Remote control car fans

[mjensen]

Proline is making 72 C10 bodies for remote controls

http://www.wvhobbies.com/page8/page8.html

[jimmydean]

There is a member on here who paints them. Not sure who, but I recall an orange avatar of one that is wicked sweet.

[centsless]

I just purchased a Traxxas Stampede and am going to get the '72 body. I am going to paint it to match my truck. Anyone have any tips on trimming the wheel openings? How do you get them all smooth and to match?

[redz 1970 K5]

Here is the 72 Chevy body I painted up on a truck that I totally customized. The truck had a custom suspension, functional cold air from the hood scoop, big block 24.7 nitro truck.

[redz 1970 K5]

Originally Posted by centsless

I just purchased a Traxxas Stampede and am going to get the '72 body. I am going to paint it to match my truck. Anyone have any tips on trimming the wheel openings? How do you get them all smooth and to match?

They make special scissors that you can get at a hobby shop specifically for cutting lexan. They have a curved tip specifically so you can cut lexan bodies. Afterwards, just use a dremel with a sanding drum and clean up the edges.

[mjensen]

Originally Posted by redz 1970 K5

Here is the 72 Chevy body I painted up on a truck that I totally customized. The truck had a custom suspension, functional cold air from the hood scoop, big block 24.7 nitro truck.

That is bad! I'm going to put one of these bodies on my T-MAXX

[72armyswbtruck]

Sweet custom chevy truck, even if it is only a R/C racer

[72LoBurb]

I got one on order for my LST and I'm gonna get another for my future rockcrawler. Why can't they do a '72 'burb?

Let me guess, XTM X-Factor,with a Giga Crusher scoop and it looks like a butt-load of aftermarket aluminum.
R/c s are another addictive hobby; I've got more into my r/c's(4 nitro burners and 6 electrics) than my 'burb

[redz 1970 K5]

Yup, you got it... I also did a custom front steering setup with a drag link, custom upper link mounts, LST ball ends, lifted and extended wheelbase with custom links, ACNCM cooling head, XTM Al cantilevers, Al cantilever mounts, Al chassis plates, Xfactor 2 parts, Savage axles, MGT wheels/tires and Hot Bodies Fireball wheels/tires, Giga Crusher hood scoop, T-maxx driveshafts and brake and more.

I had an LST. I really liked it. Just noone around me was into it and I just got bored running by myself. I have had Maxxes, a Savage, Mad Force RCX, Xterminator, Hyper 7, RC10GT, GS SUT, LST, MGT, Revo... I now only have a few electrics 1/10 scales.

[weasle]

Originally Posted by jimmydean

There is a member on here who paints them. Not sure who, but I recall an orange avatar of one that is wicked sweet.

I think you are referring to big.mike.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Originally Posted by redz 1970 K5

Here is the 72 Chevy body I painted up on a truck that I totally customized. The truck had a custom suspension, functional cold air from the hood scoop, big block 24.7 nitro truck.

That thing is freaking awesome

[chipflyer]

Here is my tmaxx with a proline body.

[racerman85]

I think i might have to pick up a couple for my emaxxes. Hopefully soon they'll start to make them for Mini-T's.

9 R/c's and a Tri-motor catamaran speed boat here

[72LoBurb]

My collection consists of LST, Savage, T-Maxx, TTR Eb-4 1/8 buggy, a brushless RC18T, Micro RS4, Tamiya Wld Dagger, Clodbuster, Tamiya Hummer, RC10T3, and in parts I have an old Tamiya Rough Rider, another old Tamiya Holiday Buggy, a Bolink Digger, and enough parts to build a big block T-Maxx.

[jimmydean]

Pic stolen from big.mike's website:



I was thinking of putting the longbed on my daughters R/C car, but I have plenty to do on my truck as it is.

[454_72_4X4]

Those are all killer lookin trucks!
I've been wanting one of these RC trucks for awhile but the 72 body just sealed the deal!

I gotta have one now.

redz 1970 K5, If ya don't mind me askin, how much $ do you have in that truck?

[redz 1970 K5]

Originally Posted by 454_72_4X4

redz 1970 K5, If ya don't mind me askin, how much $ do you have in that truck?

More then I would care to admit...

I bought the truck as a beater from Ebay, maybe $150, and after careful and patient ebay shopping I got all of the mods... The rest I did myself (end links, end link mounts, steering mods) from Home Depot parts.

Probably into it around $600-700 and I sold it for as much.

I was bummed though. I sold the truck after I finished it, and then RC Car Action, which is the leading RC mag contacted me to do a write up on it. Since I didn't own it any longer, I couldn't do it... Bummer...