08-28-2016, 09:24 PM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: lebanon
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| Heavy metal
FINALLY GOT AROUND TO BULDING THIS 8X8 ITS TAKING ME SOME TIME TO FIGURE THIS ONE OUT. THE STEERING WAS THE KICKER BUT I GOT IT AFTER ABOUT TWO DAYS ON IT USE A TAMIYA SEMI FRAME TOOK SOME LEAF SPRINGS SHORTEN THEM MADE SOME BRACKETS OUT OFF ALUMINUM. TOOK A TAMIYA GLOB LINER BODY AND CUT IT TO FIT WHAT I NEEDED AND PLASTIC WELDED OTHER PIECE TO IT TO MAKE THE SHAP IM GOING TO LEAVE THE WELDS SHOW. HAD TO USE TWO TRANFER CASES TO MAKE THE DRIVE LINE WORK CAUSE I WANTED TO KEEP IT KIND OF SHORT COULD NOT PUT A TRANS IN BETWEEN THE CENTER AXLES DRIVE SHAFT WOULDNT WORK WITH THAT SHORT OF WHEEL BASE HARD TO DO IT ON A 8X8. THE WHEEL BASE IS 17 1/2 CENTER TO CENTER TO THE OUTER AXLES. USE VANQUISH HIGH CLEARANCE KNOCKLES ON BOTH FRONT AXLES. TOOK A PIECE OF SHEET METAL AND SHAPED IT TO GET THE FORM OF THE FENDERS.HAVE TO REMOUNT THE MOTOR CAUSE I HAD TO LIFT THE FRAME UP A LITTLE SO I COULD GET MY FENDERS RIGHT. ITS GOING TO HAVE A 2 SPEED OR 3 SPEED JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW MUCH ROOM I HAVE NOW. HAD TO MAKE A SERVO MOUNT FOR THE STEERING WAS HAVING A HELL OF A TIME WITH THAT BUT I GOT IT. STILL HAVE SOME TO SOME STUFF ON THE BODY THEN PAINT IT GETTING CLOSER WITH THIS THING. I PROBABLY FORGOT SOMETHING ANY QUESTIONS JUST ASK Last edited by EZ CHOPPER; 08-28-2016 at 09:59 PM. |
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08-29-2016, 12:26 AM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minden
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| Re: Heavy metal
Looks like the big log hauler in Spin Tires
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08-29-2016, 07:52 AM | #3 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: lebanon
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it is. I mad it after a MAZ 537 still need to put some scale stuff on it.
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08-29-2016, 08:20 AM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philadelphia
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That thing is nuts. Where did you find TLT axle stays?
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08-29-2016, 08:25 AM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chico now
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That's a lot of driveshafts! |
08-29-2016, 08:34 AM | #6 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: lebanon
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08-29-2016, 09:06 AM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Castle Rock, WA
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Amazing work on everything! Don't know where to start. Plastic welding, suspension, wheels, great build.
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08-29-2016, 09:33 AM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit
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reminds me of a m983
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08-29-2016, 11:49 AM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minden
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Yep there is 2 MAZ's in Spin Tires there is MAZ 537 And there is the MAZ 7310 and it has a split cab |
08-29-2016, 07:35 PM | #10 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: lebanon
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ill have to check that out it might be my next build
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08-29-2016, 09:40 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minden
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ok I Googled a MAZ 537 and your is dead one I got pictures of the real vechile and pictures from Spin Tires And you can see the cab is split and there is a radiator in between Last edited by kgb424; 12-11-2018 at 01:29 AM. |
08-29-2016, 09:43 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Baltimore
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How did you do all that with a straitjacket on? Cuz you sir are a madman. |
08-29-2016, 10:13 PM | #13 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: north little rock
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Wow! I was playing at work the other day and was daydreaming about what I wish I could build next. It's crazy, you've built something amazingly close to what I daydreamed. Amazing work. Very, very cool build. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
08-30-2016, 05:43 AM | #14 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: lebanon
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Still want to do some detailing on it
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08-30-2016, 05:58 AM | #15 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: lebanon
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08-30-2016, 08:10 AM | #16 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Just a little South
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Looks awesome, I watched the video zzr posted on YouTube. How did it fair after the rollover?
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08-30-2016, 02:13 PM | #17 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: lebanon
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