Proline Ambush

[fix14wd]

So I've had this body and roll cage tucked away for years in a box in the garage. Brand new in the packages, a Proline Ambush 1/10 body and the roll cage to go with it. I just never had a crawler for it at the time, but being an IH Scout guy, I had to have it. Geez, that was 12 yrs ago?!... Now that I have the Vanquish Fordyce I've been thinking about getting a crawler kit to build, and this might be the time to bring the Ambush to life. I took it out and placed it on the Fordyce and it looks like it might be a little short on the chasis. Maybe I just need to trim it and place it on, but it looks like the wheelbase on the Vanquish is a little longer than the wheel wells. What do you think?
Any of you guys remember this body?

 

[nino]

Isn't that originally an MT body? 280ish mm vs your standard 313mm crawler wheelbase?
Whatever it is I like the looks.

Edit: just saw that there was a crawler version in 313 (12.3) so should fit most crawler kits!

 

[WickedFog]

You could probably shorten your stock links just a tad and make that fit nicely, because it doesn't look bad as is. Maybe even trimming the wheel wells a tad will help too.

My friend's step-dad was big into the Scout. He had two of them. Really cool body.

 

[Willy0942]

It is very close, I think you can squeeze it in that body. The scout is very cool

 

[fix14wd]

Looked at it again this morning and I'd need to shorten the wheelbase by about an inch. Even if I got the wheelbase to match up, the lid itself is at the front edge on the inner fenders and the back edge of the gas tank on the chassis. Not a huge deal, I could trim the inner fenders to get it on. The links hardly have any adjustment in them, at least in that direction. I think it'll take a custom build to put this body to use. Might have to sit in t hat box a little while longer...

Isn't that originally an MT body? 280ish mm vs your standard 313mm crawler wheelbase?
Whatever it is I like the looks.

Edit: just saw that there was a crawler version in 313 (12.3) so should fit most crawler kits!

I think the crawler version was pinched, wasn't it? The wheelbase for this is 284mm.

 

[nino]

Looks like it's the MT version after all. You could get a smaller kit, more suited for a scale build with 4.19 wheels, could look great. Like the OG SCX10 or something.

 

[WickedFog]

Looks like it's the MT version after all. You could get a smaller kit, more suited for a scale build with 4.19 wheels, could look great. Like the OG SCX10 or something.

Man, I was curious and went hunting for a short wheelbase crawler kit with no luck. Nice find.