Stadium conversion w/ rubber bedliner reinforcement

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Ok, I was real busy this weekend working on my truck. Here's some pics of the new body with the rubberized bedliner spray inside. You do have to be careful with existing paint. The solvent in the bedliner will disolve you paint if you spray it on too thick. If you just want a black body just spray like there's no tommorrow :) . The sides have aprox 1/16" of reinforcement, the top 1/8" and the corners of the roof and rear of the bed I piled on a whopping 3/16" to 1/4" of that stuff. I suggest you spray a thin coat once an hour. Anyways, it added a little weight. I'd say the body it twice as heavy now but I ended up dropping a butt load of weight by scrapping my rollcage and side DOM in favor of a modded SS pipe. BTW, the bedliner cost me around $8 from Advanced Auto Parts. Auto Zone had a different brand for like $9.


P.S. I'll put up a post on the modded SS pipe in the Engine and Exhaust forum. I think it's gonna work out great and is pretty easy to do. You can see the pipe in pic #3.
 
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I used that stuff in conjunction with drywall tape on my 5b Body. It adds a little weight but the strength is insane! That the new black flame body from redcat by chance? :D
 
Obeast44 said:
I used that stuff in conjunction with drywall tape on my 5b Body. It adds a little weight but the strength is insane! That the new black flame body from redcat by chance? :D
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Naw, I airbrushed that. So, there's a new paint scheme on the MT bodies coming out?
 
catchaser said:
Naw, I airbrushed that. So, there's a new paint scheme on the MT bodies coming out?
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EDIT: Pics on Redcat racing are now up, Looks nice!
 
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looks wild!! thats a great job on the flames too. i never new you were a gifted painter couse you have a shell.. looking good! i like the no roll cage too. im running one of mine with no cage..
 
Thanks for the props guys. I might be selling this one if I can get a hold of this guy that can do Rhinoliner. Rhinoliner is supposed to be much tougher than the store bought spray stuff.
 
Rhino lining is also alot thicker and stiff. Honestly, if you managed to spray the Napa stuff on thick enough it would be very similar
 
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