Rc4wd 1977 suburban

[xjmachine]

Originally Posted by 4X4 Freak

This is looking bad a.. Are you going with a scale class one look like in the pic or for the monster lifted burban look bud ? Either way it looks awesome bro

Thanks!
I'm probably going to make it stock. N maybe sometime down the road put a "lift kit"

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[ecd02]

Cool build so far. Thinking outside of the box! I am excited to see this one finished.

[xjmachine]

Update!!

So after a catastrophic failure I finally got done with the body work.

I've decided to make it a stock height suburban, for now lol.

Got some more goodies in the mail



Anywho. Here is the body







Paint real soon...

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[Erik R]

damn nice i was waiting for someone to do this

[xjmachine]

Thanks bro!

Here's the two tone!

Hrs of work. But it's paying off for sure.






Probably going to be weathering it a bit like my k5 I did before.



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[Erik R]

will look sick, cant wait to see it lifted

[xjmachine]

Thanks brotha.

Weathering has commenced





Well this light bar is disappointing
I got it for that 70s/80s KC light bar look. But it's just too small.

Perhaps I can find a raw piece of aluminum to stretch it out



Also. These bad boys came in.



Decided on 1.55 (oops) cuz the 1.9s are too big for the OE look.

I know. It's 5 lugs and not 6. Can not find 6 lug wheels in this size

Going for this look.



Turned inside out to get that deep dish look.
Idk, may grow on me. Needs those locking hubs perhaps to look right



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[xjmachine]

Okay guys

Here is the update I'm sure many are ready to see

Rc4wd d110 chassis and leaf springs came in

This is a long chassis



Its quite a bit longer than the stretched axial one I initially wanted to use



Can't forget those lift blocks to keep it authentic



Now to drill the holes for the spring hangers as the d110 chassis is not set up for leaf springs.

Found a cool way to mirror the exact holes on each frame rail. Just measure, and bolt them together and drill away



Now for the spring hangers.

I swear it looks like they belong there



Axles next..



Love the flat springs, makes for a nice ride

You can see how long the wheel base is on that chassis, and it's quite long as it is



Initial mock up!!






Just messing around with tire size.
Maybe later on it'll get a "lift kit" lol



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[Itali83]

F'n right. Saweet!
Ben

[xjmachine]

Thanks bud


Time to get this kc light bar figured out while I wait on some cool stuff..

If you remember, this was way too short



I actually found some brass almost the exact same size...

Just wish it was solid. But oh well, I will put some spacers in there to keep it from crunching when it's being bolted




Lol a little bit long



Now trimmed



You can see how much longer it needed to be



Burb pic with most of its chrome on



Look good together





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[1tonblazer]

Very cool rig! Love the factory ride height.

[xjmachine]

Originally Posted by 1tonblazer

Very cool rig! Love the factory ride height.

Thanks buddy. The scx10 II has put this build back some lol could not resist ordering it.

But im finally getting the drive train
Here is the setup i ordered for the suburban

GcM married tcase.

Still debating on that rc4wd V8
Or just a 3d printed one... hmmmm.



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[xjmachine]

Finally an update!
Sorry for the delay gents, i moved to another city, plus the order of the scx10 II blew the budget on this build
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Anywho. Heres what i have so far

GCM married T-case for the R4




R4 of course


AND 3d printed 383 stroker! Delivered on a pallet lol







Will post more today, stay tuned.

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[xjmachine]

Got my tranny and t-case all together now



Watching my favorite show



Here it is mocked up in the chassis

Its adds quite a bit of weight, gonna have to add some leaves



Top view.

I still have to figure out how im going to run the rear shaft.



Still gotta put all the stuff on the motor, but there is plenty of room for a radiator and a big shroud like these trucks have







Body still needs just a little bit of work but its still coming along

Thanks GCM for this awesome t-case!


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[4X4 Freak]

Awesome build bud!!!!

[xjmachine]

Originally Posted by 4X4 Freak

Awesome build bud!!!!

Thanks man!

Should be finished soon, just waiting on electronics and interior parts

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[2003EDGE]

Build is coming along nicely! Just like in real life...loooong lol! I sat in one recently and it seriously had an echo in the cab!

[xjmachine]

Originally Posted by 2003EDGE

Build is coming along nicely! Just like in real life...loooong lol! I sat in one recently and it seriously had an echo in the cab!

Thanks man! Lol i never tried that, il have to when i get another one

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[xjmachine]

Okay so some more parts came in

I ordered the v8 mounting kit to snag this crossmember from..



It did not fit between the frame rails how i had imagined.

So i found some old leaf spring hanger parts and cobbled this together to mount the transmission

Just mocked up, t-case still needs grease.





I was lucky enough for all these things to line up lol



Just added a long m3 with some spacing to get the t-case level





Its pretty solid. I will be adding another screw after its installed for good


Next i just decided to get a super long driveshaft for the rear instead of the 2 pc carrier bearing.








Looks real good



Front shims will be added to correct pinion angle





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[TheLetterJ]

Is it possible to mount the front shackle through the frame at the back of the front spring and move the stationary hanger to the front of the front spring, like the 1:1 K-series?