fireguy01

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anybody know if this body will fit the new Losi LST ?

RC Jack

Yes it will, if you're refering to the wheelbase aspect. Is it a straight swap? No. You'll have to fabricate mounts, front & rear. Be creative.

fireguy01

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OK thanks for the reply. i can be creative. without having the body in hand, i figure its the width of the body post locations versus the width of the center of the panel truck. maybe aluminum rods can be tapped at center and curved in and up on a bender. now if somebody will make a powder coated roll cage for the LST chassis in XBOX game case green ? LOL ! i know humbrol has a similar enamel to match the color for the black chassis braces. i guess i will forget about making it look right and just modify the body posts to fit the shell.
thanks !

RC Jack

The Parma Gravedigger body is one of the widest available for a 1/8th. I have a guy in Wisconsin painting one for me to my specs and he sez that this body is the biggest body he's seen, so, there's plenty of room to make just about any kind of mount.
As for a rollcage, you could use the [link=http://www.neweramodels.com/prod29.htm?session_id=easksxktoxothcjxtejjbejvrern rssn]NewEra Monster Pirate rollcage[/link], tho not in Xbox green. I have one that I modified to fit my truck, Pie Wagon. I'm sure that there are others out there, but, not nearly as strong. Your other alternative is to fabricate your own cage. A brazing torch & 1/4" brakelines are all that's needed.

fireguy01

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OK Jack thank you very much for all the advice. I am familiar with the NewEra product and also have saved an article from RC Car Action on fabricating a rollcage out of brass tubing and torch but that is a skill I presently do not posses. Maybe a direct inquiry to NewEra to custom powder coat a cage in the color ? On the other hand I am sure with time there will be many aftermarket parts available like the T-Maxx explosion.

Prishy-ate-cha

teamsquirreltail

Jack, that painter doesn't happen to be Troy Shear, is it?

RC Jack

No. the guy's name is Tim Pennington. This is his website: [link=http://home.woh.rr.com/overthetop/]Over the Top.[/link]

fireguy01

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well jack, i just saw one sittin on what i believe to be an LST. some guy is selling a couple on ebay stickered and painted. i have decided i dont like it now. it just doesnt look right to me with those big meats. but i will tell you what i do like - and thats those HPI el camino bodies from your painter for hire - over the top. but i am afraid that the el camino body wont look right on there either. maybe i will just wait to see what comes out for the LST, MGT, TNX & CEN Genesis. looks like a trend.

RC Jack

Well, here's what it looks like on Pie Wagon:

fireguy01

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man looks like you got some coin sunk into that puppy. ya got enough shocks on that ? mostly custom isnt it ?

RC Jack

Yea, there is some "coin" sun into it, over $5,000, machining & materials. It's not mostly custom, it's 100% custom designed, engineered & machined by me. Pie Wagon was major feature in the July issue of RC Nitro. Check it out.

BTW, 2 shocks were removed in favor of a new suspension design, a 3 stage system, so there are only 10 now. The 3 stage has some of the smoothest suspension action available. My 4 year old grandson sat on it and it didn't even bottom out. This isn't to say that the suspension is stiff, it's progressive, the more downward force, the stiffer it gets. Basically, at static height, the suspension is "soft". Plus it's totally independant, front & rear.

fireguy01

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AWESOME ! geez i usually read that mag cover to cover too.

rustlerman1

HEY!
Did you know ur pie wagon was featured in a issue of rc driver also? i remember cuz it said its like 20 some odd lbs.

fireguy01

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uhhhh, not to be rude or nuthin but thats Jack's (RC Jack-RCU) and I am sure he knew that it was in there.

RC Jack

Yea, but, that was a while back. By the way, it weighs 16.39lbs, not 20 as RC Driver said.