Yep, I've painted three or four bodies over the years and all of them flaked, imagine my surprise when I found out I'd been buying the wrong paint the whole time 😂😅. Thanks for watching I appreciate it. 😀👍

@@mikesdungeon8398 i used actual car paint,because it was the only blue paint i had at the time, i gave myself a good talking to for that😆😆👍

No worse than me. After three bodies being a failure I decided I'll just buy pre-painted, pre-cut bodies, and never do any custom paint ever again 😂 I even followed all the instructions on how to paint and it still didn't work lol. After doing a bit of research (and looking at the side of the can) I finally figured out the problem 😅.

@@mikesdungeon8398 we now know better,thats how we learn though isn't it😀😀👍

Exactly lol. Just wish it wasn't so expensive 😂

I'm hoping that the center diff will help prevent that a little.

So I've actually removed my body mounts completely. I'm using velcro strips down the side of the chassis and on the inside of the body to hold it to the truck. In order to do this you have to make sure that your body fits properly over your chassis or else the sides are going to look weird. (You'll have to tuck them in a little to stick the velcro together). And make sure to thoroughly clean the chassis and inside of the body of all dirt and finger grease before sticking the velcro to it. And I would recommend giving it at least 24 hours to fully adhere before you start driving it.

@@mikesdungeon8398 how’s it run? Is there much difference in the HCG and the LCG in handling? Trying to decide if I want to just convert mine (HCG) or get a donor car.

@@chrisroe5988 overall the lcg is going to handle better just simply because it has a lower center of gravity. The lcg chassis is also skinnier so the body you use (if you're going to use Velcro) needs to also be skinnier to fit the chassis. If you're just going to use standard body posts it's not as big of a deal. Just make sure the body will clear your electronics and battery. It took me quite a while to find a body that I liked for mine, at the end of the day I just joined a bunch of groups on Facebook and looked at others setups and used that to pick the body that would work well for my chassis and electronics. Unfortunately I can't speak on how mine runs just yet because I still haven't gotten electronics for it 😅. So many other things have been going on in life right now that I just haven't had the time or money. However the system I plan on putting in it is going to be 6s capable and 8th scale and I plan on running it on 4s. So it's going to run like a bat outta hell, the only question is will the drivetrain hold up 😂

@@mikesdungeon8398 I understand completely. Thank you sir

Rovan/HPI Baja 5b wing.

Those would be stampede arm guards. I've had them on this truck for years lol. And before I switched to the new shocks I also had shock shaft guards as well. Which are these plastic guards that cover the shocks to prevent rocks from chipping the shock shaft, which will tear your o-rings and make your shocks leak. Both are great upgrades especially since the arm guards actually countersink the screws inside of them keeping rocks from damaging your screw heads.

@@mikesdungeon8398 thank you sir ! Love all the info you’re putting out. I’m currently looking at doing this very same thing. In the process of watching all the videos on this project.

@@chrisroe5988 you're welcome.

@@mikesdungeon8398 do the guards hit the chassis?

Not on my truck they don't. They have zero modifications done to them and they fit perfectly. I even recently swapped them over to my new Traxxas heavy duty arms and they still fit fine. So far I've had them on stock slash 4x4 arms, RPM slash 4x4 arms, and now the Traxxas heavy duty arms. I've had zero problems with them, And NEVER broke one, they've never hit the chassis, at least not that I've noticed. However with the 17mm buggy wheels I have they do rub the inside of the rim and limit steering angle a bit, it's not terrible but its noticable. Keep in mind this is a slash 4x4, the two wheel drive is a completely different platform. But overall I have zero complaints about the arm guards, and they've been on this truck a LONG time. This is the original slash 4x4 that came with the 2pole brushless system, and they have been on it since I bought this truck new lol.