My Beetle RSI Xmod!!

[bugman72]

I finally got the body to fit the way I wanted it to. Tell me what you think of it.

New Beetle RSI

[danny_v_l]

sweeet is that a mini z body, and what x mod do u have? very very very very very very very very very nice, nicly done

[R33E8]

It looks to me like a supra by the rims. Very nice job on the fit.

[Bad Company]

Awesome work! I too would like to know where the body came from? Also, any tips on how you mounted it?

Keep p the good work!

[skklown]

that is awesome....when u have it in that trailer, is it bein towed by an overland?

[Joey]

Whoo..not one of my favorite cars, but that's an extremely skillful mounting job. Paint's great, too.

[KnotHole]

You have done a VERY !!!!! good job on this car. Where did you get the body and how did you mount it ??? Mad props to you. Once again...Good Job !!!...

[neurokinetik]

Looks like the Mini-Power body they sell at Mini-ZRacer.com ...

Nice job on the mounting.

[New_B]

Awesome, love the bright green. "Powered By Crest", priceless.

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Big fan of VWs, so you have yet another admirer.

[bugman72]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Neurokinetik is right, it's a Mini Power body that obtained from Draconious (not sure if he's a member on this forum or not). The wheelbase is absolutely perfect for my Supra chassis (good eye R33E8). The body came prepainted in the Lime Green metallic, which is a darn cool color.

I had to do some thinking in order to get the body mounted and still be able to put my Supra body on for racing (this thing is too nice and cool to race with). I'll try to take some pictures of the mounting system, but I will say that it is pretty specific to this body. I used the Mini-Z rear motor mount that came with the body as part of my rear body mount system. I drilled two small holes in the rear window, and then screwed the mount onto the body. I then used the factory RS rear body mount and screwed it onto the previously installed piece. The motor mount piece has almost the same angle as the back glass.

For the front, I trimmed down the RS front body mount enough that I could place the chassis in the body and not have it fit into the Mini-Z body mount. I then cut a piece of plastic sheet and drilled four holes in it. Two screws went into the RS body mount and two screws went into the body. It's not the most secure mount right now, as I will be epoxying nuts onto the body to establish a more secure fit.

The truck and trailer is actually something that I had forgotten about. The truck is a Mercedes SUV and was part of a Maisto Die-Cast set with the Mercedes CLK-GTR. My plans are to buy another Xmod, find a truck body or other suitable donor (I'm thinking a 21-Window VW bus match painted!) and remove the trailer hitch from the Mercedes. That way, as a novelty, I can have one controller with two different sets of crystals...one to drive the truck and trailer, and with a quick switch of crystals, one to drive the Beetle.

Oh, and by the way...the tires off of the SUV are a PERFECT fit on the Xmod wheels. They rub just slightly on max turns on the front, but that could easily be overcome.

[bugman72]

Oh, as a semi-shameless plug, if anyone would be interested in purchasing one of my "Powered by Crest" stickers for their motor, you can email me at gjones72@earthlink.net. I'm charging just $1.50 for each decal, and that includes shipping. At that price, it pretty much covers just the materials and the stamp to mail.

[theMonster]

Maist has a windowed bus with a trailer towing a new beetle, but it's metal so I don't think you'd want to use it for an x-mod.

btw awesome job on the bug!!