RCCrawler Forums - Widebody Boss

This started when I walked into my LHS to find get a price on some diamond plate Plastruct. I ended up walking out with a Losi 1/36 Scale Micro Desert Truck. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, but I was geeked to get it home and play with it!

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...302_203145.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...302_205153.jpg

Posed with the Bronco.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...302_210605.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...302_210826.jpg

For a 2wd truck, there's a really nice bit of travel.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_132143.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_132750.jpg

The front suspension is tilted to maintain strength for high speed goodness!
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_132854.jpg

The rear it more lateral for the hard landings.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_132904.jpg

27MHz radio! Losi makes a 2.4GHz Receiver kit with brushless motor dubbed "The Ultimate Hop-up" but that guy is more than the whole truck!
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_133040.jpg

The only the picture I got of it running around before what happened next.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...302_210402.jpg

I also had these wheels floating around from when I was playing around with the F350 build.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...5407740503.jpg

So I was thinking of what to do with it. Thinking hard. I was thinking either a scale prerunner with flared fenders and bedsides or something streetable. I had a few models floating around waiting to be built and after playing around with a few, I ultimately decided on this one:

1/24 1970 Boss 429 Mustang
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_233706.jpg

Just playing around, finally settling on this body.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_224509.jpg

Starting the tear down.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_232133.jpg

The whole rear suspension/motor set up removed as a whole.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_233402.jpg

More mock up. The front suspension greatly interferes with the inner fender wells.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_234552.jpg

Rear stance. I like it. Some wider flares will have to be built.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...303_234656.jpg

Some cutting, some hacking, some fitting.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...304_003650.jpg

Some more cutting and hacking. It's hard to see, but I cut the rear part of the DT chassis off. This will be tied into the Mustang's subframe.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...304_004905.jpg

Set in. More hacking to come.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...304_011545.jpg

And as it's currently sitting. Hopefully I'll have more pictures soon!
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1...304_091639.jpg