Oh How Original Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 So chaps, after using my 5ive for about 5 or 6 tanks of fuel, I've given it a clean and checked everything over, I've noticed quite a lot of crumpled bits in the shell... Quite disappointing for a shell that's about £200 to buy! So, what options are there for aftermarket ones, that are tough and still look like a SCT? Freeprawn has Losi ones on sale at the moment for £125, but that's a fair chunk of cash, plus painting on top and decals too, to just break. Only thing on the whole truck I'm a little disappointed with. Obviously idea would be to run without the shell, which I might end up doing, eventually. But for now I'd like some recommendations please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1986 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 losi lee palmer on fb makes panel kits mate give him a search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 30degrees North? But i dont like the rear arches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Oh, if you like panels, H has a set of templates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 Well, title fail.. Yeah I quite like the idea of panels, but I wouldn't pay £90 for bits of plastic I could do myself for about £20 lol... 30DN isn't my cup of tea really, and they also seem to break pretty frequently. Do you mean like paper templates for all the sizes and such, or curved templates? I may well go down the route of just running a cage, that way if I do ever change my mind and sell the whole thing, the shell is in reasonably good nick, I'm going to try and flatten out some of the creases, fingers crossed lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 I'm not sure what the templates are exactly, I mentioned that I was going to panel mine and H said he had a set of templates I could borrow, I'm sure he will be along in min anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 Okay fair enough bud, if he doesn't reply I will drop him a PM. I do like the bare cage look with a few panels just to aid in blocking out the crud. Given there's another 5ive running with us and possibly going to be 2 more (or X2s anyway) it would be nice to have something different, as much as I like the SCT look, I can't afford £125/£200 every few months just for a bit of lexan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmart Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Hey Dan Three years ago I made a set of panels in HDPE (Direct plastics for the HDPE sheet) and as part of that process, the templates I made in card, I've kept and several people have used them to make panel since. They are obviously flat, you then use a hot air gun to create curves, radius etc. My original panels were in 1.6mm HDPE and are still surviving. They have quite a lot of 'patina' now but are still functional... you could of course have a loan, should you wish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 As much as your not a fan of 30n shell I must admit they take a beating mine has been rolled and abused off and on road and no real damage as of yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 Thanks very much H, sounds good, should I go the panel route and need some templates, I shall drop you a line mate Just not my thing though those shells, I always have running without one as a back up, so I won't go with one I'm not too keen on just for strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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