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03-08-2009, 07:46 PM
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| Get off my lawn!   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 7,528
|  Barnyard Buster 5.0: yet another rebuild Time to step up the game on one of the OG scale rigs. First, don't worry, the Disco Fever body is here to stay. But I gotta bring the rest of the rig up to '09 standards. First, I embiggened my CAC slot mags (TLT wheel mod) and cut down some 2.2 Crushers. Then, started on a proper interior. The seat and door panels are made from O gauge roofing material. Kinda gives it a Tijuana-upholstery-shop look. Added a CB radio and put the driver's right leg back on. The bikini top was looking a little tatty, so I whipped up a styrene hardtop (still in progress, but you get the idea. Probably do a roof rack for it, too. And because the rear body clips will be inside, I had to make the rear hatch open. And you gotta have a latch, right? Gave the dash a little update, and it's not done yet either. But overall it ain't bad for a 4-year-old rig. Last edited by microgoat; 03-08-2009 at 07:48 PM. |
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03-08-2009, 08:05 PM
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| Befriending Champ 09'  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: cape crud... will you be my friend
Posts: 1,759
| that rig is pimp. good job. |
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03-08-2009, 09:31 PM
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| I <3 LS3   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 6,593
| Busters back! I love big 1.9s RC4WD are you taking notes? |
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03-09-2009, 06:58 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cuyahoga Falls
Posts: 239
| that interior is awesome! Wish I woulda thought about the corugated styrene for my interior build! looks awesome! |
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03-09-2009, 10:43 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 734
| buster is the best, glad to see it coming back |
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03-09-2009, 12:02 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Down South Hidding From Everyone
Posts: 1,101
| i'm glad to see this rig back and still alive. |
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03-09-2009, 12:24 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lake Texoma, texas
Posts: 520
| this things sweet!!!  willy fits it nice!!! i love the 8 track. makes me want to build a scaler just around willy. |
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03-09-2009, 01:03 PM
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| Throwing Grenades   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
Posts: 16,257
| Jesus man, hasn't this thing died yet?  |
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03-09-2009, 06:08 PM
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| Get off my lawn! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 7,528
| Buster's like disco. It might go away for a while, but only til it comes back Got some more done: Brass roof rack, Rubicon fender flares, crossbar and vertical tubes for the molded-in cage, glass in the windows. With the hardtop and flares on, I'm thinking it won't be long before someone converts one of these Broncos into a Cherokee  |
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03-10-2009, 12:46 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: rome
Posts: 34
| That rig is pretty bad ass! Looking forward to seeing some more progress! |
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03-10-2009, 01:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tuscaloosa
Posts: 755
| I am glad to see that rig Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin' alive. I remeber seeing it when I first joined the forum. One of my all time favs because of the Wild Willy driver and the paint. |
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03-10-2009, 03:50 PM
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| Get off my lawn! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 7,528
| Got a little more done today:  Quick shot of flat black finishes off the rack  Added a Savage bumper out back. I briefly toyed with the idea of brazing up some new bumpers, but the Savvy bumper has been on the front since day one, and I do like to have some continuity (even though the original axles, wheels and body have been tossed aside). I'm still not sure about the tow rings.  A couple short sections of L-channel sandwiched between the rails and crossmember make a nice sturdy mount. Also notice the exhaust; I don't know how long it will last, but it's on there for now. |
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03-10-2009, 04:04 PM
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| 1 man, 2 sons   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Recovering@ the hobby garage MT.
Posts: 7,414
| Hell yeah, I guess I better actually put mine together again.  |
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03-10-2009, 04:04 PM
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| Whycome U no have tattoo?  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tekin, ID
Posts: 614
| Looks good Stu! How'd you make that muffler? I need to do something like that for the Scout. You bringing Buster to Montana again? |
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03-10-2009, 04:22 PM
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| Get off my lawn! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 7,528
| I don't even know if I'm bringing me to Montana again. The muffler is an old model-car piece I've had for ages. |
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03-10-2009, 04:46 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Spanaway, Wa
Posts: 421
| WOW! That rules.....love the rack and the exhaust is a nice touch. The buttrock wheels are killer..... Stayin' Alive! Last edited by HotRodJosh; 03-10-2009 at 04:49 PM. |
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03-10-2009, 06:13 PM
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| I <3 LS3 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NE Ohio
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03-11-2009, 09:14 AM
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| Get off my lawn! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 7,528
| This spaghetti-noodle BTA is right out of scarysteering.com    Looks crazy, but it works and manages to avoid all the links. |
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