Any good muscle car bodies?

SafetySteve

SafetySteve

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I've never been a fan of the Mustang, but that Camaro is pretty cool. The reason I asked is because I was throwing around the idea of building a street rig for when it's nice out. I'd like to keep it 2WD, but I'm not sure what chassis I'd use. Is there anything out there similar to the AE DS? Any Tamiya?
 
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68camaro

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the ds is nice but you have to extend the chassis a bit to fit the camaro body, and i have seen them go pretty cheap on ebay
 
kevin107

kevin107

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I dont think tc3's use a center diff if i remember right.. you could just cut the center driveshaft.. i dont think you can remove all the front drivetrain stuff unless you can find a way to get the front cvd stub axles to spin w/o the cvd bones.. then you could remove all the front diff internals to save weight?
 
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William

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DS is basicly an rc10 I believe, 2wd

The TC3, (I have 2) could be made 2wd by removing front driveshafts from the CVD's and then the center shaft.

I don't think you'd like that, I slide a decent bit in 4wd with the HPI vintage tire/wheel combos. 2wd would be like driving on ice.

here is my tt01 with the camaro, and mustang bodies
 
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MLambert19

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TC3 Team Kits are CHEAP too. You can buy a brand new Team Kit from AE for $150 right now, which has the alloy shocks and some of the upgrades...

I've been thinking about it for myself, actually. Only instead of oldschool, I was thinking about a Subaru w/ some 5-spokes and realistic v-treads...

I had my GTB 6.5R Stampede setup for street play before I sold it. With Road Rage 2.2's you could get the tires spinning and induce slides sometimes... but I had it geared such that it was pretty fast... not all low-end.

-Matt
 
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William

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don't go with the parma bodies, very low detail, barely looks like the real car. Stickers are also low quality, and the window masks if included do not stick well so you get bleed. I have had thier cuda, and camaro and was disapointed in both.

I have been VERY happy with the HPI bodies, and proline is decent to. Bolink is making a comeback too, so we'll see what happens there.

Parma = bad :bang
 
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excessiverc

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Yeah Parma blows...bad. Poor details

The HPI bodies are cool and the blowers are optional you have your choice of the blower or a shaker as both are separate pieces molded with the body. the sidepipes are stickers.

I put the shaker on my drag racing Twin Force....turned out cool
 
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SafetySteve

SafetySteve

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excessiverc said:
Yeah Parma blows...bad. Poor details

The HPI bodies are cool and the blowers are optional you have your choice of the blower or a shaker as both are separate pieces molded with the body. the sidepipes are stickers.

I put the shaker on my drag racing Twin Force....turned out cool
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Ah, that's cool. The 'Cuda is my favorite. offroadford4x4 mentioned that they're narrow. Does anyone know what this body would fit on (other than the Savage) and look right? It's a shame I have to look in the monster truck section of their site to get to the muscle car bodies. And damn is their site slow. I wish I had a 2WD option that was like a DS with regular shocks and stuff. I looked at the Traxxas Spirit, but it looks like there's too much chassis to fit under any lid I'd want.
 
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William

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traxxas spirit is an old traxxas buggy with a WIDE truck body

Did I mention wide? Like maybe 9 inches wide It's as wide as the bandit.

You can find a used TC3 cheap, and just remove the front parts, or get a tamiya frog or hornet and stick a body on them, we used to all the time and drag race them with 14 volts going through msc's. :)
They are not too wide, the tc3 is narrower though

or fing a tamiya ta02 and leave the front dogbones and center shaft out
 
offroadford4x4

offroadford4x4

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I belive they are around the 170mm wide range. They will not fit on a regualar TC, the tires stick way out. Now New Era Models does however make a drag chassis that does take the HPI savage bodies.

Or it may be possible ( I don't know for sure, this is just a thought) to modify a Tamiya mini chassis to fit the body. Width my be close but you would definitly need to stretch the length of the wheel base.

*edit* here are some specs

Hpi charger
Length: 20" (507mm)
Width: 7" (178mm)
Height: 4-1/4" (108mm)
Wheelbase: 12" (305mm)

Hpi Cuda
Length: 18.25" (463mm)
Width: 7" (178mm)
Height: 3-3/4" (95mm)
Wheelbase: 12" (305mm)

Hpi ElCamino
Length: 533 mm (21")
Width: 165 mm (6.5")
Height: 127 mm (5")
Wheelbase: 280 mm (11")
 
kevin107

kevin107

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offroadford4x4 said:
I belive they are around the 170mm wide range. They will not fit on a regualar TC, the tires stick way out. Now New Era Models does however make a drag chassis that does take the HPI savage bodies.

Or it may be possible ( I don't know for sure, this is just a thought) to modify a Tamiya mini chassis to fit the body. Width my be close but you would definitly need to stretch the length of the wheel base.

*edit* here are some specs

Hpi charger
Length: 20" (507mm)
Width: 7" (178mm)
Height: 4-1/4" (108mm)
Wheelbase: 12" (305mm)

Hpi Cuda
Length: 18.25" (463mm)
Width: 7" (178mm)
Height: 3-3/4" (95mm)
Wheelbase: 12" (305mm)

Hpi ElCamino
Length: 533 mm (21")
Width: 165 mm (6.5")
Height: 127 mm (5")
Wheelbase: 280 mm (11")
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Just a note on this route... the tamiya mini's (if you mean like the m03, etc).. they are front wheel drive..
 
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William

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Yeah, but with only a little work you can make a mini rear drive
If memory serves me correct all I had to do i make a new longer steering servo rod. Or find the Alpine, it's a rear drive mini chassis
 
SafetySteve

SafetySteve

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I guess a Tamiya or TC3 would be the route I'd go. I wanted 2WD to keep it more like the real thing, but if it's not drivable, I'd just go with 4WD.
 
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