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Old 10-26-2006, 01:31 AM   #1
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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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Old 10-26-2006, 02:19 AM   #2
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That looks pretty sweet. I'm really digging that body.
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Nice body and paint job.
Is that a Parma body???
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Old 10-26-2006, 07:27 AM   #4
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Swwweet!
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Old 10-26-2006, 08:13 AM   #5
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Looks great man. Now I am going to have to fix my S10.
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Old 10-26-2006, 08:20 AM   #6
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Good body choice, I like it ANy major mod plans for it? or just wheel it as is

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Old 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!
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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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Old 10-26-2006, 10:54 AM   #9
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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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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
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Old 10-26-2006, 08:22 PM   #11
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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..


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Old 10-26-2006, 08:27 PM   #12
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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.
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Old 10-27-2006, 10:28 AM   #13
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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..

ooohh, preeety....
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just need to lift your chevy like mine
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Old 10-27-2006, 01:05 PM   #15
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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.
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just need to lift your chevy like mine
I am running the same body on my scaler/mudder. I was planning the run the same tires also, how do they like the mud/dirt?

What wheelbase are you guys running with that Parma body?
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Old 10-27-2006, 05:27 PM   #17
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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.
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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!
i have 2 or 3 stock tamiya motors with very little run time on them if you want one shoot me a p.m.if you are interested
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I have my 57 body hacked up pretty good.

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