09-01-2011, 05:06 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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| 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...... The 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 Wheels are only on for mock up. 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 Last edited by TONKA TOY; 09-15-2011 at 09:12 PM. |
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09-01-2011, 05:33 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: central VT
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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. |
09-01-2011, 07:07 PM | #3 |
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I like your 4link/truss, nice and simple. I think I'll try to make a set like that
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09-01-2011, 07:37 PM | #4 |
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This is gonna be cool.. I like that body.
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09-01-2011, 11:00 PM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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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. 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. |
09-04-2011, 01:41 AM | #6 |
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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. 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. Nothin says redneck like a home brewed 4" pipe bumper....(3/8" brake-line)... 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. 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. 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) 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. 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...... |
09-08-2011, 08:42 PM | #7 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2011 Location: at your moms
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thats a cool looking yote
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09-08-2011, 10:15 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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09-09-2011, 06:19 AM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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Some goodies showed up in the mail the other day from RPP Got em all mounted up with some 35wt oil, these things are the $hit. 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. Hopefully I can get it semi-waterproofed up & take it mud boggin & see how many times I can get it stuck. |
09-09-2011, 08:49 AM | #10 |
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awesome. i see it and think back yard mud bogger. love it. the boggers like sweet cut like you did.
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09-15-2011, 09:49 AM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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Well I decided to scrap the r2d tranny, swapped it out for a r2. Also made another truss for the front axle. Chassis mounted steering Still gotta make the steering links & get a new servo horn. Any suggestions on the steering ? |
09-15-2011, 08:56 PM | #12 |
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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. Some rc4wd oem steelie's & pit bulls from RPP.... A lil pvc & lots of thread-locker....... 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. |
09-15-2011, 09:26 PM | #13 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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way cool courier!!! |
09-16-2011, 04:49 AM | #14 |
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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. |
09-18-2011, 05:26 PM | #15 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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| 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. |
09-18-2011, 05:47 PM | #16 |
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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. Also got some styrene work done & electronic's mounted up. Took her fer a test drive in the yard. Here is a couple action shots. 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. Last edited by TONKA TOY; 09-18-2011 at 05:52 PM. |
09-27-2011, 09:53 PM | #17 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern PA where the rocks grow wild
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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. 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. A perfect fit.......... A lil bit of styrene & a new grill is made..... 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....... And after the new grill is installed........ Lemme know whatcha think. I still gotta work up a new front & rear bumper & finish the interior. Thanks fer lookin. Last edited by TONKA TOY; 09-27-2011 at 09:59 PM. |
09-27-2011, 10:14 PM | #18 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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I think you need to bring that thing to Tennessee on Nov. 13th . Oh yes I'm talking about a big run @ The farm . |
09-27-2011, 10:41 PM | #19 | |
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I might be able to pull that off........ Lemme see what I can do.... But only on 1 condition..... I gotta get the "dead ass last award again"....... I would love to come hang out fer a day or two. Hopefully by then I should also have my ginormous jeep done. Last edited by TONKA TOY; 09-27-2011 at 10:43 PM. | |
09-28-2011, 01:08 AM | #20 |
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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. |
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