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06-08-2008, 01:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
Posts: 943
|  Dove tailed and tubed Hilux. This is the start of a long winded but hopefully very scale Hilux. So far I've cut out the doors, fitted a rear wall, modified the rear window and dove tailed the front end. I've also cut and shut the grill to give it a stock look. Once I got the chassis (probaly a K2-4) and T case I will start making the interior and tuber out rear end. But enough talk here's some pics of my work.  Look no door.  Every cab needs a back.  And modified grill for that factory look. |
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06-08-2008, 01:59 PM
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| Dream...Think...Create.   Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crawler Innovations, Tyler, TEXAS
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| Wow great start  I'm subscribed. What did you use to cut out the doors? |
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06-08-2008, 03:09 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: usa
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| nice job; can't wait to see what's next |
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06-08-2008, 04:43 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal
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| looks good |
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06-08-2008, 04:54 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!   Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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| Great start it looks very promising I''ll be keeping tabs for sure. |
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06-09-2008, 04:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
Posts: 943
| Thanks for the kind words guys. I cut the door out with a swan morton surgical blade in a rectractable holder. I've been looking for a interior for this but no luck so I started to make my own. It's going to be right hand drive since this an english 4x4 and I may see is I can make a tacho and some other special dash parts. I'll get some pics posted up tomorrow when I've got a bit more done. |
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06-10-2008, 10:42 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wallingford, Conn.
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| Awesome start so far man! I'll be checking this one out again! |
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06-19-2008, 06:43 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
Posts: 943
| HI guys just though I would give you a little up date on this build. I've just ordered a couple of K2-4 chassis from TCS abd I'll be ordering an RC4WD T-case as well soon. Once I've got those bits I'll get a rolling chassis together and should be able to make a proper start on the interior. While I'm waiting for those parts to arive I'll be making the dash board and filling and sanding the body. |
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06-23-2008, 04:47 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
Posts: 943
| Ok so another update, I made a start on the interior, I've cut and shut an interior from a landrover and I think it looks good. I've also began work on the dash board and I'm just trying to find a place to put the dial pod.    Now I just need to decide whether or not I should cut the original seat out anmd use the buckets instead. |
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06-23-2008, 09:52 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spring,TX
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| interior fits perfect in there. looks real good |
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06-23-2008, 11:30 AM
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| I am a Liar!  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
Posts: 3,557
| diggin the interior. those seats look good. |
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07-22-2008, 06:52 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
Posts: 943
| Yey I'm happy again despite spending lots of money I just had my bits fro RC4WD turn up only 6 days after ordering them  . I didn't realize until the chassis turned up that I've got to drill the mounting holes for the skid and braces. But it's worked out quite well anyway because it needs t be narrowed anyway. So here's my big ol pile of junk that will eventually be a truck. Progress would be a lot quicker but I haven't got a drill press at home so I can't get and of the important stuff done on this project. Tonight I'm planning on getting the interior a bit further along now I know how big the T-case is. I've also shaved the axles down a fitted a steering damper to the front, I'll post some pics of that latter. |
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07-22-2008, 08:48 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana
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| Looks great so far. |
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07-22-2008, 10:40 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: usa
Posts: 582
| looking forward to seeing this thing together |
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07-22-2008, 12:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper   Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth UK
Posts: 373
| Nice work Chris.Like the bucket seats,use them if you can. |
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