Bryco's FJ Buggy build

[bryco13]

So, new to building things using my imagination, not just kits with instructions, so have patience with me on this one folks. Started with a chassis i picked up from a local builder. Goal for the chassis was to run a 1.9 setup with drooped rear and a FJ40 style body. After lots of homework and some imagination this is where I am so far:

Still need to take the springs off the rear shocks, and the pic doesnt show that I'm using small red o-rings that go between the cage's welded in nuts and body to keep it nice and snug when all 25 screws are holding the body to it. Also loved the look of the new poison spider front bumper from the new rubicon kit so kept that when i bought a new kit for a new scx tranny and mounted that to the brazed steel front bumper:

Lastly for today are some pics of my styrene work, everything gets bolted into place in the end, so these are just rough fittings after paint, you can also see the metal firewall and interior piece that goes over the tranny, this is also where my scale aluminum seats will mount:


Hope to get more done tonight and tomorrow and hope to have more pics up. Thanks for looking!
-bryan

[pardonmyn00b]

That's hot!

[darkmanx]

Sick keep it up!!!

[boosted4lyf]

That's thing is absolutely bitchin man! But for some reason that front bumper just seems to really throw it off. By the looks of your tube work I'm sure you'd have no problem whipping one up that looks waaaay better

[bryco13]

The tube work is all Rocksolo (thanks Wade!) the bumper looks much better with an axle and wheels under it, hopefully it will look that way soon. Getting the interior finished up and then moving onto making my own links! Thanks guys!

[imthatguy]

I like. Should be a fun build to watch, great beginnings.

[Bulldog]

Subscribed! Very clean work there! Rocksolo deserves some serious props! Interested to see how this build progresses.

[vipxj]

Very Cool.

[STANG KILLA SS]

incredible tube work! and i LOVE that its a hardbody too!

[rjwalker]

Very nice build nice clean work

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

incredible tube work! and i LOVE that its a hardbody too!

You sure? Looks pretty lexan-y to me. Still fantastic though.

[bryco13]

It's lexan, the interior is all styrene and metal. Thanks for the compliments guys, it means a lot that people enjoy my build when there are so many cool projects on here.

[bryco13]

so, lots of time has passed, and not much work has been done. i spent some time getting the front and rear links to what i thought would be ideal, and ended up with this:

rears are at least 3/4" too long, so back to the drawing board! hope to have more updates soon.
-bryan

[Rodamis]

If you use the axial 30 degree bent links for the bottom rear and cut them and re thread them and just use straight ones for the top . Thats what I would do. but you should put the body on when you are doing links just so you get the whole picture for what it will look like and the wheel base will be what looks right for the truck or how it makes you feel sort of like a bottle of wine and back rub if you know what I mean

[bryco13]

I can throw a pic up of the body on but I think it looks worse, lol. Gonna shorten the links up tonight. Have to have this ready for Sunday. My new axial chubs, lockouts and high steer knuckles are waiting to be picked up at my lhs, so there will be updates by Friday.

[bryco13]

Got my links fixed, and about half my electronics sorted out. Next hurdle is finishing up the interior, but need to decide where the battery is going to be placed first. Anyway, some update "Project FJ-X" porn:



Thanks for looking, and as i'm still new to this, constructive criticism is always welcomed.
-bryan

[FATBOYrs10]

looks good, but the bumper needs to go. have your chassis builder/buddy to fab you one up. my personal opinion, a plastic bumper on a custom tuber/chassis is just.....well.......i'll keep that comment to myself.

build looks good other wise though, just my $0.02

[jcsaxial]

Ill have to agree, gone full out with the chassis and plastic for the bumper just doesnt mix well! Other than that its freakin sik!

[bryco13]

The front bumper being plastic if strictly for replacability. It may get changed around but honestly I do t see myself using this rig very much. For me it's more about the build. My scx10 has been and will continue to be my go to 1.9. This is just for fun.

[Desert Rc]

Originally Posted by bryco13

The front bumper being plastic if strictly for replacability. It may get changed around but honestly I do t see myself using this rig very much. For me it's more about the build. My scx10 has been and will continue to be my go to 1.9. This is just for fun.

I totally agree the front looks like its strictly for replacablity....though not a real word, I can see the definition is =designed to be be temporary, definitely needing to be replaced. It's killing it. Such a sweet build and if your not going to run it much I say put some of that sweet custom work in the nose of that pimp rig!

Cheers it looks awesome. I love the tube work!