XV01 Chassis what are the body options?

[Grumpy pants]

Just day dreaming but does the recently released Audi Quattro body fit on the XV01 chassis or the soon to be released Cosworth Escort shell?

 

[jupitertwo]

Yes, it does perfectly 

XV01 and an XV01T:

XV01 vs TT02. The Subaru body used to be on my XV01 till I got the Audi one. So perfectly interchangeable, so yes the new Escort shell will fit fine.  Only issues the XV01 has is with low nose cars, due to the motor position  

 

HTH

 

[ThunderDragonCy]

@jupitertwo What wheels and tyres have you got on the truck? 

[jupitertwo]

6 minutes ago, ThunderDragonCy said:

@jupitertwo What wheels and tyres have you got on the truck? 

 

 

I’m not sure what the wheels are, just regular sized touring car wheels I think. The tyres are CC01 style soft blocks. Mud Blocks I think (54735), softer than the rock blocks. They’re a little big, taller than the stock XV01T tires, so a little more trimming of the body, and some slight end point reduction to stop them fouling the inside of the chassis.  They stick nicely though, and are close to the look I wanted.  I’d like to find a new body though, those seem thin on the ground.

 

[Grumpy pants]

1 hour ago, jupitertwo said:

Yes, it does perfectly 

XV01 and an XV01T:

XV01 vs TT02. The Subaru body used to be on my XV01 till I got the Audi one. So perfectly interchangeable, so yes the new Escort shell will fit fine.  Only issues the XV01 has is with low nose cars, due to the motor position  

 

HTH

 

That’s awesome, thank you jupitertwo 👍

Great pictures as well 💥

[Busdriver]

3 hours ago, jupitertwo said:

 

 

I’m not sure what the wheels are, just regular sized touring car wheels I think. The tyres are CC01 style soft blocks. Mud Blocks I think (54735), softer than the rock blocks. They’re a little big, taller than the stock XV01T tires, so a little more trimming of the body, and some slight end point reduction to stop them fouling the inside of the chassis.  They stick nicely though, and are close to the look I wanted.  I’d like to find a new body though, those seem thin on the ground.

 

These look great. Glad you left a bit of the front valance on. Helps the overall look!

[Big Jon]

Those are Axial Walker Evans 1.9" wheels. Looks great!

Have not found a scale rally body that wouldn't fit an XV-01 yet. Obviously, no supercars, race bodies, Corvettes, etc., but I've used Camaros (VTA bodies), Subarus of all sorts, Lancias, Celica, a bunch of drift bodies, whatever. Try moving the body mounts to the front bumper for better body durability.

[Nicadraus]

Any touring car or rally car body with 257mm wheelbase and 190-200 width will fit the XV-01.

[Exit13]

On 1/31/2021 at 4:25 AM, jupitertwo said:

Yes, it does perfectly 

XV01 and an XV01T:

XV01 vs TT02. The Subaru body used to be on my XV01 till I got the Audi one. So perfectly interchangeable, so yes the new Escort shell will fit fine.  Only issues the XV01 has is with low nose cars, due to the motor position  

 

HTH

 

Nice Audi!!  I can’t rally my Audi in the snow because the entire tub gets filled with snow. How do you go about stopping this?

[jupitertwo]

57 minutes ago, Exit13 said:

Nice Audi!!  I can’t rally my Audi in the snow because the entire tub gets filled with snow. How do you go about stopping this?

Hehe,  it still gets filled with snow:

one of the advantages of the XV01 is that is mostly enclosed inside, and the wheel arches help.

 

so it only really got slowed down by sheer weight of snow or traction

[Exit13]

2 hours ago, jupitertwo said:

Hehe,  it still gets filled with snow:

one of the advantages of the XV01 is that is mostly enclosed inside, and the wheel arches help.

 

so it only really got slowed down by sheer weight of snow or traction

Nice!  IF only someone 3d printed them for TT-02, I'd be a buyer