Goat's XC F-150 (got my own thread)

[microgoat]

With apologies to Unimoger and Insomniac, here's my F-150 XC. A pretty easy build. As yet incomplete, still waiting on a motor plate and servo mount (that's the breaks buying used, but the seller was a real sport and found the motor plate for me) so it should be moving under its own power shortly.

Lathe motor, electronics inside a Futaba crystal case
Tamiya King Blackfoot body
Tamiya 2-piece rims (paint added)
cut Tamiya Goodyears (by previous owner)
locked diffs
snowplow removed.

I'm not too sure about the Savage bumper. I like the fact that it's tough and it bolts on, but it leaves an ugly gap under the grille. The stock bumper, though, is a little wimpy.

Thoughts/opinions?

[thaclodking]

Yeah, that front bumper needs some reworking. The rest of the truck looks awsome!

[Mirage]

I think it looks pretty good. Perhaps a comparison shot of the 2 bumpers would help us see which looks better.

With the savage bumper though, you can wire up some LED's and have a mean set of fog lights.

Really like the color though.

[swamp_rat]

i like that color alot, looks alooot like my grandpas truck, atleast its not blue

[microgoat]

For those who missed the hijack, the color is Dupli-Color Ford Deep Jewel Green, DSFM327, 3 coats over a silver base, then 2 coats of clear. Be sure to prime with an automotive primer or you'll etch the plastic.

Lacquers dry almost instantly. The silver base was dry enough to mask in the time it took me to go inside and get the tape

[slobin3d]

so thats what you were going to do with my f-150. looks good i dig the color I wonder if a hellfire bumber would look or work better than the savage one?

[microgoat]

The thing about the Savvy bumper, it bolts right onto the XC chassis, so it acts like a bumper should.

I'll toss the stocker on there tonight and take another pic.

[superelmer]

not to hijack (but you know that means i'm gonna...) but do you happen to have info on the rear axle of the xc chassis? i'm interested in doing a scale stadium truck/prerunner chassis under my toyota prerunner body, and i was thinking of using that axle in the rear. not sure if all of the axles are the same between wranglers, touraegs, pajeros, etc...if you happen to have any part #'s, or links to this info, i'd appreciate it. i found a couple possibilities on ebay, but not sure what to go with.

thanks!

[mudrinner4ever]

thats rele kool. i think u need to readjust the bumper. it also seems though its a little big for the body.

[ColquittCustom405]

The flip flop paint is sweet.

[Bobtail74]

That is really cool, a very nice paint job without being gawdy. I know the Ford bias I have is obvious but it is a really nice truck! The bumper set up does give the truck kind of a large body lift look but its all good.

[4u2nv]

maybe if you could get the stock bumper behind the savage bumper assuming the stock Blackfoot bumper is like the ones on the Jugg bodies. Just a chrome bumper. It would look like a stock f150 with a grill guard. Should look good that way.

[microgoat]

Two options here (I've pretty much ruled out the Savvy bumper by itself)

Stock bumper by itself, or stock bumper with the Savvy bumper.

Wimpy or not, the stocker is looking pretty good to me.

[ToTheMAXXcrawler]

ok this is what i think.....i think u shoudl def. keep the stock bumper (love those older style ford f-150 bumpers) but bring the savage bumper like more towards the top of the front bumper...so that it looks like a bumper mounted pre-runner bumper...i like that look...thats my .02 though it looks great without the savage bumper too if u go that route

[TLTCrawlin]

Thats perfect! I was about to say that, savvy bumper+stock bumper!!

[microgoat]

I'll see how it looks on top of the stock bumper, grille-guard style. I really don't like the Savvy without the lights, though. I'm really leaning toward the stocker.

That way, when my Hi-Lift arrives, I'll have 3 1.9 Fords, the TA02 Blackfoot (mudbomb), this one, and the Hi-Lift, each one a little bit different. Since the Hi-Lift has a big push bar already, I think I'll leave this one naked and just not smash it into stuff

superelmer, all XC axles (Jeep, Pajero, ToeRag) are the same, so bid away. See if you can find the G Parts (diff locker) as well. The only downside to this axle is that it's a different ratio than the TLT, so you can't do a 4x4 without a lot of fabbing. But it'd make a killer pre-runner. I know the axle is tough enough to haul around 15 pounds (12 lbs of tow truck + 3 lb of towed vehicle) in the rollback rig.

[exesivefire]

keep the stock...

but i would bring a mt2 or hellfire bumper higher up..

or better yet break out the tubing and fab one up really quick..

[T_Boy]

sweet

[EeePee]

Stocker Stu.

[radishkid]

Nice job Stu. Now get started making an ARB style bumper out of styrene.