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Custom building a body????? - 12/21/2012 5:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well after buying a Nissan 180sx hatch for china I was disappointed in it from quality and looks  While searching for a new body I found this  http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/blogs/turn_10s_forza_motorsport_blog/archive/2008/11/19/the-smallest-4age-engine-in-the-world-rc-drifting-and-it-s-detailed-community.aspx  it got me inspired to build my own 240sx. Anyone know how to do it? Not doing the engine.  Trying to stay away from the vacuum mold thing

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RE: Custom building a body????? - 12/29/2012 1:38 PM   
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RE: Custom building a body????? - 12/29/2012 5:25 PM   
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RE: Custom building a body????? - 12/29/2012 9:57 PM   
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RE: Custom building a body????? - 1/1/2013 11:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Vacuum forming is still your best way of making the body. It's going to take a little work to make a vacuum forming table, but it's not all that hard.

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RE: Custom building a body????? - 1/7/2013 4:38 AM   
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RE: Custom building a body????? - 1/8/2013 5:34 PM   
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Are there any other methods I can use? I don't thing making a mold for the body would be easy

Yes, you could cut some cardboard and tape it together to form a car shape, or, you could shape some chicken mesh and cover it with papier-mâché....if you want easy.
If you want a decent looking body then it will require some effort.

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RE: Custom building a body????? - 1/9/2013 11:45 PM   
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Well after buying a Nissan 180sx hatch for china I was disappointed in it from quality and looks  While searching for a new body I found this  http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/blogs/turn_10s_forza_motorsport_blog/archive/2008/11/19/the-smallest-4age-engine-in-the-world-rc-drifting-and-it-s-detailed-community.aspx  it got me inspired to build my own 240sx. Anyone know how to do it? Not doing the engine.  Trying to stay away from the vacuum mold thing


I've seen that before cool eh, u do know that's just a HPI Trento lexan body that's been cut and shunt


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RE: Custom building a body????? - 1/9/2013 11:59 PM   
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http://driftmission.com/rc-art-zx-aero-parts-for-s13/


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RE: Custom building a body????? - 1/10/2013 12:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Failing that u could get a yokomoto 180sx and a s13
Cut the fronts off and swap them around.

Off cut of lexan to reinforce the join and some shoe goo to glue it, just don't forget to paint it before gluing it


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RE: Custom building a body????? - 1/10/2013 3:11 PM   
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Completely scratch built large (1/4) scale Aston Martin DBR9, including body...

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RE: Custom building a body????? - 1/14/2013 2:16 PM   
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