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Finnster · 12.11.2009, 12:23 PM

I was looking at that a couple weeks ago. I think it just came out. It looks pretty nice, tho I'm not sure I'd trade away my XL as is for it. IDK, one of both would cool :)

The stock radio box def needs to go on it, but otherwise I like the kit. Some 24mm adapters would be cool as well.

Ideally some wider arms would be nice to bring this to a better scale. I do wonder at what point the truck gets too big to be durable for the 1/8th Sav platform, tho I doubt that truck weighs all that much more.

I too was looking at roll cage options. I haven't found anything too satisfactory. New era has some decent rool hoops, but the are only avail for the F or R half. They won't make a full length one. RC Innovations has one too, but more for the nitro, and as most, have bars on the side that would block the batt trays, and is a little fugly anyway.

I was looking at making one of plastic rods, or possibly alu sheets, like TVPs, tied together with spacers. Looks like the do this on here and add some delrin reinforcements too.

Either way, for $150, its not too bad of a kit. RCM should be work on some Flux gear. All these companies coming out w/ conversions and stretched TVPs, there could def be some things to bring out to compete/compliment. (*cough*, CD/slipdiff kits, 24mm adapters, other 1/5th conversions, etc. *cough*)

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Finnster KillaHurtz Offline Posts: 2,958 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bucks Co, PA	12.11.2009, 12:23 PM I was looking at that a couple weeks ago. I think it just came out. It looks pretty nice, tho I'm not sure I'd trade away my XL as is for it. IDK, one of both would cool :) The stock radio box def needs to go on it, but otherwise I like the kit. Some 24mm adapters would be cool as well. Ideally some wider arms would be nice to bring this to a better scale. I do wonder at what point the truck gets too big to be durable for the 1/8th Sav platform, tho I doubt that truck weighs all that much more. I too was looking at roll cage options. I haven't found anything too satisfactory. New era has some decent rool hoops, but the are only avail for the F or R half. They won't make a full length one. RC Innovations has one too, but more for the nitro, and as most, have bars on the side that would block the batt trays, and is a little fugly anyway. I was looking at making one of plastic rods, or possibly alu sheets, like TVPs, tied together with spacers. Looks like the do this on here and add some delrin reinforcements too. Either way, for $150, its not too bad of a kit. RCM should be work on some Flux gear. All these companies coming out w/ conversions and stretched TVPs, there could def be some things to bring out to compete/compliment. (cough, CD/slipdiff kits, 24mm adapters, other 1/5th conversions, etc. cough)