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12-28-2008, 08:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Go Broncos!!!!!!
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|  CAC's JK 4dr. Well, after drooling over all of the great jeep builds I decided to join in. I started building my own JK 4 door. The body works out to be 1/8.5 scale. (Based on the wheelbase of the body) Here is a mock up of what I'm trying to do.     Here is my first attempt at making the frame rails. I got some 1/2" x 1/2" steel tubing (1/16" wall) and bent it using a torch. Then I cut the bent tubing in half the long way. I still have alot of work to do on these rails.   I want to do independant coil springs on all 4 corners. The spring sits in a small "spring pot" that's mounted on Axial axels. I'll need to make some pots on the frame to hold the upper end of the spring.    |
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12-28-2008, 08:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orlando
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| nice work on the "spring pots", what shocks are those? |
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12-28-2008, 08:56 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: HELL.....
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12-28-2008, 09:01 PM
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| ~The Scale Shop~   Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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| are those old school assosiated gold shocks? killer |
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12-29-2008, 06:30 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: floriduh
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| Have you started selling those spring buckets yet? |
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12-29-2008, 09:34 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Go Broncos!!!!!!
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| Here's an update. I mounted the upper spring pots to the body for now. I think I will end up braizing some plates on the frame to mount the springs to. I want to keep the ride height fairly low so I can keep the suspension links short.  You can see in these pics that I need to cut a bit off the front of the frame so the bends line up with the wheel well.   I think the ride height will end up in this area. The combination of the Axial axels, the Crushers and the 2.0 Soft8 wheels is perfect for track width. The tires should tuck nicely when the suspension articulates.  A few more pics of how I want the suspension to end up. After all is done the bottom of this rig will be begging for some undercoating. Has anyone tried the spray on undercoating you can get at the automotive store?    |
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Go Broncos!!!!!!
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12-30-2008, 04:59 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: sweden
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| Looks great! Like the spring mounts/setup. |
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12-30-2008, 03:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: AREA CODE 671
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| Nice work on the spring pot's.Those are sure to sell. |
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12-30-2008, 11:02 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Go Broncos!!!!!!
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| On with the updates..... I had a chance to braize the body mounts and suspension tabs onto the frame. I'm not going to win any awards for the haggered old braize job I did but hopefully a nice thick coat of undercoating will hide the damage. I also trimmed about a half an inch off the front of the frame rails to get the front bends centered with the wheel well.       |
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12-30-2008, 11:16 PM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Behind the torch!
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| Lookig good so far Troy. I like the coil sprung setup. Are you gonna do a 3-link/panhard or 4-link? If you want I could powdercoat that chassis for you. I have this textured semi-gloss black that's pretty tough and resembles undercoating, but a lil tougher |
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12-30-2008, 11:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Go Broncos!!!!!!
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I don't know what I'll end up doing Matt. 3 link w/panhard bar would be the bee's knees and now that I'm going "dirty crazy" with the torch there's no tellin' what will happen. haha.... PC'd fame would be nice too. I may need to look into that. HAPPY NEW YEAR MATT!!!! | |
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12-31-2008, 12:27 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: nampa
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| looks good troy |
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12-31-2008, 01:06 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: caldwell,idaho
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| hey troy i think i want it back now you played with it enough,thanks.  |
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12-31-2008, 01:20 AM
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| I am a Liar!  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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| Shhh, Jaime! let him finish first, then take it from him for some 'vasquez testing', lol... Nice work Troy. Needs proper testing...send it my way. |
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12-31-2008, 01:25 AM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In my head
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| Looking good Troy. Those spring buckets are awesome. |
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12-31-2008, 08:11 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Go Broncos!!!!!!
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02-02-2009, 09:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Go Broncos!!!!!!
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| I got my stickers today. YAY!!!!! I paid out the rear end for shipping so I ordered a few to make it worth while so if anyone wants a pair send me a PM.    |
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02-02-2009, 09:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lake Texoma, texas
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| looking sweet!!!!!!! the frame and spring setup is nice!!!! keep it up. |
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02-02-2009, 09:39 PM
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| Dream...Think...Create.  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crawler Innovations, Tyler, TEXAS
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| You gotta pan hard bar it. Very nice work so far. Unique and very cool . Great idea on the spring perches. |
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