[Build Thread] Proline Ford Raptor body for Traxxas Slash 4x4

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I love the Ivan Stewart theme paintwork very much.... but the body is quite worn out....      

time to retire this body.....

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i've got this Ford Raptor body for the Slash 4x4 quite some time back.... quite quite quite some time back actually... 

finally got time to touch this!

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bought the extended mounts for the Slash 4x4 together with the body...


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trim them out....

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fasten the grub screws halfway through the body posts....

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and assemble the extended body posts....

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remove the 2 bolts from the stock body posts.....

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and mount up the new extended body posts....

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did the same for the rear....

remove the stock....

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and fixed up the extended posts....

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test fitted the body....

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then realised, the longer set of body posts should be installed in the front of the slash....

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and the shorter set of posts should be installed in the rear....

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test fitted again and set up the height of the body posts....

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then washed.....

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and air dried.....

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dug out the spray cans from the store room....

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masked and sprayed....

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mounting the painted shell onto the chassis....

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then.... pasted the stickers....
and it's done!


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now the slash is ready for bashing again!