Replace the Body of Your Radio Control Car

One of the most satisfying aspects of the radio control car hobby is the ability to customize your vehicle to your individual taste. Adding a different style body with a unique paint scheme is surely the most dramatic cosmetic change a car owner can make to his RC car or truck. Lots of owners have converted their RC cars and trucks to resemble their ‘real’ daily driver, race car, pulling truck, classic car, or even their favorite Nascar.

A body change can be accomplished both cheaply and easily with the readily availability of replacement bodies which can be found either at your local hobby shop or online. The most popular bodies are molded in clear lexan and are easily painted the colors of your choice from the inside of the body. This allows the lexan itself to act as a protective clear coat, thus guarding your fancy paint from scuffs, scratches, and chips caused by the inevitable mishaps. You can acquire custom decals to add cool graphics or even make your car look just like Dale Earnhart Jr’s #8 or Tony Stewart’s #20! Your imagination is the only limit.

Any hobby shop or craft store will offer for sale a selection of aerosol paints for you to chose from. I have also found that the ‘base coat’ paints left over from our auto body business work very well. Using these automotive paints gives us the ability to mix any wild color imaginable or to perfectly match an existing real vehicle. However, these paints require you to have access to spray equipment such as an airbrush or a small ‘touch up’ spray gun and an air compressor. Note: Always wear an approved respirator and only spray paint in a well ventilated area away from ignition sources. Paint vapors are highly flammable and toxic!

Most better quality replacement bodies come packaged with paint masks for the windows, but you will want to have some masking tape on hand for striping or tutone jobs. The new body will need to be trimmed, so you will need lexan scissors or an exacto knife. A drill is required to make mounting holes and a hole saw is very useful for making your cooling holes for nitro powered RC cars. A piece of fine sandpaper should be used to smooth all freshly cut edges. Yes, lexan can be sharp. Please be careful using these potentially dangerous tools! Get instruction on their proper and safe use if you are inexperienced. Bleeding on your RC car is not a cool way to customize it!

A little creativity and some effort will reward you with a truly unique RC car or truck that will awe your friends and provide you with a super hobby experience. Enjoy!

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Nitro GT-2 Body, Painted, Black,Orange,Silver:SAVX

Product Description
This is the HPI Nitro GT-2 Painted Truck Body for / all of the Savage series including the Savage X. / / FEATURES: Wider fenders with squared-shape fender well openings, taller hood / cowling, and rear deck bracing custom molded to fit the Savage X / as well as other Savage versions / Molded from polycarbonate plastic / Pre-applied die-cut vinyl decals include window netting, head / and tail lights and HPI logos / / INCLUDES: Painted and trimmed HPI Nitro GT-2 Tru… More >>

Nitro GT-2 Body, Painted, Black,Orange,Silver:SAVX

Nitro MX1 Truck Body, Clear: NRS4 MT

  • Clear Lexan Body Only
  • Requires painting and trimming

Product Description
This is a 4WD Nitro MX-1 Truck Body from HPI. / / FEATURES: Lightweight Clear Polycarbonate Body / Molded into body: lines for detail and cutting. / Molded polycarbonate wing (must be cut out) / / INCLUDES: One Clear Nitro MX-1 Body / One Clear Wing (attached to rear of body and must be cut out) / One Decal Sheet (HPI, Headlights, grill detailing and more) / One Window masking sheet / One Instruction Sheet / Two 3x8mm Screws for mounting wing to body / Two 3mm Nut… More >>

Nitro MX1 Truck Body, Clear: NRS4 MT

Nitro RS4 3 Drift RTR with Nissan Silvia Body

  • Powerful G3.0 Engine
  • Deep dish wheels for realistic drift style
  • Type A Drift Radials
  • For a wide variety of body choices, all 190mm and 200mm bodies fit.
  • Single Speed Transmission

Product Description
New from HPI Racing is the RTR Nitro RS4 3 Drift 1/10th scale nitro car in ready-to-run form, so you can be drifting with nitro horsepower in just minutes! Choose the Nissan Silvia S15 body or the muscular Toyota Soarer to suit your style, they’re both pre-painted, pre-trimmed, pre-applied decals, and both come with chrome Volk TE-37 wheels and drift tires for authentic JDM drift looks.

And these Nitro RS4 3 Drift machines don’t just look great, the … More >>

Nitro RS4 3 Drift RTR with Nissan Silvia Body

Kyosho Graupner Rally Buggy 20 BAJA BODY 1/8 gas car instruction manual #4961

Product Description
Professionals copy of the instructional build manual for the Graupner Kyosho 20 Baja Body 1/8th scale gas buggy kit# 4961.

Manual has 61 lbs card stock front and back covers and is professionally spiral bound for ease of use and longevity. It is very durable.

This manual has 31 build steps, part# pages, and exploded views. It is written in German and has 11 pages in all.

A must have for any restorer…. More >>

Kyosho Graupner Rally Buggy 20 BAJA BODY 1/8 gas car instruction manual #4961