RC BODYSHELLS IN GENERAL..

[antnee]

Just had a random idea, how about a fixture like you get on cuff links, so you would put a hole in the body as normal put it over then twist the fixture to secure?

Originally Posted by chunkytom95

ive got some extra long body clips so if its a tc you only need 2 to hold the body down (1 at the front and 1 at the back)

I would never advise them! The amount of people I see run them on TC's and the come off in a crash or roll then ruin their heat/final cos of the body coming off and on!

[Chris Doughty]

Originally Posted by jondell

Yeah, like you know how to do that!!!!!

haha, only just seen this...

I know it has to be done, but I don't know 'how' it has to be done.

I also know that revving it while its being done leads to an angry face from the tuner

[tymill]

Interesting idea.. but surely this would only work if you could "push down" the body over the post for 5 or 8mm so you could swing the bar 'round?

how about having a slot in the body, and turning a bar like this in a flat "yaw" plane, so it locks the body down when turned 90 degrees from the slot's orientation.

But even so, it'd not be very well located in the direction of the slot, and the slot would be weaker than simple round hole. Hmm..

How about just a thumbscrew over a threaded post?

or just had another idea - how about an arrangement something like the disc holder in a DVD-box, where you push down on the middle of a three-pronged affair and the prongs move in a bit, releasing a the hole in the body.

Or even simpler, just two "barbed" split pin that would go though the hole and snap open, holding the body in place. Between the two halves of the split pin, you could jam someting in there when you need the body secure. a little rib or something could retain it. Hmmm. I guess a picture would be helpful here. will post again with one.

...thinking through my fingertips here...

Cheers,
Ty

Originally Posted by antnee

Just had a random idea, how about a fixture like you get on cuff links, so you would put a hole in the body as normal put it over then twist the fixture to secure?








I would never advise them! The amount of people I see run them on TC's and the come off in a crash or roll then ruin their heat/final cos of the body coming off and on!

[tymill]

This is what I had in mind. The little lock on top hinges over to lock the prongs apart. when you need to take the shell off, you can flick the lock back with a fingernail or something, and the prongs can come together so the shell can come off.

It would be nice to have one-piece posts- pins can deffo be a pain when they jump off and get lost in the grass at the most critical times...

What do you think?

Cheers,
Ty