Choro-Q body conversion guide I – Snap on Qsteer Body

This is the easiest part of converting a Choro-Q body into a compatible Q-steer body.

My first tutorial on how to convert Choro-Q body for Q-steer.

So how are you suppose to have the body of this Choro-Q:

…mounted on a Q-steer chassis to look like this:

Well, the title says “…guide I” because this is the first part of this tutorial. This tutorial will only teach you how to convert “Snap-on” bodies. This means that there’s no requirement for new parts or permanently mounting the body into the Q-steer chassis. A lot of modifiers are permanently mounting the Choro-Q bodies but it really depends on the body’s design. If the body is capable of being modified as a snap-on type, why not?

Let’s kick of by choosing a body. Choro-Q bodies that can be modified as Snap-ons have long front end. This gives a lot of space for you to work on the area where the front mount of the chassis can fit. I chose Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII body.

You should be able to mount off the original body of the Q-steer from its chassis. This is done by simply cracking the glue at the front mount. Or if you don’t have enough patience, you can use a super glue antidote. That will do things faster.

Moving on, a Choro-Q body has a screw as its front mount and a simple rear lock mount. To be able to fit this into the Q-steer chassis, you have to trim this area where the screw goes in, enough for the Q-steer’s chassis mount to reach your desired mounting height. You also have to trim the rear lock enough to fit the body easily into the Q-steer chassis. Another part to trim is the thick plastic areas inside the body. Some Choro-Q bodies have thick parts inside that when you mount the body into the Q-steer chassis, it is hard for the front wheels to steer to try to trim them good enough.

Trim the scew area

Trim the rear lock too.

After doing that, create the front mount of the body by creating a slot for the chassis.

I used a Swiss knife so I took a piece of masking tape and put it to that area so that the knife will not scratch the yellow part. Trim the slot properly, meaning the slot is final and aligned properly. Having the slot a bit high will make the body mounted too low which will let the tires hit the body and that will result in bad handling. Just mount the body with enough space for the front wheels to move properly. After doing that, mount the body to see if you have done a good job.

Wonderfully done! That is how you can make a Choro-Q body be a simple, snap-on body for Q-steer!