Newbie Question on 200mm bodies

[bahrainnismo]

Greetings all from the Arabian Gulf! :wave:

I've just bought my first nitro R/C car - an HPI RS4 RTR as that's the most popular model out here in Bahrain - and finished off with a Pennzoil Skyline body. I absolutely love the thing, still running it in but happily fiddling about with hop-up parts and spending too much money and time at the local hobby store.

I was wondering whether anyone's fitted a Tamiya wide body to the HPI chassis - much as I love the Skyline, I really want to get an accurate Super GT-spec 350Z/Fairlady body for it too in either Calsonic or Xanavi colours, but don't want to end up with something that won't fit.

HPI does 350Z/Fairlady bodies but they're stock, without the extra wide wings and flappy winglet things that the Tamiya bodies have. Any guidance welcome - I'm only one week into this great hobby!

Thanks in advance guys...

[hijacker]

Any 200mm body should fit that chassis. The real wheel wells may not line up absolutely perfectly, but should not be off more that a few millimeters.

You mentioned "Super", I don't know if you are talking about a Super Nitro body (which is 300mm) or something else. Stick with 200mm bodies and you should be able to run anything made by any manufacturer.

Hope this helps.

Chad

[bahrainnismo]

Thanks Chad, that's straightened things out nicely.

Super GT is the championship that these Rice Rockets run in - Honda NSX, Nissan 350Z/Fairlady, Lexus SC430 and Toyota Supra for the most part. Go to http://www.supergt.net (Nice Rice) :cool:

[hijacker]

Ok. I thought it might be a full-scale racing class, but just wanted to be sure.

Glad I could help!

Chad