Jurassic park Build on the chassis kit TRX4?
 

I picked up and built the TRX4 chassis kit. It does not come with a body so i had an idea to do a yj jeep wranger done up like the ones in the original jurassic park movie.

I was wondering if there are any resources to do this. I have not located a body that would fit or propper sized decals. the closest i have found to a body is one by tamiya but i believe the wheel base is different.

Any links or help or resources would be greatly apreciated. i am new to rock crawling and scale builds but not new to rc in general.8)

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The Jurassic Park wraps can be found on eBay. That is the easy part.

Hard part is finding the body you are looking for to fit the TRX chassis. The closest thing I can think of is the 2 door Jeep Wrangler from Proline. Problem is the length of the chassis rails. When going with a short wheelbase body on TRX the rails like to stick out the back sometimes. I am finishing up a JK Axial body and had to do some work to the front and rear of the chassis rails (I do have a build thread here on it). Knowing what I know now I wouldn't have used the TRX chassis for that body it was just such a pain.
Proline makes a 4 door JK for the TRX but you will need to change the rear links to fit the body.
I have seen several Jeep Cherokee done up with the Jurassic Park which looked very nice. The Axial Cherokee is almost a perfect fit for the 12.3 wheelbase (also have a build thread on that also for a TRX)

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The only scale jeep for matches the 1st jurassic park is the tamiya jeep or u can just do what i did lmaohttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...70e2219fe1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cc2a93a383.jpg

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Thank you for the detailed response! I hqve no isaues modding my truck to fit the body. Thats hqlf the fun.

I searched ebay and wqs only able to locate atickers for whqt seemed to be replavements for old toys.

I will be checking out both your threads for some good research.

I found this body. I think the wheelbase is not compatible though.
Tamiya - Rc Body 58141 Jeep Wrangler Yj - 9335171 - Active Powersports

Incase someone comes across this post looking for info such as i did. Also easy to recall the site if needed. Reference: Jeep Wrangler Guide | Jurassic Park Motor Pool | JPMotorpool.com

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Yea but theres one for the tamiya cc01 chassis

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You also have the new theme to consider. I know not a YJ but still really cool
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If your wanting a general idea of how the Tamiya Jeep YJ body fits on the trx4, you can take a look at my build feed. It will give you some idea of what you might be dealing with.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/traxx...eep-truck.html

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Here is what I found
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Still not a YJ but it can point you in the right direction

If you can find a local vinyl decal shop they might be able to print you logo and just paint in the red "thumbsup"

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i still have to use my dremel and clean up the cut lines. I am thinking about using the shock towers that delete the fenders. Good or bad idea?

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I like the fenders because of the front battery tray, they hide the inners, and you get some protection from it. I’d suggest to trim them to fit.