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09-18-2010, 09:11 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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|  Taco to Manche *Interior 10/17*
I'm starting this thread from my phone so its just a quick teaster pic. All I can say is there is more to come  -Mike |
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09-18-2010, 09:31 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tualatin, Eugene Or
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Looks killer  |
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09-18-2010, 10:12 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Onalaska
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Looks really nice! I was wondering if you would tell me the colors you used and the brands? Thanks.
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09-19-2010, 01:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler
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Sweet color choice brother!
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09-19-2010, 06:32 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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No more pics as of yet guys, start a new career tomorrow so progress may be slow, I did however order a RCBros rear leaf spring kit and a handbrothers 3 link kit for the front | ||
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10-01-2010, 04:19 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake
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Anything new? So far this is the only Commanche that I like. Let's see more!
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10-02-2010, 10:22 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arcade, NY
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Looks awesome! Got any detail shots?
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10-05-2010, 07:10 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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|  Damn! Your phone takes nice pictures. That looks great.The copper color is beautiful. I almost bought those tires/wheels last week, how are they? From this pic, they look like exactly the diameter I was looking for too. Good Luck w/ the new gig |
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10-05-2010, 10:57 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New England
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10-05-2010, 08:09 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 havent ran it yet with this tire wheel combo yet but I run them on my Mountaineer in my avatar and I like them a lot. Quote:
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10-17-2010, 07:57 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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Finally, some real pictures of this thing... I have been pretty busy but managed to get the interior done up this weekend and got some out doors pictures.     The interior I went with a black and tan, came out pretty good but some black bled through  I started by ditching the stock decals of the cup holders and put in some real sodas and an Axial 5 speed shifter  Tossed a floor mat on the passenger side and installed some Axial window cranks and arm rests  Next was a bowtie Stereo Deck and switch panel for the ARBs and lights  I needed a 4wd shifter and found a parking brake lever from a 1/8 scale camaro model that looks like Jeep one  lastly I drew in some stitching lines in the seat and slapped it all togther   Next on the agenda: HandBros 3 link front kit Rear Leaf spring kit Wrangler head lights convert front header panel to 99 and up and add corner marker light Snorkel And then.... |
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10-17-2010, 08:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Portland
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Very nice... now with all that interior detail you need a driver figure... or torso...
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10-24-2010, 06:04 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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Got to work on the commanche some more. I did my head light mod and installed the wrangler head lights   Also reused the mirrors and wipers from the Tacoma shell as they were a good fit for this body as well. After all that I swapped out the front links for some slightly shorter ones and adjusted the upper 3rd link. I also swapped out the shock ends for the shorter rod ends .I then reinstalled the electronics and took it out for a shake down run.       The truck worked well, even with it sitting lower then when it was a Tacoma. It does need some new rock sliders, the stock ones dont sit against the body right so I will make some of my own. Thanks for looking -Mike |
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10-24-2010, 06:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Centered
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Very nice...can't go wrong with Tamiya Copper and the headlight mod came out sweet. The snorkel looks a bit out of place to me though; perhaps a brace to make the gap appear less akward? |
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10-24-2010, 06:43 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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The snorkel is for a Hilux, but after looking at my stepdads XJ its very similar. I do agree, I still need to get the upper part of the snorkel more against the A pillar. | |
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