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drtrydr2000 · 11-23-2009, 01:30 AM

Oh and here are some pics of my 1:1 that is sitting back home (top and doors back on) in middle of a restore. Been in my family since new. Oh it has 37's on it now...yeah probably should have spent the money on oh i dunno rust repair instead of tires and a lift...LOL.

crawler_king · 11-23-2009, 05:56 AM

Any pics of the chassis hack in progress? I know it is a bit of a late question to ask.. I had hacked a High Lift chassis and shortened the WB to put an og blackfoot on it.. and have a land cruiser body (tamiya) that I have been wanting to build under..
your build looks great!

93 FORD BRONCO · 11-23-2009, 05:15 PM

ur my new hero lol love the color scheme

Grabby544 · 11-24-2009, 02:56 AM

Looking good bro! Take it down near the beach and I'd swear it was the real deal!! Can't wait to see it FMC!

Chris

drtrydr2000 · 11-28-2009, 02:48 AM

Thanks for the compliments. Well i worked on it a little bit today and for the first time really working with styrene I am proud of what I did. Check it out. It still needs a dash and the tranny tunnel finished. I also made door panels for it as well that i really like. Well here are the pics:

dogtired · 11-28-2009, 08:18 AM

Looking good,can't wait to see the finished product.

Grabby544 · 12-04-2009, 05:45 PM

Wow! That looks sweet! How is it working with the styrene? Pretty easy?

drtrydr2000 · 12-04-2009, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dogtired

Looking good,can't wait to see the finished product.

Thanks!! Its getting there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grabby544

Wow! That looks sweet! How is it working with the styrene? Pretty easy?

Thanks!! Its not bad. It was pretty easy once I got rollin along. I just need to learn to sand it and bend it without it snapping.

Well not really much to update. I did cut down the styrene a little so the body sits lower on the chassis. Now it just looks like it has a slight body lift. Also made the move to 1.55" stompers. The thrashers are a little small for me. Just need to sell my REVO and should be able to finish it up in a month or so.

rocresq · 12-04-2009, 11:28 PM

nice progress so far. Semper Fi Zona brother!

Grey Machine · 02-03-2010, 01:30 PM

Any updates? I'm a big early Bronco fan and I'd love to see how a truly scale one would look. Thinking of doing one myself.

Maybe a noob question, but how did you reattach the cut frame rails together after shortening them? And you said the CR01 links work with the shorter wheelbase on the SCX chassis; do you mean they work uncut/standard length? Thanks.

EDIT: Just read the thread again and saw in post 18 that you just cut off the front and back ends of the frame. Not sure how I missed that...

5150bronco · 02-26-2010, 12:55 AM

i like it. looks like the cab is coming along great. keep the pics coming. I am right behind building mine now.

rangerboy · 02-26-2010, 01:02 AM

Sweet bronco build just something about they way they look is awesome maybe cuzz their FORD lol

drtrydr2000 · 02-26-2010, 02:35 AM

Thanks for all the kind words. Yeah its definatly slowed down A LOT!!!! I am working on my Shortcourse for race season and my 1:1 Toyota Surf. The frame is out being built by TROST and I do have a new body here waiting to get the paint job. Also picked up side turnsignal light buckets and a few other little little things to make it more scale.

Currently I am saving up for the D35 axles but funds might force me to run TLTs or TREX plastics which are too wide and I really dont want to do. I will post some pics up as soon as the new frame arrives and will be back on track and just waiting on paint.

midship909 · 02-26-2010, 02:54 PM

i love it looks great you can never go wrong with tamiya bodys

scale-bronco · 02-26-2010, 11:51 PM

do you have any idea if mrc axle would fit under that body

bradabolics · 02-27-2010, 01:06 PM

Awesome build!! My all time favorite vehicle. Will be getting a bronco body as soon as my local hobby shop gets them in...

balln · 02-27-2010, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scale-bronco

do you have any idea if mrc axle would fit under that body

Im wondering the same i have a mrc just calling me to put a bronco body on. I did some measuring and the mrc axles are really narrow for the body but i plan on putting some wheels on it that come with 10mm offset adapters for each wheel so it will be a total of 20mm per axle and with some flat irons i think it will look pretty tuff.

drtrydr2000 · 03-06-2010, 06:41 AM

Ill do some measuring to see if they will fit under there and get it posted up. Another great body came out made by Proline. They made a 73 with a top in a larger scale and also made a CGR bodied 73 Bronco. Im defiantly buying them and throwin them on the shelf. It might be easier to get axles to fit those.

11-24-2009, 02:56 AM	#24
Grabby544 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Misawa AB, Japan Posts: 14	Awesome! Looking good bro! Take it down near the beach and I'd swear it was the real deal!! Can't wait to see it FMC! Chris

12-04-2009, 05:45 PM	#27
Grabby544 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Misawa AB, Japan Posts: 14	Awesome Wow! That looks sweet! How is it working with the styrene? Pretty easy?

02-03-2010, 01:30 PM	#30
Grey Machine Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 77	Any updates? I'm a big early Bronco fan and I'd love to see how a truly scale one would look. Thinking of doing one myself. Maybe a noob question, but how did you reattach the cut frame rails together after shortening them? And you said the CR01 links work with the shorter wheelbase on the SCX chassis; do you mean they work uncut/standard length? Thanks. EDIT: Just read the thread again and saw in post 18 that you just cut off the front and back ends of the frame. Not sure how I missed that... Last edited by Grey Machine; 02-17-2010 at 02:15 PM. Reason: reading comprehension > me

11-23-2009, 01:30 AM	#21
drtrydr2000 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montrose Posts: 320	Oh and here are some pics of my 1:1 that is sitting back home (top and doors back on) in middle of a restore. Been in my family since new. Oh it has 37's on it now...yeah probably should have spent the money on oh i dunno rust repair instead of tires and a lift...LOL.

11-23-2009, 05:56 AM	#22
crawler_king Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beechview/Pittsburgh Posts: 536	Any pics of the chassis hack in progress? I know it is a bit of a late question to ask.. I had hacked a High Lift chassis and shortened the WB to put an og blackfoot on it.. and have a land cruiser body (tamiya) that I have been wanting to build under.. your build looks great!

11-23-2009, 05:15 PM	#23
93 FORD BRONCO Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 975	ur my new hero lol love the color scheme

11-28-2009, 02:48 AM	#25
drtrydr2000 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montrose Posts: 320	Thanks for the compliments. Well i worked on it a little bit today and for the first time really working with styrene I am proud of what I did. Check it out. It still needs a dash and the tranny tunnel finished. I also made door panels for it as well that i really like. Well here are the pics:

11-28-2009, 08:18 AM	#26
dogtired Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: orange county Posts: 2	Looking good,can't wait to see the finished product.

12-04-2009, 11:28 PM	#29
rocresq Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Clemente, CA. Posts: 531	nice progress so far. Semper Fi Zona brother!

02-26-2010, 12:55 AM	#31
5150bronco RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 1,697	i like it. looks like the cab is coming along great. keep the pics coming. I am right behind building mine now.

02-26-2010, 01:02 AM	#32
rangerboy Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: newaygo Posts: 48	Sweet bronco build just something about they way they look is awesome maybe cuzz their FORD lol

02-26-2010, 02:35 AM	#33
drtrydr2000 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montrose Posts: 320	Thanks for all the kind words. Yeah its definatly slowed down A LOT!!!! I am working on my Shortcourse for race season and my 1:1 Toyota Surf. The frame is out being built by TROST and I do have a new body here waiting to get the paint job. Also picked up side turnsignal light buckets and a few other little little things to make it more scale. Currently I am saving up for the D35 axles but funds might force me to run TLTs or TREX plastics which are too wide and I really dont want to do. I will post some pics up as soon as the new frame arrives and will be back on track and just waiting on paint.

02-26-2010, 02:54 PM	#34
midship909 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: chino Posts: 156	i love it looks great you can never go wrong with tamiya bodys

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02-26-2010, 11:51 PM	#35
scale-bronco Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marengo,iL Posts: 201	do you have any idea if mrc axle would fit under that body

02-27-2010, 01:06 PM	#36
bradabolics Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nanaimo BC, Canada Posts: 93	Awesome build!! My all time favorite vehicle. Will be getting a bronco body as soon as my local hobby shop gets them in...

03-06-2010, 06:41 AM	#38
drtrydr2000 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montrose Posts: 320	Ill do some measuring to see if they will fit under there and get it posted up. Another great body came out made by Proline. They made a 73 with a top in a larger scale and also made a CGR bodied 73 Bronco. Im defiantly buying them and throwin them on the shelf. It might be easier to get axles to fit those.

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