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Old 11-04-2007, 09:33 PM   #121
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very nice!!! Keep it up!
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Old 11-04-2007, 09:42 PM   #122
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I still like the Bug Better.
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Old 11-04-2007, 09:43 PM   #123
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That body looks killer!

Out of curiosity, what's your roof height now? Looks nice and low
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Old 11-04-2007, 09:50 PM   #124
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Thanks for the good words guys.

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I still like the Bug Better.
The bug body looks sweet too. But, I think I can trim a little more off the Grappler body, and be lighter then my barely legal bug body. It sits just as low, but has a narrower cab width. From a purely comp standpoint, it should work great.

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That body looks killer!

Out of curiosity, what's your roof height now? Looks nice and low
The roof is sitting at just a shade over 7" tall, it is nice and low right now. With a little more trimming it could probably go even lower too.
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Old 11-04-2007, 10:50 PM   #125
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Lookin good Brad. I'm really curious to see how this thing compares to the bug body in rollovers.
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Old 11-05-2007, 02:20 PM   #126
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looks good. I just lowered my Rock pleazer bod but need a new lid due to rock rash. Looks like the Grappler may be the ticket, similar style
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Old 11-05-2007, 03:01 PM   #127
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Did you change battery setups again? Or are these just poser shots?
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Old 11-05-2007, 03:09 PM   #128
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Thanks again guys.

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Did you change battery setups again? Or are these just poser shots?
Those are just poser shots. I drove it after I took a bunch of pics without the battery set-up on the front axle, it looked a lot cleaner. We got some action shots too, I'll try to get some of them posted up soon.
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Old 11-05-2007, 03:23 PM   #129
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Those are just poser shots. I drove it after I took a bunch of pics without the battery set-up on the front axle, it looked a lot cleaner. We got some action shots too, I'll try to get some of them posted up soon.
The body being so low kinda looks like it would interfere with the battery setup. Looks killer though!
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Old 11-05-2007, 03:24 PM   #130
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nice new lid, very clean looking.

dead sexy wheels too.
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Old 11-05-2007, 03:36 PM   #131
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The body being so low kinda looks like it would interfere with the battery setup. Looks killer though!
Thanks. The batteries just barley touch the inside of the hood at full stuff of the front suspension. I may slid the body forward a little, and try lowering it down even more.

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nice new lid, very clean looking.

dead sexy wheels too.
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Old 11-05-2007, 04:19 PM   #132
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I just ordered a set of those beadlocks off of ebay. What is the weight of them compared to a set of rc4wd's?

Great looking rig by the way
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Old 11-05-2007, 04:56 PM   #133
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I just ordered a set of those beadlocks off of ebay. What is the weight of them compared to a set of rc4wd's?

Great looking rig by the way
they weight about 6 oz more than rc-.-.-
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Old 11-05-2007, 05:01 PM   #134
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sweet, thanks Unimoger
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Old 11-05-2007, 05:19 PM   #135
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Knowing Bender, alot more plastic will come off of that body

Honestly, I couldnt say what I like more, the Bug, or the new Losi. Both look killer!
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Old 11-05-2007, 05:32 PM   #136
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The SW3 is stone cold pimpin Fred. It looks to be belly draggin a little more than in your first set of pics.
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Knowing Bender, alot more plastic will come off of that body
I'm sure more material will come off at some point.

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The SW3 is stone cold pimpin Fred. It looks to be belly draggin a little more than in your first set of pics.
Thanks. It is sitting just a bit lower, belly clearance is just under 3" now.
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The roof is sitting at just a shade over 7" tall, it is nice and low right now. With a little more trimming it could probably go even lower too.

Oh it'll definitely go lower... I have my Grappler mocked up at 6", but I'm shooting for 5 1/2 I'll have a little less belly clearance then an SW-3 though.
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:57 PM   #139
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That's definitely looking tight. I really dig the mini RCC hood stickers
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Old 11-06-2007, 02:44 PM   #140
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Hey Brad, the new body looks like it's gonna be a real winner...looks like it should roll over pretty nicely as well...it was nice to see some more angles of it...
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