I read on one of the previous threads that it would be okay for me to take off the tube of the antenna and run it around in the chassis without problem. I tried this and made sure it wasnt touching itself. Before I put the top deck and the body back on I made sure it would work and it didnt. The steering was jittering all over the place (with the transmitter 2 ft away) and when I walked about 8 ft away the car started beeping to show there was no transmitter in range. So im stuck using the tube (which i dont overly mind, but having it hidden still looks cooler) This is on my Tamiya (in my avatar and signature)

Whatever you think would help I'll try