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Project Baja Racer

Hey guys, This is project Baja Racer, the W2D-IV (Wrench To Drive 4).  It's a 3D printed crawler/bouncer that can use clone SCX10 or WLToys 12428 drive train parts.  The vast majority of the car you print yourself.  The 3D files are available on Thingiverse or Cults 3D. On to the Baja Racer... Body The Shell is VW Beetle inspired but diverges quite drastically in places if you look closely.  I went with a cage because bodies are expensive and I wanted to design a car that is cheap to build and run but still looks cool.  I'm hoping that I can skin the cage with body panels and it will hold up well enough to get a passing grade from the bashers, but we shall see.  So far, the TPU skin panels I made are okay but not as nice looking as I'd hoped.  They are durable and mounting with hot glue doesn't seem to be a problem, which means that if it ever is due to breakage, the ability to fix easily will be nice. Chassis The chassis is a beefy 3D printed ladder frame t