Bug body on a 6s Kraton?

[Xjeepguy]

I’ve heard of people putting a Baja bug body on their Kraton. Anybody here done it? Did it require any custom mounts?

 

[Dan B.]

Kraton is a LWB truck, so the bug bodies are a little bit of a stretch. Probably would work well with the off-road/stunt trucks like yours. It might look really cool with those giant wheels, and would be easier than a street car because you wouldn’t need quite so much of the perfect fit of a “slammed” body. They fit the SWB bodies almost perfectly, wheelbase-wise. (Typhon, Outcast, Notorious…)
Yes, you’ll have to play with mounts but it isn’t that difficult. I just got an assortment of Arrma mounts and posts and played with them until I found something that worked.
I’ve always been a big fan of them, I’ve done a couple.
Good luck with the project. Make a build thread and get the banner!

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Xjeepguy]

Looks awesome! Yeah, I’ll make a thread when I do it, should be fun. I love the look, and it should be pretty durable.

 

[Cereal_killer]

I did one a while back. As @Dan B. Said it looks a little different on a LWB. not in a bad way. But i used.
Arrma
ARA320357
"outcast" body posts.

 

[Xjeepguy]

Thanks for the tip, I’ll pick up a set of those.

 

[rccar4life]

The Baja Bug body got two things i really love.

They get more and more retro for every year . And this is Cool.
They will never die, only get better with years now.

And the second thing, maybe the best . The round shaped roof
makes the rig always in most cases anyways roll back to wheels.
You don't need flip the car often like you need with flat roof bodies.
iTs self right back to wheels kindoff

Really great for offroad bashing.

One tip, Use shoe gloo and walltape, then it will last Looong time

 

[Xjeepguy]

I love the style of it. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

 

[Acidsnow]

@Xjeepguy here's my bug on kraton chassis with talion everything else. Wee bit of finaglin' with the mounts to get it sitting right tho!

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Getting ready to paint now, mounts are infraction and a wee bit of ally angle.

 

[Xjeepguy]

@Xjeepguy here's my bug on kraton chassis with talion everything else. Wee bit of finaglin' with the mounts to get it sitting right tho! View attachment 217471

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Getting ready to paint now, mounts are infraction and a wee bit of ally angle.
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Nice!! That looks awesome! I got the body mounts, probably getting the body next week. Can’t wait to do it.

 

[RCbuzz]

@Xjeepguy did you ever end up doing this? Someone got me a bug body! Super excited, going to try and get it to fit the 6S but at first glance its going to require some work..

Some examples here too: https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/kraton-with-vw-body.8103/

 

[Xjeepguy]

@Xjeepguy did you ever end up doing this? Someone got me a bug body! Super excited, going to try and get it to fit the 6S but at first glance its going to require some work..

Some examples here too: https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/kraton-with-vw-body.8103/

Yep. Ran it for a while on my old Kraton. Would work a lot better on a Notorious, but was pretty cool.

 

[RCbuzz]

Yep. Ran it for a while on my old Kraton. Would work a lot better on a Notorious, but was pretty cool.

"was" cool? Did it get destroyed?

 

[Xjeepguy]

Yep. I used to beat that truck pretty hard lol. I rebuilt it and traded it for a K8.

 

[Ruby_Johnson]

Kraton is a LWB truck, so the bug bodies are a little bit of a stretch. Probably would work well with the off-road/stunt trucks like yours. It might look really cool with those giant wheels, and would be easier than a street car because you wouldn’t need quite so much of the perfect fit of a “slammed” body. They fit the SWB bodies almost perfectly, wheelbase-wise. (Typhon, Outcast, Notorious…)
Yes, you’ll have to play with mounts but it isn’t that difficult. I just got an assortment of Arrma mounts and posts and played with them until I found something that worked.
I’ve always been a big fan of them, I’ve done a couple.
Good luck with the project. Make a build thread and get the banner!
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Looks great!

 

[Dan B.]

Looks great!

Thank you very much. Welcome to the forum!

 

[fozzy71]

Kraton is a LWB truck, so the bug bodies are a little bit of a stretch. Probably would work well with the off-road/stunt trucks like yours. It might look really cool with those giant wheels, and would be easier than a street car because you wouldn’t need quite so much of the perfect fit of a “slammed” body. They fit the SWB bodies almost perfectly, wheelbase-wise. (Typhon, Outcast, Notorious…)
Yes, you’ll have to play with mounts but it isn’t that difficult. I just got an assortment of Arrma mounts and posts and played with them until I found something that worked.
I’ve always been a big fan of them, I’ve done a couple.
Good luck with the project. Make a build thread and get the banner!
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Do you recall which specific body that first one is? Is it the PRO3238-63 - Pro-Line Volkswagen Full Fender Baja Bug Body (Clear) (Slash/Slash 4x4)?

 

[Dan B.]

Do you recall which specific body that first one is? Is it the PRO3238-63 - Pro-Line Volkswagen Full Fender Baja Bug Body (Clear) (Slash/Slash 4x4)?

Yup, that’s the one. That’s what both were, they were just trimmed differently and I didn’t put the rear spoiler on the white one.

 

[fozzy71]

Yup, that’s the one. That’s what both were, they were just trimmed differently and I didn’t put the rear spoiler on the white one.

Thanks for the confirmation. I might grab one this winter for one of my Typhons, and maybe another for my 2wd LCG Rustler/Slash conversion.

 

[Dan B.]

Thanks for the confirmation. I might grab one this winter for one of my Typhons, and maybe another for my 2wd LCG Rustler/Slash conversion.

They fit both the Slash and Typhon very well, but different body posts are needed on the Typhon. The white and blue one is on a 2wd Slash, and the black one is on a Typhon with Lim towers and shocks. I’ve always really dug those Bug builds!