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02-26-2009, 07:13 PM
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Excellent! It reminds me a lot of the first brand new truck I bought. '86 Nissan Hardbody reg cab 4x4. It too was red (underneath all the mud). Can't wait to see it painted.  |
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02-26-2009, 07:51 PM
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 thanks guys for all the comments. one note i will be limiting the flex with fueline bumpstops to prevent tire rub. if it still had narrow rims and little smaller tires it would tuck now....oh well  | |
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02-26-2009, 08:12 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lake Texoma, texas
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this little thing turning out sweet!!!!! |
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02-27-2009, 04:43 PM
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well got some paint on the cab. i need to get some thin lexan to make the windows, and then i have to detail it to heck and back. it will be semi weathered. the paint is ok but the paint on the real truck was far from good anyway. got a bumper i like finnally. need to get some gas so i can braze it all up. pics                 |
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02-27-2009, 06:03 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: UTAH!
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wow you do some really clean work, i love the bumper! i looks good!! |
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02-27-2009, 07:09 PM
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bumper is CAed until tommorrow when i can braze it up
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02-27-2009, 10:48 PM
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awesome project now i really want to cut up one of my mu's |
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03-03-2009, 09:34 AM
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alrighty than i started final assembly. got the running chassis complete, painted and weathered. i need to sleeve the rear links, finnish making bumper brackets, and of course finnish the body work. this truck is going to have some minor weathering, not nearly to the extent of my yota but in similar fashion. got my mud thrashers, and upon initial inspection......imagine what the tires would feel like if they where made of american cheese:eek:............they are insanely soft. now i need to pick up some stiffer foams from someone befor i glu them. they ought to stick like crazy to the rocks. ok as for the shocks im running the stif springs all around. the rear is still too soft due to the angle of the shocks but the front is a little too stiff. i have the soft springs and in the front they are just too soft. i need like a medium spring. should be up and running by tonight. i have to get some velsro through to get everything all mounted up. can't wait till the augusta scale comp. oh well on to the pics.                          holy **** that was a crap-ton of photos. hope you guys likey. |
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03-03-2009, 09:46 AM
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Haha, your hands look like mine when I paint.:-P This thing is bad-ass. Keep it up. Justin |
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03-03-2009, 10:30 AM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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Damn son! That's some great work! Can't wait to see more of this build, I always liked that body style. |
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03-03-2009, 10:56 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Marietta
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Wow! That reminds me of my old Trooper II.  You should leave the bed primer... gives it character. |
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03-03-2009, 01:11 PM
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Kickass!
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03-03-2009, 01:12 PM
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03-03-2009, 04:20 PM
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lol i've spent my share of time getting paint off my watch before. ok i am hung up on something anyone know how i can sand in the body lines? i have a sanding block its just really hard to get them straight and consistant. i got some test time on it with and mostly without the body. i really like how it performs. tires were unglued, with stock foams, and i kinda like them. the bite well and the folding over part really only effects turning under pressure. they never spun the rims, or ever popped the outer bead but seemed to let the inside bead go a lot. i am very happy with them. in the mud they don't do to bad as long as you have some wheelspeed. they are super sticky and grip well in many conditions. just got to get some stiffer foams. this truck is a middle weight truck not super heavy but with steel and that 8-cell nimh i thought it was an all around decent test. more to come once the truck is finnished and tires are refoamed and glued:banana: enjoy and thanks for the kind words. http://rides.webshots.com/video/3001...04845099pFRKEu http://rides.webshots.com/video/3048...04845099CbBwlW carnage!!! http://rides.webshots.com/video/3076...04845099UySczw http://rides.webshots.com/video/3090...04845099UIwIJl http://rides.webshots.com/video/3009...04845099JlmNqd |
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03-03-2009, 08:54 PM
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i put a smaller spring inside of the stiff spring in the rear and its a little better. still got to limit it to knok off the tire rub though. front is gonna stay and hopfully it will loosen up a bit. well i finally got to the creative part....weathering. im going to post up some pics tommorrow of the technique but i already faded to paint 15yrs and added a few "character" dents. this is turning out sweet in my eyes but i suppose i'm a little partial to the build. got the bed near finnished, few more prime and sand cycles and it will get painted. once i get some velcro i will get some real vid without the tape holding the body down.
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03-03-2009, 09:43 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: lafayette
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really kool build man one of my favs on here for sure |
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03-04-2009, 03:03 AM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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I am guessing that you are talking about the two body lines near the bottom? How thick is the styrene? You could cut them out and back it with another piece of styrene, use some putty to fill it in if the groove is too deep. | |
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03-04-2009, 06:34 PM
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well i got some work done. ran out of grey primer yea thats right i used a whole damn can on this thing. got the bed very close to done, little more filler and sanding and i'll get it painted and weathered. got a antenna in the works, along with front cowl with wipers. i went ahead and painted the grille, added the grille insert and then lost a corner light?:thinking: i will add an isuzu emblem somehow and fill in where the corner marker was, wires and all. it got some character dents as you can see. got the front bumper mounted, and can now get it smooth enough for paint. i also got the body mounted up with velcro. it is a royal PITA to remove. i have to reduce the amount of velcro more cause it is impossible to just pull off like i was hoping. i need to make headlight lenses, windshield and rear window, vent windows, do all the detail painting, finnish rear bumper, make rock sliders cause the body won't last long without them, finnish drop bed and toolbox. i also have to get some tire glue. once the tires got dirty they lost some of there stickyness on the rims, now they fall off like 12 seconds. :rant: let me know what you think, thanks                    |
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03-04-2009, 11:23 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: los angeles
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that thing looks sweeet!!!
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03-04-2009, 11:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GUAM
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awsome work on this rig
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