I had to cut my wells to cartoonish proportions, and add some plastic plates under the hood to keep the nose from bouncing, especially with the headlight hardware in there. On some cars, I have had to use pen tubes to strengthen where the windshield meets the fenders. I glued in some plastic...
How big is that body? I have one from........oh crud what's the name? That family from "Home Alone"? Oh yeah, McCallister Racing. Fits my Rustler kind of like a parade float, but I had to do it because I have a 1:1 scale IROC Z. I would love 1 that fits a little better.