hey, i was running my jato yesterday when i hit a lot of rocks and then landed uncomfertably on the ground. heres the damage. there are a few pics of the other side which is in good condition for comparisson.

here are the rest of the pics: sorry for quality, this was off my video camera, its made for videos not pcs.

That stinks.. Call traxxas they'll send you parts quick, or just get them off tower.

Talk about rocks!! That chassis is incredibly scratched up!! [X(]

You have the same rear tire set up as mine.. Doesn't it rock?

Bottom out much??? Look at the bottom of that chassis[X(]!!

Im surprised your just now breaking something, should of been sooner.

Ive been bashing and jumping too. I just make sure I land in the grass. Look at the difference. This is after about 20 tanks and about 60 to 70 jumps.

thanks fo the complments. the chassis is scrached up because i land on dirt. i love the tire setup, it works great. here are some more pics. n e one here know if there are any aluminim (kant spel), titanium, or metal parts that would fit what im missing? i want to replace all the suspention arms in both the front and rear to metal. also, their is aa pretty cool roll cage:
http://www.neweramodels.com/cgi-bin/...a&part_id=2718
any metal replacments for this car would be awsome. please tell the name and hopefully a link. thanx

New era has very stiff prices on their $1.53 material cost products. You could make your own out of small piping at menards.

your the second guy that broke the rear arm

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Some...2962805/tm.htm

Looks like the rear arms is the weak link in the jato...anybody else broke that bit?. once rpm makes the arms for the jato it'll be selling like hotcakes.....


""""Om3ga wonders if rpm is part of the traxxas network """""""

the arms in the jato are very strong i just pushed mine a little to hard and am getting new parts today from ultimate hobbies, www.ultimatehobbies.com, best hobby store. i got my jato 1.5 weeks before other hobby stores got them.

Cant believe the bottom of the chassis looks like that. I've been over all sorts of stuff and bottoming out and my butt dont look that bad! You must beat that thing like a red headed stepchild.

Yeah that chassis is ABUSED...you need some thicker oil in those shocks for sure...

u asked wat i think, and i say its pretty broke. if u put packin tape on the bottom of the chassis it dont get scratched. but who needs a good ano job in a part u dont see (hopefully) wen ur runnin

I snapped mine in the same exact place! I glued it with CA glue, and then used capasil and resin to make fiberglass, and glassed over it, with a wooden splint, so it should be able to last until I get some parts

i called hobby people today and this is the conversation:
Me: "do you guys have any, jato replacment parts in?"
mark: "no"
Me: "are you sure?"
mark: "yes"
look at it now... thank ou ultimate hobbies... the last one is before pic...