Ax10wannabe's attempt at an F350 crew cab

[AX10wannabe]

well decided to go back to 1.9's on my scx10 honcho since i have an ax10 for comping and stuff i sold the honcho bed and was running an hpi jeep rubicon body but it was just tossed on there so i could go crawling and i've always wanted to do a ford crew cab hardbody build so i said why not right now.... its something i can do inside when its too cold out to work in the shop..

anyhoo........... let's get started

taking my scx10 which currently sits on weighted 2.2 proline hammers and

plans are:

-2 tamiya F350 hilift bodies cut and mushed together in a CC
-cut the bed to make it a shortbox
-extend wheelbase
-1.9 mickey T baja claws (already bought those and got them mounted and tested yesterday)
-toolbox
-stacks
-gonna need a new front bumper
-i have a 3 racing winch right now but its getting replaced with a bulldog 9300 wireless winch from a friend
-drop bed
-sold the hitec 645mg servo that was in it so im replacing it with a hitec 7954 or 7955tg
-since i sold my alum links i tossed a set of plastics on there so i could run it so i'll have to build some more
then want to build a camper or something just for fun and try my hand at some styrene building..

well enough talk onto the pics.. i've cut the back off one cab tonight and set it on the chassis to see how it looks with the new rubber..











let me know what you think???? im a little nervous at cutting up the other body because i dont want big gaps i have to fill and stuff...

[Dr.Newb]

Hot diggity damn chief, those mickeys look wicked on there

[AX10wannabe]

yeah they do look goodi'll try to get the other body cut tonight

[AX10wannabe]

got the other cab cut tonight its looking ok so far.. now the fun part begins.. gluing the 2 pieces together... here's some progress pics... and let me know what you think




^^^ and set it on the chassis to see how it looks

[Dr.Newb]

Gotta stretch that wheelbase, but damn chief, looks fudging awesome!

[AX10wannabe]

think im gonna practice building something with styrene and glue before i start gluing the bodies together

[Honchoforever1]

Originally Posted by AX10wannabe

think im gonna practice building something with styrene and glue before i start gluing the bodies together

I've been doing a crewcab. As long as you take your time and think it out it will turn out good. Here's mine I have a lot of time in it. It was my first major styrene project. ( sorry if Im jackin your thread) i still have to paint it. its a little cold at the moment. Good luck and take your time

[AX10wannabe]

^^^^ sorry would of replied sooner but just got home from work..

got a couple questions for ya though... what is your wheelbase center axle to center axle?? and did you shorten the box a little bit??
oh and do you have any pics of how you mounted your body on the chassis??

[Honchoforever1]

Originally Posted by AX10wannabe

^^^^ sorry would of replied sooner but just got home from work..

got a couple questions for ya though... what is your wheelbase center axle to center axle?? and did you shorten the box a little bit??
oh and do you have any pics of how you mounted your body on the chassis??

My wheelbase center of axle to center of axle is 14 1/4 right now. I might go just a 1/8 to make it 14 3/8.

I didn't take anything off the box. I wanted a long bed crewcab. It's gonna be a tow rig so I didn't care about the length. I added a couple of inches to an axial frame and I'm running leaf springs instead of links.

I mounted the body too the frame with 4 rod ends in the back, and a bracket I made in the front with some velcrow. I did a drop bed so I had to get creative and ended up bolting the cab and the box together. I don't have any pics at the moment.

[AX10wannabe]

sweet thanks for the info... i figured i'd be in the 13-14" range..im going to try to keep the 4 link in the rear.

[AX10wannabe]

found this quad in a garage sale a couple years ago and a friend wanted to know if it fit in the box of an F350... yup sure does.. oh and im building a styrene cooler.

[AX10wannabe]

Well after many beers and late nights im ready to glue the cabs together gonna make a jig so that shit stays straight haha..

[AX10wannabe]

well got the bodies ready for glue.. made up a little "jig" to help keep both parties where i want them now its time to smother it in glue and let it dry for a couple days.. here's some pics of my "jig"

[Dr.Newb]

Awesome chief!

[AX10wannabe]

decided to cut out the roof and glue in a piece of styrene to make it less work than trying to fill in and get the roof flatwill get pics either tonight or tomorrow night.

[AX10wannabe]

well sorry for the delay on pics.. that thing called a "job" got in the way

anyhoo... on to the pics.. nothing fancy i can smooth out the roof with bondo and green putty.

[Dr.Newb]

Nice work chief, she's coming along great p.s if your boss wasn't so bloody stupid, you'd have more time

[AX10wannabe]

Originally Posted by Dr.Newb

Nice work chief, she's coming along great p.s if your boss wasn't so bloody stupid, you'd have more time

yeah no kidding!!! might sand some filler tonight and see how the seams are holding up

[Dr.Newb]

Get er'done

[leodcj95]

Awesome build! Suggestion. C u have two bed sections. U should make one into a trailer to carry the atv.