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balln · 07-03-2010, 04:12 PM

Well over some time now i have always wanted to build a jk and my girlfreind suprised me with a body so i started collecting parts for the build. Everything is here except for some small things that are more for detail.

I had some pics of me cutting the stock scx tr chassie in half to extend the frame rails and me welding them back up but i deleted them

So everything is stripped down and im in the process of rebuilding now.

Specs:

New bright jk body
Axial scx frame that has been extended (thanks to lowslowTJ for parts)
Axial axles
Rc4wd tranny with disconnect for 2x4 & 4x4
1.9 rocklux
5 2.0 wheels (thanks to briansbodies)
integy 55 turn or hobbywing brushless system
proline power strokes
honcho links

Well on to the pics.

More to come

balln · 07-03-2010, 05:56 PM

Well i cleaned up the frame really good and hung it up to paint. I have 8 coats of dark grey primer and let dry then went to spray some gloss black and it started to orange peel on me.

In the middle of waiting on coats of paint to dry i was doing this.

Well i guess its time to wet sand my damn rails and see if that will help

crawlinnTN · 07-03-2010, 07:17 PM

ive been spottin those links for a while. are they any good? how durable?

balln · 07-03-2010, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crawlinnTN

ive been spottin those links for a while. are they any good? how durable?

The links are durable even after i drilled the holes.

I just got done hacking the finders off along with bumpers and running boards. Going to go out now and spray some more paint on the frame rails hopefully it will work since i wet sanded them then back to the body cleaning all my cuts up.

Not bad for a days worth of work!!!!

grob23 · 07-03-2010, 11:23 PM

May I ask the significance of the skid cut in half? Seems a bit weird, jw...

I'll be watchin this build as well, if it's anything like your other Jeep build it should be good!

balln · 07-03-2010, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grob23

May I ask the significance of the skid cut in half? Seems a bit weird, jw...

I'll be watchin this build as well, if it's anything like your other Jeep build it should be good!

Thanks man but my chassie already had long ass honcho links and my wheel base was still short plus the stock axial rails are short under a jk body so i stretched it a little

Well today was awsome i got alot done today and its going to slow down a bit due to body work and trying to mount the body to the chassie and fitting the trans under it with the servo to shift from 2x4 to 4x4.

Pics

Chassie back together and rolling

Not sure yet what im going to do about the tranny crossmember

Whipped out some bondo to fill in the bolt indents on the fenders

Just a mock up not sure what ride height i want yet

balln · 07-05-2010, 10:50 PM

Got some stuff done today not really alot but im happy with the progress. I thought it was going to be hard trying to mount the body to the chassie becuase the factory body post are inline with the frame rails and i haven't had to much luck with velcro and i want a nice stong mount and i think i came up with the perfect way with out any crazy fabbing. So far everything came from the extra parts that come with the axial kit.

Mounts for a servo

Stock axial body posts

They will be covered up from the mesh grill insert i plan on doing and the bumper.

I moved the crossmember forward and drilled holes in it to slide the posts through then just use body clips.

Had to trim some of the interior off and some of the shock post down but it fits perfect. Still have some cleaning up to do

Im pretty happy with this ride height.

What do you guys think so far ?

run2jeepn · 07-05-2010, 10:56 PM

Liking the way you worked the front mounts.

Pointman · 07-06-2010, 09:41 AM

Keep an eye on those plastic links. When I had them on my crawler, they would bend on hard binds.

Scale Adventure · 07-06-2010, 01:16 PM

Looks good so far.

TAT76 · 07-06-2010, 01:43 PM

Looking good so far.
Did you mod your RX to center. Been thinking about switching to my DX6i but wonder how to set it up..
Thanks and I'll be watching this one..

briansbodies · 07-06-2010, 02:02 PM

Ryan ...looks great witht thoes wheels...

balln · 07-06-2010, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by run2jeepn

Liking the way you worked the front mounts.

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrmyfair

Keep an eye on those plastic links. When I had them on my crawler, they would bend on hard binds.

Thanks for the heads up ill keep and eye on that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scale Adventure

Looks good so far.

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAT76

Looking good so far.
Did you mod your RX to center. Been thinking about switching to my DX6i but wonder how to set it up..
Thanks and I'll be watching this one..

Thanks and yes i modded it and so far works good i have the peices to do it if your interested just pm me

Quote:

Originally Posted by briansbodies

Ryan ...looks great witht thoes wheels...

Yeah i think so too and i was telling you about the threaded wheel extenders i have im pretty sure they will work ill try them a little later.

NEW YORK BOY · 07-14-2010, 12:04 AM

Lookin good so far. what color are u going to paint it?

balln · 07-21-2010, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEW YORK BOY

Lookin good so far. what color are u going to paint it?

Im not sure on color yet either the baby shit green or a light silver. What do you guys think?

And i just got back from my 2 week vacation to FL so i will have some updates here soon.

balln · 07-23-2010, 12:57 PM

A bit of an update i guess I have the tranny mounted and it all fits under the interior with out any trimming

Decided to make a skid for the bottom i think it turned out ok.

And yestarday i decide i wanted to make my pointer finger even pointier with a razor blade

Not for a weak stomach
(or if your eating)

big bronco · 07-23-2010, 01:21 PM

looks great!. the finger... yummy

BlackFox · 07-23-2010, 04:00 PM

NUM NUM......thought it was safe to eat while reading on rccrawler...lol

balln · 07-24-2010, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big bronco

looks great!. the finger... yummy

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackFox

NUM NUM......thought it was safe to eat while reading on rccrawler...lol

LOL Sorry but you cant say i didn't worn ya

Look up i edited for you lol

JuziTin · 07-24-2010, 08:47 AM

it looks like a chunk of flesh was sliced away and left hanging. Didn't it HURT?!?!?! and nice rig!

07-03-2010, 04:12 PM	#1
balln Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bushnell FL Posts: 648	Balln's jk Well over some time now i have always wanted to build a jk and my girlfreind suprised me with a body so i started collecting parts for the build. Everything is here except for some small things that are more for detail. I had some pics of me cutting the stock scx tr chassie in half to extend the frame rails and me welding them back up but i deleted them So everything is stripped down and im in the process of rebuilding now. Specs: New bright jk body Axial scx frame that has been extended (thanks to lowslowTJ for parts) Axial axles Rc4wd tranny with disconnect for 2x4 & 4x4 1.9 rocklux 5 2.0 wheels (thanks to briansbodies) integy 55 turn or hobbywing brushless system proline power strokes honcho links Well on to the pics. More to come Last edited by balln; 07-05-2010 at 07:29 PM.

07-05-2010, 10:50 PM	#7
balln Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bushnell FL Posts: 648	Got some stuff done today not really alot but im happy with the progress. I thought it was going to be hard trying to mount the body to the chassie becuase the factory body post are inline with the frame rails and i haven't had to much luck with velcro and i want a nice stong mount and i think i came up with the perfect way with out any crazy fabbing. So far everything came from the extra parts that come with the axial kit. Mounts for a servo Stock axial body posts They will be covered up from the mesh grill insert i plan on doing and the bumper. I moved the crossmember forward and drilled holes in it to slide the posts through then just use body clips. Had to trim some of the interior off and some of the shock post down but it fits perfect. Still have some cleaning up to do Im pretty happy with this ride height. What do you guys think so far ? Last edited by balln; 07-05-2010 at 10:53 PM.

07-23-2010, 12:57 PM	#16
balln Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bushnell FL Posts: 648	A bit of an update i guess I have the tranny mounted and it all fits under the interior with out any trimming Decided to make a skid for the bottom i think it turned out ok. And yestarday i decide i wanted to make my pointer finger even pointier with a razor blade Not for a weak stomach (or if your eating) Last edited by balln; 07-24-2010 at 12:14 AM.

07-03-2010, 05:56 PM	#2
balln Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bushnell FL Posts: 648	Well i cleaned up the frame really good and hung it up to paint. I have 8 coats of dark grey primer and let dry then went to spray some gloss black and it started to orange peel on me. In the middle of waiting on coats of paint to dry i was doing this. Well i guess its time to wet sand my damn rails and see if that will help

07-03-2010, 07:17 PM	#3
crawlinnTN I joined the Band! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nashville,TN Posts: 405	ive been spottin those links for a while. are they any good? how durable?

07-03-2010, 11:23 PM	#5
grob23 RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,280	May I ask the significance of the skid cut in half? Seems a bit weird, jw... I'll be watchin this build as well, if it's anything like your other Jeep build it should be good!

07-05-2010, 10:56 PM	#8
run2jeepn I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 11,196	Liking the way you worked the front mounts.

07-06-2010, 09:41 AM	#9
Pointman Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Washington State Posts: 624	Keep an eye on those plastic links. When I had them on my crawler, they would bend on hard binds.

07-06-2010, 01:16 PM	#10
Scale Adventure Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: buffalo Posts: 52	Looks good so far.

07-06-2010, 01:43 PM	#11
TAT76 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: your back yard Posts: 1,305	Looking good so far. Did you mod your RX to center. Been thinking about switching to my DX6i but wonder how to set it up.. Thanks and I'll be watching this one..

07-06-2010, 02:02 PM	#12
briansbodies Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 745	Ryan ...looks great witht thoes wheels...

07-14-2010, 12:04 AM	#14
NEW YORK BOY Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Thomasville, NC Posts: 904	Lookin good so far. what color are u going to paint it?

07-23-2010, 01:21 PM	#17
big bronco Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny Posts: 887	looks great!. the finger... yummy

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07-23-2010, 04:00 PM	#18
BlackFox Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Davenport Posts: 29	NUM NUM......thought it was safe to eat while reading on rccrawler...lol

07-24-2010, 08:47 AM	#20
JuziTin Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 93	it looks like a chunk of flesh was sliced away and left hanging. Didn't it HURT?!?!?! and nice rig!

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