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05-06-2019, 09:50 AM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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| Ludicrous proposition - Everest Gen7 body on a Gen8?
Yes, I know it'll probably be viewed as dumb, but has anyone bothered putting an Everest Gen7 body on a Gen8 chassis? Last year I bought a green Gen7 body, because I really like the body, but didn't need a platform that mimicked an old SCX10. I haven't mounted it on anything yet, and was planning on building up a slightly modified SCX10, using TSS-SCXHR V3 frame rails(which I've had for several years). However, I've been wondering if the BPC Gen7 chassis is better than what I would have with the SCXHR build, because, if I bought a Gen7 chassis(approx $70 ebay deal), I would then have that cool mounting system, and it does look better, overall, compared to the SCXHR. As my thoughts progressed, I figured I wouldn't want to go backwards and use bulky SCX10 axles, and would end up spending $100 on the portal upgrade kit. This would total $170, leaving out the fact that I had to provide my own AX10 transmission. Therefore, I started looking at the Gen8 Pack(assembled, with full drivetrain & portals, for $170), wondering if my green Everest Gen7 body could be mounted on that. Of course, I would still be left without the OEM Gen7 mounting system, which shouldn't be viewed as a big deal, but I'm weird, and get hung up on little things like that. I've even thought about buying an RTR Gen7 Pro(now, at the lowered price of $250) and selling off all the drivetrain and electronics, and having a spare body and wheels as a bonus, but then I'd have to be diligent and actually sell stuff, which I don't have a lot of time & energy for, currently. Just to add: This guy (Kootenay RC) has really inspired me with his Gen7 videos. https://youtu.be/OM3e0Wy2d_M |
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05-08-2019, 12:33 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: california under the rock im crawling on
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| Re: Ludicrous proposition - Everest Gen7 body on a Gen8?
the pack should come with body posts you can use the magnetic body mounts from there if you dont want to see the body pins or just rig something up its not hard
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05-09-2019, 03:21 PM | #3 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Merrill, WI
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05-09-2019, 03:48 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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| Re: Ludicrous proposition - Everest Gen7 body on a Gen8?
I think the Gen7 body would look great on the Gen8. It’s a good looking body, you already have it, and you would be upgrading the performance with the new GEN8 P.A.C.K. |
05-09-2019, 06:24 PM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Green Bay
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| Re: Ludicrous proposition - Everest Gen7 body on a Gen8?
Gen 7 and gen 8 have different body mount spacing. Sent from my SM-G920R6 using Tapatalk |
05-09-2019, 08:02 PM | #6 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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| Re: Ludicrous proposition - Everest Gen7 body on a Gen8?
Yeah, it would probably take some work getting the mounting sorted out, but probably would look good once done. I recently bought the UMG10 from RPP, but thought about returning it for store credit to get the Gen8. I don’t know if I’ll ever get around to building a full kit, not until my youngest is over that fussy toddler stage, at least. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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