Samurai buggy

[Falon]

Been a while since I've built a new crawler and seeing my buddies samurai buggy he's built inspired me to build one as well. It's based off a scx10 frame and axles. I'll be using basically the front half of the frame. This is more of a backyard toy over a comp build so I'll leave things prettys simple. 12 1/2" wheelbase, stretched out front and a little shorter in the rear. Using a losi mrc tranny mounted up front with an eBay transfercase mounted to the stock scx10 skid plate. Fxr esc, castle bec. The chassi will be a mix of 3/16 brake line and solid stock. Trying to Keep as much of the weight forward of the skid plate. Ill be building a styrene firewall, cowl and hood. Here's my inspiration.

[Falon]

I started assembling the running gear, and suspension. The front half of the frame will be pretty standard and simple. Also got my motor/tranny combo. Having a machinst buddy make an adapter to go from the 4mm losi output to the 6mm transfercase inupt also for me to run the wild boar axial drive shafts throughout the system.

[Falon]

Been slowly working on this, I got my eBay transfer case, picked up a set of Rock Krawler rear links to extend the wheelbase to 12.5". Also decided to change up the body and go with a tamiya fj40 hood cowl and windshield frame. A buddy and I bought the resin to make molds of the body in order to build aluminum panels for the rig.




Pretty excited about how this is turning out. Shooting for a stance and look of this orange buggy.

[Falon]

Ordered some more goodies today, a new 370 size motor for the losi mrc tranny I'm using and a wraith interior with seats. Also gota smoking deal on some comp compound maxxis trepps with foams. Hopefully my resin will show up next week so I can make the body panel molds for the fj40 hood, cowling, and windshield frame. Then the tube work will begin. Thinking of ordering the king shocks over the ones I currently have in a 90mm front and 100mm rear. The more fj buggies I look at the more im leaning towards this design... Any input?

[Falon]

Started working on the interior. I'm using a wraith floor pan and dash and building my own seats. What I'm shooting for...


My card stock template. I got some blue and black craft foam for the padding and some .008 aluminum for the
frames

[ejohnson]

Nice, this is going to look sweet. You might have to hit me up with some aluminium FJ40 body panels for my Ultra 4.
Eli

[Falon]

Still waiting in resin to show up so I can make panel molds. But they shouldn't be too hard to make pretty simple form not a to of detail.

[Falon]

Teaser

[Falon]

Saturday progress, I have an old just body in using to build the chassi off of so I don't destroy any aluminum panels. It's coming together nicely, all these pics are at ride height I do believe.

[Falon]

Starting to come together, still very undecided on the cab

[elsewhere]

Change the thread name..
I keep lookin at it hoping its gonna be a Sami again!

Hope it comes together as u want it to tho!

[Falon]

Originally Posted by elsewhere

Change the thread name..
I keep lookin at it hoping its gonna be a Sami again!

Hope it comes together as u want it to tho!

My buddy is building a 1/10 scale Sami right now. Hopefully he had a scrap aluminum hood I could throw on this if I choose to. Until then I'm sticking to the fj body.

Can't figure out how or I would have already. Anyone help me out with this?

[elsewhere]

Ask a moderator..

Keep up the good work

[Falon]

Got my rear shocks mounted today now it's officially a roller.
I get almost 5" of flex out of it with the stock scx10 shocks in the front.

[Falon]

I've contacted both mods about changing the thread title but nothing has happened....

[Falon]

Driver is ready to go, don't think I'm going to have a passenger.

[Falon]

Almost 1000 views and no comments...

[rocracer01]

Thats because people think your nuts! Thats not a sami!

Ill post mine up in the1.55 section.

[Falon]

Interior

[Falon]

Originally Posted by rocracer01

Thats because people think your nuts! Thats not a sami!

Ill post mine up in the1.55 section.

Yeah been trying to get the title changed, about to start a new thread.