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STANG KILLA SS · 11-23-2009, 08:57 AM

NICE im suprised any of the pics came out you were a hard to catch moving target!

Tommy R · 11-23-2009, 09:16 AM

LOL! I didn't even realize you were taking pics half the time!

dmercier82 · 11-23-2009, 04:53 PM

very nice looking jeep! i do have a question, im in the process of building my first scale rig, or first ever to be exact. i have a team integy 65t motor in it now with stock tlt trans and tlt axles, whats gonna give me more torque (hardly has enough right now)? a different motor or a better battery?

Tommy R · 11-24-2009, 06:29 AM

Here's the video from Sunday's run. The Jeep's maiden voyage!

Sorry for the lack of music. Youtube muted it so I reloaded it with no music at all.

Sorry, I've put direct youtube links here before, but for some reason it's not working now. No idea why.

STANG KILLA SS · 11-24-2009, 06:59 AM

killer!
switch to vimeo.com
free, less compression, and no music copyright/removal crap.

JKJim · 11-24-2009, 08:07 AM

That is a sweet rig, nice work.

jeepjames87 · 11-24-2009, 09:38 AM

Great looking rig, what did you decide on for the motor? Love the video!

Tommy R · 11-24-2009, 06:01 PM

Here it is....battered and abused and needing some TLC after Sunday's thrashing.

And here it is with its new shoes....

RC4WD 1.55 Rock Stompers. The wheels are currently disassembled and receiving their first coats of satin black paint. FYI, these wheels are nearly a press fit onto the Axial CVDs I'm running. Very, very tight fit. In the pic, they don't have any foam in them. They don't come with any air holes so they're actually functioning like a regular pneumatic tire. I may actually give it a try like this. It's easy enough to add foams later on, if need be.

Tommy R · 11-24-2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepjames87

Great looking rig, what did you decide on for the motor? Love the video!

I went back to a 55T and geared it up a few teeth. Reasonable wheelspeed (not quite enough), but the low speed control is so much better.

bmuzz1 · 11-24-2009, 08:31 PM

Your jeep turned out really nice and I like the new 1.55's and tire choice.

Tommy R · 11-24-2009, 09:14 PM

Here's some pics with one wheel sorta dry ;) and mounted up. I like it... But I'm still not sure the best way to tighten the wheel nut.

Jester666 · 11-24-2009, 09:31 PM

new wheels and tires look great. Nice work

rocksteadily · 11-24-2009, 09:37 PM

so you just changed out all the link ball end things out and it flexs like that?

Tommy R · 11-24-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester666

new wheels and tires look great. Nice work

Thanks!!

Quote:

so you just changed out all the link ball end things out and it flexs like that?

I also installed longer shock shafts to get more droop travel, am running a 3 link/panhard bar up front, and will soon be changing it to a true 4 link in the rear. Other than that, I just spend time ensuring that there was no unnecessary binding going on.

KnightRyder · 11-25-2009, 09:14 AM

that front bumber is sick. Good work

Tommy R · 11-27-2009, 05:05 PM

I was concerned about these new 1.55" tires, to be honest. The problem is that the sidewalls don't conform too easily (which can limit forward bite), but the tall sidewalls make any sidehilling very challenging because they flop over so easily. I thought the included foams were way too tall and stiff so I didn't use them at all. Instead of using full height memory foams (the normal choice), I decided to use some shorter regular foams. My hope was that they would provide reasonable lateral support, but allow enough sidewall wrap to grip on the climbs. It still needs tweaking, but overall it's pretty encouraging...

I should also add I'm now running weight in the front wheels (3.25 oz. in each) and I stretched the front axle another 1/8" or so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcx4ZjIvRnE

Maybe I should remove this from the 1.9 forum now, huh?

Tommy R · 12-07-2009, 08:13 AM

Got sick and tired of being able to see through the rear fender wells and with a comp coming up next week, I decided to fab up some fender liners. They're made from .040" (I believe) styrene and painted with bedliner.

Next items on the list:
- Repair wiring on 3Racing winch
- Fab a d-ring and mount for the rear bumper
- Waterproof the electronics
- Install rock lights
- Paint the control arms
- And maybe repaint the entire Jeep since it's looking pretty rough already!

fishfever · 12-07-2009, 09:21 AM

nice job on the body work

looks sick...

hasbeen · 12-07-2009, 01:02 PM

What did you do for the rear bumper/tire carrier?

Awesome build!

Tommy R · 12-07-2009, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hasbeen

What did you do for the rear bumper/tire carrier?

Awesome build!

Well, obviously there's no tire carrier at the moment. I may opt to not make one since I don't plan to run a spare on my 1:1 after I step up to 40's.

For the bumper, I started with some 1"x1/2" rectangular tubing 1/16" wall, that I ordered online. I took my dremel to it and what you see is what you get. ;) I then just bent some 1/16" thick metal strips to mount it to the chassis.

Like I said, I may not make a tire carrier, but at the very least I'll build some sort of rack on the back for an ice chest, Hi-Lift, recovery strap, etc. I also am in the process of making a d-ring/mount for the rear bumper.

11-24-2009, 06:29 AM	#44
Tommy R I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 4,273	Here's the video from Sunday's run. The Jeep's maiden voyage! Sorry for the lack of music. Youtube muted it so I reloaded it with no music at all. Sorry, I've put direct youtube links here before, but for some reason it's not working now. No idea why. Last edited by Tommy R; 11-24-2009 at 06:34 AM.

11-24-2009, 09:14 PM	#51
Tommy R I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 4,273	Here's some pics with one wheel sorta dry ;) and mounted up. I like it... But I'm still not sure the best way to tighten the wheel nut. Last edited by Tommy R; 11-24-2009 at 09:40 PM.

11-23-2009, 08:57 AM	#41
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	NICE im suprised any of the pics came out you were a hard to catch moving target!

11-23-2009, 09:16 AM	#42
Tommy R I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 4,273	LOL! I didn't even realize you were taking pics half the time!

11-23-2009, 04:53 PM	#43
dmercier82 Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Avon, Oh Posts: 71	very nice looking jeep! i do have a question, im in the process of building my first scale rig, or first ever to be exact. i have a team integy 65t motor in it now with stock tlt trans and tlt axles, whats gonna give me more torque (hardly has enough right now)? a different motor or a better battery?

11-24-2009, 06:59 AM	#45
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	killer! switch to vimeo.com free, less compression, and no music copyright/removal crap.

11-24-2009, 08:07 AM	#46
JKJim Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: DeLand Posts: 69	That is a sweet rig, nice work.

11-24-2009, 09:38 AM	#47
jeepjames87 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reno NV Posts: 100	Great looking rig, what did you decide on for the motor? Love the video!

11-24-2009, 06:01 PM	#48
Tommy R I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 4,273	Here it is....battered and abused and needing some TLC after Sunday's thrashing. And here it is with its new shoes.... RC4WD 1.55 Rock Stompers. The wheels are currently disassembled and receiving their first coats of satin black paint. FYI, these wheels are nearly a press fit onto the Axial CVDs I'm running. Very, very tight fit. In the pic, they don't have any foam in them. They don't come with any air holes so they're actually functioning like a regular pneumatic tire. I may actually give it a try like this. It's easy enough to add foams later on, if need be.

11-24-2009, 08:31 PM	#50
bmuzz1 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley Posts: 4,267	Your jeep turned out really nice and I like the new 1.55's and tire choice.

11-24-2009, 09:31 PM	#52
Jester666 RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,575	new wheels and tires look great. Nice work

11-24-2009, 09:37 PM	#53
rocksteadily RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: hawaii Posts: 1,139	so you just changed out all the link ball end things out and it flexs like that?

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11-25-2009, 09:14 AM	#55
KnightRyder Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hoodsport Posts: 169	that front bumber is sick. Good work

11-27-2009, 05:05 PM	#56
Tommy R I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 4,273	I was concerned about these new 1.55" tires, to be honest. The problem is that the sidewalls don't conform too easily (which can limit forward bite), but the tall sidewalls make any sidehilling very challenging because they flop over so easily. I thought the included foams were way too tall and stiff so I didn't use them at all. Instead of using full height memory foams (the normal choice), I decided to use some shorter regular foams. My hope was that they would provide reasonable lateral support, but allow enough sidewall wrap to grip on the climbs. It still needs tweaking, but overall it's pretty encouraging... I should also add I'm now running weight in the front wheels (3.25 oz. in each) and I stretched the front axle another 1/8" or so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcx4ZjIvRnE Maybe I should remove this from the 1.9 forum now, huh?

12-07-2009, 08:13 AM	#57
Tommy R I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 4,273	Got sick and tired of being able to see through the rear fender wells and with a comp coming up next week, I decided to fab up some fender liners. They're made from .040" (I believe) styrene and painted with bedliner. Next items on the list: - Repair wiring on 3Racing winch - Fab a d-ring and mount for the rear bumper - Waterproof the electronics - Install rock lights - Paint the control arms - And maybe repaint the entire Jeep since it's looking pretty rough already!

12-07-2009, 09:21 AM	#58
fishfever Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 691	nice job on the body work looks sick...

12-07-2009, 01:02 PM	#59
hasbeen Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: US Posts: 44	What did you do for the rear bumper/tire carrier? Awesome build!

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