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Old 01-12-2014, 06:55 AM   #1
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Default 5 Great Body Mounting Tips for Scale Trucks

Here's some info we have gathered over the years, including 5 of the most common and effective scale truck body mounting ideas....... NONE of which include body posts through the hood

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Old 01-12-2014, 11:17 AM   #2
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Great ideas, thanks
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Old 01-12-2014, 11:52 AM   #3
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Yeah thanks for the ideas!
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Old 01-15-2014, 11:39 PM   #4
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I will try my best to DIY one as soon as possible
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Old 01-16-2014, 06:13 PM   #5
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THanks for the comments. Add your own ideas here also if you want!
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Old 01-16-2014, 07:30 PM   #6
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Great vid you put together, it's amazing how what's seems like the "easy" final step can become such a hassle for some bodies. These tips should help a lot of guys out who had issues figuring out a good way to do it....

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Old 01-17-2014, 12:56 PM   #7
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Very useful, thanks! Getting a new body for my scx. Soon, so this will definitely come in handy.

Also, just noticed that I'm only a 1/2 hour drive from your physical store - ill have to drop by sometime .
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Old 01-17-2014, 01:53 PM   #8
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Sounds cool! Lets make that visit happen some how.
Thanks for the comments! Add your own tricks as you find them also!
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Old 01-20-2014, 03:14 PM   #9
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nice.
all mine are velcro
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Old 01-23-2014, 12:24 PM   #10
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nice looking shop

I sandwiched the rockers on my honcho body between the sliders and a piece of HDPE. the HDPE makes a nice slick surface on the outside while safely keeping my body attached to the metal rock slider underneath.

the honcho has a full internal cage, so the body is well protected in case of a hard roll over.


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Old 01-23-2014, 12:27 PM   #11
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Thanks, that's another great idea.

I also have some others, like I bolted a velcro strap (like a battery strap), each end, to the bottom of my JK brute box, and simply wrapped it around the frame above the rear driveshaft, and that was it. The exocage on the truck held in the body very well, and it was a 3 second body removal. Easy.

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Old 02-19-2014, 08:31 PM   #12
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Great video. Sweet looking shop too!
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Old 03-01-2014, 05:41 AM   #13
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Thanks for watching!
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Old 09-19-2014, 11:38 AM   #14
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Thank you! idea 5 was just what I
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