Porsche GT-1 EVO Body on XM?

MidWestRacer · #1 11-14-2003, 11:41 PM

Hey all. I just came up w/ a possible XMod custom body. I've been working on this one Porsche GT-1 EVO racing body for my slot car w/ a custom metallic blue and gloss black paint job. It's 1/24th scale and looks schweet! I have to save some money up to get (probably) the Skyline? From what I've read, that is one of the "long" XMOD's, which I think I'll need for this body. You'll just have to imagine what the custom metallic blue / gloss black paint job looks like until I get some pics up b/c I could only find a pic of the original black w/ decal paint job. Just my like, I already glued in the headlight pieces (except lenses), so it'll take some work to get the LED lights into them, but will look awesome. I found this picture of the original car on hobbypeople.com:

neurokinetik · #2 11-15-2003, 02:22 PM

I doubt it will work, that is a body I tried to fit on my XMod right in the beginning...

If you make a custom chassis for the XMod, then you can get the wheelbase long enough, otherwise, it won't work.

MidWestRacer · #3 11-16-2003, 12:00 AM

I had a feeling that it wouldn't quite fit. Earlier tonite I started work on a custom chassis. I'm making it out of a piece of 1/8" plexiglass so it should be real strong. After that, it's just a matter of somehow getting everything mounted up good so that I can have a nice

on it

. As you can figure, I plan on only racing on smooth surfaces such as tile/linolium floors and smooth tracks. Thanks for the tip though. I'll try to get some pics of the basic paint job (haven't clear-coated it yet) ASAP for all y'all.

MidWestRacer · #4 11-17-2003, 02:01 AM

OK, as I was working on the plastic chassis, I realized two things: A) It will be ultra-heavy, B) It will be extremely difficult to make the necessary chassis bends for the front and back of the car. Because of this, I decided to upgrade to light-weight aluminum or brass sheet from the hobby shop. I'm also going to (carefully) put well-placed holes in the metal chassis for custom Red LED underglow. I figure if I carefully make the holes so the LED's are fully w/in the car, but have a clear epoxy bottom, it should light up real well from as little as 4 LED's, but I'll probably put 6 LED's in as underglow to make sure it shows up real well in close to all lighting conditions. I'm also going to be putting the LED kit into it for the front/rear lights. It's coming along real well, but I have to find measurement specs online for the XMods dimensions. So far, the

is looking real good, but the suspension setup is going to be difficult since it will most likely all be home-made. I must apologize for the cheap $20 digital camera/webcam quality of the following pictures. These are some basic pic's to show what it currently looks like:

(Image temporarily removed due to "No-Linking Policy" on my webpage)
(Image temporarily removed due to "No-Linking Policy" on my webpage)

(Image temporarily removed due to "No-Linking Policy" on my webpage)

Too bad I can't my a car like my old Firebird:

Here's a good view of just how FAR apart the headlights are gonna be after I buy the RS kit and install them:

Cian · #5 11-17-2003, 06:28 AM

FireBird

Aoshima make a K.I.T.T. body for the Mini-z , you could take off the red flashing lights and find a set of wheels that match...

neurokinetik · #6 11-17-2003, 12:35 PM

Are you running into any hood clearance issues so far, like I did with the C5R body? I imagine with a custom chassis, you can pretty much relocate things as needed to prevent those kinds of problems.

MidWestRacer · #7 11-18-2003, 07:18 PM

Unlike w/ your C5R, I don't have an XMod just yet, so: Nope, no clearance issues yet. Lol. I'm saving money to get an XMod Skyline. I'm sorta thinking what I might do is pull up all the model numbers again, order the parts I need (Transmitter/Handheld, Receiver/Electronics, Steering parts [servo, servo controller, etc], light kit, etc.) and install those (saving money and not destroying a beautiful Skyline) then get an XMod Skyline at a later time. I'll probably have to get the Stage 2 kit b/c the motor that I have at home is a Slot Car 12V type, and, although probably as fast as an NML, it would fry the boards. I'm also thinking of going with a Hi-Power single 9V battery, and making a step-down/step-up transformer board (step-down for electronics, step-up for relay-based motor). That would make it faster than pretty much any R/C car under 2 bills. As you also said, I would probably have fewer clearances issues than you did since it is a custom frame, but with how low it is going to be and all, I think I may still have some problems. I just noticed that my website doesn't allow linking, so I'll upload those pictures to this site when I get home later.

MidWestRacer · #8 11-24-2003, 10:40 PM

Howdy, y'all! I just took some pics of my THREE projects (upgraded from just the GT-1). Following are new pics of the GT-1, my Humvee Cop truck, and (one of) the vehicle(s) you need to buy in order to have an XMod, ... an XMOD! My Skyline... AWD, Lights, Stage 2, Mix-N-Match body kit parts (I'm pretty sure it's all wild bumpers/side skirts, w/ stock spoiler ... looks pretty nice. And black painted mirrors). The green parts of the Humvee will eventually be white. Enjoy:

MidWestRacer · #9 11-24-2003, 10:41 PM

XMod sticker on roof of Sky (taken from packaging):

MidWestRacer · #10 11-24-2003, 10:42 PM

GT-1 and Skyline (BTW, white-ish areas on GT-1 are body filler, same for Humvee)

MidWestRacer · #11 11-24-2003, 10:43 PM

GT-1 and Humvee side-by-side (The antenna on the Humvee broke off in an accidental roll-over from my hand to the floor ... floor won that one)

MidWestRacer · #12 11-24-2003, 10:46 PM

Again, side-by-side, and I kept my hand steady enough this time (although it is one of those $20 digi-cams...)

MidWestRacer · #13 11-24-2003, 10:48 PM

Here you can see the stub of the antenna, the black/green paint scheme (till I pick up some white) and the body filler. Once I get some blue LED's I'm going to be making multiple pairs of red/blue flashers for this beauty.

_revhards13 · #14 11-24-2003, 11:19 PM

wow, well im glad you konw your camera sucks... damn so bad i almost want to mail you mine so you can take pics... lol sorry man i hate to leave a bro with such a crappy cam... go invest 50 bucks in a 2.0 megapixle cam it will give you 6-10x better pics... nothing photographic but at least lets people see your pics without giving them a headache

_revhards13 · #15 11-24-2003, 11:20 PM

^ my ****ty hobby 3.2 mpixle ^