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eddievedder · 08-04-2009, 04:13 PM

Looking good Pablo. BTW, the Flat Irons came out very good!!! I like the rock busters better for this truck but you sure did a great job on both tires.

Kranberry · 08-04-2009, 04:28 PM

that bumper is bitchen. same with the rest of the build

luis · 08-04-2009, 11:03 PM

wow pablo, you have really come a long way since you started the hobby lol

looks great

pantablo · 08-04-2009, 11:08 PM

thanks guys. I'll wait to pass judgement on the bumper when I paint it black. I'm not completely happy with it at the moment. too big...but thats a function of the winch...

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Originally Posted by eddievedder

Looking good Pablo. BTW, the Flat Irons came out very good!!! I like the rock busters better for this truck but you sure did a great job on both tires.

thanks. yeah the flatirons are on there just temporarily only because I want to test the Trail Busters on the rover sport...

they will end up on this rig...

pantablo · 10-20-2009, 04:43 PM

Well eddie, you have the trail busters now, lol so I think the flatirons are on for the time being.

Did some more work.
bumper came out pretty good.

did a slight exo

painted it and mounted lights.
body is not attached and is sitting a bit high still. need to reorganize under the hood a bit.

Its pretty much a runner although I need to extend the battery wires so I can run the battery in the back. Now it needs to sit in the front seat since wires are so short.
Still feels like lots to do. LED lights going in too. head/tail/offroad

sleek6mt · 10-20-2009, 04:50 PM

wow look at u now, thought u just made building lol

sikk man as always

Big Mike · 10-21-2009, 07:24 AM

Holy Crap!!! You're building my truck!! I'm definitely subscribing this thread, this is really cool.

You are a styrene freak man! That is really shaping up nicely.

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Originally Posted by OIT_TLT

Looks good man! Where did you get the body? I need to find one of those bodies so I can get a scaler version of my RRC

Did you cut the top off yourself, or buy it like that? That looks great. Probably a lot less top-heavy too. I wish I could hog out my rear fenderwells like that, ain't happening on a LWB though w/o a ton of work.

I looked around some for a Classic body a few months back, but I obviously did'nt look hard enough. I'm sort of over lexan bodies though, they're too flimsy and don't have enough detail. And I don't have the skills to transform it into a styrene body like you do. I'm still tempted to try to find one.

If you need pics or measurments of anything off of a real RRC let me know (mine's a 95 County)

crunky · 10-21-2009, 09:54 AM

i'm just waiting here patiently for this to be done, so i can tell pablo i want it back !

hella nice work here man...

... as always.

pantablo · 10-21-2009, 10:05 AM

crunky-

Big Mike-Thats a sweet LWB. Funny thing is when I got the body from crunky it was THAT COLOR! I almost left it that color but had too much styrene work to do to it, hahaha.. I agree with you though. Never a fan of lexan and I've pretty much lined the entire bottom half of this body with styrene inside and out, lol, in addition to making the grill/front and tailgage. THe only Classic body available so I couldnt pass it up.

The body comes from New Zealand I think, made by Frewer. They were selling for about $40US.

edit:
its a runner too. Only things left to do are a bit of fiddling with the tubework (its a bit warped and is bugging me), install the lights, finish securing the interior to something, lol, and locate the battery in its final spot (need an extension to the wires).

But its a total runner.

the MRC axles look great under this. Tires do NOT stick out past the body AT ALL. They are right at the edge of the body.

crunky · 10-21-2009, 10:51 AM

i'm only kidding if you are pablo... ( well if you are kidding )

i'm just happy to see it get the love it needed, you have gotten a long way.
that thing wasn't in new condition... and had been played with prior to these guys. in fact these guys never got to cut this one.

job well done man.

pardonmyn00b · 10-21-2009, 12:10 PM

Looks great. Glad to see it's almost done!

Big Mike · 10-21-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pantablo

crunky-

Big Mike-Thats a sweet LWB. Funny thing is when I got the body from crunky it was THAT COLOR! I almost left it that color but had too much styrene work to do to it, hahaha.. I agree with you though. Never a fan of lexan and I've pretty much lined the entire bottom half of this body with styrene inside and out, lol, in addition to making the grill/front and tailgage. THe only Classic body available so I couldnt pass it up.

The body comes from New Zealand I think, made by Frewer. They were selling for about $40US.

edit:
its a runner too. Only things left to do are a bit of fiddling with the tubework (its a bit warped and is bugging me), install the lights, finish securing the interior to something, lol, and locate the battery in its final spot (need an extension to the wires).

But its a total runner.

the MRC axles look great under this. Tires do NOT stick out past the body AT ALL. They are right at the edge of the body.

Thanks man. I love my old Rover, it's a great truck. It's an almost-daily driver for me. I'd love to duplicate it in 1:10th scale someday.

I have an MRC gathering dust in my shop too. Those axles seem to have worked out well for the body width.

That's what I said at the start of this "Damn, it's even the same color!"

You've done a fabulous job with this body, you can't really tell it's lexan anymore. Nice crisp details, deep body lines. The grill looks great. It totally looks like a hardbody now, and it's got to have a lot more structural integrity too.

Excellent!!!

pantablo · 10-21-2009, 03:03 PM

Thanks!
The axles do look perfect under here-not too big and definitely not too wide-but they are a bit too narrow actually. I run these wheels because they have about an additional 8mm of offset. If I ran 0 offset wheels under this they'd be way too narrow. The rc4wd 1.55's would be good under here too because they are offset quite a bit too. I considered wideners but the available wideners are too wide, lol.

landy-ross · 10-21-2009, 03:08 PM

That is a FawKin Beauty! top job!!!

looneybin · 10-21-2009, 06:21 PM

damn pablo this thing is coming out sweet. deffinitly did the body justice.

51WillysJeep · 10-21-2009, 06:35 PM

Dam Pablo, Of ALL your recent builds, I'm REALLY feelin' this truck..!

I LOVE the fact that its different, unique, and just plain BAD-ASS..!!! Not sure if its been said yet, but IF you ever decide to sell this one, I'M calling DIBBS now..!!!

I'd be honored to have this rig in my garage alongside "Clampy" and the "Chino Clone". ( Just let me know where to send the $$$ when the time is right..

).

51WillysJeep · 11-27-2009, 08:02 AM

After being over on Scale4x4 the other night, I read that Pablo had been thinking of selling this awesome truck. I've been a fan of this build from the beginning because Its such a unique and bad-ass little project that I knew I just had to have it..

So after some quick PM's with him, we struck a deal, and this rig will now be wheeling at my place over here on the East Coast..!!

I can't wait to get this truck out on the trails, Thanks again Pablo for the awesome deal..!

vipxj · 11-27-2009, 10:31 AM

So did you swap it with one of yours?

51WillysJeep · 11-27-2009, 10:51 AM

Nope, bought it - outright

pantablo · 11-27-2009, 11:23 AM

I'm honored you feel its a worthy addition to your awesome collection. I love the classic body but need to figure out a hardbody classic, lol. So for now I need to thin my collection out. I realize I only need a couple trucks.
Enjoy it!

10-21-2009, 10:05 AM	#69
pantablo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica Posts: 3,687	crunky- Big Mike-Thats a sweet LWB. Funny thing is when I got the body from crunky it was THAT COLOR! I almost left it that color but had too much styrene work to do to it, hahaha.. I agree with you though. Never a fan of lexan and I've pretty much lined the entire bottom half of this body with styrene inside and out, lol, in addition to making the grill/front and tailgage. THe only Classic body available so I couldnt pass it up. The body comes from New Zealand I think, made by Frewer. They were selling for about $40US. edit: its a runner too. Only things left to do are a bit of fiddling with the tubework (its a bit warped and is bugging me), install the lights, finish securing the interior to something, lol, and locate the battery in its final spot (need an extension to the wires). But its a total runner. the MRC axles look great under this. Tires do NOT stick out past the body AT ALL. They are right at the edge of the body. Last edited by pantablo; 10-21-2009 at 10:09 AM.

08-04-2009, 04:13 PM	#61
eddievedder RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler Posts: 1,371	Looking good Pablo. BTW, the Flat Irons came out very good!!! I like the rock busters better for this truck but you sure did a great job on both tires.

08-04-2009, 04:28 PM	#62
Kranberry RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ****, SL,UT Posts: 1,610	that bumper is bitchen. same with the rest of the build

08-04-2009, 11:03 PM	#63
luis Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: los angeles Posts: 539	wow pablo, you have really come a long way since you started the hobby lol looks great

10-20-2009, 04:43 PM	#65
pantablo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica Posts: 3,687	Well eddie, you have the trail busters now, lol so I think the flatirons are on for the time being. Did some more work. bumper came out pretty good. did a slight exo painted it and mounted lights. body is not attached and is sitting a bit high still. need to reorganize under the hood a bit. Its pretty much a runner although I need to extend the battery wires so I can run the battery in the back. Now it needs to sit in the front seat since wires are so short. Still feels like lots to do. LED lights going in too. head/tail/offroad

10-20-2009, 04:50 PM	#66
sleek6mt RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UrAnUs Posts: 1,109	wow look at u now, thought u just made building lol sikk man as always

10-21-2009, 09:54 AM	#68
crunky I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: cape crud... will you be my friend Posts: 2,102	i'm just waiting here patiently for this to be done, so i can tell pablo i want it back ! hella nice work here man... ... as always.

10-21-2009, 10:51 AM	#70
crunky I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: cape crud... will you be my friend Posts: 2,102	i'm only kidding if you are pablo... ( well if you are kidding ) i'm just happy to see it get the love it needed, you have gotten a long way. that thing wasn't in new condition... and had been played with prior to these guys. in fact these guys never got to cut this one. job well done man.

10-21-2009, 12:10 PM	#71
pardonmyn00b I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Unnecessary Surgery Land Posts: 3,406	Looks great. Glad to see it's almost done!

10-21-2009, 03:03 PM	#73
pantablo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica Posts: 3,687	Thanks! The axles do look perfect under here-not too big and definitely not too wide-but they are a bit too narrow actually. I run these wheels because they have about an additional 8mm of offset. If I ran 0 offset wheels under this they'd be way too narrow. The rc4wd 1.55's would be good under here too because they are offset quite a bit too. I considered wideners but the available wideners are too wide, lol.

10-21-2009, 03:08 PM	#74
landy-ross Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near Oxford, UK Posts: 162	That is a FawKin Beauty! top job!!!

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10-21-2009, 06:21 PM	#75
looneybin RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Johnston SC Posts: 1,562	damn pablo this thing is coming out sweet. deffinitly did the body justice.

10-21-2009, 06:35 PM	#76
51WillysJeep RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,184	Dam Pablo, Of ALL your recent builds, I'm REALLY feelin' this truck..! I LOVE the fact that its different, unique, and just plain BAD-ASS..!!! Not sure if its been said yet, but IF you ever decide to sell this one, I'M calling DIBBS now..!!! I'd be honored to have this rig in my garage alongside "Clampy" and the "Chino Clone". ( Just let me know where to send the $$$ when the time is right.. ).

11-27-2009, 08:02 AM	#77
51WillysJeep RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,184	After being over on Scale4x4 the other night, I read that Pablo had been thinking of selling this awesome truck. I've been a fan of this build from the beginning because Its such a unique and bad-ass little project that I knew I just had to have it.. So after some quick PM's with him, we struck a deal, and this rig will now be wheeling at my place over here on the East Coast..!! I can't wait to get this truck out on the trails, Thanks again Pablo for the awesome deal..!

11-27-2009, 10:31 AM	#78
vipxj RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: tauranga north island new zealand Posts: 1,786	So did you swap it with one of yours?

11-27-2009, 10:51 AM	#79
51WillysJeep RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,184	Nope, bought it - outright

11-27-2009, 11:23 AM	#80
pantablo I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: santa monica Posts: 3,687	I'm honored you feel its a worthy addition to your awesome collection. I love the classic body but need to figure out a hardbody classic, lol. So for now I need to thin my collection out. I realize I only need a couple trucks. Enjoy it!

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