Dragon Wagon Soft Cab
Conversion (M26A1)
#TX 0101
Modifications to Tamiya kits

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• Remove approx. 1/16” (1.75-2mm) from the outside of each fender well.
• Remove and sand smooth the inner flange for the armoured cab sides.
• Remove the front ¼” (4mm) from the upper part of the winch motor.
• Bevel the top of the two air cleaner cylinders by about 2mm, the lower air cleaner part (B11) can remain unchanged.
• Shave approx. 1mm off the outsides of the forward lower floor.

Other modifications:

• Remove approx. 1mm from the outsides of the Driver’s and Commander’s forward bulkheads (parts D24, D26) to correspond to the altered lower floor.
• Remove small portions off the engine compartment walls (parts D14, D15), the instructions say to remove all the plastic forward of the Driver’s and Commander’s forward bulkheads but this is erring on the side of caution and only small alterations are needed as you can still see the panels inside the radiator opening.
  
• Cut the steps off the tops of the Fuel tanks (parts C8, C20).

Some minor alterations may be needed when test fitting but I found with these modifications the cab fitted well to the Tamiya chassis.

Assemble the rest of the Tamiya kit as per instructions

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