Newbright JK truggy

[Grimsock]

I scored a beat up Newbright JK at my local Radio Shack and decided to start another project.


I considered doing a 2.2 scaler project, but quickly decided I needed something more original. So the cutting began.


After some styrene, green puddy and a coat of primer.


Looking like a proper ratrod.


Mock up with the Honcho cage.










Testing flex with custom rear shocks and relocated mounts.

[calikingcrawler]

That is F%$#ING awesome.


NICE WORK!!!!
Where are the rear shocks mounted up top. And what wheel base did you start with TR or Honcho?

[Grimsock]

Thanks. I relocated the shocks inboard and down from the stock position.




Once I found the perfect location for the shocks, I made a mount using delrin sheet and servo mounts. The new location changes the spring rate (WAY to stiff) so I rebuilt the shocks with a new hole in the plunger, super soft springs and 50wt oil.


The result is a boat load more articulation from the rear.

[Grimsock]

Originally Posted by calikingcrawler

That is F%$#ING awesome.


NICE WORK!!!!
Where are the rear shocks mounted up top. And what wheel base did you start with TR or Honcho?

The links are 1/4"aluminum rod threaded to 4M with RC4WD rod ends. The wheelbase is barely longer than a stock Honcho in the rear.

[calikingcrawler]

Very Nice. I may have to do that to my honcho. I'm diggin the body to. SICK MAN.

[FLB]

Nice rig!! I would have not thought of doing that to this body but it works really well.

[attme]

nice body i could not do that to that body, but I do like it wish i had that skill to do that keep it going!!!!!!

[vipxj]

Yeah, the honcho cage looks good on the back,keep it up.Its guna turn real nice.

[Grimsock]

I decided to replace the plastic TR bumper with a home made winch bumper with minimal overhang and uber-approach angles. First off I bent up some brass.




Ugly brass all tacked up in place.






Next up, the interior....

[sally1800]

Nice look JK Truggy

[Zuk90]

Wow looks very good.

I may have to do a project like this, with body cutting and using the same body!

Really like how the honcho cage looks with it

Ben

[KINGJB]

I like that body.

[OGmicromonster]

Nice brass work. I like what you've done with that body. It looks really good.

[Grimsock]

Thanks! Here's some shots at last week's comp. Maiden voyage for this rig.

The suspension mods works perfectly. I couldn't have been happier.



I painted the silver honcho bed sheet metal with satin black. Then dry brushed it over with silver paint to bring out the diamond plate and show some age.


A good shot of the new rear articulation.


....oops. If you notice, I even took out the gate when I rolled...

[93 FORD BRONCO]

im diggin it

[Jester666]

I'm really digging this build. Nice job, it looks awesome.

[Grimsock]

A few shots of the interior.

I cut up the stock newbright interior to fit snugly around the trans and Axial spur gear while keeping the body as low as possible.



A few close up shots of the finished interior.

[XxRockStar199xX]

love it but id try a different rim idk just seems there more scale lookin ones for this build but anyway nice rig truly amazing

[Grimsock]

Originally Posted by XxRockStar199xX

love it but id try a different rim idk just seems there more scale lookin ones for this build but anyway nice rig truly amazing

I had rc4wd OEM steels on it but the drive pin notch was cut too deep so the wheels rubbed on the hubs. Id love to find some proper steel scale wheels.

[ynmech]

Originally Posted by Grimsock

I had rc4wd OEM steels on it but the drive pin notch was cut too deep so the wheels rubbed on the hubs. Id love to find some proper steel scale wheels.

Nice build. I had the same issue and contacted RC4WD and they sent me new hubs that were cut right. Drop them an email.