10-26-2006, 01:31 AM | #1 |
Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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| '57 chevy
not sure if this belongs in scale or not. since i can't sleep much, last night i resurrected my old humvee. nothing special just wanted a beater that was a bit faster than my crawlers. i bought this thing back in '93 i think, not too sure. it has been a great little beater with no major issues. since the original body is trashed beyond use, i decided to paint up a body for it. this was on the shelf so it got the spray. hope you like it. p.s. i forgot to paint the weatherstripping around the front and rear glass .... there is always something i screw up when i paint! no wonder i hate it. |
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10-26-2006, 02:19 AM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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That looks pretty sweet. I'm really digging that body.
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10-26-2006, 02:56 AM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacific
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Nice body and paint job. Is that a Parma body??? |
10-26-2006, 07:27 AM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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Swwweet!
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10-26-2006, 08:13 AM | #5 |
Diggin' the new SCX10 II! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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Looks great man. Now I am going to have to fix my S10.
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10-26-2006, 08:20 AM | #6 |
Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Good body choice, I like it ANy major mod plans for it? or just wheel it as is Mike |
10-26-2006, 10:38 AM | #7 |
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baddclod- yup, parma body. couldn't pass it up. on clearance a while back for $12.00. 1bjb- just keeping it stock. i wish it still had the original motor but i fried it years ago. now it has a 24 degree stock something or other in it. can't get 30+ minute run times anymore.:-( (17t pinion) badger- thats what i was hoping! |
10-26-2006, 10:48 AM | #8 |
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That looks cool. Try putting a 55 turn in it, good run times, and it is still fast. That is what I did in my TA02.
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10-26-2006, 10:54 AM | #9 |
Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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yeah, i had a 55 turn in it for a while but not quite fast enough. i like how fast it is now. maybe faster? hmmmm....
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10-26-2006, 07:11 PM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Those are great rigs for just thrashin' around. Simple, rugged, and not so capable that they take the challenge out of a trail. You can crawl 'em with enough determination, but mud is their natural element You can flip the rear arms around if you need to tweak the wheelbase, too |
10-26-2006, 08:22 PM | #11 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada
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i love the body.i have allways been a fan of the 57 chev..nice work.i think the ta02 is a very capable truck with some very simple mods heres mine its an old pic but not much has changed.. Last edited by xxkalladorxx; 10-26-2006 at 08:26 PM. |
10-26-2006, 08:27 PM | #12 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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Looks cool w/ the old Chevy on there. I'm working on one for my son at the moment. Looking for a body for it too. |
10-27-2006, 10:28 AM | #13 | |
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10-27-2006, 12:37 PM | #14 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MEDFORD
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just need to lift your chevy like mine |
10-27-2006, 01:05 PM | #15 |
Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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yeah! that looks bad a$$!!! there was a guy who had a 55 that looked alot like that. must have had 10 different colors on it all worn out paint and primer. i also want to put one of these on a touring car chassis. |
10-27-2006, 02:44 PM | #16 | |
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What wheelbase are you guys running with that Parma body? | |
10-27-2006, 05:27 PM | #17 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MEDFORD
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mines just a little too long at just under twelve inches. the tires i really have no idea i havn't had a chance to really run them yet but i know plenty of people on here have. sorry for hijacking your thread chino, that body would be sick on a touring car chassis. |
10-27-2006, 06:24 PM | #18 | |
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10-27-2006, 07:21 PM | #19 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Carlisle, KY
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I have my 57 body hacked up pretty good. |
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