I just bought a Bolink Explorer Sport Trac Body in plans to cut it in half and use an Explorer Rear body to make my own 01 Sport. I will be getting a HPI Savage 25. I can't wait!

Cool, how do plan on joining the two bodies?

Butt them together and use a piece of one to under lap both front and rear pieces.

Metal or Plastic?

I have wanted to do this for a first gen.....The only plastic models are 2 doors, or second gens:(

if it is for an r/c, its probably plastic... more specifiaclly polysteyrene or lexan... mostly lexan as it is more common

It will be difficult to make the joint seemless, as the paint is applied on the underside of the body.

They are the clear plastic.

My "Plan" is to paint them first then bond them together. This will be a show body, it will never see any play. So it just needs to hold together.

ok, good luck :)

Thanks I will need it. I think it will turn out ok. I just wish they made the one I wanted.

Rather than have one go inside the other, you should cut off the "overlap" so that the two ends meet flush, then use the overlap underneith the seem to give it strength. This will take care of the uneven surface. But it will require very precise cutting.

Given that you're mating two designs from two manufacturers it probably won't be a perfect fit, but it is a great idea.

Darkman, you and I are on the same page. That was my plan. I just couldn't get it out right. Thanks for the input.