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06-04-2014, 04:36 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia
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|  A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
I've been using my green Toyoda TF2, SCX, GCM hybrid as a C2 comp rig for a while now.   It was never meant to be a competitive rig so I started another Hilux ute to use as a comp rig buuuut....... I've come to the realisation that the theme I've picked for it was going to result in too many compromises. So I'm going to continue that build as a purely trail rig. So now onto the next plan! I wanted to make a Jeep based rig and I had a Gelande2 ready to go, I tried a YJ body and all looked ok initially..   But issues with pushing the front axle so far forward meant that the body just wasn't going to work out with the Gelande layout... So plan B involved dragging out my FJ Cruiser body;   |
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06-04-2014, 04:39 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
This looked like it would definitely work, but I really wanted to run a Jerp so back to the drawing board! Time to think about this differently! We run a scale points system in C2 so why not try to maximise my scale pointage at the same time as build a capable rig!? Enter the YJ body chopped into a ute and now sitting back on a TF2 chassis...    |
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06-04-2014, 04:47 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia
Posts: 262
| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
Some BIG flares were needed to get to the required 50% coverage..  Time for a tray and some more scale points!   Some rear wheelarchery... It's made up of a couple of layers of styrene laminated together for added strength.  |
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06-04-2014, 06:49 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ca.
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
One of the best I've seen. Great work so far.
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06-04-2014, 10:04 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sin City
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
See all those ideas you and I talked about finally coming to use...... Now wheres mine? lol
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06-04-2014, 10:33 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Rome, Italy
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
Hi Jez Same problems as mine finally decided for this: S.l.s. Toy Good luck! But you don't need it, my friend, you're the best! |
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06-04-2014, 01:46 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia
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06-04-2014, 03:33 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: upstate NY
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
This looks amazing! Some serious talent right there.
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06-04-2014, 06:44 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: beautiful rainy washington
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
thats beautifu great job buddy  |
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06-04-2014, 08:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, SC
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
great looking work!
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06-04-2014, 08:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lost in Oregon
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
Great styrene work....and you couldn't have picked a better theme.... all around
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06-04-2014, 11:03 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: ontario
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
Sir ! You Got Some Talent There , What A Nice Rig ...
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06-04-2014, 11:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Outside DC
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
I'm digging the rigs, but love the scale garage! Very cool details there!  |
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia
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06-05-2014, 03:27 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
So in order to get the nice low ride height I wanted i needed to swap the rear K44 to a spring under setup. Initially it seems easy enough to do, just flip the axle upside-down and mount it above the springs.... The only issue is that then the rear wheels are heading in the opposite direction to the fronts!! To get around this I drilled the mounting holes all the way through and tapped the thread then I made some blocks so the axle could be mounted above the springs and still be up the right way........   |
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06-05-2014, 04:07 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Here
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
This is looking sweet... Keep it up. |
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06-06-2014, 03:17 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger..... Quote:
I've always liked the look of the AEV Jeeps, The look of this one is heading somewhere between the Aev Jeeps, the Mopar concept Jeeps and my own warped mind... The RC4WD Trailfinders looked to me to be a bit like AEV wheels;  I sand blasted them andthen painted them in a dark gunmetal grey followed by Tamiya matt clear.....    | |
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06-06-2014, 03:49 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia
Posts: 262
| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
The maximum tyre size for our C2 class is 110mm, it's a bit of a happy coincidence that these tyres happen to be 110mm...  |
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06-06-2014, 10:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Where the sheep run scared.
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| Re: A TF2 Jeep truck/utility/comp rig jigger.....
I am truely loving this rig so far! Cannot wait to see more......
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06-07-2014, 12:00 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Lakeside
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Can't wait to see it finished. Looking forward to seeing the end of the built. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk |
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