yet another new use for yet another old shell
 

i'm back...been busy as heck with work the last few months, but i managed to slap this together during the evenings when my wife and kids din realise i was missing..:005: since i'm almost done with the chassis, it was time to find a shell for her.

here's another old shell that i've found a new use for...

snip snip....ream ream snip snip....

whadda you think? personally, i find it quite ugly now that its done...haha...i still like the "panel" version on my maxx.(see avatar)

more pics...

sorry can't upload to photobucket from the office as the I.T. dept has banned all "entertainment" sites!!:035:

well, back to my "new" shell.....

as you can see by now, it sit low.....too low actually, i think i goofed!

last few pics..

That's pretty cool.... it reminds me of the movie Cars...:027:

Kinda odd but looks cool, the twin motors almost look like eyes. :D

finally managed to find time to upload to photobucket from home...

here are some pics of the chassis under that low shell......

as you can see, everythings really low....ok...cept the tranny and motors:010:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010037.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010035.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010033.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010034.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010030.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010031.jpg



laid down servos?....well,...this is as low as it'll go......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010032.jpg

That chassis looks pretty good. Now it just needs brushless, lipo, and a centre diff, but that's only once you start wanting more.

I think it looks great

haha thanks guys...

lipos BLs and center diff? :013: ...and....erm...... build a truck that almost everyone here has??? haha JK dudes!:027:

BLs and lipos rock i;m sure but i just dun have the budget for that sorta stuff right now...

well ok, a center diff did come with this 1/8 buggy chassis but without a super duper powered BL, the center diff option just wouldn't work...

besides, this project was just using some odds and ends that i had left over from my nitro txt project....and i did happen to have a spare emaxx tranny...so...there you have it...

and

since it won't be a very fast truck....i've decided to call this a tuggie..like in tug boat!!:005: :005:

i've only just finished fabbing a rear bulkhead brace tonight.

what's left is to lighten the chassis as much as possible....

i am really digging that new body.

Nice work man!!

looks tough. Nice shell..!

Something a bit different, especially since its made from odds & ends. How goes the NitroTXT-1 anyway?

Great job!! Should dominate for racing. :027:

Would that race in truggy class or MT class. Im guessing MT cuz of the tranny and high motor mount.