12-12-2010, 12:52 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sandy Oregon
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| Project: BOGGER
We have this area we pass each weekend when we go scaling. Its a small inlet of water and the bank get very muddy. Well some of us can't help but stop and play in the stuff even though we almost always get stuck and end up wading out to retrieve our trucks.....so I am going to build a custom scaler built just for taming this mud hole! Lots of wheel speed, high ground clearance, and tall mud tires are the requirements for this project. I bought this set of chassis rails for this Project build, I came across an extra set of venom axles and tranny and didn't really want to spend a small fortune on an Axial frame set....and I have the tools and capabilities to put this thing together and didn't want a bolt together chassis. The frame rails did require a bit of "touch up" work to clean them up but overall are a great buy at $20. They are a bit heavier than the Axial rails...here's a shot of the bare rails and axle lay-out and a shot of the chassis with the cross members, shock mounts, and four link mounts brazed in and ready to mount up with the axles, links, and drive shafts with all the links with metal ball ends mounted, drive shafts mounted, and rear lock outs mounted needed something to put under all four corners....so ordered these up, the tallest 1.9 tire on the market and finally a shot with all the basics mounted up. This thing is going to be a BEAST with a wheelbase of 13.5 inches Overhead shot of the four link suspension front and rear, everything nice and centered, the frame came out strong and square This build is not yet complete, but is now a running chassis....so stay tuned for updates as the body and cage come together Parts list so far: Chassis Rails / Northwest Scale Design/Custom Built Drive Shafts / MIP Lower Truss Links / Dynamite Upper Links / Custom Built Metal Ball Ends/ RC4WD Shocks:stock 90mm / Axial Shock Springs:RC18T / Associated Axles / Venom Transmission / Venom Rear Axle Lock Outs / Hot Racing Motor:27T / Axial ESC / Axial Receiver / Spektrum Radio Transmitter / Spektrum Servo:HS645MG / Hitec Metal Servo Arm / Dynamite Wheels:1.9 / Axial Five Star Bead Lock Rings / Custom Built Tires:1.9X4.8 TSL Boggers / RC4WD All Mounting Hardware / Stainless Steel Comments and suggestions are welcome! |
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12-12-2010, 01:07 PM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bradenton
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cant wait to see this mudder n oh ya HURRY
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12-12-2010, 01:15 PM | #3 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: hillsborough nc
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looks good do you like the rc4wd swampers on the truck and, how much clearence do you have on the middle of the axle
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12-12-2010, 01:20 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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looks killer with the cut boggers! now it just needs a pro-line 80's chevy body! |
12-13-2010, 05:48 PM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sandy Oregon
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Not sure yet what skin it will get, still have some work to do on the chassis. I think I am going to put the batteries in saddle formation on top of the sliders to keep the weight lower. |
12-13-2010, 06:50 PM | #6 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Yucaipa, CA
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haha, since there are no viable dodges other than the expensive ramcharger available (hehe!) the 80s chevy truck lid would rule on this! great build so far.
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12-13-2010, 06:55 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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oh yea, I also wouldnt do a cage on a mud truck, you dont see many mud boggin trucks with some heavy @$$ cage on them, just hacked up fenders!
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12-13-2010, 07:13 PM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canada
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Loving it already Kind of what I thinking of doing with my creeper next summer.
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12-13-2010, 07:45 PM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: So. Charleston. Wv
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Check me in for this one!!! |
12-19-2010, 06:11 PM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sandy Oregon
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So some major progress has been made on this project since the last post. Body primed and trimmed. (I decided to go JK on this build because of the wheelbase) Body mounted (No screws, No body posts, No velcro) Sliders fabbed up and installed Battery mount fabbed up and installed Electronics mounted (it's now officially a runner) Work yet to do.............. Fab and mount front bumper Remove stock rear bumper Fab and install rear bumper Paint the final color on the body and detail (don't have a color picked yet) Paint, detail, and install the interior Install LED light system Install winch |
12-19-2010, 06:54 PM | #11 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the woods
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looks good.was going to ask what body for that wheelbase? lol now bash it with pics. |
12-19-2010, 07:01 PM | #12 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: hillsborough nc
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the wheel base for a new bright jk is 13 to 13.25 im doing a jk as whell im gonna run rc4wd mickey ttc 1,9 |
12-19-2010, 09:06 PM | #13 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: America
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puttin the same tires on my jk can i see a pic of the front to see what they look like
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12-19-2010, 09:33 PM | #14 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Yucaipa, CA
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Okay i'll bite: how is the body mounted? |
12-20-2010, 10:26 PM | #15 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sandy Oregon
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3M Duo-Lock similar to velcro but heavy duty with positive lock |
12-20-2010, 10:30 PM | #16 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Yucaipa, CA
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Cool man, thanks! |
12-21-2010, 05:41 PM | #17 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sandy Oregon
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Will work great with those MT Claws, they are the same size as the Boggers | |
01-25-2011, 12:23 PM | #18 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brentwood
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how did you mount the 1.9s? i heard they didnt fit with the creeper knuckles..
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02-24-2011, 06:29 PM | #19 |
Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: burton
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looks good man
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02-24-2011, 06:38 PM | #20 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: I'm a michigan boy can you feel that!
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Looks asome , Im also thinking of doing a bogger from my creeper for my son this summer since he's really in to mud trucks and mud bogs lol keep this updated. |
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