Rusty's Jeep

[Colby]

You should toss a jims garage front end on that thing.

[Rok Out]

Looking sweet ty keep up tha good work

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Originally Posted by XSRCdesign

Damn you always make cool shit

Originally Posted by Desert Rc

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Damn Ty what kind if sessions as far as time do you do your tube work in.... Seems like you make crazy progress very quickly. Excellent work.

umm... anywhere from 2 to 6 hours, but a lot of that time is spent staring.

The first day of the build I worked on the drawing and bent most of the metal for the main parts of the chassis. So the first day actually building was maybe an hour or two. After that there were some longer sessions just trying to figure some things out.

Originally Posted by Colby

You should toss a jims garage front end on that thing.
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When someone makes a winch that would scale out right on this I will do it.

Originally Posted by Rok Out

Looking sweet ty keep up tha good work

Thanks man.

Most of the chassis was done earlier today, it turned out pretty good until I noticed part of the rear end was tweaked. So these photos are before I cut the rear end up to fix the issue.











I still need to attach the upper links, but the wheelbase is about where it needs to be now. It is currently sitting 11 inches nut to nut (I.E badger and Baller any given weekend).

[Colby]

For sale yet?

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Originally Posted by Colby

For sale yet?

Not yet! I got to drive this one at least once before you get your grubby paws on it.

Picked up some electronics today.


I opened up the servo to check it out and noticed some extra parts in it, so I went ahead and ripped them out.


Then I noticed no wires were coming out of it so I jammed some new ones in.


I went ahead and added some string on a round thing, just incase.


Then stuck it in the front for some extra weight.




Also got the hood sanded, primed and the cage work painted.
Oh yeah this thing is a roller!

I generally don't stand the shocks so vertically when I build, so it is sitting a bit high. I order the softest Axial spring they offer for these SCX10 shocks, so hopefully that will help get it a bit lower.

[shwng1973]

Looks awesome.
If Colby doesn't want it I will. Lol

Simply one of the best Jeep builds ever.

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Thanks man. I like it.

A couple more small updates. Got some paint on the hood and the seats for this jeep showed up the other day.


I will have to get this rig out on the sun so you can see that color better, it is more of a dull darker red. For some reason it is showing up really bright, oh well.


One more little mock up. I still might cut the hood a little more, I haven't decided yet...



I am also hoping that once the interior and electronics all go in it will sit lower. I am weighing the options on the ride height right now.

[bmuzz1]

Your jeep is looking great Ty!

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Thanks buddy!

Messed around with this rig a little bit today. I made some templates for styrene panels and made some aluminum panels for the time being.
I also started getting the seats in, I think they could sit a hair lower.






I took the spring retainers off the rear shocks to get it sitting where it needs to be. It is slowly coming along.

[Colby]

Thats cool as hell! Those seats definetly need to come down a hair, real life that would NOT be a safe setup. Crack your skull on that cage-helmet or not! Seen that happen, not fun. (I know its an Rc, but shit )

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Thanks buddy! I will get those seats down a bit lower today and try to get this one running. And maybe if it is warmer then 10 degrees outside I will make the light bar... I'm just not sure if I have 4 of those big Axial light buckets.

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Alright got the seats down a bit today and more importantly I got it running. Sorry Colby, but it might be a little while before you get your hands on this one, I am starting to really like it.


I also mocked in the light bar, luckily I had 4 of those lights sitting around.
I just super glued them to a piece of steel so I can get an idea of what they would look like. I think I like it and am ready to start brazing it together.



I love how big and pissed it looks while still being cute and compact.




That might be all the updates for a week or so. I am taking a vacation!

[bmuzz1]

Nice!

I am liking the aluminum body panels, they always sound great bashing against the rocks.

Have a good vaca Ty

[jpf]

hey, can you please tell what cind of tube or rod you are using in this build?

PS: Love this build!


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Originally Posted by bmuzz1

Nice!

I am liking the aluminum body panels, they always sound great bashing against the rocks.

Have a good vaca Ty

Thanks man, I am excited to hear the body panels crunch and rip. They are just a hair thin though to keep any shape and are narrower then the plastic hood.

Thanks for the va-k wishes, suppose to be high 70's so if that is true it should be glorious!

Originally Posted by jpf

hey, can you please tell what kind of tube or rod you are using in this build?

PS: Love this build!


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Sure thing, most of the metal on this one is solid 5/32 rod, some of the braces are 1/8th inch, like the corner braces in the windshield and doors. And I think there is the odd 3/16 cross brace on the chassis.

Thanks again guys!

[King James]

That looks great. Looking forward to some action shot when you get back from vacation
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I am on kid duty most of this week, but she wanted to spend sometime in the garage today so I got to work on this rig a little.

Started out by putting these on all 4 corners to get the ride height I am after.

With these springs I was able to put the spring retainers back on the rear end. These are as soft as it gets and I think it will work.

And I was over the aluminum panels, they were just too thin so I made up the styrene panels.


I had a little accident with the hood so after I sand that back down I will get some paint on everything.

Slowly getting back on this one.

[Bulldog]

Nothing better than hearing: "Daddy...I love building trucks with you."

Spending time with kids and getting them involved is a win win. I could however do without him hiding my little expensive parts.

Nice work Ty...it's looking really sharp. My helper today.

[ngward79]

Your KOH buggy looks great, cant wait to see the finishing touches on it. I've been dying to start on mine , probably won't have it started till fall.

[kakachille]

this build is awesome wish i had skills like u lol