Hi, I am new to the forum and have a fairly simple question...I recently acquired a tyco body (The Porsche 962 "FromA") that fits on a Tyco HP-7 chassis. I would like to get a better performing chassis to run with. Will this body fit on a Tyco HP440X2 widepan chassis?

Maybe a better question is...is there some spreadsheet out there that shows what bodies are compatible with which chassis?

That body will fit on a 440(X2) pan chassis. I don't know of a compatibility chart. The HP7, 440 pan, HP2, and TycoPro bodies usually interchange pretty well. Once in a while the fit is better on a particular chassis.

In addition I think Rob Budano sells a 'buddy clip' which allows this body to run on a Tomy SG+ chassis, which in stock form should outpace all the Tyco designs once you change the rear axle for a Turbo one and fit slip on tyres.

http://www.budshocars.com/Sec03_Feb06.htm

This might be a good idea as both Tomy and Tyco make 962s and you could build up an impressive fleet all running with the same chassis

Tyco: http://www.hoslotcars.com/cgi-bin/searchsl?index=0&from=searchsl&func=search&txt=962+tyco&what=0&format=0&user=&password=&num=100&sort1=-1&sort2=-1&sort3=-1&sort4=-1&sort5=-1&sort6=-1&sort7=-1&sort8=-1&sort9=-1

Tomy:http://www.hoslotcars.com/cgi-bin/searchsl?index=0&from=searchsl&func=search&txt=962+tomy&what=0&format=0&user=&password=&num=100&sort1=-1&sort2=-1&sort3=-1&sort4=-1&sort5=-1&sort6=-1&sort7=-1&sort8=-1&sort9=-1

Note that the Tomy 962s will also need clips as they fit the much wider Turbo chassis. However, unlike the tyco clips the Tomy ones are made by Tomy themselves.

I think Bud can help you out with this.

You could also add additional cars from the same era:

http://www.hoslotcars.com/cgi-bin/searchsl?index=0&from=searchsl&func=search&txt=toyota+gtp&what=0&format=0&user=&password=&num=100&sort1=-1&sort2=-1&sort3=-1&sort4=-1&sort5=-1&sort6=-1&sort7=-1&sort8=-1&sort9=-1

http://www.hoslotcars.com/cgi-bin/searchsl?index=0&from=searchsl&func=search&txt=jaguar+xjr&what=0&format=0&user=&password=&num=100&sort1=-1&sort2=-1&sort3=-1&sort4=-1&sort5=-1&sort6=-1&sort7=-1&sort8=-1&sort9=-1

http://www.hoslotcars.com/cgi-bin/searchsl?index=0&from=searchsl&func=search&txt=mercedes+tomy&what=0&format=0&user=&password=&num=100&sort1=-1&sort2=-1&sort3=-1&sort4=-1&sort5=-1&sort6=-1&sort7=-1&sort8=-1&sort9=-1

http://www.hoslotcars.com/cgi-bin/searchsl?index=0&from=searchsl&func=search&txt=nissan+march&what=0&format=0&user=&password=&num=100&sort1=-1&sort2=-1&sort3=-1&sort4=-1&sort5=-1&sort6=-1&sort7=-1&sort8=-1&sort9=-1

You could also add additional cars from the same era
In theory, yes. I've been trying to, but my wallet keeps coming up a little short. Some of those bodies are extremely hard to find at a reasonable enough price to run the cars. And running the cars is what it's all about if you care about what chassis goes under them.