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BrianG · 03.31.2008, 08:03 PM

Yeah, rigidity is very important at high speeds. But I can't find any shells that I think are appropriate for my 8th scale conversion, so I think I'll have to make my own. The plus side is that I can make it any thickness I want. If 1/16" thick lexan isn't enough, I could go with 1/8", but that's seriously thick! Even 1/16" is ~1.6mm thick!

Mod Man · 03.31.2008, 08:34 PM

Here is a picture of my 1/16 inch thick lexan body. It works great (alot better than it looks).

Matt

Mod Man · 03.31.2008, 08:36 PM

Oops, here are the pics.

Matt

lutach · 03.31.2008, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianG

Yeah, rigidity is very important at high speeds. But I can't find any shells that I think are appropriate for my 8th scale conversion, so I think I'll have to make my own. The plus side is that I can make it any thickness I want. If 1/16" thick lexan isn't enough, I could go with 1/8", but that's seriously thick! Even 1/16" is ~1.6mm thick!

I know some companies are making 1/8 scale dirt oval bodies and you could make a mold of one and make your own out of fiberglass. That's what I'm going to do for the bodies I'll be making (It should take me a while).