got more parts in still waiting on my shocks to come as well as my wing.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...1-31125505.jpg

and yes i did screw up and order 2 fronts too...but i was lucky enough to be looking at my ebay purchases on my phone and notifying the company and they switched it out no problem for me.

Big thank you to hopmeup on ebay.

So when i got them they had 30wt shock oil in them....no thanks
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...2-04154208.jpg

so i decided to clean them up as all the threads and shocks were all gunked up.
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...13194572_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...04990169_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...02243595_n.jpg

i also have the body to work on

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...2-05205957.jpg

speedo and esc

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...2-06205544.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...2-06205434.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...e/DSC03103.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...e/DSC03101.jpg

heres a peek at my wing in progress
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...2-09215156.jpg

Getting there... :yes:

so today at work hook up my speedo and esc
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...214_104802.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...214_103258.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...214_104754.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...218_222634.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...218_224400.jpg

first stage of my body as well.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...218_221354.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...218_224608.jpg

Awesome Dude!...

so i did a little more work on my body, its just a start. i need to do decalling and also do my body holes through the carbon. lil pissy that the hobby shop was out of white so i ended up with this metallic tamiya grey that i hate. Oh well guess it will become a trash body when i get the paint and stuff i want.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...219_221755.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...219_222023.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...219_221652.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...219_221846.jpg

The body looks awesome. How did you get that carbon fiber look on those top panels?

Nice work,
Nick

Now that is sweet. I'm stealing the carbon fiber idea for my next body!

3m Di-noc

I do custom car customization for a living so i figured if it looked nice on real cars it would look cool on an rc.

Thanks for the positive response on my build, i really appreciate the feedback. The work side of it, putting it together is the funnest part for me.

Looks insane!! How did you fit the vinyl cf so neatly on the body?

lots of cussing helped

lol jk, im kind of anal about looks of things, i do car customization on 1:1 cars for a living.

awesome body man!!! Good job!!

thanks again for the support everyone. I'll be back onto this build very soon, i got sidetracked with my new mini 8ight so i been having fun with it, but i'll get back onto this asap.

Your attention to detail is top notch.:yes:

Is that some dremel work you did to the rx8 case? It looks awesome.

I can't wait to see this project finished!!:intello:

i haven't done anything to the rx8. thanks for the comments though.

Do you have any pictures of the motor and esc installed in the truck?

I really like the look of the nylon wiring covering that you used.

Thanks,
Nick

better late then never
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...301_215457.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...301_220300.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...9_222023-1.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...219_221755.jpg

Very nice looking truck!

Fastlane makes some nice stuff, and at a pretty good price. I have the FLM chassis and hybrid bulks myself :yes:

Speaking of which, did your bulks come with those little braces that connect from one side to the other, where the tie rods mount? Mine did not come with them, but I see you have them from your pictures.


-Travis