TT5 to Desert Truck

[fastlane]

I am currently in the middle of a conversion. I have ordered a Pro Line Desert Rat body for my TT. I have already stripped away the stock roll cage and body. I am also waiting on a CPI pipe that is being fitted and tuned for my tt.

 

[fastlane]

Tomorrow My cousin will be tig welding an aluminum roll cage for me. I will be keeping it very simple. I will post pics as soon as the cage is complete.

 

[fastlane]

The one good thing going into building this cage is that I have successfully stiffened my chassis so I can build a cage the way I want to.

 

[Obeast44]

Wont the desert rat be way to long? Thought it was even longer than an Asguard.

 

[fastlane]

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr77/ryujames/DSC01440.jpg I want this look

 

[fastlane]

fits pretty good to me. Moo that's 7075 1/8" thick. I really is stiff I tried to flex it by hand and it wont budge. It handles better too. Cornering is more ridged.

 

[fastlane]

that looks killer. I was at auto zone yesterday and I found a metallic silver paint. Then I was at car quest and found some candy clear. I painted my savage body with the duplicolor datona yellow and had no problems.

 

[Obeast44]

Ok cool, I thought the Desert rat for the T was longer than the asgaurd for some reason. Heres the MT with Asgaurd I had setup:

 

[fastlane]

yeah for the t it is longer but the 5b body isn't as long. The 5t is 5.5" longer

 

[hamster huey]

I heard the same thing. Does that mean there are 2 desert rats now one shorter than the other? If so can you tell us part numbers for both?

 

[fastlane]

well the cage has been fun. I started with what I thought was 6061 and finished with steel. The aluminum wasn't liking the tig welder so we went to steel.

 

[fastlane]

 

[fastlane]

My under body 4 point roll cage oh and I bought those shock socks from hpi forum.

 

[fastlane]

 

[fastlane]

body and paint still left. I think I'll go with a solid color.

 

[fastlane]

Had to buy another fuel tank. I poked another hole in another fuel tank!? Well I didn't my cousin did but he tigged my cage so I couldn't get upset. LOL I used rustolium hammered finish to paint my rear braces and my cage. That's some hard paint.

 

[pwaicon]

Looks really good fastlane, is the cage just for the rear or the truck. I have run the Asguard body on my Ramp, I wanted to try the Desert Rat but I already had a few Asguard bodies sitting around so I went with that for now. But after seeing the pic you posted of the black Desert Rat and Moo’s I am going to have to pick one up sooner rather than later.

 

[fastlane]

just a rear cage so I can drop the body down low

 

[fastlane]

Thanks moo I Hope I can get that body lookin as good

 

[DemonRC]

That cage came out real nice man. I gotta see some pics with that CPI pipe in there.