Lid trimming advice needed...

[tazzman68]

Just got my first decent lid, and need advice on trimming to fit the best.
It is a Proline H2. Not my first choice, but it is practically new and was painted pretty decent.
Now my questions are should I leave it sit up high, and let the air flow under it?
Or should I trim the body to sit as low as possible and vent it?
This body is virtually uncut, I think it was on a E-Maxx. (It was on consignment at the LHS)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Eddie

[SunkenMetal]

Me peronally i like mine to sit low and vented.... but thats just me... for trimming i use Dubro scissors and sand paper...

[Bankrupter]

I also like the low vented look. Good luck and give us a pic when your done!

[Shaun]

i personally like the low profile look myself, just vent it at the front and back and your set!!

[tazzman68]

Ok, so thus far I have trimmed the front of the body to sit as low as the body post will drop.
I have also cut a D above the motor, and cut out the sunroof so I can grab the handle.
So now I should cut out the front and rear windshields? Or would drilling a bunch of 3/8 holes do it? And do I need to put holes in the side windows too?

[Jeremy]

use a hole saw and cut a 1 3/4 in hole in the front and back

No need for the side windows . It will make the body that much weaker

[tazzman68]

I don't really have a hole saw, I guess I could use the dremel some more and cut some bigger holes. I was thinking of the body integrity when I was asking about several small holes in front and rear.

[Double-O-Zilch]

I use body scissors and then clean all the lines up with a dremel spinning a sanding drum. I like a lot of little holes in whatever pattern happens, I think it looks cool and keeps strength up.

[Larsenracing]

I usually use a Rolo zip bit to rough cut everything out on my dremel. Rough cut meaning as close to the lines that need to cut as possible and then using a sanding drum on the Dremel to finish/clean it up to finish.

I as well like the low vented style.

[MTBikerTim]

I use a grinding drum on the dremel do to most of my work. Works really well. To do vent holes I draw on the body with a permanent marker in the shape I want (tracing lids for circles works well). I then rough cut with lexan scissors then tidy up to the inside edge of the marker with the dremel. If you go to the outside edge of the marker with the dremel (leaving no line) you have no idea if you have gone too far or not. Then I just wipe the marker off with some alcohol. The body has to be new though or the marker will go into the scratches and it won't come off as easily. It is also a good idea to make sure the marker will come off on a piece of scrap lexan first.

[Larsenracing]

You can draw where ever you want so long as you leave the protective plastic film on it. This way the marker and the over spray and all comes off with it. You should see my body's with all the marker and so on all over them before pealing the clear protective layer off.

[MTBikerTim]

You can draw where ever you want so long as you leave the protective plastic film on it. This way the marker and the over spray and all comes off with it. You should see my body's with all the marker and so on all over them before pealing the clear protective layer off.

With the film on is the best way to do it. I have just decided after taking the film off that I wanted more venting.

[Larsenracing]

ya, good point I agree then you have to be careful as you mentioned.

[tazzman68]

Ok, sorry bout the delay in getting these up.
Here are some pics of my Savvy with the H2 body.
Remember, I bought this already painted. I just
trimmed it for the Savvy, I was told it was done up
for an E-Maxx originally.
No matter what, it is better than that truggy body I
had on it before!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r312/tazzman68/DSCN1505.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r312/tazzman68/DSCN1506.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r312/tazzman68/DSCN1507.jpg

[SL63]

Great job! looking good. You may wan't to radius the edges where it goes around the bumper to help keep it from cracking. just use a small needle file.
SL63

[Keithv]

It looks good. How did you get that windshield vent so smooth?

[whipnet]

Get a body reamer. Holes maintain the roof strength.

http://banners.whipnet.net/savage/ec.body.jpg

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[tazzman68]

Thanks all,


SL63, thanks for the tip, I will be doing some work to the mill tomorrow, and will do just that while I have the tools out.

KeithV, I used my Dremel with a 1/2" sanding drum to smooth it after marking out the shape with a Sharpie, and cutting it with a rotozip bit. I used this process for all the holes.

whipnet, I am unsure of what a body reamer is, but I started with a bunch of 3/8 holes first, and that didn't seem to be enough venting so I went to the large oval hole. And as far as roof integrity, this seems to be a very tough body, I have flipped it and slid it down the street at 30+mph, and it did no damage at all.

[Bud]

I am another Dremel tool guy, I just use a pointed fine stone and it cuts through like a router bit in wood. A Hummer body, I have been looking at those, nice find! Bud

[whipnet]

whipnet, I am unsure of what a body reamer is,

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&W=001451871&I=LXLLN1&P=K

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