And here I thought you painted your green 1717. At least wer can get 1717's again

I finished making a rear body mount with some rpm maxx posts, some pieces of a Baja 5b roll cage, a piece of Al angle (of course) and a piece of lexan:

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2733Small.jpg

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2731Small.jpg

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2735Small.jpg


I'm using the existing holes in the FG Hummer body. So here's how it looks with the body on:

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2730Small.jpg

Looks like the front posts lined up, that was easy. Not sure how strong those 5b rollcage parts are, but you might want to run a brace from the front side of the Al angle to your U channel. Just some flat stock bolted to the Al angle with a 90 degree bend at the bottom to bolt to the U channel would add some strength there if needed.

Almost there. Love the look! You must be itching to pull the trigger on this thing, I know I'm getting anxious over here! Hopefully I'll find some time to chop my LST in half and stretch it out soon, then I'll have more room for my 1717 and cd.

Edit: Nevermind, I see now that the 5b rollcage parts do extend down to where the U channel is.

I know it's hard to see, but the braces I have mounted underneath the Al angle down to the base of the shock tower are nice and strong - the 5b roll-cage is some beefy black nylon material. If it flexes a little that's fine.

At first glance I totally missed the vertical Baja pieces under the Al angle. I thought nothing was there to support the horizontal pieces which wouldn't be good in a rollover. I did notice them soon after posting though. I know you wouldn't have left it like that either way, but you know how everyone likes to add their .02, I'm not an exception to that one...:whistle:

I was looking again at the FG Hummer and what they have done with their truck and the body I'm using. Here are a few pics for comparison:



http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2730Small.jpg

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...R-1Small-1.jpg

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...024pxSmall.jpg

I made my wheelbase a little shorter than the FG truck to try to match it to the body better. My tires should be almost the same diameter (edit: actually probably not as large - mine are 6.5", the FG's look bigger), but are narrower.

I think you are spot on with the wheelbase, I wouldve done the same. I like how you have the body almost at the bottom of the chassis.

Hurry man, I'm so anxious to see this baby run...

Me too. Unfortunately, the most daunting task is still in front of me: painting this big body :cry:

All I can hope is that it doesn't turn out too badly.

I decided to try some stiffer shock springs since the 5ive-T front springs are only slightly larger than the RC-Raven springs:

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2736Small.jpg

They may end up being too stiff (11.6lb) - we'll see - but they fit on the LST shocks without modification:

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2737Small.jpg

I'm also working on some side guards that will attach to the bottom of the chassis and cover the gap between chassis and body - I'll be able to velcro the sides of the body to these:

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2741Small.jpg

This is by far my favorite build. Keep up the good work!

Thanks, I'm getting there.

Side guards are finished, holes drilled and tapped in the chassis to attach them. Here's how they look installed:

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2749Small.jpg

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2751Small.jpg

And you might be able to see how the body lines up with these here:
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2756Small.jpg

These guards should help protect the batteries - and maybe keep some debris out of the chassis. They will also protect the bottom of the chassis from getting scraped up - we'll see how long they last there. I need to make a skid plate for the front of the truck and then, I guess I'll need to do some painting.

Very hard to see the side protectors in pics but what I can see looks great.
Can't wait to see the paint on for a more stand out effect.

That's because I made them out of special invisible material, so that if I don't paint the side guards or body, I can have the "Wonder-woman invisible jet" look:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ppP-3m8emk...er+Price+2.jpg

So, the side guards are no longer invisible - they've been painted black:

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2760Small.jpg

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2761Small.jpg

http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y..._2759Small.jpg