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A SCX24 JLU hardbody build for the wife .

NWCT24CRAWL

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Racent body fitted to SCX24 chassis . Purple Treal wheels , purple Treal steering links , purple Hotstorm links and 43mm shocks , Injora 050 pro motor , bumpers , brass knuckles , 57mm rock terrains , 10g brass front diff cover and tire carrier . RCAWD rear bumper/hinge mount . Powerhobby +4mm axles .
 

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I really dig that ano purple with the white body and black accents. Really looks killer and nice flex too.

Her favorite color is purple , I think it needs to be lowered a few mm , she likes the lifted look . A few details on the body need to be painted black to match her Jeep . Lights will be wired soon .
 
Good looking Hardbody, do you have the link for it?
 
All I did to mount the body was install it with the mount hinge X piece on the outside of the body in the rear , covered it with a spare tire carrier, Velcro on the front mount .

There is a knob for a spare on the Racent body , that was dremmeled down .
I used the Racent spare tire .

I used an aluminum RCAWD rear hinge and dremmeled that a bit to make it flat .

I am very happy it was an easy install. The tires sit perfect in the wheel wells .
 
A few photos of the mounting modifications. If the hinge was in the normal position the rear tires would rub on the front of the rear fender flair . I could probably mount the body lower also but the wife likes the lifted look .
 

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Thanks for the link, time to go have a nosey ... cheers.
 
The wife and I took the JLU out for its first trail run today . She drives it like a pro . A Bowhouse LCG kit , Hot Racing heat sink and Yeah racing aluminum front bumper mount was waiting to be installed at home .

I had to modify the Bowhouse LCG kit to fit the Injora 50T pro motor and a little more room was desired for the rear shock mounts, I moved the battery to the low forward of the transmission position and the ESC to above the motor. I will be adding more wiring for headlights and taillights so wanted the ESC closer to the rear hinge to run the wires into the body at the hinge point .

Installed the heat sink to keep it all cool .

I also swapped sides of the rear shocks mounts and mounted the shocks to the body mount Post hole to lower it a bit . I also adjusted the front body post a little lower.
 

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I added 2 Injora light kits for the TRX4M to light things up , the kits fit perfect . Cut up the original battery tray to aid in wire management in the back . I need to find a relay to get them to work on and off with channel 3 .
 

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