'67 Kaiser M715 Jeep "The Original Brute"!

[joe122]

THANKS! Yes, letters were a pain, but not as tiny as the ones were on the FC70. Now its almost ready for body filler. Going to try and hinge the hood first.

[scorpiondave]

Originally Posted by joe122

I see that Ian bought the M715 but I do not see any current updates to what he has done to it yet. Have you seen any progress? And thanks for the M715 site info. I did stumble across it when I was doing some research on this build.

He hasn't started the build yet. It should be soon. He hinted on the M715 forum site it would be in the fifth episode which should be February.

[joe122]

Think I saw something about "Project Lockjaw" on Facebook. Have to do some more research.

[scorpiondave]

That's the one.

Project - LockJaw | Xtreme Off-Road | PowerNation TV - Full Episodes

[joe122]

Some final details before the first coat of primer. Dash, cargo tie down hooks, gas cap and stuff!

Dash, will be back lit.



First coat of primer;

[Grichardson152]

Looks great! Very nice detail work.

[joe122]

Thanks, Well been away on business and have been looking forward to seeing some down-home olive brabness! Finished some detail work, finally figured out the hood hinging issue, and hinged the body for service between beatings. Got it in color and temp mounted. Now for more details, interior, lighting etc.

The chassis, fairly straight forward SCX10, Castle SV3, Holmes 13t Crawlmaster. On 3s power.


Olive time! Hinging the body and hood

[tjpatte]

That is amazing! I have always had a soft spot for those trucks!

[joe122]

Thanks! Yeah always liked these as well, just wasn't sure if I could pull it off. So far I am happy with the results. Just finished the dash with back lit gauges and the front LED buckets and lighting.

[scorpiondave]

Coming out real nice Joe!

[Bunce]

so dope

[joe122]

Gave a shot at trying to replicate the original M715 front bush guard. Close, think I can live with it.

[Bananaclip]

The body turned out stunning. The grill looks spot on. Great work.

[gearhead79]

Yea,that turned out amazing!!!!! Ive always loved these trucks too.

Nice job man

[joe122]

Finished up a few more details - glass, tailgate chains, reflectors, tailgate bumpers, front bumper etc. still a lot more to do. Still sits a little high in the back, have some 78mm eye to eye shocks coming to test.

[Boover]

Very cool build! Awesome deatail, especially the dash.

[joe122]

THANKS!
So ever have one of the "duh" moments, like something is so obvious that you don't think about it till like 2:30 am - middle of the night kinda thing? So I hinged the hood, because it would be challenging and kinda cool. Then I mounted the body, hinged at the rear and realized I hadn't thought about how I would secure the front. Well I had this "duh" moment and remembered the front body mounts, so I used those to secure the body. Most of the superior builders on this site will probably go - what a dufus, of course you should have used the front mounts. Well - that's my duh story.

So maiden voyage night.....in the basement, on a faux "rock / pillow" - because it's like 0 outside, and of course there is no where but the driveway. Tomorrow it goes outside, to night it's hill climbing - pillow style!

Front body mount:

Working lights:


Hill climbing time! Kinda......

[CODYBOY]

That Jeep is looking great Joe!! I wish I had your building skills!

[joe122]

Well time to tackle the interior, thought I would do a bench seat instead of buckets. Bent up the form, added sticky weather stripping, finished with a piece of vinyl upholstery material. Added of levers, window and door cranks, and so far its close to being done, sans a few more details.

[Grichardson152]

Sooooo, when can I buy it?? Lol. Nice choice with the bench seat. You did a great job on this build.