Hpi bodyshells for tl01

[tamiya monkey]

been looking at some nice bodyshells on the hpi webpage and was thinking of ordering some for my tl01 but did not want to buy incase wheelbase is wrong, can anyone help.

[Nitro_John]

The HPI 190mm shells go straight on both the TA04 and TA05 chassis I have so I'd guess they would be okay for any other Tamiya touring car chassis out there. You will probably have to put the body mount holes in a different place than the HPI instructions say though.

[tamiya monkey]

thanks for that.

 

[necronomicon]

Hi there

I have a Tl-01 and have purchased HPI bodyshells. (200mm HPI ford GT and HPI Plymouth hemi Cuda) The 190mm width is best for Tl-01, but 200mm fits, but your wheels will be about 5mm inside the outer edge of the shell, as the 200mm shell is wider obviously, instead of perfectly flush as you get with a tamiya shell. Doesn't bother me personally, but for the purists out there, there is a difference. The wheelbase is perfect for TL-01 in both 190mm and 200mm shells. you could get wider wheels/ tyres, or i think some wheels have offsets, but not sure if that means they come out wider.

As i say, it doesnt make any difference to me, but if your fussy go for the 190mm.

hope that helped

neil