Hard Shell Body Mods
 

I got my Timberwolf last week and I am in the process of mating my "New Bright" jeep hard-shell body to it. It is pretty close to scale, but it needs some modifications to make it fit and look right. I cut the body in half to make it ~1.25" wider to line up to the roll cage.

I was scrounging around the house to find material to use to "bridge" the two halfs together, and found a top to a large plastic tub. I am trying to glue the pieces of the tub to the hard shell body and can't get it to hold very well. I've used 5-min plastic epoxy, locktite super glue, krazy glue, etc...

what kind of adhesive do you use to do this, or am I just using the wrong material?? Also, what type of body filler would you use that won't crack or fall out?

Is there a posting on this forum of a "how-to" when it comes to body retrofits?

Thank You!!

styrene from your local train building shop and insta-cure glue 1-3 second time or 5-15 seconds of use 2 different types.. green putty for filler"thumbsup"

What's probably happening is that the 2 pieces are so dissimilar that they won't bond. Certain types of plastics have a high oil content so to speak and most glues won't bond to them. I should say that it is difficult to find a glue that is formulated to get a good bond to them. This I know from practical experience, I-CAR classes, and 3M product presentations. As the gentleman before me said, styrene is probably your best bet.

i'm going with the same mod to a chevy clod body, but i have two bodies to use....one to split down the middle and the other to use bout an inch from the middle to mate with the slpit body....liquid plastic welder and styrene strips behind with green filler putty for the seams and done "thumbsup" .........bob

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