body shell question

[2-alex-2]

ok wanting to know a few things about shells.

recently brought an sv pro and came with standard shell and what i believe to FTW shell. wanting to know what the difference between the two and what ones the best to run with.

also i will be looking to get a new shell to be painted to match my other car so what would be the best shell to go for standard, FTW or will an sv2 shell fit and would one be better or is there realy not much difference between shell styles.

thanks in advance for any help

[DCM]

Sv2 is longer than an sv and will need the sv2 motor plate and gear cover.

[2-alex-2]

that wouldnt be a problem as was looking at getting the gear cover anyway. and i know its slightly longer but wasnt sure if anyone had actually put one on or not

[MattW]

Yes you can run SV2 shell, just needs a little extra trimming around the front, and the SV2 motor plate and gear cover.

[2-alex-2]

ok thanks for answering that as i like the proline bulldog shell for sv2 but is there any benefits from having a forward shell over the standard shells

[MattW]

Just for info - I was talking about the Schumacher SV2 shell - I wouldn't like to make the same assurance over the Proline one. It might well be ok, but I haven't tried one.

Generally Cab forward is more steering. Some people like it, some don't.

[Pulse]

do you really feel the difference? there was a debate on this question on rctech and many drivers were saying it doesn't change a thing :confused:

[2-alex-2]

thats what i was wanting to know is there any difference over the two styles. as i like the look of the bulldog but is it worth getting it or should i just get a standard one do i get any advantage.

[rapidrubberwill]

I run the svr shell on sv2 don't notice any difference just like the look of a cabfowards over the original

[RickRick]

the proline shell is about 5 mm narrower each side, so it actualy matches the narrower sv2 unlike the schumacher sv2 shell

[2-alex-2]

the proline shell is about 5 mm narrower each side, so it actualy matches the narrower sv2 unlike the schumacher sv2 shell

this would mean it wont fit bugger liked the look of that shell over the FTW forward shell