yeah, I hear ya.

Cain what body did you get? Since the buggy has no mudguards and the bodies are a little fugly it makes me wonder if Proline is working on a narrower chassis hugging body for it.

Just to let you know that the rear bumper is a serious weak point of the buggy. It holds the whole rear suspension together, it isn't that strong either. It's the same design as on the Hyper ST. One strong bump and the rear suspension collapses. That's why I fitted the Answer RC optional rear toe brace, just a normal brace like on other cars. (It was already fitted when I took the original photos for the 1st page).

Having said this, being hit up the back is quite rare, especially when you have an electric! :intello:

not sure, how can I tell which body?

As for the hopup part you used, is that available somewhere in the USA?

I don't know, I'm pretty sure they're European, so maybe not. The part is the
ANSWER-RC HYPER 9 "STS" SIMPLIFIED TOE SYSTEM - REAR. It costs £17.50 (when I bought it). I'll have a look around for it on Google.

At a guess, they are only really available in the UK. (Typed the Part description into Google, only about 2-3 relevant results). If you want one then the link is http://www.m-k-racing.com/product_in...oducts_id=6896 . I'm fairly sure they will ship abroad, though shipping to the US is probably something they won't have done often.

unfortunately that site only ships in the UK. I'll check around and see if anyone out there has anything similar. wonder if Ectek does?

Really? I'd have thought they'd make an exception if you email them.

I would order it for you through the model shop I work at, but we don't have an account with Answer RC.

I could order it for you if you Paypal me the funds, then I could ship it to the USA for you if you can't find anything similar elsewhere, and they won't ship abroad.

I think I found the USA distributor:

http://answer-rcusa.com/zencart/

Though, suprised it didn't come up at all in google. went through about 16 pages of the Hyper 9 site to find it.

Do you know if there are any skid plates for the Hyper 9E out now? I have seen a few for the 9, but not sure if they will work on the 9E.

They will work fine, since the front and rear suspension and steering arrangement are identical to the normal 9.

cool. I'll probably pick those up too.

The U.S. distributor shows out of stock on that item. I had a Hyper ST and the back bumper is actually pretty tough, King Headz will probably make something soon also.

US distributor said about 10 days for next shipment. wouldn't mind preordering if they had that option.

Hey guys, recieved the Hyper 9e yesterday. Just finished building the shocks, they are not the same shocks as on the nitro version. The 9e's are bigger, the nitro version looks like the Hyper 8.5's only threaded. One thing I'm not sure about is the plastic spring adjustment nut, guess time will tell how well it holds up. I got the same body as you guys did, looks like the prototype body of the original nitro Hyper 9 from the early pics of the Hyper 9 nitro.

I'm pretty impressed with the buggy so far, I really like how all the weight is very centrally located on the chassis, not just front to back but side to side also. Nice battery tray and the I like the radio box, I don't think COG will be a big issue since the esc will still sit lower than a nitro engine and tank would.

distributor said they will take perorders, which is why its showing as "in stock". anyone know a working coupon code for there site?