The XV-01 comes with foam inserts that you need to glue together as shown in this manual page.

Here are the inserts as they were pulled from the box.

We pull them apart and glue them up using Pro-Line tire glue.

It’s then time to insert them into the super aggressive looking rally block tires.

If these won’t give us any traction, I don’t know what will. I wish I had snow tires that looked like this on my real Subaru. I’d never have to worry about plowing the driveway!

These are the final bearings and pins we need to install to be able to mount the wheels up.

They require adding spacers between the bearings.

Roll pin is now installed as well.

Now we’re ready to mount up one of these meaty tires.

We repeat this process for the other side and end up with this.

The rear bearings require adding a shim and an adapter.

The adapter goes in the rear hub, allowing the right size bearing to be fitted.

We then install the spacer, bearing, roll pin, and wheel hex.

Time to mount the thick foam bumper. This just slips over the posts in the bumper mount in front of the motor.

It is then secured by 4 screws with large washers that will help prevent it from ripping off.

Up next is the battery door. This is a simple door that slides in at one end, and is secured with 2 screws on the other.

The screws have very small O Rings slid over them so that they will seal against the chassis. They will also help hold the screw in place in the door when you remove it out in the field for a battery swap. A very thoughtful feature indeed.

Here is the door secured. The battery is now encased on all sides.

Looks like we need to find a way to mount the body now.

The body mounts have a unique fitment system that integrates with the shock towers like puzzle pieces. The rears fit into a slot and are secured with a single screw each.

The front body mounts are secured in a similar single screw fashion.

That about wraps up the build. The next page has several final build shots.