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08-10-2008, 09:34 PM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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|  Jeep J-10 Honcho Now an MSD UTE with RC4WD 1.5s
While I wait for my frame for my YJ from TSS, I decided to build another Jeep in the mean time. I can guarantee you, that you will only find one other build on this forum using this body. I received mine by pure luck, my friend Jeff (BD) sent me a PM that 51willysjeep had this body. Jeff said he was going to pass but knowing that I search out the earth for the rarest of badass things he let me in on it. Soon as I saw it, I remember that this was CTCballers old body and that I missed it when he put it on ebay. So when this time around I knew it would be mine. So today I finally had some time to do some work... I started by building up some TLT axles, one was partially built so I just added the usual...fat rock Cs, RCP crawlers knuckles, and rc4wd straight axle adapters. Front axle has RC4WD inner axles. They got a ball bearing treatment and some HD lithium white grease. Leafs are mounted via dinky mounts. The Bruiser frame I pulled off the shelf the other day to take a measurement for my friend Terry (mocrawler) and for the 1st time I noticed the front was tweaked  I nearly shit myself because I have had this frame for well over a year, had it apart to be powder coated, and put it back together and never noticed it until this week. I figured since it was tweaked, it would be a good candidate for the dremel I fixed the front the best I could and started mocking up the axles. Out came the drill and some high lift mounts.Here is where I am at now...    Rc4wd wagon wheels on tamiya MT bfgs  here you can see the high lift spring mounts  I cut the frame just enough so that the body almost rests right up against the back of it, doing so allows me to put in the 2nd cross member still which is good for when I mount electronics and other stuff.  Right now I am mocking up some High lift shock mounts and turn down tlt shocks for the front. The rear will get some turn down tlts as well. Plans are for a velrco body mount system, custom front bumper and rear bumper. Rock sliders (needed to protect the 15+ year old body). If I can find a big bear interior it will get one of those as well. Thats it for now. Stay tuned for more  -Mike Last edited by 1BadJeepBruiser; 08-10-2008 at 09:37 PM. |
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08-10-2008, 09:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lumberton
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You love using bruiser frames don't ya??  lol. jk. I wanna see MORE!!!!!  Is the body lexan?? Cause it looks like it to me!!  |
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08-10-2008, 09:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami
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1BadBruiserFrame, nice job there!  Love that body; very rare indeed. |
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08-10-2008, 09:56 PM
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08-10-2008, 10:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fernley
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Been waiting to see this body used for something. Looks great. Can't wait to see it finished.
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08-10-2008, 10:22 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Ok last update before bed, then it wont be anymore work done till after work tomorrow... Shocks are mounted up front, turned down tlts and high lift mounts.     |
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08-10-2008, 10:48 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lumberton
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Oh, parma!! Looks good man, you've got a nice roller with the body mocked-up!!!! |
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08-10-2008, 10:58 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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Awesome. J-10's are one of my favorite trucks, one of a kind for sure.
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08-10-2008, 11:15 PM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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that is sick Mike. J-10s are pretty damn cool... good friend of mine wheels one. pic of it at the Hammers:  |
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08-11-2008, 05:08 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana
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Awesome. If it says Jeep on it, you can't go wrong. |
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08-11-2008, 05:08 AM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Thanks guys. Does anyone have a stock front clod bumper they can measure for me? Out of all the stuff I have I dont have any stock clod bumpers Got grills and tail gates only... I am thinking one dechromed on the front, notched to sit more inward might look kinda cool.-Mike |
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08-11-2008, 05:51 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Do I look like a freaking people person?
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That is bad a$$ right there! LOTS of potential. Keep up the great work! |
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08-11-2008, 06:07 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: newton
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that body is awesome. i have a friend with one on 38's that he wheels and its a tank. thats a cool find. btw a stock clod bumber is 170mm from side to side 15mm top to bottom and 17mm front to back at the widest part. the mounts are about 70mm apart. |
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08-11-2008, 03:18 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts
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Looks SWEET Mike..!! I'm glad your building another killer truck using that body..!!! I always wanted to do something with it, but never got around to it..! I'm glad it ended up in good hands..!!! |
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08-11-2008, 04:22 PM
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| 20K Club  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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I will be interested to see how it ends up. What tires are you going to run, or are you going to leave the BFG's?
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08-11-2008, 05:44 PM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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Looks good Mike. If you want to shorten the front of the frame to fit better under the body, you could always use a pair of leafs from a Tamiya Semi kit. I will be using some on my Blackfoot body build soon.
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08-11-2008, 06:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Your right about the rare part 1BJB you don't see one of those every day. That's going to make an excellent rig.
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08-11-2008, 06:49 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Alright, update time, got some disc brakes up front  The I mounted up some turned down tlt shocks for the rear. I was struggling to find a top mount after my Juggsterr one wouldnt work for this application...then I saw the cut off parts of the frame...   Drilled 2 more holes in the cross member and bolted it up.  Next up, was trying to figure out something with the molded roll bar... I started digging through a box of misc. parts and found what was left of a Kyosho USA-1 roll bar...    Still undecided as to what I think of it, its just dbl sided taped for now. I then mocked up some 3/16 styrene rod.    I think I like the way the styrene rod looks better... Any thoughts? Last edited by 1BadJeepBruiser; 08-11-2008 at 06:51 PM. | |||
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08-11-2008, 07:12 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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The styrene rod looks way better IMO. I'm wondering what the truck would look like with white rims, seems like that would be more period correct, just my opinion. Truck is awesome. |
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08-11-2008, 07:23 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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I thought about white wheels myself, just happen to have these wagon wheels already. I know Hua made them in white, not sure if he still has them or not. | |
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