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meanbgreen · 12-11-2011, 03:06 AM

Got around to makin some inner fenders. not much made outta pie tins but think came out pretty well:

meanbgreen · 12-15-2011, 05:34 PM

waitin on some links to redo the lower ones to get rid of the bent ones. and got a Aluminum bumper headed this way the plastic mounts have taken a beatin off the rocks. Lookin at other aftermarket bumers the mounts seem to be way better and way more adjustable

meanbgreen · 12-15-2011, 05:35 PM

speakin of bumpers. the aluminum one doesn't come with shackle brackets:
Any suggestions on a way to fab some up for aluminum?

meanbgreen · 12-18-2011, 04:29 AM

took it out to play with, still need to change out the lower links though:

meanbgreen · 12-18-2011, 04:21 PM

oh yea built me some tow straps using some off yellow shoe lace with yellow heat shrink. Might add some lashing wire to make the loop stronger down the road

meanbgreen · 12-21-2011, 03:56 PM

So the super swampers don't clear mud very well. Plus I got home and found I have a few seized bearing which I don't think was from the mud but it expedited the failure. So took the front end apart and am now waitin for bearings that folks were nice enough to point me towards AVId bearings. Now I know why folks have more than one, so when one truck breaks and waitin for parts they can go get their other one.

crowninshield3 · 12-22-2011, 08:31 PM

Sweet rigs, tasteful with the eye candy in the beginning LOL. try socking your bearings in oil, shake em spin em and should free them up. Is your tranny housing made by horizon hobby? How's it holding up for you?

meanbgreen · 12-22-2011, 10:58 PM

Thanks yea she supposed to be my passenger once i figure out this interior deal. I have them soakin in penatratin fluid right now. The Tranny is HR and holdin up wellthus far. thanks for lookin

crowninshield3 · 12-23-2011, 10:16 PM

I need to find some bearing lube. I tried soaking my bearings in pb blast and it seems that the oil didn't hold in the bearings well at all. I may try out that tranny casing, if u ever have an issue with it post up because I'd like to know about it.

meanbgreen · 12-24-2011, 02:32 AM

well I am usin the science gear grease that I got off here. on the new ones. It's workin great on the gears for my transmission.

meanbgreen · 12-24-2011, 02:53 AM

Duke workin on his Zuk:

meanbgreen · 12-24-2011, 02:54 AM

Ok so got a new bumper in and wonderin where I should place my shackles?
Which way looks better?

crowninshield3 · 12-25-2011, 12:18 AM

Good to see duke workin on the rig lol, my wife would be pretty upset with a muddy rig In the house lol. Shackles on the inside IMO!

So what was duke working on?

meanbgreen · 12-25-2011, 06:54 AM

Well she don't mind cause while were here I don't have a garage or mancave. :(
Dukes workin on the axle bearings and hub bearings. One seized on me and figure myswell do all of em

meanbgreen · 12-28-2011, 05:10 PM

Got my bearings in from AVID. Pretty sweet. did the rear as well and put the aluminum axle covers on as well. No pics of the new bearings as I got anxious and intalled them quickly. Now just waitin on the new lower links and a traxxas waterproof servo.

crowninshield3 · 12-28-2011, 06:06 PM

for waterproofing, have you heard of plasti dip? I recently took a CS170 servo and submerged it and temporarily ruined it. Got home, took it apart and revived it but re installed it using plasti dip. Its a liquid that is used to insulate tools but you can put just about anything into it and it will completely cover it and seal it. But once I got my servo and other electronics, I fear no water lol. Avid bearings are pretty good, I went to my local hobby store and picked up BOCA bearings and damn those were expensive for a couple lol.

fistalpha · 12-28-2011, 07:14 PM

Thats looking pretty good man. I know the whole waiting for parts in Japan is a pain in the ass. I was down in Oki for 2 years, but found a really nice hobby shop down there.

meanbgreen · 12-28-2011, 08:02 PM

yea found TAM TAM (big hobby store) but they only have like half a shelf of crawler parts. Hasn't really caught on here yet. Only a few more months till I pcs this place. I have heard of plasti dip the hard part is findin what it looks like round here cause I cn't read Japanese.

meanbgreen · 12-29-2011, 07:35 PM

well got the holes drilled for the shackle mounts. It's nice havin free movin shackles; plus mounted a new skid plate. pics to follow

meanbgreen · 12-30-2011, 02:50 PM

Yep here's the headway on the bumper. Still doin some tweakin (center section is just holdin it up):

12-15-2011, 05:34 PM	#62
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny waitin on some links to redo the lower ones to get rid of the bent ones. and got a Aluminum bumper headed this way the plastic mounts have taken a beatin off the rocks. Lookin at other aftermarket bumers the mounts seem to be way better and way more adjustable

12-15-2011, 05:35 PM	#63
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny speakin of bumpers. the aluminum one doesn't come with shackle brackets: Any suggestions on a way to fab some up for aluminum?

12-18-2011, 04:29 AM	#64
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny took it out to play with, still need to change out the lower links though:

12-18-2011, 04:21 PM	#65
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny oh yea built me some tow straps using some off yellow shoe lace with yellow heat shrink. Might add some lashing wire to make the loop stronger down the road

12-21-2011, 03:56 PM	#66
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny So the super swampers don't clear mud very well. Plus I got home and found I have a few seized bearing which I don't think was from the mud but it expedited the failure. So took the front end apart and am now waitin for bearings that folks were nice enough to point me towards AVId bearings. Now I know why folks have more than one, so when one truck breaks and waitin for parts they can go get their other one.

12-11-2011, 03:06 AM	#61
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Got around to makin some inner fenders. not much made outta pie tins but think came out pretty well:

12-22-2011, 08:31 PM	#67
crowninshield3 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 151	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Sweet rigs, tasteful with the eye candy in the beginning LOL. try socking your bearings in oil, shake em spin em and should free them up. Is your tranny housing made by horizon hobby? How's it holding up for you?

12-22-2011, 10:58 PM	#68
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Thanks yea she supposed to be my passenger once i figure out this interior deal. I have them soakin in penatratin fluid right now. The Tranny is HR and holdin up wellthus far. thanks for lookin Last edited by meanbgreen; 12-30-2011 at 02:41 PM.

12-23-2011, 10:16 PM	#69
crowninshield3 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 151	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny I need to find some bearing lube. I tried soaking my bearings in pb blast and it seems that the oil didn't hold in the bearings well at all. I may try out that tranny casing, if u ever have an issue with it post up because I'd like to know about it.

12-24-2011, 02:32 AM	#70
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny well I am usin the science gear grease that I got off here. on the new ones. It's workin great on the gears for my transmission.

12-24-2011, 02:53 AM	#71
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Duke workin on his Zuk:

12-24-2011, 02:54 AM	#72
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Ok so got a new bumper in and wonderin where I should place my shackles? Which way looks better?

12-25-2011, 12:18 AM	#73
crowninshield3 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 151	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Good to see duke workin on the rig lol, my wife would be pretty upset with a muddy rig In the house lol. Shackles on the inside IMO! So what was duke working on?

12-25-2011, 06:54 AM	#74
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Well she don't mind cause while were here I don't have a garage or mancave. :( Dukes workin on the axle bearings and hub bearings. One seized on me and figure myswell do all of em

12-28-2011, 05:10 PM	#75
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Got my bearings in from AVID. Pretty sweet. did the rear as well and put the aluminum axle covers on as well. No pics of the new bearings as I got anxious and intalled them quickly. Now just waitin on the new lower links and a traxxas waterproof servo.

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12-28-2011, 06:06 PM	#76
crowninshield3 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 151	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny for waterproofing, have you heard of plasti dip? I recently took a CS170 servo and submerged it and temporarily ruined it. Got home, took it apart and revived it but re installed it using plasti dip. Its a liquid that is used to insulate tools but you can put just about anything into it and it will completely cover it and seal it. But once I got my servo and other electronics, I fear no water lol. Avid bearings are pretty good, I went to my local hobby store and picked up BOCA bearings and damn those were expensive for a couple lol.

12-28-2011, 07:14 PM	#77
fistalpha Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beaufort Posts: 40	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Thats looking pretty good man. I know the whole waiting for parts in Japan is a pain in the ass. I was down in Oki for 2 years, but found a really nice hobby shop down there.

12-28-2011, 08:02 PM	#78
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny yea found TAM TAM (big hobby store) but they only have like half a shelf of crawler parts. Hasn't really caught on here yet. Only a few more months till I pcs this place. I have heard of plasti dip the hard part is findin what it looks like round here cause I cn't read Japanese. Last edited by meanbgreen; 12-30-2011 at 02:43 PM.

12-29-2011, 07:35 PM	#79
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny well got the holes drilled for the shackle mounts. It's nice havin free movin shackles; plus mounted a new skid plate. pics to follow

12-30-2011, 02:50 PM	#80
meanbgreen Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Incirlik AB, Turkey Posts: 605	Re: Project Samurai/ Jimny Yep here's the headway on the bumper. Still doin some tweakin (center section is just holdin it up):

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