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Hi everyone, what are my options for alternative body shells, its really hard to find one painted for the savage flux
A few simple tools is all you need, a quality hobby knife, Racers Edge sells a nice set of curved and straight scissors for trimming, a reamer to make holes the right size and sandpaper to smooth edges. no you most likely do not need to change the body posts, take a clear body trim off the flash from the sides and bottom. put the body loosely on the truck, decide where you want the holes and mark them with a sharpie marker, then slowly make a small hole to check fit I usually do both fronts first then when I am satisfied I do the rear mounts and adjust a bit using the reamer until it sits down on the mounts.. don't go too big on the holes, the film if it has it will keep the shell nice until you finish and any marks won't get on the shiny body.. most traxxas shells are specific to them, they use a properitary mounting system on most everything now, But Proline, J concepts RJ Speed and many other have shells that you can fit with a bit of fitting... I have a Proline F650 body on my MMT and have been doing these for years, you are not restricted to HPI shells only unless you just want easy like everyone else's truck, I will gladly give you any help I canWell if you put it that way.... I think you have convinced me. More tools to buy then, i am in.
So what are my options? Revo and kraton bodies will fit? I don't think the erevo 2.0 fits thought, it has a different system for fitting if i am not mistaken?
Also do i have to change my body posts?
If the TMT body shells you refer to are fibre glass I personally wouldn’t bother but that’s my personal opinion of course!I am back, unfortunately i didnt manage to order the body i wanted, also i am just now rebuilding my savage, and I'm back in search for a body.
Through my initiall search i found out about TMT unbreakable bodies, what do you guys think?
No i don't think so, they don't look fiber glassIf the TMT body shells you refer to are fibre glass I personally wouldn’t bother but that’s my personal opinion of course!
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