<![if gte mso 9]><xml><w:worddocument><w:view></w:view><w:browserlevel></w:browserlevel></w:worddocument></xml><![endif]><![if gte mso 9]><xml><w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"></w:latentstyles></xml><![endif]><![if gte mso 10]><style type="text/css"> Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:#0400;mso-fareast-language:#0400;mso-bidi-language:#0400;}</style><![endif]><p class="MsoNormal">I got my B4.1 Brushless RTR kit today.<span style=""> </span>Even using a 15 year old NiCd battery that amazingly took a charge it worked great.<span style=""> </span>Unfortunately it was getting dark and I lost it behind a parked car and it hit a curb.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I broke the bolt holding the front-right shock on the top.<span style=""> </span>The Front bulkhead snaped, and I took a chip out of the chassis also.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I replaced the small bolt with a compatible bolt that I had, superglued the bulkhead, and ignored the non-critical chip in the frame.<span style=""> </span>So the car is working again for now.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I would like to find ways to toughen it up a bit.<span style=""> </span>I am never going to race this on a track.<span style=""> </span>I want to be able to have fun with it while I&rsquo;m camping, and also be able to use it on the street without every encounter with a curb being a huge catastrophe.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The bulkhead was cheap and easy enough to find:</p><p class="MsoNormal">http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...XDZY8&amp;P=ML</p><p class="MsoNormal">Though I would have liked to find maybe a metal one, or something stronger that would be less likely to break again.</p><p class="MsoNormal">As far as the Chassis, am I correct in assuming that this is basically the same as the stock chasis?</p><p class="MsoNormal">http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...LXDZY6&amp;P=7</p><p class="MsoNormal">And if so, I&rsquo;m assuming this Carbon Fiber Chasis would be an upgrade?</p><p class="MsoNormal">http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...LXEAF3&amp;P=7</p><p class="MsoNormal">The stock bumper is also just a tiny nub of plastic.<span style=""> </span>I was thinking of replacing it with this:</p><p class="MsoNormal">http://www.rcplanet.com/RPM_Bumper_B4_T4_p/RPM80042.htm</p><p class="MsoNormal">Does it seem like I&rsquo;m on the right track so far?<span style=""> </span>Are there any other easy ways to toughen it up?</p>