Thanks! That's quite helpful. Time to get out the Dremel!

How is the overall balance of the buggy? Anyone adding weight in certain area's?

Trick question...
The springs and pistons from an RC8B DO NOT fit the 8.2, correct?
Its a different setup?

Pistons are the same. the springs are a tad longer so will have a different feel but will work. It would be a different setup.

What are differences between the b plates. I'm sure it's stupid question but I will be new to AE

+1

The low B that comes with the car has a low roll center and way too much steering for mere mortals.

The std B raises the roll center and makes the steering much more driveable.

That's the Cliff's notes.

Thank you very much

Got a little gift in the mail today...I had emailed AE about the missing screws and washers, and today in the mail was a small package for me. They sent full packages of the stuff that I was missing, I was expecting to get only what was missing but they sent the whole packages.
Great customer service provided by AE.

How do you know if the setscrews for the swaybars are tightened correctly? The manual says "tighten to remove free play but ensure some movement". It seems kind of hard to have no free play and some movement in the same instance...

How long should the antenna tube be? Does it have to extend outside the body? It doesn't on my MERV and I've not had any control problems with it. I'll be using a Futaba 4PL and the receiver that comes with it.

take the shocks off and tighten the swaybars set screws making sure the arms will sill drop under their own weight and not bind.

Antenna tube is dependant on receiver type. I run KO and make he tube long as the receiver wire needs to be fully extended outside of the box... hope that makes sense. I know when I ran spektrum I ran the entire antenna inside the box.

just wondering how much total caster (kick-up + caster block) does the AE car have?

gonna start painting my body but was wondering do you guys cut first then paint or paint then cut?
also do you guys cut vent holes in the body? just wondering before I break out the airbrush.

paint then cut.... I did NOT vent my body but its mid 50's low 60's here where I race... If you need more air flow because ESC is getting hot... Then vent...

I'm the opposite: I cut and then paint. I get the fit perfect, cut any needed holes, and get all the edges sanded before I break out the airbrush. Then I don't have to worry about screwing up the paint later on with an exacto knife, scissors, sandpaper, or Dremel.