Wild Willy body on GF-01

[Saito2]

How well can a Wild Willy body be fitted to a GF-01 chassis? I've seen a few people do this but I'm interested in just good it looks. I'd like it to fit as good as it does on the WR-02 chassis. How badly does the floor need cut out for clearance? The reason I ask these questions is because I'm dissatisfied with both the Land Cruiser body and Jimny body I've tried on it. The Land Cruiser's wheelbase doesn't seem right. The Jimny either needs hacked or the shock travel severely limited in the front to get the body down on the chassis properly. Without these mods, the body has to be perched pretty high in the air. I want to give Wild Willy body a try but don't want to go cutting up the body if I can't get it down at least as low as it sits on the WR-02 chassis. Hopefully the more open wheel arches with allow for full suspension travel. Ugh, maybe I should have bought the dump truck instead. 

[iluvmud]

Google is your friend in this, there are a ton of posts and pics of the ww2 body on the gf01. They certainly look cool and pretty much the same as the WR02  

[njmlondon]

I tried it and it is not too bad at all. The only area which is not spot on is the inner fenders on the front.

I would also recommend shaving off the plastic ridge on the central underside of the body which drops the body by about 1cm.

The battery set up on the GF01 is very different though so think carefully about how you locate your electrics.

[Saito2]

Thanks. I wound up shaving off that ridge as you suggested along with a little of Willy's foot. I found conflicting advise in my search before posting. Trimming the WR-02 side rails to fit the GF-01 chassis (not required) added a nice detail too. Best of all, now I have full shock travel.

[Nobbi1977]

9 hours ago, Saito2 said:

Thanks. I wound up shaving off that ridge as you suggested along with a little of Willy's foot. I found conflicting advise in my search before posting. Trimming the WR-02 side rails to fit the GF-01 chassis (not required) added a nice detail too. Best of all, now I have full shock travel.

Photos?

[emory70]

Good to know. I've been meaning to find out 

[Saito2]

Sorry, I don't have pics available. However, if you search the topic "Will there be a Wild Willy 3?", club member B.M.T. has an underside photo that details the same cuts I made.

[simensays]

Here is my post on the question a while back..

Here is some info, with pictures on how I mounted the body (on page 3)...