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Old 08-13-2008, 10:41 PM   #21
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I pm'd Spicer for this rig that same day:-(

Glad to see you got it though, Like what you've done so far

keep up the good work you lucky bastard
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Old 08-13-2008, 10:51 PM   #22
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Man this thing is alsome.

great job on the flatbed!!
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Old 08-13-2008, 11:03 PM   #23
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from what i could tell the flex was limited by the hangers... the spring couldnt quite twist enough. i wasnt really driving it enough to have it bother me so i never fixed it(im pretty lazy most of the time)
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Old 08-14-2008, 10:40 AM   #24
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Question for everyone, do you guys think the flex is being limited by having 2 screws holding the High Lift leafs down? Should I maybe run regular juggs and drill out the center pin and use dinky mounts and just one mounting screw?

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Having 2 screws will limit your droop, just like those zip ties will, but the 2 screws shouldn't affect uptravel. I don't see any shocks yet but if you plan to have mostly uptravel then the 2 screws would be fine I think.
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Old 08-14-2008, 10:51 AM   #25
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This is looking better by the post, I hope mine looks as good when I finnish it. What do you think of the Rummy RC axles adaptors? I got mine in the mail today and they look awesome, I just need a set of axles to attach them to now.
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Old 08-14-2008, 03:49 PM   #26
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Nice
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Old 08-14-2008, 04:46 PM   #27
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I pm'd Spicer for this rig that same day:-(

Glad to see you got it though, Like what you've done so far

keep up the good work you lucky bastard
Yeah definitely got lucky, he said he had a lot of PMs about it.

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from what i could tell the flex was limited by the hangers... the spring couldnt quite twist enough. i wasnt really driving it enough to have it bother me so i never fixed it(im pretty lazy most of the time)
The springs are twisting enough, I think the new springs will just need to break in some

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Having 2 screws will limit your droop, just like those zip ties will, but the 2 screws shouldn't affect uptravel. I don't see any shocks yet but if you plan to have mostly uptravel then the 2 screws would be fine I think.
Thanks for the info chris

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This is looking better by the post, I hope mine looks as good when I finnish it. What do you think of the Rummy RC axles adaptors? I got mine in the mail today and they look awesome, I just need a set of axles to attach them to now.
Nicks parts are awesome, I am bummed I cant use them on this, they seemed so fitting for the truck. But at least I dont have to worry about the internals now.


Today at worked I got the rock sliders brazed up I think they came out good







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Old 08-14-2008, 04:57 PM   #28
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Thats just sexy... im gona have to build me another and actually finish it!
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Old 08-14-2008, 07:55 PM   #29
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Sliders came out great! Are you keeping the hummer wheels? I think they really look the part with the center caps. Once again great work and great pick up of a sweet rig!

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Old 08-14-2008, 08:48 PM   #30
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man mike i love that truck....
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Thats just sexy... im gona have to build me another and actually finish it!
Thanks dude

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Sliders came out great! Are you keeping the hummer wheels? I think they really look the part with the center caps. Once again great work and great pick of of a sweet rig!
Yeah Hummer wheels are staying but I want to run either crushers or trail doc XLs and these are glued really well so ill need to find some new ones.

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man mike i love that truck....
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Old 08-14-2008, 09:20 PM   #32
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so did spicer make the chassis himself? or wats the chassis lookin like under there??
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Old 08-14-2008, 09:40 PM   #33
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so did spicer make the chassis himself? or wats the chassis lookin like under there??
Yes Spicer180r scratch built the entire chassis set up. Ill snap a body off shot.
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Old 08-14-2008, 09:54 PM   #34
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i really need to get my bruiser going... i would like a few body off shots for ideas on building a flatbed beater truck...
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Old 08-15-2008, 12:46 AM   #35
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great buy mike! that build looks like alot of fun! i am deployed right now and my hilux flatbed is getting turned into a truggy while i am out. can't wait to see this one finished and taking a beating like the clone
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The sliders look absolutely perfect Mike.
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Old 08-15-2008, 12:12 PM   #37
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The sliders look great, very nice rig. The flat bed rocks and I'm a big fan of Orange.
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Old 08-15-2008, 01:41 PM   #38
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Mike, your work keeps getting better and better. Great job so far! Will it keep up with my OG?
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Old 08-15-2008, 03:36 PM   #39
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I need to put a clear windshield and interior in my rig. It looks 100X better on your rig.

What windshield would you recommend? I know that there is a guy in the UK that makes them but I've also seen a really heavy duty aftermarket shield that I thought was available through bruiser builder.

Rig looks amazing as usual

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great buy mike! that build looks like alot of fun! i am deployed right now and my hilux flatbed is getting turned into a truggy while i am out. can't wait to see this one finished and taking a beating like the clone
Be sure to post up yours once its truggafied

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The sliders look absolutely perfect Mike.
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Mike, your work keeps getting better and better. Great job so far! Will it keep up with my OG?
Coming from you guys that means a lot, each build I am getting better and better with my tube work. These sliders came out so well I want to re do the ones on the clone now .

Dean I am going for a little bit more performance on this once, and now that the Bruiser cabs are available I wont be afraid to bash the shit out of this thing I am sure this will be done by the next time we meet up and wheel together, then I can wheel with the best of you guys

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The sliders look great, very nice rig. The flat bed rocks and I'm a big fan of Orange.
Yeah the orange is a very cool color, kinda like a burnt orange. I need to find out what color it is so when I do the half doors and stuff I can touch it up

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I need to put a clear windshield and interior in my rig. It looks 100X better on your rig.

What windshield would you recommend? I know that there is a guy in the UK that makes them but I've also seen a really heavy duty aftermarket shield that I thought was available through bruiser builder.

Rig looks amazing as usual


I have scene the UK ones they are pretty nice but are definitely thinner lexan then the Bruiser builder ones. Problem is that Forrest was having Matt at scale hobbies make those for him and Matt has relocated and is just starting to get back into RC (been emailing with him recently). I am not sure if he will be offering the same services, I know he shut down his site.
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