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01-06-2009, 02:40 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: H.B.
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|  X-trail fj40 Well version #6 now of my AX10... My dad is from Guam and had a '75 TLC which was shit brown, so i named it the Guam Bomb. It was a pretty mellow build so I'm only going for a 'similar' look, because I want it to perform better than it looks.  He owned it before dig. cams, so these are what I have to work with. I dug through my pictures for hours... I'll have to see if he's got any more of it. Pismo, CA   Death Valley, CA  I've got a lot of work to do still, but here is my progress so far.  For the rack, I got two of those wild bird feeders cut them up and joined them with heat shrink tubing.    Mounted up with twist ties.     Here it is as of tonight with the new tires from S.D.I. and the body mounted. I don't know if my work bench is not level or what.  I will be lowering the front of the body just a little bit to level it out.      Plans are, fake rings on the wheels, bumpers (not sure if I'll do the HPI or try and make some), gas cans, hilift and a few other things. Oh, and I'm leaving the wheelbase how it is. :-P Thanks for looking.  |
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01-06-2009, 03:02 AM
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| I am a Liar!  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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| looks great. couple things I would change or add: -smaller spare will leave room for dual gas cans like your dads. -do your own bumpers and try to do the front hitch. that looks really cool (may have to borrow that idea, lol) -get a body pen and outline the body panels. Makes the lexan body more dimensional. it looks really good in brown, and good that its painted on the outside so its dull. Clever macgiver'ing of the roof rack. |
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01-06-2009, 03:09 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: H.B.
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| Thanks Pablo! I think the flash was washing the pics out a bit, because I do have the body lines outlined with a razor point sharpie. I agree with the smaller spare, but the Outcropper is what I had laying around. I need to get the materials for the bumpers, hitch and gas can holders. I still want to meet up with you guys at Vasquez sometime. I'll be bringing this version of my truck when I do. Colin |
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01-06-2009, 03:14 AM
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| I am a Liar! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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| we'll be there on the 18th of this month... |
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01-06-2009, 03:48 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Germany
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| Can you post a few pics of your chassis. |
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01-06-2009, 04:00 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Guam
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| lookin good so far bro! wish they still had more fj's roaming around guam. i would buy one for a project rig! |
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01-06-2009, 04:32 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GUAM
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| i love guam bombs . looks good |
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01-06-2009, 12:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: H.B.
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| Thanks guys. I'll get a couple of naked pics (of the truck ) tonight when I get home from work.Quote:
I'll be at Truckhaven with in the 1:1. One of these days and I'll be able to see if I can keep up with your kid on the trails. Quote:
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01-06-2009, 01:18 PM
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| I am a Liar! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica
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01-06-2009, 07:46 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: H.B.
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| Here are a couple pics in the backyard and a the chassis for ironman. I need to get some weight to the back.     Excuse the cluster fawk of wires, and the ghetto fab, eh..  I also need to finish the rear body mount.    |
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01-06-2009, 07:49 PM
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| Power of the Portals  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: where ever the wind fawkin blows me, tx
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| Did you paint the body with rattle cans ? |
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01-06-2009, 07:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: auburn
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| very nice build my friend very nice |
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01-06-2009, 08:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: H.B.
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| Yeah... Krylon Fusion Camouflage ultra flat. Thanks baja.  |
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01-06-2009, 08:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southwest, MO
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| I've seen worse messes of wire. At least its all up front away from the spur and pinion! Seen people get wire wadded up in them before. |
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01-06-2009, 08:57 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler
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| Sweet rig. Great color choice!! |
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01-07-2009, 03:48 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Finland
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| Nice! Same tire and wheel combo I have planned for my BJ40. EDIT: Could you get a pic straight from the front on level ground, just to see the widht. |
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01-07-2009, 12:33 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: H.B.
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I'm debating on painting the lip of the wheels silver (like chino63 on his hilux, and how pop's FJ actually looks) or putting some fake steel rings on them and leaving them unpainted. Any suggestions? | |
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01-07-2009, 07:15 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: H.B.
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| Here you go TLC.   |
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01-07-2009, 07:26 PM
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| 09 RCA champ!   Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kennesaw, Ga
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| i love that color what shocks are those? ive got an X trail bronco scaler with 90mm scale shocks. it was on 2.2's and threw some 1.9's under it and now i need to lower it. im thinking maxx shocks setup in droop... |
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01-07-2009, 07:35 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: H.B.
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| They are stock AX-10s. I had it set up in droop (since I got the x-trail), but didn't like the fact that there was no up travel. It obviously made the ride very rough so I actually cut the springs provided with the x-trail in half and put them on both sides of the piston. I'm much happier with how it handles this way. |
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