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04-26-2006, 06:17 PM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| Lengthening a Lexan Body?
How would one lengthen a lexan body? I planned on taking two School Bus Lexan bodies and making one long one. Now how would I connect the two bodies together? Or better yet is there any place that makes larger scale bodies. I have found a few, but none I like.
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04-26-2006, 08:31 PM | #2 |
[HOONIGAN] Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Junction
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I've heard of people using shoe goo. I use a scrap piece of lexan behind the butted joint, shoe goo the joint and then back it with a strip of lexan.
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04-27-2006, 12:46 AM | #3 |
Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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Not really sure how you would get rid of the cut lines and merge it back together to look right. Mike(1badjeepbruiser) was telling me about some Tamiya body putty or something like that, that he used when dovetailing his bruiser. I remember an old post where someone narrowed thier body and put it back together, I'll see if i can find the post edit- here is one..... Anyone narrow a body? edit again - Lexan body work Last edited by TwistedCreations; 04-27-2006 at 12:56 AM. |
04-27-2006, 10:54 AM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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Thanks for the tips. I'll keep all those on mind.
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05-29-2006, 02:09 AM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville
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the tamiya putty is more of a filler any plastic or hobby epoxy should be fine at glueing them
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12-11-2014, 04:24 PM | #6 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Union City, CA
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| Re: Lengthening a Lexan Body?
Does anyone have a picture of this done successfully? I want to make my power wagon bed longer to further replicate my 1:1's 8' bed. I followed the two links in here and the links in those and only saw a hand full of pictures and a lot of suggestions but no posted results. I have some ideas on some potential fillers to use(will definitely be testing shoe goo) on the seam. Sorry to dig up this old thread, just figured I would ask before jumping into a variety of testing methods to see what fits the bill. |
12-13-2014, 05:00 PM | #7 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the woods
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I attached the bed back on my old Chevy body.Used E-6000(same as shoe goo).Backed with styrene for strength. | |
12-13-2014, 09:14 PM | #8 | |
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12-13-2014, 09:20 PM | #9 |
MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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| Re: Lengthening a Lexan Body?
It can be done pretty well if you pick the proper areas of the body to seam together. Here I took two Proline Recon bodies and doubled the length of the cab and doubled the length of the bed. Just careful straight cuts, mesh drywall tape and shoe goo or Goop. Painting the outside makes it easier to blend the seams also no worry of the glue bleeding through the paint. |
12-14-2014, 09:05 AM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Union City, CA
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| Re: Lengthening a Lexan Body?
Ty guys. Will definitely look into vaccum forming a mold. Thanks for the pic, Looks great!
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01-02-2015, 02:27 AM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Fairfield
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| Re: Lengthening a Lexan Body?
Same idea as shortening...I got about 10-12 packs through mine. I've seen it roll and good 30-40ft down hill and was fine. I used a epoxy from the auto parts store. Believe it was from prematex and stated it was for plastic and flexible. It listed a bunch of polys to not polyethylene (lexan). It was also a 2 part epoxy as well. I used scrap pieces of lexan and hot glue to set the pieces in place and then went to town with the epoxy. Then I let it sit and cure for at least 24 hours and went through and sanded it smooth. Mind you I could of spent a lot more time on this but I was experimenting. Really like to do a clear body now. Obviously it will have to be painted from the outside.... The body I started with After epoxy and before sanding. After sanding And some paint... |
01-04-2015, 07:52 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Lengthening a Lexan Body?
I do the same as wrecker, here's some pics of the '11 F250 cab for a Honcho I shortened like 802coma did to his stock body. Shoe goo, and pieces of the extended cab I cut out to reinforce it. It's holding up really well. OH!, and I did zero bodywork on it. If there was a gap between the joints, I made sure it was filling with shoe goo, and after it set for a bit, used a razor blade to make it flush. |
01-26-2015, 07:21 PM | #13 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: North Bay
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| Re: Lengthening a Lexan Body?
I can't believe I found this thread. I have a proline dodge ram 1500 true scale body and was trying to Find the best spot to cut to lengthen the wheelbase two inches longer. Also has anyone ever tried to chop the roof to lower it?
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