The rust bucket
 

Here is something I have built & rebuilt & rebuilt, I think i'm finally gonna be happy with it. Still gotta few things to finish.

Here is the thread for the body, I painted this thing years ago and have barely used it......

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showt...he+rust+bucket


Started with a diaz proto chassis
R2D tranny for 2 or 4wd
HH 35t tourqemaster (old school)
Axial Axles
Home-made rear truss
JR 8711 servo
traxxas links

Well onto the pics

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1314914135.jpg

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http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1314914314.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1314914382.jpg

Wheels are only on for mock up.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1314914432.jpg


Still need to finish:

Shocks & Shock hoops
Wheels & tires
Bumpers
and electronics
Not really planning an interior just yet, think its gonna be my trail beater.

Any input will always be appreciated

Digging the weathered 3-trucks-into-one body. It would look right at home here in rust belt central Vermont.

Looking forward to more pics of the chassis coming together.

I like your 4link/truss, nice and simple. I think I'll try to make a set like that

This is gonna be cool.. I like that body.

Thanx for the kind words. It went to the tire shop & got some boggers put on it. I just slapped the electronics in it & threw the body on it to take it for a test drive. Here is a couple pics. Nothin like a quick trail run at 1am.


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1314933836.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1314939107.jpg

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I'm not too happy with the full droop set up. Gotta order some scale shocks for it. The slingers actually did pretty well, but still need better wheels & tires.

I made some progress today, Got the front shock mounts made & mounted up. I used a thin 22ga piece of metal from lowes & cut em out with my grinder. They also line up almost dead balls perfect for the body mounts too."thumbsup"

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315109660.jpg


Here it is after the rears were made & mounted up. The rears were similar to the front but not close enough for me to cut all 4 at once.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315109681.jpg


Nothin says redneck like a home brewed 4" pipe bumper....(3/8" brake-line)...

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315109713.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315109741.jpg


Got a front bumber mounted up, used an old aluminum t-maxx bumper. I still need to bust out the grinder & take the ridges & lettering off of it & paint it.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315109766.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315109804.jpg


Got the bumper mounted up & realized that the front end was missing somethin. So I put headlight stickers on it for now (working lights are in the future) & also added a redneck home brew brush gaurd.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315118843.jpg

The body post are gonna get trimmed down as soon as my shocks show up from RPP. Also I need to get my hands on a set of steelies & some rubbers somewhere in the 4.25" range. The slingers are just a tad too small.

Mandatory poser shot....... (i'm sure it'll flex better with the new shocks)

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315109976.jpg


I decided I would finally try my hand at a lil styrene work. Made a box to hold the electronics. Unfortunately it is all mounted on the rear for now.

Working with styrene is actually not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. Now I'm seriously debating on building an interior for this thing. :shock:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315116522.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315118899.jpg


Stuck the sidewinder & rx with a lil velcro and plastered a strip to the bottom of the tray to hold it all in place.



Still got alot to do......

thats a cool looking yote

It's actually a ford courier. But thanks for the compliment.

Some goodies showed up in the mail the other day from RPP "thumbsup"

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315361419.jpg


Got em all mounted up with some 35wt oil, these things are the $hit.


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315361328.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315360054.jpg


Got plenty of flex to em. I haven't had a chance to take em for a test drive yet due to the rain & flooding around here lately.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1315361148.jpg


Hopefully I can get it semi-waterproofed up & take it mud boggin & see how many times I can get it stuck.

awesome. i see it and think back yard mud bogger. love it. the boggers like sweet cut like you did.

Few updates
 

Well I decided to scrap the r2d tranny, swapped it out for a r2.


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316052095.jpg


Also made another truss for the front axle.


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316063765.jpg


Chassis mounted steering


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316063665.jpg


Still gotta make the steering links & get a new servo horn. Any suggestions on the steering ?

Well, I was on my way out the door for work when I was greeted by the postman with a package...... So needless to say, I didn't go to work today...... Good thing I make my own schedule.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316123093.jpg


Some rc4wd oem steelie's & pit bulls from RPP.... A lil pvc & lots of thread-locker.......

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316130901.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316131272.jpg


Now with the new rims & rubbers, I gotta re-work the bumpers & body mounts for tire clearance. The body moved up a lil will gimme room for a more detailed interior.


I need some help with the steering set-up on this thing. Any time I have tried chassis mounted steering it has turned into an epic failure.

way cool courier!!!"thumbsup"

I need some help with the steering set-up on this thing. Any time I have tried chassis mounted steering it has turned into an epic failure.[/QUOTE]

Check out the thread "SALLY" in the 1.9 section. Duuuuude has a great idea for steering.

Thanks, still got alot to do.

I was lookin at that. I decided to turn the servo face down & it helps quite a bit, but im still not happy with it.

Well after the new rims & rubbers were on it, I needed to figure out a different way to mount the body & hide some of the chassis & tranny. So i decided to make some boatsides/sliders for it.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316386352.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316386326.jpg



Also got some styrene work done & electronic's mounted up.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316386268.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316386297.jpg




Took her fer a test drive in the yard. Here is a couple action shots.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316386411.jpg

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http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1316386453.jpg



Now I gotta start on an interior. The electronic's are far enough back that all of it should be hidden under the seat. Lookin at the floorboard, I think I'm probably gonna have a driver with no legs, but that's fine with me (i'll just make a handicapped mirror hanger to match mine).

Lemme know what ya think of the boatsides/sliders. I'm thinkin of cuttin a small line out of them to match the body lines for the doors & bed. That way it'll look ghetto fabulous like chrome stick on trim on the bottom of the body. I gotta trim the fenders a bit for tire clearence but I'm hesitant to cut on the body too much.

I went to the local state park today to play & get a few action shots. It started rainin about 15 minutes into playin. Have ya ever seen a fat guy runnin through a rocky creek bed? Needless to say with the lovely weather I decided to go home and work on some of the details needed to finish this thing.

Here is a couple action shots from today.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179669.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179726.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179764.jpg



Here is some pics of the headlights and grill I made today. I picked up a couple cheap a$$ flashlights from Harbor Freight ($1.99 ea) today that worked perfect.


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179786.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179814.jpg



A perfect fit..........

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179838.jpg


A lil bit of styrene & a new grill is made.....


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179864.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179900.jpg


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317179985.jpg


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317180025.jpg

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I chopped the grill outta the body....... I was a lil hesitant to cut up the body, but I said fork it & busted out the scissors.......


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317180079.jpg


And after the new grill is installed........


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i8...1317180230.jpg


Lemme know whatcha think. I still gotta work up a new front & rear bumper & finish the interior.



Thanks fer lookin.

I think you need to bring that thing to Tennessee on Nov. 13th . Oh yes I'm talking about a big run @ The farm . "thumbsup"

I might be able to pull that off..."thumbsup"..... Lemme see what I can do.... But only on 1 condition..... I gotta get the "dead ass last award again"...:lmao:....

I would love to come hang out fer a day or two. Hopefully by then I should also have my ginormous jeep done.

turned/turning out really nice man.and wow i have been glancing at those flashlights thinking about the same thing for my bronco.well time for a trip to HF now to get a few.might make nice spot lights on roll bars also."thumbsup"