RE: Aluminum Bodies?
some look cool
but they are stupid
the reason bodies are lexan is to allow some impact energy deflection like why arms on RC's are plastic, and not metal from manufacturers it deflects energy that would be transferred to the rest.
same reason bodies on real cars crush easier now then they did in the 40's-80's its to aborb the energy from the impact instead of transferring it to the weakest link(in real cars that generally means the lump of flesh behind the wheel)