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11-11-2012, 02:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: burlington
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ok i am far enough along with this to start posting. going for a copy of my wheeler.  first thing was mounting the tires.  going with leaf up front. pushed the axle as far forward as i could and made a track bar.  Last edited by joeyf; 12-30-2012 at 09:42 PM. |
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11-11-2012, 03:01 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: burlington
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got the interior made.    spent the weeked getting the body painted. still need to add all the details.   the rc4wd dash works great with this body.  on the chassis. dont worry about the rear, using a old build to make this. will be redone to fit this.  |
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11-11-2012, 03:08 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: portland
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great job
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11-11-2012, 07:51 PM
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11-12-2012, 06:21 AM
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very nice cant wait to see trail pics!
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11-12-2012, 06:52 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Williamston
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Like the dents
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11-12-2012, 01:58 PM
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11-12-2012, 07:40 PM
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got a little done this afternoon. a grill sticker came with the cab so all i did was cut out square holes for light bukets.  capped the top of the doors with diamond sheet.   |
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11-20-2012, 10:41 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: burlington
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going with linked in the rear. shock placement is just temporary.    |
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11-22-2012, 10:45 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Raaaaaiiiiinnnnniiiieeeerrrr
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this is awesome joey. love it and nice work with the cab.  |
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11-22-2012, 11:53 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chillin in Utardia
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Sweet looking rig....the distressing is AWESOME! Nice work and nice 1:1 |
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11-22-2012, 07:35 PM
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12-11-2012, 08:45 PM
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got a little done on this, been real buzzy so just a hour on it here and there. tool box for the bed.  got the hood sticker made by a friend.  couple grill badges from MTHead   got the bumper made today.   |
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12-11-2012, 09:21 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: minot
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Love simple beaters.
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12-12-2012, 01:31 AM
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| ahhh S^*T   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: in the shop bending metal in Whatcom Co. WA.
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this is a really nice truck. are you in burlington Wa.? wondering if i ever seen this rig up at walker.  |
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12-12-2012, 08:06 AM
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| SuperShafty.com Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Visalia CA
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awww man, why isnt this on top of some Twin force axles  nice build man. was just at a scale comp two weeks ago, and we were all talking about these truks that are so beat up you can see the tube frame under the original body. |
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12-12-2012, 01:15 PM
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Diggin this build. Awesome job replicating your 1:1.
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12-19-2012, 04:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: burlington
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took a few days but i got the bed done.  trap door for the electronics and battery. just need to make the box to hold it all.     |
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12-20-2012, 07:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: burlington
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Went with the semi hubs because they are the closes thing that look like the flanges i run. Also changed out the scale bolts to scale lug nuts.  |
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