Bomber Fab KOH Buggy V2

[PANDAbox]

Hey guys,
This thread will be for the rebuild of Wreckers KOH Bomber. I picked up this rig as soon as I could when I saw it in the classifieds. Soon after, I was able to attend my first KOH event while not having to watch if through the live stream. Therefore, its lead to this. One of my favorite rigs is now mine and I can't wait to wheel it. I plan to leave almost everything as it is, with small changes to suit the equipment and parts that I'm running.


Chassis:
Solid Rod Chassis built by Wrecker

Suspension:
Proline power stroke shocks
VP shock mounts in the rear

Rims/Tires:
O.G Axial rims
MTHead beadlock rings
2-56 SS Cap head screws

Body:
Aluminum Tins
Lexan in the future as well

Drivetrain:
MIP X-Duty Splines up front
MIP X-Duty Spline female in the rear
MIP Summit Spline in the rear

Front Axle:
Axial CVDS
Axial High steer Knuckles
Axial HD locker

Rear Axle:
Axial Straight axles
Axial Straight lockouts
Axial HD locker

Electronics:
LRP brushless crawler esc
Airtronics 94780m servo
Airtronics RDS8000 crawler radio
2s Reedy 1600mah lipos
A smaller Reedy lipo for lights/accessories



I grabbed these pics from WRECKERS thread so you guys can see the original build up of the rig.
Head over here for the original build as well:
Bomber Fab KOH Buggy





*credit to Wrecker for the photos*

I received the rig pretty much like the pictures above, with links as well to help aid in setting up a good wheelbase etc.
Fast forward a bit, and now on Spring vacation I was able to put in some serious time to get this thing rolling.

Now onto the build itself:

First and foremost I needed to have a place to mount the electronics.


This will sit under the hood inbetween the front shock mounts.


It will house a front LED light, receiver, esc, and some connectors for the lights etc.


This is just a little faux tank that will 'hang' between the rear shocks.


Faux fan that I may incorporate into the rig somewhere.


Proline batteries for 'power'.


Here's a little teaser as how the chassis sits right now.


With the skins mounted up as well.

[dubAron]

Great looking rig so far I'm keeping an eye on this build

[desertmaxx]

this thing is sweet. subscribed.

[PANDAbox]

Originally Posted by dubAron

Great looking rig so far I'm keeping an eye on this build

Yeah Wrecker did a superb job. I remember when RCP was in Upland and I would eye the rigs they had from him. Always wished I could get my hands on an F-toy rig they had there that he had made.

Originally Posted by desertmaxx

this thing is sweet. subscribed.

Thanks man. I have some updates to put up. Slowly, but surely it's coming along. Thanks for checkin it out .

[desertmaxx]

yeah, was literaly down the street from those guys. i drive by them to go to work. i drive by ninth street and go, "hey, look at that."

[elsewhere]

gonna be schweet!

[BIGJOEDUCKSLAYE]

A friend of mine has #3 Chris garrison if I spelled his last name right, they finnish koh for the first time in Bomber Fab car!

[HankHill_Buy_Propane]

Looks good boy. You should get sponsored by Strickland Propane, could sell a lot of propane with this.... and propane accessories. Mmmmmm propane....... and propane accessories.

[kiyul4130]

looking good. im kinda a newb to this but im gunna start a build soon i think. is there any place in particular that you got that solid rod from or did you just go down to your local metal supplier?

[yoda@4x4]

Nice work on the cage..

[desertmaxx]

one thing, i think you should run rc4wd dual spring shocks. they are pretty scale and would fit in perfect. i also think you should run the spare. it looks way better. if you decide to sell it, i call dibs.

[PANDAbox]

Originally Posted by desertmaxx

yeah, was literaly down the street from those guys. i drive by them to go to work. i drive by ninth street and go, "hey, look at that."

Awesome, yeah it was an awesome place to hang out. Spent plenty of Friday nights down there for the Friday Night Fights.

Originally Posted by elsewhere

gonna be schweet!

Thanks

Originally Posted by BIGJOEDUCKSLAYE

A friend of mine has #3 Chris garrison if I spelled his last name right, they finnish koh for the first time in Bomber Fab car!

That's awesome. Congrats to them. It sure looked like a heck of a ride and any rig to finish was definitely built well.

Originally Posted by HankHill_Buy_Propane

Looks good boy. You should get sponsored by Strickland Propane, could sell a lot of propane with this.... and propane accessories. Mmmmmm propane....... and propane accessories.

Well thank you Hank! I'll have to send Strickland my resume

[PANDAbox]

Originally Posted by kiyul4130

looking good. im kinda a newb to this but im gunna start a build soon i think. is there any place in particular that you got that solid rod from or did you just go down to your local metal supplier?

Thanks! No problem, we all have to start somewhere. Seeing as Wrecker built the rig, I'm not sure where he bought the solid rod. I personally buy my solid rod at the local hobby shop or local hardware shop. I've always bought K&S solid rod. They're typically in a 'little setup' at the shops where they have all the sizes in descending order and even different materials.

If your local shops don't have anything (which I recommend to check them out first) try this. McmasterCarr here in C.A.

Mind you, this is one of the vast amounts of materials they carry. Feel free to browse around the site and find what suits you.
McMaster-Carr

Originally Posted by yoda@4x4

Nice work on the cage..

Thanks, Wrecker did an awesome job on this.

Originally Posted by desertmaxx

one thing, i think you should run rc4wd dual spring shocks. they are pretty scale and would fit in perfect. i also think you should run the spare. it looks way better. if you decide to sell it, i call dibs.

I would love to run dual shocks but I don't think I have the room with the way things are lying out. I have yet to hear many great things about there shocks as well. Everything else they carry is superb though. Nevertheless, the Proline shocks have always done me well. I'll upload pics soon; I have fabbed a spare tire carrier as I too liked the look with the spare on.

[666]

I have a few chassis that Wrecker built, he does some really nice work!

Glad to see it again, I know I wanted it but missed the opportunity.

[PANDAbox]

Update :2

Wanted to add a couple more spare features. This is a Tamiya exhaust pipe snubbed off at the end and a simple 3mm to hold an LED from Team3Six.


Half way through the line I cut it. I tinned one end of the wire, while the receiving end has a female banana plug. The idea is that the tinned wire will 'bounce' inside and make the LED flash like simulated backfire.


Here is the front electronics tray painted up in Flat Black.


The light bar to be mounted inside of it.


For those curious about the light. You can find more info in my thread here:
Your mom wish she had LEDs like these

If you want to just go straight to the site:
LEDs: DIY, Superflux, 12V Prewired LEDs, LED Kits and more

Mounted up.








I'm thinking I'll use these as a template and make some in Lexan as well to paint up.


Spare tire mount as well.


With the spare mounted.


And an overall look.

[PANDAbox]

Originally Posted by 666

I have a few chassis that Wrecker built, he does some really nice work!

Glad to see it again, I know I wanted it but missed the opportunity.

Awesome man. Yeah this thing is a tank haha. Thanks for checking it out!

[desertmaxx]

looks cool man. just one more thing, i believe that the spare is tilted in the back and the mount is shaped like a spike. it probably sounds like i am really complaining, but this truck is superb.

[desertmaxx]

here is a pic that illistrates that pretty well:

[elsewhere]

Originally Posted by PANDAbox

Half way through the line I cut it. I tinned one end of the wire, while the receiving end has a female banana plug. The idea is that the tinned wire will 'bounce' inside and make the LED flash like simulated backfire.

ever thought of a mercury switch set level? maybe dangling from a pen spring?
the mercury would roll backwards and activate on climbs ("engine under load")
and the spring would allow it to bounce like u were saying..

killer idea tho! i love it!

[PANDAbox]

Originally Posted by desertmaxx

looks cool man. just one more thing, i believe that the spare is tilted in the back and the mount is shaped like a spike. it probably sounds like i am really complaining, but this truck is superb.

My main reasoning for the spare not being exactly alike is due to the decreased deproach angle. I know, it's a go fast rig and I shouldn't need to be backing up. Just in case, I opted to mount it up a little higher/flatter. I'll see what I can do once I get some time on the rig to put things into better perspective.

Originally Posted by elsewhere

ever thought of a mercury switch set level? maybe dangling from a pen spring?
the mercury would roll backwards and activate on climbs ("engine under load")
and the spring would allow it to bounce like u were saying..

killer idea tho! i love it!

I have actually thought of a setup like that, thanks for bringing it up. Not 100% if I want the mercury etc in case something were to happen though. Nevertheless, I have ordered a few on amazon seeing as how they're only a few bucks, it's worth a shot.


With a few changes to appearance I think it'll fit right in, it's worth a shot at least. The other Idea I had was utilizing a piece of styrene tubing, with 2 mini deans 'poking' through the ends. Then, have a small ball bearing inside that could role back and forth, thus making contact and turning the light on/off.