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10-15-2012, 11:08 PM | #261 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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This is what I'm going for (far right)... But this how it might end up... | |
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10-30-2012, 07:31 PM | #262 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
Well, I got some Pit Bulls and tried to mount them to my Tango Downs with no luck. Those tires were a little too big anyway, so now I'm going to try something slightly smaller at 4.19 inches tall. Those should arrive later this week. And in preparation for those bigger tires I trimmed off the stock fender flares to fit the SDI rubber flares. While I was filing the fenders I had masking tape protecting the surrounding paint, but when I removed the tape some paint came off. I guess I didn't prep the primer coat enough before color. And for some strange reason, I had the urge to cut off the back. That resulted in more paint coming off from masking tape. So it will be getting a new color coat soon. I'm not sure if I want to keep my roll cage, or make another custom one for the truck cab like at the bottom. |
10-30-2012, 07:37 PM | #263 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PA
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
I can't believe you cut it up lol
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10-30-2012, 07:46 PM | #264 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Barboursville, WV
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
I'm gonna be watching this one...can't wait to see what's next!
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10-30-2012, 11:49 PM | #265 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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10-31-2012, 12:30 AM | #266 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Utah County
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Woah. Drastic changes. I'm based to c1 rigs. but c2 rigs can look good too if you do it right. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 |
11-02-2012, 11:00 PM | #267 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chillin in Utardia
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
Just traded my d90 truck body.....I put so many hours into fabbing those rear windows that I was sick of looking at by the time I got to making the bed. My .02 If I had it to do all over....I would buy a 100 new body all day long. Seriously. It would have been so so so much less work without the sanding. So much....and cleaner all around. You now how those little pins are on the back to sand off. Just warning you... It is awesome looking when complete. Good luck. |
11-02-2012, 11:37 PM | #268 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Utah County
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Hey I know you aren't using the scale doctors. Any more but I sprayed mine in wd40 today and let them sit in a zip lock bag for 6or do hours and now they're much more tacky and even flex easier. Softens them right up. They feel like rc4wd x3 compound now. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2 |
11-04-2012, 09:17 AM | #269 | |||
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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Hopefully I'll have some styrene building updates today... | |||
11-04-2012, 11:19 AM | #270 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: france
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
hello you saw my post I also made the back of the cab excuse my English here my defender made in france |
11-04-2012, 11:45 AM | #271 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fullerton
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
looking good clay, as i said in my thread before, scoring worked for me to get the rear corner window curves done. id be careful of the thickness of styrene you choose if you score it. I may be forced to diamond plate that section because im afraid if i start cutting i may destroy it. lots of reinforcement needed. sorry, wasnt trying to thread jack on ya bud. |
11-07-2012, 12:06 AM | #272 | ||
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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Progress is slow, but I really want to take my time and make it look great. I have the basic bed layed out and just need to close the top of the fenders. The 90* styrene strips have really helped keep everything straight and in place while bonding. Diamond plating will fit between the white strips to clean up the bed. I got these tiny HPI Cup Racer shocks back when I first got this Axial chassis so I could avoid cutting the interior for shock hoops. They're only a temporary solution for now. I have a nicer set of 3Racing shocks coming this week. | ||
11-07-2012, 09:02 AM | #273 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PA
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
Looks good Clay, what size are the HPI shocks on there now?
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11-07-2012, 11:07 PM | #274 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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11-08-2012, 12:32 AM | #275 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Spain
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Very nice truck!!!
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11-08-2012, 10:38 PM | #276 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build Thanks. I picked up a new saw blade to cut up the remaining roof parts. I'm going to try what Paul (pozmans) did with his build, which was use the curved roof windows as the cab back corner windows. Paul's pozmans d90 pickup |
11-29-2012, 11:48 PM | #277 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
A few weeks ago I started cutting out the corner windows from the old roof windows and it just didn't work out. Those long oval windows were wider at one end, so when I cut out the middle and joined them, they didn't line up so well. Since then I only made some "ribs" to help hold the curve on the corners. I wasn't in any rush. Tonight however, I made a good amount of progress. I made the rain gutter "rib" to help provide a flat surface to build the curved roof from. Top and bottom "ribs" are in along with the center window piece. Also got all the diamond plate installed. Now for the hardest parts...curved windows and curved roof. You can see the black styrene "ribs" at the very top and bottom of the back. The white rain gutter "rib" is flat and will help with the roof line. You can see the body's roof wasn't molded properly and has a big dip. Double Diamond! Added a little cover plate for the rear of the gas cap pocket. I've been thinking about doing this too...if anyone can guess. Last edited by cbp27; 11-30-2012 at 12:02 AM. |
11-30-2012, 04:22 AM | #278 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alburtis
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Really starting to take shape. Wes |
12-07-2012, 12:18 AM | #279 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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| Re: cbp27's Defender 90 Build
Thanks Wes. It's been a slow build lately, but tonight I started the roof corners. I decided to try out some thick styrene strips (0.25"x0.75") instead of the thin 0.04" sheets. It made the process faster and less messy. Rough shape after some filing. |
12-08-2012, 02:47 AM | #280 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Outside DC
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That profile is hard to get right! It looks like you're on track though. Nice work! |
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