4x4mtb jk

[4x4mtb]

ok first off. awesome site and rigs. got some major bad a$$ in here. hope i can keep up.

i'm poor boy. i figured i would start a thread to keep moving on the project j8. so i'm working on the detail of the rig. like dash. mp3/cooler, (did i just say that. oops) the small things that makes a scaler come alive. so bare with me. i have more time then money.

starting with:
$20 wally world JK body
custom frame.

future parts:
ax10 axles
R2D2 unit
killer t-case
1.9 wheel and tire set up

i'm not going crawler. just a every day driver / trail rig.

here's what i'm looking at:


as for the frame. still playing with that. i just want to make it look and work right. OCD is a bi#*h.


the dash. i'm going all out.........this is just the beginning of the dash.
even the nav system is getting reworked......don't like. but it's a start.



as for the new bright chassis, i couldn't ditch it.....so......merry christmas little sis.


please shoot it down. i don't care. i need input.

thanks for looking.

[bigdodge88]

Looks like you are off to a good start. The only thing I would suggest is that if you do a chassis in Plexi, I would make it thicker than you have. The 1:1 reference pic, is it photoshoped?

Justin

[4x4mtb]

NO!!!! i'm not using plex. thats just temp. going with a metal frame.

but thank you very for the info.

no i used paint that comes with windows.

tried to do a notebook but that didn't come out right. damn glue. what glue should i use for plex?

[4x4mtb]

started cutting on the body little.

[venom-crawler]

very nice man. keep up the good work.

[heminutt]

looks goodkeep it up

[Inclodneato]

cool beans, i like it

[4x4mtb]

Thank you to all that have stoped by and for the feed back.

i picked up some primer and filler last night and didn't open the can of filler till now. it's dried up, crap!!!!!! back to wally world i go.

got a little more done on the body. i hope to have it finished tonight.
i should be able to have the top done tomorrow.
my frame rails should be done by this week. i hope!!!! i could not get anybody around here to cut them for me till the last number i called.
he liked the idea so much that he said he would do it for free and what ever else i would need done.

here is some shoots of the body. i know it's not much.




i plan on removing the doors and making the top one pieces, once i get my hands on another body.

[ColquittCustom405]

Dude the laptop is a good idea. Il ike it.

[axman2010]

Hey your laptop is on rccrawler.com to!!!! lol cool

[karlos]

I like what you are doing with the body. The Jeeps the Israeli Army uses look like that. Where in Texas are you from?

[4x4mtb]

Originally Posted by ColquittCustom405

Dude the laptop is a good idea. Il ike it.

thank you. it was my first try at scaling something. i working on another one that will lite up the screen.

Originally Posted by karlos

I like what you are doing with the body. The Jeeps the Israeli Army uses look like that. Where in Texas are you from?

thank you. good old lake texoma.

[bigdodge88]

Good progress so far. Do you know what size shocks you will be using? Check out my JK here in the 1.9 section... "Skyjacker JK Clone"

Justin

[4x4mtb]

Originally Posted by bigdodge88

Good progress so far. Do you know what size shocks you will be using? Check out my JK here in the 1.9 section... "Skyjacker JK Clone"

Justin

thank you. your paint kicks ass. as for the shock set up i'm still don't know. i would like to go with a stock 1:1 shock and spring set up. if anybody has any ideas and pics feel free to throw them this way. it doesn't look like i'm going to be getting my frame back any time soon. :-(

[NSR_CIVIC]

if ur lookin for a c channel frame for this i have 1 for sale

[4x4mtb]

thank you for the offer. i'm just going to wait on my frame. if i would have gotten the plans to my machines saturday. he would have gotten it back to me by the end of the week. but i was unable untill today, which means i will not get my frame rail untill next week sometime. it's all cool with me when it's free. i may hit you up later if my O.C.D. kicks in.
but thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[4x4mtb]

got a little more done. i think i sanded my finger prints off. that should come in handy later. i hope to have the body work done today.

[4x4mtb]

ok, with all the jk's popping up i thought that just filling in the rear doors was not good enough. i was going to wait till i got another body. but i couldn't......





and for the pole. yellow winning by a strong lead.

[bigdodge88]

Looks great so far bud. Keep it up.

Justin

[O.C.D.]

Very nice build you have going here! I love the unlimited look on the JK. Is that 1:1 pic a conversion or something DC has in the workings?