07-15-2016, 11:24 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Portland
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| Suzuki SideKick
Okay, This was/is my First Crawler rig. I bought the body 5yrs ago since it was a Suzuki and I have a 1:1 Suzuki. 3yrs ago I found this sight and research for the best chassis to begin with. Started with a SCX-10 Dingo.. Sooo.. Shorten the front and rear chassis hang over.. (really short body) painted it to match my 1:1. Wheeled it and working on adding more detail. First local Comp and scratched up the Fresh body but good times.. Stripped the paint off of the windows and added Driver and Passenger. Phat Axles for lower COG. SSD Brass Knuckles for more lower weight. Now working on lighting.. And taillights. Now working on side marker lights.. Now... What will be the best way to glue or screw the headlight buckets in?? This has been and will be a countinueing work in progress since I joined 3yrs ago.. Last edited by Zukiiholic; 07-16-2017 at 12:00 AM. |
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07-16-2016, 12:15 AM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Portland
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This is how I did the headlights.. A axial light bucket set glued together with some extra Flat stock. I think this is matching my 1:1 pretty well soo far. Last edited by Zukiiholic; 07-16-2017 at 12:04 AM. |
07-16-2016, 09:55 AM | #3 |
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| Re: Suzuki SideKick
I'd use shoe goo for attaching the lights? Hey, did you have any issues mounting the pit bulls on those wheels? Sent from my MotoE2(4G-LTE) using Tapatalk |
07-16-2016, 10:05 AM | #4 |
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i dig it. want better cog ditch the axial seats for some dinky cheap seats. you will lose a TON of weight. |
07-16-2016, 04:36 PM | #5 | ||
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| Re: Suzuki SideKick Quote:
eye on the bead.. I used superGlue to glue the lights together.. I'm not sure how Shoe Goo will show thru the lenses.. Still thinking.. Quote:
telling Hit Girl she's heavy.. LOL.. | ||
07-16-2016, 11:41 PM | #6 |
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Truck looks awesome, not thread jacking but wanted to post a pic of mine with my Homebrew chassis. "GOD SPEED" |
07-17-2016, 12:20 AM | #7 |
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07-18-2016, 11:55 PM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Portland
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got the headlights mounted and on. Will need to hide the screws or glue them in and remove the screws later. I will need to reshape the drivers side headlight, it just doesn't look right. This one will always be a continuing build.. Last edited by Zukiiholic; 07-19-2016 at 09:59 PM. |
07-19-2016, 12:03 AM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Portland
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| Re: Suzuki SideKick
I don't remember the light kit I bought but... It came with 6 3mm red lights for the rear, 4 amber 3mm and 2 5mm clear for the front. I had to double up the 3m red for the taillights since I only had 4 spots available on the 1:1. Had to make a Wedge for the headlights so they didn't point upwards once installed.. |
07-19-2016, 08:33 PM | #10 |
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Light kit fits the truck perfect, if you ever remember were you got it let me know cause I would like to get a set for my truck. "GOD SPEED" |
07-19-2016, 10:10 PM | #11 | |
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RC4WD LED Basic Lighting System For Mojave Body Set Plugs straight into your RX. And Axial Light Bucket Set to house them.. Basic, Cheap and Functional | |
07-19-2016, 11:09 PM | #12 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: West Texas
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| Re: Suzuki SideKick
Ok so sho goo or Bob smith glue gold won't fog the lenses as it drying. 149 r/c worx team driver |
07-20-2016, 10:16 PM | #13 | |
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In the Mean time, screws will help hold it tight till I'm ready for gluing.. One minor issue I found.. headlight buckets and inner fenders don't quit get along. Had to do some trimming and will find a way to pretty it up.. I hope the tires will clear the headlight buckets..:O That Grill decal will have to go next..;) Little light test drive in the Kitchen.. Last edited by Zukiiholic; 07-16-2017 at 12:06 AM. | |
07-21-2016, 11:34 PM | #14 |
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| Re: Suzuki SideKick
Minor things I have ran into.. I need a good tire in the 4"inch tall range and a good front Bumper that is 6"inches wide.. And... A way to narrow the Track width from 9"inch to 7.5 would be Frinkin Awesome. Too wide for scale I say. backyard test run.. |
07-23-2016, 11:41 PM | #15 |
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Not a big deal by most but i found some side mirrors that look about right.. Minor modification and are screwed to the body and added a washer. Hopefully it doesn't get torn off or hold me up. Mirror set. Looks like this headlight needs some more work on Positioning. I'll get right on that. I just fill the screw hole with some extra Plastic and drill new mount hole.. This is kind've a big deal for me since I Rarely (never) put side mirrors on the model kits i build.. ;) Last edited by Zukiiholic; 07-16-2017 at 12:08 AM. |
07-24-2016, 07:11 AM | #16 | |
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"GOD SPEED" | |
07-24-2016, 05:52 PM | #17 |
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Thanks. It's a Slow project. When I can think of something scale To add. Axial Light Bucket Set (Black) Last edited by Zukiiholic; 07-24-2016 at 05:56 PM. |
07-25-2016, 08:27 AM | #18 |
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| Re: Suzuki SideKick Check out scalerfab.com they have some awesome bumpers
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07-25-2016, 11:58 PM | #19 |
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| Re: Suzuki SideKick
Shoe goo . It's super strong and is easy to use
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08-18-2016, 08:21 AM | #20 | |
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What inner fenders are you running on truck? | |
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