roll cage's

I was just wondering if some body can give me a tip on building models with roll cages. Everytime i build a model with a roll cag it looks perfect untill im ready to put the body and when i dry fit it the body wont go all the down over the chassis. Dose aybody else have this problem or knoe how i can prevent this?
Thanks,
MikE:(

Which model manufacturers are they from??? I haven't had this problem with tamiya kits so far and have not had to remedy it. I would advise to dry fit the set up before painting to check for a problem. Its likely to be the thickness of the 'glass' that causes the problem so i think the only way to go about it is to reduce the height of the cage. If i came across this situation i might attempt to lower it by cutting through selected parts with a razor saw. As the saw cuts through the plastic it is removing a small amount so when its stuck back together it will be shorter than the original piece. If u cut through the vertical bars at the lower part of the cage and do so carefully, it should be the same height all around!!! if u dont have one of these saws then perhaps u could sand away at the bottom of the pilars and then replace any locating pins - if there are any?

thanks I will try this and it is a tamiya kit. I have had truble with the subaru impreza wrc 2001 and the piaa honda accord.

Your paint and primer might be too thick..

F.O.T.W....Ditto to what he said.

Ive never struck this problem before with any of the roll cages i have built.
If i do have a problem its with the Revell/Monagram one's that dont fit together very well.

thans guys for all ur help!!! I trimmed up the roll cages an they fit perfectlly

Originally posted by mhpspeed
thans guys for all ur help!!! I trimmed up the roll cages an they fit perfectlly

So how did u do it?

I trimmed a little from the bottom and the and it still didnt fit and then i looked again and found a ball of glue on the top where they connected and trimmed that off.