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07-03-2010, 02:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxford, MA
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Nice build. Love the grille and paint!
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07-11-2010, 09:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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Ok, so tonight we got the lights 90% completed. We just have some final "pretty" wiring to complete, and then shoe-goo the whole mess into the body.    Last edited by fanke19; 07-12-2010 at 05:39 AM. |
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07-12-2010, 12:13 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Colorado Springs
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Looks FANTASTIC !!! Great Job...  |
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07-12-2010, 09:32 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Forsyth County, Georgia
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Looks great . The metal work is amazing . BTW: did I see a jeep body in one of those pics |
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07-13-2010, 09:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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The Jeep you saw was my 1.9 scaler...basically just an AX10 lowered and shortened the wheelbase to fit the Wrangler body. That truck doesn't have all the drama (and emotions) attached to it that this GMC does. |
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07-13-2010, 09:38 PM
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| ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ   Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In tha Bush of Louisiana
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Looks like my Jimmy  Last edited by chip cross; 07-14-2010 at 08:12 AM. Reason: Stupid phone or stupid phone operator. |
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07-14-2010, 06:49 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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07-14-2010, 06:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Diego,CA
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The picture at night with the marker lights looks awesome!
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07-28-2010, 09:31 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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Update...July 28, 2010 Suspension: The Losi aluminum shocks are now mounted, and new mounting locations have been drilled in the SCX10 chassis. The spring rates are a little light right now with all the weight moved forward...still have to figure someway to boost capacity slightly up front with less "sag". Steering: The frame mounted servo conversion is 90% complete. I just need to complete the steering linkage and do some test drives to see if we're going to require a panhard bar...I hope not to need one. Lighting/Wiring: The wiring is completed for the lighting in the truck, including an on-off switch and a headliner mocked up to help hide the wiring in the cab. Winch: The winch is now functional thanks to my dad upgrading his radio to a new Spectrum DX3R Battery/Electronics Tray: The new servo mount up front gave me a nice location to base my radio/battery tray on. I now have plenty of room for all the electronics including the full size 5000mah Lipo for hours of trail driving fun. I will have to get some new pics...maybe later today. |
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07-28-2010, 02:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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|  Underside of the frame mounted servo...  12.125" Wheelbase...  Plenty of room left for the 5000mah lipo...  Last edited by fanke19; 07-28-2010 at 02:46 PM. |
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07-30-2010, 07:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville FL
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not bad for a gm... what did u use for the chrome trim
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07-31-2010, 07:22 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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The chrome trim is that pinstriping you see at the auto parts store. My stuff came with the thick stripe (.125") next to the thin stripe (.062") so I just peeled off the thin stripe and threw it away. The best part is, the particular brand I bought came with a spare "swatch" of material in a sheet...about 2"x3" so I used an xacto knife to cut out the front "U-shaped" trim piece.
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08-04-2010, 09:29 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Columbus, IN
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08-05-2010, 06:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Syracuse
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| Love the paint, wheels, bumper, lights........well i just love it all!! Last edited by CUSTOMHILUX; 08-07-2010 at 02:28 PM. |
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08-08-2010, 04:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tupelo
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Nice machine work!
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03-15-2011, 11:43 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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It's been a long time since I've updated...been busy with other builds now that we got this thing 90% done. Haha...isn't that the way?! Never finishing anything 100% before moving on?! Anyway, I decided "what the hell" and did another search online during my lunch hour for the sneaky GMC "Heavy Half" pictures that I have been in search of...and I got lucky! Now that I found these pics, I can export them and finally get the stickers ordered up from zazzle.com for the printed multi-color stuff. I already ordered a "test" decal that came in the mail a few days ago...I drew up a bunch of one inch squares that were scaled up 10% from each other to give me a good idea when it's printed at the press, how out of scale it is. Now I can overlay this artwork and should be able to get pretty reliable results. I figure I'll order some licence plate decals and other small window decals while I'm at it...I'll be able to fit alot on their 3"x11" bumper stock. |
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03-16-2011, 03:02 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: middle,tn
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man i love your truck im beginning my build of my grand dads 90 dodge ram, i checked out that sticker co. you posted and plan on getting some decals made myself how did you figure out the size you needed to have it fit ur truck without looking out of scale, thanks and keep up the good work, ive been searching for a small ram head hood ordament you wouldnt happen to know somewhere that makes miniture things like that would you
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03-16-2011, 03:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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Thanks for the kind words. I used tons of pictures off the internet, and I used AutoCAD with some of them to help layout the size and scale of the decals. Plus, I'm sending these decals off in not just one size, but multiples that are scaled 5% up and down from one another...it takes some time, but it pays off in the end when you end up with just the right look. My work is hack-ish compared to some of the craftsmen on this board...but I like this stuff. As far as the Ram hood ornament, no I haven't seen anything like that. It would be so small in 10th scale, it's hard to imagine being able to create much detail. Closest thing I can think of...is maybe start with a metal ball stud, and a dremel tool or air grinder with an assortment of small grinding bits and stones. It's possible you could wittle something pretty close! It would be cool to see how close you could get to the original...let me know. Last edited by fanke19; 03-27-2011 at 02:57 PM. |
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03-27-2011, 03:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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Here are some new pics...showing the detail from the new decals.
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06-06-2011, 11:55 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin
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Pics from our first trail ride of the year...Sunday, June 5
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