resin body fit for 1/25 olds?

[shift13]

Hey guys im a long time modeler but slowly getting into wire and scratchbuilt detailing. I dont want to get in over my head and give up so could you guys point me in the direction of some bodys that are an almost direct fit for the jegs oldsmobile?

I prefure gms and mopars thanks

[shift13]

Any help?

[chris coller]

Chevy cavalier possibly the stratus. Most call for the 80's style camaro frame and chassis due to the width of the bodies.

[brett]

69 nova isnt too bad a fit

[shift13]

Thanks guys after reasearching some builds im now on the fence.

would it be best to take an exsiting stock body and sevierly moddify it or just pay up to 50 for the resin body?

Ive got a handfull of novas and a fresh yenko camaro I bought for doner parts anyway

opinions

[brett]

Its really up to you Allen, whilst there is a lot of resin out there most of it is going to require a fair amount of modification to the olds chassis, as most pro mod style bodies have a longer wheelbase than the olds. The main re basic mod you will have to do to a relatively stock model is remove the firewall and any inner guards. If you build the chassis up first then check it out against whatever you want to fit it in for wheelbase and roll cage height , you'll get a much better idea of what works and what will be too much work for your comfort zone at the moment. You can also hold the bodies together to get an idea on both of those as well. A few of us have hacked bodies up, so once you've decided on your victim , let us know and between us all we should be able to tell you the best way to hack, splice and add where needed to get the body you desire .

[shift13]

Thanks brett I think im going to order a tone of styrene and cut and splice the camaro body ive got. Kinda sucks not having a lhs where I am. But im pretty stoked about this build. The wheel base is pretty close on both cars. Im not looking for 100% accuracy just close enouph as there are no clubs or shows anywhere close to me in ontario lol

Thank you for all your help im going to have fun with this one