like my older RC10T's. Wheelbase is longer, body is bigger etc. It seems closer to a 1/8 scale than a 1/10.
Has anyone ever put a 1/8 scale body on a Slash 4x4 (or 2WD) chassis? Are there major issues with making one fit? Or just a few little extra holes to cut?
Any good reason not to try this?
I've noticed that the Slash is bigger than a standard 1/10 scale, like my older RC10T's. Wheelbase is longer, body is bigger etc. It seems closer to a 1/8 scale than a 1/10.
Has anyone ever put a 1/8 scale body on a Slash 4x4 (or 2WD) chassis? Are there major issues with making one fit? Or just a few little extra holes to cut?
Any good reason not to try this?
12-20-2010, 01:29 PM
#4
Those appear to be buggy bodies on a Slash chassis. Not bad! I'm encouraged.
But I might put a truck body on it. Just not a Traxxas Slash original body. Truck is fine with me, but I like cleaner, simpler lines.
Something like this, but without the swoopy decals:
http://www3.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/w...I=DTXC6530&P=7
Or maybe find some kind of stock sedan body, 1/8 scale if any exist, and cut the top off to make a convertible out of it (something I've done several times to real cars).
The possibilities are endless. I even though of getting a model BOAT, cutting out the bottom, and mounting that, just to have something completely different and make people scratch their heads.
But it would probably last until the first crash, and no longer.
But I might put a truck body on it. Just not a Traxxas Slash original body. Truck is fine with me, but I like cleaner, simpler lines.
Something like this, but without the swoopy decals:
http://www3.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/w...I=DTXC6530&P=7
Or maybe find some kind of stock sedan body, 1/8 scale if any exist, and cut the top off to make a convertible out of it (something I've done several times to real cars).
The possibilities are endless. I even though of getting a model BOAT, cutting out the bottom, and mounting that, just to have something completely different and make people scratch their heads.
But it would probably last until the first crash, and no longer.
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