Well... I remade the front somewhat
Designed a new piece that the arms mount to so I could also add a bumper. This is the 3rd iteration. In the 1st the bumper was part of the mount, but I decided it would be best to have it screw on as I can also change the bumper design easier, and not have to take the entire RC apart to switch it out..


Old vs the new.
One minor caveat that is not a picture of the final version that is on the vehicle the one in the picture had a slight issue that honestly even side by side you couldn't tell the difference in so I used it for the picture as I had the final version on the RC by the time I thought about doing a comparison image. Just to say how close they were I mixed them up when I was going to change them, and had to break out the calipers to measure the section I enlarged to see which was .5mm's larger to figure it out, and yes that .5mm's made a big difference in how the axle housing was seated.

here is it installed with the bumper/ front skid plate or whatever you want to call it.


I made it in petg so it has a LOT of flex, and will absorb quite a bit of energy if it takes a hit. If you push it from the top you can move it over an inch back, and it will spring back like it was never bent..

Now this just might be done as I can't think of anything else that needs to be done, or can be done to it. Unless something turns up in use like a part catastrophically fails I don't think there is anything else to improve, or modify left. I thought about headlights, and stuff, but the way the body is molded I can't see a way to make a secure way to hold them that wouldn't also destroy the paint. I also never really plug em in on the RC's I have that do have them. So I'm just gonna say its done..