Hillbilly's garage

[89Industries]

Have you thought about using a cantilevered shock kit off eBay for the rear shocks? I have one on the way to see if I could get shocks to fit under the drop bed of a carisma brat body on an scx10iii chassis but the kit is made to fit scx10ii which is quite similar to the element chassis.

While waiting for the kit to show up, I made some shock towers to tilt the tops of the shocks forward and down comp style and I think that will actually get me the clearance I need but your body seems even tighter than the BRAT.

 

[hillbillyrc]

The fj45 is very pinched and dove trailed compared to the coyote body that's on it now.
My son's birthday brat project is a charisma body but on a og scx10.

I'll have to look into a cantilever setup if I can't make body placement work without it.

 

[89Industries]

Yeah, I hadn't given much thought to the dovetail issue.

I think your son's Brat project is where I learned such a thing exists, so thanks for that! This one is for my wife who is a weird fan of utes (or crucks as we called them when I was a kid).

 

[hillbillyrc]

Yeah, I hadn't given much thought to the dovetail issue.

I think your son's Brat project is where I learned such a thing exists, so thanks for that! This one is for my wife who is a weird fan of utes (or crucks as we called them when I was a kid).

I have a soft spot for weird rigs, would love to build a Smyth performance jeep WJ ute with 1 tons and 40" tires. Smyth performance makes the kit to convert VW Jettas and dodge chargers in to Utes as well.