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07-19-2009, 07:03 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern Finland
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|  83´Dodge Ram D150 truggy Time for a new project:-P Actually I started this almost a year ago-->Dodge Ramcharger but I got bored with it and got carried away with other projects (monkeybikes). A few days ago I suddenly got my motivation back and decided to finish the truck once and for all. The truck is inspired by 51WillysJeep:s "Petersen 4Wheel&Offroads Ultimate K10" project, but it will be totally different other than the paint which is going to be yellow. The Specs: -TLT-axles -homemade alloy chassis -Axial trans -Four-linked front and rear with drop suspension in the rear and coilovers in front -S.D.I trail doc xl:s -hitec hi-torque servo - motor from a electric drill mounted in front with a rc4wd 4:1 gear reducion unit The frame will need a total rebuild and new paint. The body gets a rear firewall out of styrene and a complete interior, it will be painted yellow on the outside and silver on the inside. I haven´t quite figured out the rear end yet: should I make a flatbed, should I cut the framerails and make a small rollcage or should I just make a regular bed? Suggestions please.  I started by brutally cutting the ramcharger body in half and shaping a rear firewall out of two plates of 2mm thick styrene:      Tell me what you think and comments and suggestions are welcome  Last edited by MoParmonster; 07-31-2009 at 04:13 AM. Reason: edit the title |
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07-19-2009, 01:30 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grils Are Hotter In,Florida
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| Now this will be a kool build. never seen one like it |
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07-19-2009, 04:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Worlds Biggest Trailer Park, NV
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| Sweet. I had an idea for this, but dont have the skills. Cant wait to see more! |
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07-19-2009, 11:53 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux City
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|  looks great this is mine  |
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07-20-2009, 11:20 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Windsor, VA
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| Looks good so far. I have always wanted to build a cab truck. |
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07-20-2009, 02:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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| looking good  |
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07-20-2009, 04:14 PM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts
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| WOW - Thanks man- Glad I could be of some inspiration!! Your off to a great start Man..! That rear firewall came out SWEET.. Heres my .02 cents - Just make sure you run some lower braces out of styrene from the rear firewall down and attatch them to the lower portion of the body somehow like I did with the K-10. Then It will be almost indestructable if it rolls over..!! Looking forward to more progress- keep up the nice work..! Subscribed..!! |
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07-20-2009, 04:58 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Behind the torch!
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| Congrats on doing something different. If you are going to redo the frame I would cut the square tubing n half. Then you would have a C-channel chassis. And go with a wooden flatbed. That would fit that old dodge. |
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07-21-2009, 09:36 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern Finland
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| Thanks guys:-D I´m glad you like it. Made some progress yesterday and today: Made braces for the rear firewall and glued it to the cab It came out super srong  , I will put some screws to hold it totally in place. I may get the cab painted tomorrow, hopefully    I also took the chassis apart and got it ready for painting. Crawln Coles: I thought about cutting the framerails, but then I could not attach anything to them so I`m just gonna leave them like that. I´m leaning towards this solution to the rear: cut the framerails shorter and make a fuel cell and a toolbox and possibly a small rollbar, how does it sound? |
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07-27-2009, 06:47 PM
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| Lekker hoor!  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Holland
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| That came out real nice. For the rear?I would say go for a tubebed.  |
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07-27-2009, 08:20 PM
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| www.WARCRC.org  Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, Wa
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| Nice dodge! |
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07-28-2009, 02:15 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern Finland
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01-31-2010, 09:06 PM
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| why so serious ?  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pullin somebody else out of a mud hole
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| nice gotta love the dodges |
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02-03-2010, 10:01 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Huntsville
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| This rig looks great. what is the latest? looks like it's been awhile. |
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02-04-2010, 10:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Antonio
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| Looks great! Nice job on the back of the cab |
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02-04-2010, 10:29 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Brown City, Mi.
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| That thing has some flex.. Looks great man.. |
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02-22-2010, 02:37 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern Finland
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| Thanks everybody Yep, it's been awhile, and actually I haven't got anything new done to this:? But when I have my other projects out of the way I will finish this, so stay tuned. I will make a new rollcage, rocksliders, bumber, some kind of interior and I will propably buy new tires and wheels also |
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