Making Your Own Truck Body

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Post by noxorc »

that's fanstastic.

I just got my first bB and the spare clear body is just waitin to be MOD.

food for though, or a bang for a buck, or cold pudding ain't hot.
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Excellent tut cabo. I gots a couple of bb bodies that should be chopped.
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hey! that mod can be done to a skyline too!

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kick arse z-beam!
a truck here and an el camino over there!
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CaboWabo, do you ever sit still?
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no lol
I figit, I'm always a nervous wreck - especially lately.
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I've picked up a bad habbit. I'm putting away a 2 liter coke bottle at 6 AM.
I've got to pee atleast 6 times before 9AM.

figit is nothing, I'm squarmin.

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Cabs, what is the putty that you use?
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its just a white modelers putty
fast drying - you should be able to find it at a hobby shop.
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you could use jbweld for that but the fast drying putty is probably a better choice.
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:P :lol:
of course, I shoulda used the hogjowlz endorsed product.

one day I'm going to do something with that stuff that you haven't, I don't know what... but something lol
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Where can I find one of those bB bodies cheap I want to do this mod and extend the bed so it will fit a ZipZap Chassis.
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Well it's a MicroSizers body so it should be easily attainable.
I got mine from my LHS, just sold as 2 bodies, 1 painted and 1 clear.
You can get em online, but most likely you'd be able to get them from a hobby shop too.
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cj wrote:Where can I find one of those bB bodies cheap I want to do this mod and extend the bed so it will fit a ZipZap Chassis.
I just ordered 4 from here......

http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/ho ... l#bodysets
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