Smoothed, Shaved and Dropped

TrikeKid · Post by **TrikeKid** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:39 pm

Short of cutting the wheel wells like an off road rig, that's as low as that body can go.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:58 pm

i personally wouldn't mess with the lowering, i think that's one part you did well

TrikeKid · Post by **TrikeKid** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:41 am

Well, I guess she's going to get a full re paint now. Thinner leaked up under the tape I was trying to protect the red with and completely screwed the decklid and one side of the hood. Thinking a different scheme now, maybe all black with some silver striping. Making progress on cramming the SSMT motor into the back of it, the whole motor area is cut out and flat so I can lay the motor in low enough to clear the body. Just need to make a tab for the idler gear and solder it up. I assume the usual lighter color is positive rule applies here?

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:56 am

TrikeKid wrote:I assume the usual lighter color is positive rule applies here?

You mean the motor wires? Just hook 'em to the motor. If it goes backward, switch 'em.

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:02 pm

TrikeKid wrote:Well, I guess she's going to get a full re paint now. Thinner leaked up under the tape I was trying to protect the red with and completely screwed the decklid and one side of the hood. Thinking a different scheme now, maybe all black with some silver striping. Making progress on cramming the SSMT motor into the back of it, the whole motor area is cut out and flat so I can lay the motor in low enough to clear the body. Just need to make a tab for the idler gear and solder it up. I assume the usual lighter color is positive rule applies here?

DarkTari wrote:I say just do another car! Leave that one as is and improve on the next one that way you can see the difference (mistakes) and make corrections, not only in the paint but in other areas. Also this will introduce you to taping techniques.

TrikeKid · Post by **TrikeKid** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:06 pm

Yeah, that'd work, if I had another car, the radio shacks around here don't carry dick as far as the RC stuff goes, I have to do with what I have, and I like the Torino more than the majority of other ZZ bodies. I am going to see if I can find some of my old bit bodies and stretch em though.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:13 pm

Some of my best cars are do overs.

steelwoolghandi · Post by **steelwoolghandi** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:54 pm

crazydave wrote:Some of my best cars are do overs.

Amen to that.

one thing Spray paint man spray paint!

ok 2 things sanding sanding can be your friend when you have do overs.

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:52 pm

Do Overs, "Hate 'em"

I prefer thinner and a Q-Tip when I do !