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06-05-2010, 12:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lehigh Valley
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|  New life for an old lid
Salvaged a cracked, beat on, Blackfoot body with no grill or tailgate from being tossed in the garbage can. Not wanting a ditto truck I set out to make this another one-of-a-kind, set up for mud and abuse since my club is going to attempt a tough truck comp. I wanted to keep the basic truck looking like a Blackfoot, so here is my version The willing donor  Just a little cutting and brazing then this emerged  It rolls     As it sits today, I have plenty more to do to it like bringing the front axle in a little but it is getting there     Still deciding if I like the spare placement    Axial axles (still need to get some alu upgrades for them) 1.9 RL's or Eritex wheels WK trans w/metal gears RC4WD shocks |
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06-05-2010, 12:18 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Thomasville, NC
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| very cool! |
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06-05-2010, 01:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: new kensington
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amazing i love it
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06-05-2010, 02:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rockaway
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|  Looks killer, cant wait to see it run.
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06-05-2010, 06:04 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Forsyth County, Georgia
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I think the placment for the spare is spot on. I dont see anywhere else you could put it. Will you be running full lights and a winch?
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06-05-2010, 07:45 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2010 Location: trinity
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nice build dude i like it
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06-05-2010, 09:33 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
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What did you use on the tubework? It looks like some stainless plant stakes I used on a tube chassis before, the notches in it.
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06-05-2010, 10:07 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Fe, NM
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I like the look of it so far !
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06-05-2010, 10:27 PM
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| WOOPOOW!! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA
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I always enjoy your builds and this is no acception. Bravo on another awesomely different looking rig  |
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06-05-2010, 11:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Peoria, Arizona
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AWESOME! please post some more pics of this! It looks great!
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06-06-2010, 12:06 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: salina,ks
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great truck man love the tube work, and i agree on the spare placement, maybe you could try to make a loop and bend down the ends and braze on a threaded rod or something
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06-06-2010, 05:45 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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I like it  However, the stepside fenders look a little goofy with the dovetail. Replace them with flat panels maybe? |
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06-06-2010, 07:34 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: australia
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this is one really cool rig well done bud
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06-06-2010, 08:16 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lethbridge
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Really nice twist on that old body. |
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06-06-2010, 08:20 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Calgary, Ab
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It's original, and for that reason I like the truck. Good work! Last edited by ugly duck; 06-07-2010 at 06:33 AM. | |
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06-06-2010, 11:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville FL
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lets get some paint, grill, etc |
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06-06-2010, 07:04 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lehigh Valley
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Thanks all, more to come as I finish it up
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06-06-2010, 07:24 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Farmington Hills, MI
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Wow that rig is Sick I think i know what i want to build now keep up the sweet work cant wait to see more pics of the work
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