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VanDongen · 09-18-2009, 03:12 PM

I got my frame and some sheetmetal from the cutter yesterday. He did great work! All the 3mm holes were lasercut in there as well to make my life easy

The plate on the bottom left is going to be my rear bottomplate, the middle one is the front skid, and the right will be the centre bottomplate.

With the Trailfinder front and rear struts

This is how the rear of the body is mounted to the frame like a hinge:

Will make it with these things so the body won't fall back

First fit

Flexxx

Fixed the bumper to the chassis:

And with bumper

JOOTZ · 09-18-2009, 04:42 PM

nice work on the chassis pieces ,,,

VanDongen · 09-19-2009, 01:53 PM

Thanks!

Got some more stuff done today
Remember the bottom left and bottom right plates?

Well, i thought i'd get them cut out of 2mm Stainless, and then bend them into shape. I started with the easy one, but when i started the first bend in my small vise i realised 1mm stainless would have been much better. This 2mm is a huge pain to shape and i had to get my biggest hammer out to even slightly bend it.
Anyway after some sweat and bloodshed, the bottomplate looked like this:

And that was the easy one!

Now for the rear one. This wasn't easy, but i must say, it came out just like i drew it in the model, and it fits like a glove. Again, it took some sweat and a big hammer, but it fits!

The idea behind this rear plate is that i can just bash away with the sub and its large butt hanging over, without hurting the plastic bumper and hardbody.

And some overall shots:

Still plenty left to do, but that's it for this weekend.

TLTkrawl · 09-19-2009, 03:14 PM

thats badass

pantablo · 09-19-2009, 03:44 PM

great work. nice idea on the rear lower plate. I like long overhangs (nice scraping sound) bit it does wear/abuse the body quite a bit.

IDnewcrwlr · 09-19-2009, 04:12 PM

man that thing looks awesome!!!

Meatwad · 09-19-2009, 09:47 PM

Love the square 80's trucks. The build is awesome to say the least. The skid plate under the rear overhang is a nice touch, as mentioned. Everything down to the rear ass sag. I want a suburban body now thanks to you sir!

DonsATV · 09-20-2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pantablo

great work. nice idea on the rear lower plate. I like long overhangs (nice scraping sound) bit it does wear/abuse the body quite a bit.

X2!!

4wd4ws · 09-20-2009, 08:12 AM

Very nice.

davidthestud09 · 09-20-2009, 01:00 PM

Hands down thr best build I've seen yet. I'm looking forward to more progress.

Red_Baron · 09-20-2009, 04:56 PM

Speechless...

When the rig is done, please ship it my way!

I need it next to my 1.1

crunky · 09-20-2009, 11:42 PM

very nice chassis work... the whole build is top notch.

how much that chassis cost ?

VanDongen · 09-21-2009, 06:52 AM

Thanks for the kind words people! It's not for sale (yet

) and the framerails set me back about 80 euro's. Which is about 115 dollar today. So not very cheap, that's because of all the 3mm holes in the 6mm stainless rails. Still, a lot better than spending a day drilling those tiny holes.

KROGOTH · 09-21-2009, 07:30 AM

Lookin great.

Ive been thinking about making a scale version of some of the up-armored modern 'Burbs that all the higher ups use here in Iraq. Either that or one of the armored SUV's.

Love the bottom skid plates, excellent addition to your project.

And lastly, i envy all of you for your cats.

Red_Baron · 09-21-2009, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanDongen

Thanks for the kind words people! It's not for sale (yet

) and the framerails set me back about 80 euro's. Which is about 115 dollar today. So not very cheap, that's because of all the 3mm holes in the 6mm stainless rails. Still, a lot better than spending a day drilling those tiny holes.

So please let me know man! Its an awsome rig!!! Love the skids!

And I think the price isnt that bad at all. I think here it would be more. Like 100 € or something!

goodoldlevi · 09-21-2009, 09:27 AM

Very nice build!! I love the look of it, you nailed it

VanDongen · 09-21-2009, 12:50 PM

Thank you!!

Got some stuff in today.

And offcourse i couldn't resist slapping the 1.55 wheels and tyres on the rig right away and do some wheeling.

It actually isn't even half bad, even with the smaller tyres. I do get hung up on the axles every now and then, but still, pretty okay.
Got some nice scraping noises off the rear skid as well. I'll see if i can post a movie soon.
I saw RC4WD now had 1.55" Mud slinger tyres that are 105mm. Those would look SICK, but i really don't want to buy another set again... At least not right now :-)

Here's some more pics with the 1.55's

Code454 · 09-21-2009, 12:55 PM

the new tires look great, they suite it perfect

Red_Baron · 09-21-2009, 12:59 PM

Awsome! Gonna put on some fenderflares? Or maybe some MRC axels would be better? You'll get a better "tuck-in"

VanDongen · 09-21-2009, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red_Baron

Awsome! Gonna put on some fenderflares? Or maybe some MRC axels would be better? You'll get a better "tuck-in"

Yeah, that's the only thing i'm not really happy with. With bigger tyres it looks okay that they're not covered, but now, i don't know.
I do have some fender flares, but they're pretty big, and i'm still a little doubtful about cutting up my suburban body

. I'll leave it like this for a while. Maybe i can shrink the fender flares a little, they're made out of rubber, so i might use the tyre-shrinking-method.

09-18-2009, 03:12 PM	#81
VanDongen Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 279	I got my frame and some sheetmetal from the cutter yesterday. He did great work! All the 3mm holes were lasercut in there as well to make my life easy The plate on the bottom left is going to be my rear bottomplate, the middle one is the front skid, and the right will be the centre bottomplate. With the Trailfinder front and rear struts This is how the rear of the body is mounted to the frame like a hinge: Will make it with these things so the body won't fall back First fit Flexxx Fixed the bumper to the chassis: And with bumper

09-18-2009, 04:42 PM	#82
JOOTZ RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: never been Posts: 1,317	nice work on the chassis pieces ,,,

09-19-2009, 01:53 PM	#83
VanDongen Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 279	Thanks! Got some more stuff done today Remember the bottom left and bottom right plates? Well, i thought i'd get them cut out of 2mm Stainless, and then bend them into shape. I started with the easy one, but when i started the first bend in my small vise i realised 1mm stainless would have been much better. This 2mm is a huge pain to shape and i had to get my biggest hammer out to even slightly bend it. Anyway after some sweat and bloodshed, the bottomplate looked like this: And that was the easy one! Now for the rear one. This wasn't easy, but i must say, it came out just like i drew it in the model, and it fits like a glove. Again, it took some sweat and a big hammer, but it fits! The idea behind this rear plate is that i can just bash away with the sub and its large butt hanging over, without hurting the plastic bumper and hardbody. And some overall shots: Still plenty left to do, but that's it for this weekend.

09-19-2009, 03:14 PM	#84
TLTkrawl Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 194	thats badass

09-19-2009, 03:44 PM	#85
pantablo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica Posts: 3,687	great work. nice idea on the rear lower plate. I like long overhangs (nice scraping sound) bit it does wear/abuse the body quite a bit.

09-19-2009, 04:12 PM	#86
IDnewcrwlr RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ????? Posts: 1,059	man that thing looks awesome!!!

09-19-2009, 09:47 PM	#87
Meatwad I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rancho Relaxo. California. USA. Earth. Posts: 3,292	Love the square 80's trucks. The build is awesome to say the least. The skid plate under the rear overhang is a nice touch, as mentioned. Everything down to the rear ass sag. I want a suburban body now thanks to you sir!

09-20-2009, 08:12 AM	#89
4wd4ws Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Holland Posts: 673	Very nice.

09-20-2009, 01:00 PM	#90
davidthestud09 Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: sandy Posts: 87	Hands down thr best build I've seen yet. I'm looking forward to more progress.

09-20-2009, 04:56 PM	#91
Red_Baron Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norway Vestby Posts: 88	Speechless... When the rig is done, please ship it my way! I need it next to my 1.1

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09-20-2009, 11:42 PM	#92
crunky I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: cape crud... will you be my friend Posts: 2,102	very nice chassis work... the whole build is top notch. how much that chassis cost ?

09-21-2009, 06:52 AM	#93
VanDongen Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 279	Thanks for the kind words people! It's not for sale (yet ) and the framerails set me back about 80 euro's. Which is about 115 dollar today. So not very cheap, that's because of all the 3mm holes in the 6mm stainless rails. Still, a lot better than spending a day drilling those tiny holes.

09-21-2009, 07:30 AM	#94
KROGOTH Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 140	Lookin great. Ive been thinking about making a scale version of some of the up-armored modern 'Burbs that all the higher ups use here in Iraq. Either that or one of the armored SUV's. Love the bottom skid plates, excellent addition to your project. And lastly, i envy all of you for your cats.

09-21-2009, 09:27 AM	#96
goodoldlevi Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 527	Very nice build!! I love the look of it, you nailed it

09-21-2009, 12:50 PM	#97
VanDongen Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 279	Thank you!! Got some stuff in today. And offcourse i couldn't resist slapping the 1.55 wheels and tyres on the rig right away and do some wheeling. It actually isn't even half bad, even with the smaller tyres. I do get hung up on the axles every now and then, but still, pretty okay. Got some nice scraping noises off the rear skid as well. I'll see if i can post a movie soon. I saw RC4WD now had 1.55" Mud slinger tyres that are 105mm. Those would look SICK, but i really don't want to buy another set again... At least not right now :-) Here's some more pics with the 1.55's

09-21-2009, 12:55 PM	#98
Code454 Hateraide Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mission BC Posts: 1,538	the new tires look great, they suite it perfect

09-21-2009, 12:59 PM	#99
Red_Baron Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norway Vestby Posts: 88	Awsome! Gonna put on some fenderflares? Or maybe some MRC axels would be better? You'll get a better "tuck-in"

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