ladder body

Hi everyone, my son and I are looking to kick it up a couple of notches this year. Last year we did a simple wedge, used the standard wheelbase, along with the original axle slots and we did not make a rail rider. We did pretty well for our first outing, 2nd overall in our district. Our rules do...

Attached are a few photos of 2 ladder bodies that I started with hopes to enter into BASX class. I liked the body with the smaller weight pocket as it kept the weight down a bit more since it needed a smaller birch ply cover. All of the corners have a coating of CA to reinforce a bit. These were...

We have built a few ladder bodies and covered the top of the weight pockets with 1/64 birch. Now that I think about it I was wondering if anyone covers the bottom with the plywood instead of the top. We race these cars in scout races so they are a bit thicker then 1/4 just in case of a drop...