I will be at the Northwest Short Course Nationals June 8th and 9th if anyone wants to see the Hellcat Short Course body in person look me up. :nod:

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...and if you are running a SC10 2w or 4w and want to try one I will have a practice body with me also.

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Craigmba's sc10

Thanks for the stylin' avatar, yo. Appreciate it!

What hole height are you running?

Dude, that body looks AWESOME in those Red Bull colors.... :D :D :D

How much!?!? Do want. Will plaster stickers and logos, everywhere on my cars, pit equipment, and table. Haha. Basically, "will work for food".. But you get the idea :sweat:

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Not as greatly painted, but I've finally mounted and painted it. Team C TS2 Mounted!

Question: Did anyone have any slight cracking on the top ridge line on the door panels?

Yeah, both of my bodies do. That's were the first crack will start. A piece litterly fell out and started to crack from there. I got a guy ready to do a custom paint job but I'm not sure I want to since my first one broke so quick. They are good bodies and work well but are thin and that spot must get stretched the most when its pressed in the mold?..

A buddy of mine asked if I could tell my SC10 2w and 4w apart from these pictures. I told him I couldn't. He noticed that the wheel nuts are different colors in the two pictures. Bingo! He was driving the 4w when the pictures were shot.

The one with the silver nuts is the 2w, the front is 3 up (pin only), the rear is 3 up (pin and body retainer).

The one with the blue nuts is the 4w, the front is 3 up, the rear is in 1.

Thank you, I will gladly share for the reasonable fee of three flats of Red Bull Sugar Free.

Nice bodies, you can also tell by the bodymounts which one is which :nod: :D

This will most likely be my next body but I have a couple of qs.
Does the roll cage hit the rear body pins?
How durable is the rear section?
Thanks!

Plenty of clearance for the body pins in the rear. I re-enforce the inner rear fenders, outside the front fender vents with some tape. Also a little shoe goo in the above mentioned area where the cab meets the hood. For the most part the body has some weak area's like all SC body's made and the heaver the truck it is mounted on (4x4 SC) the more damage will come to the body in nasty crashes.

I believe the performance of the body will out weigh any cracking that happens.

I like the performance of the Method bodies and the look. People always think it's too high in the front but it's not. It actually works better than the swiss cheese body I had before.
The rear is just like any other SC body I've used. But I wish they were a bit thicker. Like you said Cameron, the main area that needs reinforcement is where the hood and cab meet. Mine is close to being broken in half right there. Going to have to shoe goo and maybe some stickers to keep it together. If they were thicker it would strengthen that area. A little reinforcement and it's good to go. I know it's .040 to keep weight down, but maybe .050 or .060 would add a little more strength?
I've had a lot of people ask about my body and I try to get them to try it, but all commented on how thin it is. Not trying to nit pick, just giving some feedback to maybe help in the future.

For me I figure 3 to 4 body's a year anyway so I like the thinner body's, but I see what you are saying. My son's slash body is an older Jconcepts body that feels like .060 material. Super heavy compared to the Method body but also no bad breaks in. (and he crashes a lot... and hard...:lol:) Maybe Method should try and make a light and heavy versions for those not like me that wants a more durable body.

http://www.thebigsc.com/?p=132

Here is a picture of the Northwest SC Nationals track. The track is 175 x 95 and the front straight is looooonnngg. I did some speed runs in front of my house because this track is double the size I normally run on. Running a 6.5 in a 2w truck hitting a bump in the road at an est. 30 mph the front would pull off the ground and then settle back down. Going over 40 easily the truck was very stable. Tells me this body is making down force and not catching air.

I have run other bodies once the front comes off the ground it goes into full on wheelie mode at that speed.

That would be great if he did.

I'm usually not crashing too much myself (except for occasionally going big when I shouldn't), but the first turn and lapped drivers always seem to be attracted to me. :p I'm on pace to for 3-4 myself, but I hate painting bodies!! I usually slap a simple paint job on, but I did find a painter who's going to paint my next one. So I want it to last.
I can work on my truck all day, but forget about that painting stuff.:(

Method RC is having a sale on their Losi 22 buggy body. Fits standard and mid motor set-ups. Check it out methodrc.com

http://methodrc.com/product_images/m...34971_zoom.jpg

Hey guys! We are thinking about coming out with a heavy duty version of our Hellcat body. Just want to see what sort of interest there will be.

Harold, Method RC

I'd be in for it!

Please! I only run your body on my 2wd as the heavy losi 4wd destroys thinner bodys

How much more does it weigh?

I doubt it'd be anything more than an extra 1/2-1/4 oz. more... And it's not a 1/12 pan car or even a 1/10 2wd buggy, so on a SCT, it's more than likely that you would neverrrrrrr feel the difference in weight.

The wrap I had done makes the body really tough. It also about 3oz. heaver than a painted body. Swapping back and forth between bodies I can hardly tell a difference in handling. I say offer both or just send me the rest of the thin ones. :lol:

If its a half oz I don't care. If its three, I care!

This past weekend I raced the Northwest SC Nationals in Pasco, WA. Did not have the best of luck this past weekend and feel like my driving was off but placed 8th out of 50 plus of some of the best 4w SC trucks in the NW. We had bad weather and with wind gust in the 40 mph range at times. Very challenging to drive but the Method body worked very well handled great.

Just ordered my Hellcat :sneaky:

Thanks for your support! We hope you love the Hellcat as much as we do. Post up some pics when it's ready!

You do realize I am painting it right lol. You don't want pics :lol:

Couldn't be any worse than mine!:nod:

Heck yeah show them off. If mine was not one big sticker it would be a one color wonder. :lol:

http://www.rctech.net/forum/10588401-post96.html:lol:

Nice pair of Hooters.... on Hellcat Short Course bodies. :lol:

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Is this were I should reinforce my Hellcat?
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Yes and if you have the front vents cut out like I do add some to the outer part of the fender area. With the bodies wrapped like mine the only place I add some tape and shoe goo is the rear.

How did you cut the front vents out?

Dremel the slot with a cut off wheel then I take a 1/8 drill bite and use that to round the ends off. I use an xacto knife to do the very front one to get the point like the body has on the first vent. Its a three tool process for me but take your time and they will turn out nice.

Chris Hwaleks Method Hellcat body making us all look bad with paint. :cool:

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I do mine a little different from Cameron.

I drill a 1/8" hole at either end of the vent, then use the cutoff tool to connect the holes. If you want the slot wider, stack up more than one cut off wheel on the arbor.

Si, mucho! :nod:

For the SC10 4x4 mounting , lowest in the rear and 2nd highest in the front correct?