Bugs Buggy

[Bananaclip]

Crazy cool buggy bug.

[hotwheels000]

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Crazy cool buggy bug.

Thank you sir !

[hotwheels000]

Worked on the winch mounting, I think I have it nice and low

[sam63]

Very cool Devlin! Makes me want to start one of my own, almost lol! I'll be well over due for an RC build after this little project I have going on right now though.

[hotwheels000]

Originally Posted by sam63

Very cool Devlin! Makes me want to start one of my own, almost lol! I'll be well over due for an RC build after this little project I have going on right now though.

Ive seen a few updates on your rig, so cool. Going to be a blast when you have it finished.

[hotwheels000]

So, I am a bit stumped on some of the final tubing, cross braces and rear bumper. Decided to take a break from the metal bending and made a radiator. I saw this done on here somewhere and thought is was super cool way of doing it with stuff we all have laying around. Nothing more than a few zip ties and some scrap styrene...

Also worked on modifying the 3d motor a bit so it fits between the frame rails. I think once those parts are placed in the back of the rig the metal work will fall into place.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

and made a radiator. I saw this done on here somewhere and thought is was super cool way of doing it with stuff we all have laying around. Nothing more than a few zip ties and some scrap styrene...

You kids and your super cool building skills.

[hotwheels000]

Originally Posted by hillbillyrc

Nice work on the radiator very cool

Thank you, took all of a few minutes. Crazy simple to make.

Originally Posted by Szczerba

You kids and your super cool building skills.

Pot calling the kettle black lol, thanks Shane.

[hotwheels000]

Figured out the mounting of a few of the parts. Rear bumper is brazed to the chassis and sandwiches the motor in place, oil cooler is mounted to a cross brace I added.


I also test cut/fit a wraith interior and fitted it with some proto team3six seats that never made it to production.

[distinctive pd]

Nice looking rear end ya got there!

[hillbillyrc]

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Figured out the mounting of a few of the parts. Rear bumper is brazed to the chassis and sandwiches the motor in place, oil cooler is mounted to a cross brace I added.


I also test cut/fit a wraith interior and fitted it with some proto team3six seats that never made it to production.

I have that 69' Nova model in the background but got a little creative and started to build it with axles from a gmc truck kit.

[hotwheels000]

Originally Posted by distinctive pd

Nice looking rear end ya got there!

Lol

Originally Posted by hillbillyrc

I have that 69' Nova model in the background but got a little creative and started to build it with axles from a gmc truck kit.

nice, lets seee a pic. I like unusual. I have been looking for the parma nova to build a crawler out of...it is long discontinued, missed one on here awhile back.

[hotwheels000]

Mocking up the interior, modified a wraith interior and some team3six seats.

[BadWagon]

Wow Team3Six seats. Haven't seen those in a while

[hotwheels000]

Originally Posted by BadWagon

Wow Team3Six seats. Haven't seen those in a while

I know, right. I believe these were prototypes, die cut, heat molded. They have been kicking around in the interior parts bin for awhile.

[hillbillyrc]

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Lol
nice, lets seee a pic. I like unusual. I have been looking for the parma nova to build a crawler out of...it is long discontinued, missed one on here awhile back.

I got to dig it out of the closet. its still in mock up, my plan was dragster part of the kit on axles like a Baja nova. It's my first model mash-up. I've built a few junkyard models from kits missing parts and spare parts. But been years since I have touched them most in storage.

[DrewHammer]

Can't wait to see how this turns out, killer build so far.

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Lol
nice, lets seee a pic. I like unusual. I have been looking for the parma nova to build a crawler out of...it is long discontinued, missed one on here awhile back.

iffya find one new and untrimmed consider sending it to teambluegroove so he can make a mold out of it and then you can get back a stack of them.

heck, he might have made a repop already.

[hillbillyrc]

TowerHobbies.com | Parma 1/10 '69 Muscle Baja SC .040" Clear Body

There is this but looks more of an Olds 442

[hotwheels000]

Wasnt really happy with the wraith dash, just looked chopped up....probally because it was

What better material to use than a section of gutter I had laying around in the garage. O/K, truth is it was raining and I didnt want to go out to the truck and get a piece of aluminium i had stashed behind the seat.

cardboard template cut and traced... bam, instant dash.