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05-13-2009, 11:53 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: san marcos
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What I got out of this is that all you do is build really sick scalers? Am i rite? Haha. Nice work, once again.
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06-12-2009, 10:03 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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Been a long while... I finally stepped away from the 4runner (1:1) and picked back up on the RCs. I finished what I started on the rear fender wells  the truck sat like that for probably a month, until this week when I found the correct diamond plate at the LHS and finished them off   Dont mind the paint, I think the humidity affected the flat black, made it look chalky. Its been raining here for 2 weeks straight  it is suppose to be 80 sunday so Ill get a lot of painting doneI plan to build some over the shock cut out, some sort of platform to clean it up. I also wanted to make a nice tool box and add a holder for some jerry cans and power tank. I made this piece tonight, I am undecided as to what color it should be...I am thinking flat black, any thoughts? its either black or gray like the tube work  I finished modding the fly wheels brake rotors as well, PIA but well worth the look, especially since they have calipers     New grill as well, no more sh1tastic repop after market one...it fit like crap and the new one is so much nicer with the real corner light lenses  Lastly, what do you think of flat black on the bead lock rings? I LOVE the wheels but I think there is just to much bling...either black rings or the wheels get the black, opinions?   More to come this weekend, I plan on getting front inner fender wells made up. thanks for looking -Mike Last edited by 1BadJeepBruiser; 06-12-2009 at 10:05 PM. |
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06-12-2009, 10:08 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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O yeah, forgot to ask...Where can I find something to make scale brake lines? I was think a paper clip would probably work but I don't think I can get the kinks out. I really only need something for the rear, the front is getting steal braided line  |
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06-12-2009, 10:25 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southaven
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you could get some piano wire from the lhs prob, mine has alot of diff sizes in 3ft sticks. or you could try lowes or the depot for some type of pic hanging kit with small wire in it |
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06-12-2009, 10:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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lookin good dude id use .020 welding wire for a mig works out to 3/16 in 1/9th scale witch is about what the yotas are....
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06-14-2009, 05:35 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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a small story... So there is this bird that every morning sounds like it is crowing right at my window...this morning it woke me at 6 am so I snapped...ran down my stairs, headed towards to the basement headed down those stairs when a bird flys right into my chest  as my 10 month old kitten is chasing it down. He grabs it and dives under the air hockey table and I cant get him out...so I am like "it is way to early for this crap"...grab my GUN (airsoft pistol  ) and head out the front yard in my boxers, safety off ready to slay that f'n bird  after spending 10 minutes sneaking around the yard the SOB is probably 100 feet out in a huge as tree in the woods no way that the air pistol is making it that far. So back to bed...when the alarm promptly went off roughly 45 minutes later. I had to drive my GF back to her house so she could go to work. Drop her off, hit 7-11 for a coffee, come home head into the basement and proceed to start vacuuming up feathers when the bird comes flying out from god knows where and crashes... get his ass out of the house and finished cleaning up...Soooooo after all that, I have now been working on the Atomic Toy ALL DAY... I have lots to update on but for now ill leave you with these few pics...    Hope you guys like the brake lines so far  Good call on the picture hanging wire Jeepcj578 more soon, have to get it back together for pictures. -Mike |
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06-14-2009, 05:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southaven
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no prob man that looks great i cant wait to get started rebuilding mine after seeing this thing. |
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06-14-2009, 06:39 PM
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| Dirt Addict   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stumblin' thru the parking lot of an invisible 7-Eleven
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Very nice detail work.....this truck is coming out awesome. Jay |
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06-14-2009, 07:49 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mount Holly
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Very very nice.
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06-14-2009, 08:00 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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Well GF just got here, so no more wrenching for tonight...I did however snap a couple of pics Tail light plate is painted up, and I also installed some reverse lights   Here is the bed, fresh paint and I boxed the shock mount area in, I think it looks a lot cleaner now    I also made up the front inner fender wells, I sprayed the inner part of the fender well with a spray bed liner to give it some texture   Steal braided brake line in    More soon Thanks for looking -Mike | |
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06-14-2009, 08:19 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended
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Killer build!! Just wondering if you were gonna replace the wire ties on the leafs with metal clamps??
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06-14-2009, 08:35 PM
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06-15-2009, 08:26 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended
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I have a highlift roller I bought for my next project and was looking at the wire ties on it and was thinkin about fabin up some clamps outta the stainless metal strip found in some replacement wiper blades and using a short piece of copper wire for the rivet to hold it to the leaf. But it'll be later this year before I get to workin on the highlift though. For your shock maybe a thin piece of heat shrink in place of the wire tie, it would eliminate the unsightly/unscale wire tie end and still keep the brake line off the tire. That's some of my ideas, I'm sure some of the better scale fabbers here would come up with something better. HTH, Donnie |
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06-15-2009, 08:33 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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I small piece of heat shrink would look a lot better on that shock instead of the zip tie...good call as well. Thanks for the input -Mike | |
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06-15-2009, 10:22 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2009 Location: lynnwood
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you are a serious fabricator, and i am at loss for words on your truck. it is just freakin amazing to say the least.
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06-22-2009, 10:28 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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I didnt get a chance to work on the Atomic Toy at all during this week...was suppose to work on it last night but had some stuff come up. Today, I found some time to get things rolling...here is the latest. I felt it was worth some out door shots. I took DonATVs advice and swapped heat shrink onto the brake lines, looks A LOT better. For anyone who thought they would try the metal bars from the wiper inserts to make the leaf spring clamps...dont waste your time, you cant make the bends tight enough and it brakes the bar...bummer.     Brake lines are all in   And I started on the exhaust system  Have to cap off the other outlet on the muffler Exhaust comes down from the engine compartment, I made a plate in between the fender wells for radio equipment so I was able to have the exhaust and even an oil pan  yeah it has a drain plug too   could maybe pass for the real deal if it didnt have the holes in the doors...o well  Thanks for looking, should be running soon, gotta wire up lights and some other small details but its rounding that finished corner pretty quickly. -Mike |
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06-22-2009, 10:46 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Monroe, NC
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Damn.......... Very nice attention to detail. |
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06-22-2009, 11:02 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary
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outstanding work. Very nicely done How hard will this rig get wheeled? It looks like it would give a hell of a performance.
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06-22-2009, 11:04 AM
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| Custom Carbon Fiber  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut :(
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im deleting all my Toyota pictures I have for possible builds ........... This thing is amazing ...... Great Job Mike. |
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06-22-2009, 11:22 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: florence
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what are you using for the diamond plate
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