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Old 12-31-2012, 01:56 AM   #1
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Default Lemon Lime F350 build

So I'm building 2 f350's. one is going to be jus a scale offload build. The "lemon lime" build. And the other is going to be a baja inspired build with beater body.
To start I have mounted both trucks on scx10 frames and got the wheel base right. Both rigs are sitting on Dick Cepek mud country tires rc4wd steel wheels. The beater is on a rooster 55t combo and the other is on goat 3s 21.5t combo. The beater may get a goat 13t combo not sure yet though.
The beater will have a tube rear with bed sides flared not doved.
The other will be stockish perhaps with a dropped bed. Rock sliders/ side steps. Maybe a full interior. Thinking about an extended cab not sure though.

On to some pics.


That's about where I started. And then had a mishap with the grey body that turned me on to a beater look. And then inspiration hit. Baja Beater. So I started to custom flare the front fenders baja style. I have got to the rear yet but it's coming as soon as I get the sides mounted to the tube rear.
Here's a few pics of the work so far. Oh I plan on making it flat black with yellow or green. Not decided yet.








More to follow.

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Old 12-31-2012, 01:31 PM   #2
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Default Re: Lemon Lime F350 build- baja beater F350 build

woah...musta been a heckuva crash!! Looking forward to updates!!
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Old 12-31-2012, 10:45 PM   #3
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It would have been. I was thinking offroading boulder meet and greet. Lol
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Old 01-09-2013, 07:15 PM   #4
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Been doing some work on the rigs.
A bit of tuning and testing. Me and my brother were braving the cold to crawl the wood pile.



Lemon Lime is prepped and getting paint



I'll post a vid of the wood pile crawl later
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Old 01-09-2013, 09:50 PM   #5
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made something new. scale plate. this one is just a test the next one should look better
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Old 01-09-2013, 09:57 PM   #6
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ok, i'm gonna ask-WTF happened to the grey body? did you park it next to the heater or what?
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Old 01-09-2013, 10:04 PM   #7
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yes, yes i did.

so what happened was i cracked the plastic by the bottom of the bed behind the pass. door and i glued it back on. then i'll set it by the wood stove for a few min to dry. no big deal untill the kids start bugging and you forget about it... so i'm trying to make the best of it lol. i bought a replacement for it also but i think i'm going to use it as a tester for future fab work, and weathering beater look and whatnot.
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Old 01-09-2013, 10:11 PM   #8
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oh, i understand bout the kid thing and gettin' side tracked bro. i was just curious was all. i'm sure you'll make the best of it.
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Old 01-09-2013, 10:17 PM   #9
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thanks
these are my first hardbody builds and my first builds really. i'll be doing a tundra next based off of that i wanted my 1:1 to be
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Old 01-10-2013, 12:02 PM   #10
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keep up the good work i am getting the f-350 body next month and mountin on my rig but still tryin to get ideas on color and design of the body
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Old 01-10-2013, 12:11 PM   #11
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thanks and good luck with your build. be sure to post pics
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Old 01-10-2013, 12:17 PM   #12
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for sure have u seen what my rig looks like rite now?
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Old 01-10-2013, 05:39 PM   #13
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after a quick search i found a youtube video. stockish looking honcho. i like it though im just not a fan of silver vehicles. i was going to get a new body and paint it before decided on the hard body. i saw your post asking about the f350 body fitting the honcho. it fits very well. i kept the stock length front links and i'll try and measure my rear links for you if you want.
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Old 01-10-2013, 06:05 PM   #14
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yea i posted videos on youtube but not recently and sure if u can so i know bc i kno i have shorter links in the rear and long ones in front
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Old 01-11-2013, 12:22 AM   #15
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finishing up the detail paint on lemon lime



i also started working on the weathering on baja beater pics once its a bit farther along i need to finish the fenders and bed and re weld the rear cage.
while i have been waiting on paint to dry i also started my gcm tundra build. its a running chassis but it needs allot of work. baby steps though i'll start a build thread on it soon
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Old 01-11-2013, 01:19 AM   #16
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Ok the rear links look like its a 70mm link and 2; 3mm spacers total 76mm with axial rod ends
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Old 01-11-2013, 01:20 AM   #17
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I can't wait to pull the tape off of the lemon lime truck. It's like waiting for Christmas.
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Old 01-11-2013, 07:18 AM   #18
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Ok I pulled the tape off. And I'm mostly pleased with my end result. There are only a couple spots that need touch up.
I hope to have the bed and lined and finished and the rest of the cab done by tonight.
Now some pics

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Old 01-11-2013, 09:59 AM   #19
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nice work bro .. and thanks i have the dingo stock links in rear bc some guy told me that my links were too long so he threw his dingo link on my truck
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Old 01-11-2013, 11:01 AM   #20
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my rear links were 5 inches long
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