Tesla CyberTruck Body for OpenRC F1 RC Race Car by ITF

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After my son printed a 200% version of wov's CyberTruck model, it suddenly occurred to us that it was about the right size to fit on the OpenRC F1 car. I then converted it to fit as a bolt-on body to the OpenRC car with no mods to the car chassis. It turned out that scaling to 209% matched the wheelbase perfectly. It uses the same M3 hardware and techniques to assemble as the OpenRC F1 car.
The initial version got T-boned pretty bad in our first race with it, so I redesigned a few things to beef it up a little bit.
https://youtu.be/FRaQ157QF2k
I printed it at .3mm resolution with 2 perimeters and 8% infill. Some of the parts have an alternate version with built-in support. I also have matching modifier meshes so you can reduce filament usage on the built-in support if your slicer is capable of that. I use 1 bottom layer, 1 perimeter, 3 top layers, and no infill for the built-in support.
I printed the middle body section horizontally because the piece is stronger with the layers in that orientation. However, it can also be printed vertically if you want the layer lines to match the front and rear body pieces.
Just for fun I added a "broken" window option. I also added a taillight and headlight for a bit more detail, they can be printed separately out of transparent and red filament and glued on. There is an alternate version of the tailgate with the taillight built in, where you can pause the print and switch to red filament on the last couple of layers.