C1 Ram Concept EM-80

[distinctive pd]

I came across a sweet little 1/10 M80 body
And thought that it would look sweet on a C1 course.

It is fairly narrow so it will be a challenge to keep the tires tucked in the fenders. May have to add a bit of rubber to the flares.

I will be doing some bumpers, sliders and custom forward motor mount.

Will also be running 3-link front and rear for no other reason other than its awesome!


Let me know if you like it!!??


PARTS LIST:

M80 body
Scx rails with lots of brazed bits
Interior (TBD)
GCM motor plate with custom mount
Hammer tcase (to overdrive the front axle)
Built AR44s w ARB covers, SSD gears and LURC FI spools
Shocks (TBD)
Wheels (TBD)
1.9 RC4WD MTZ
Elect. (TBD)











After some shoddy brazing BAM front bumper, may add a stinger as well!









Im liking the sliders!!










STAY TUNED!!

[alexleblanc]

What the heck was that body from? Great build.

[distinctive pd]

Originally Posted by alexleblanc

What the heck was that body from? Great build.

this is a body from maxtech rc and are hard to find. i believe there is 1 right now on ebay. But ive been looking for this 1 for about 3 yrs.

[distinctive pd]

Got most of the rest of the frame work done yesterday

Panhard cut from 1/2 tube. ...

and rear bumper, chromoly tube and sheet same as front bumper.








START OF THE REAR BUMPER





REAR SHEET COVER AND DANGLER HANGER BRAZED ON



BRAZE WORK TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD ON THE REAR BUMPER I MUST SAY

[distinctive pd]

Front shock hoops and Bulldog trans mount all built. ..

The motor side of the trans sits lower than the output side. . . just because!




tranny mount plate



shock hoops and trans mount

[distinctive pd]

Waiting on some safety silv so I got started on the AR44s

Plastic cases, Fast Eddies, SSD knucks, SSD gears, Locked up spools and rear shafts, RC4WD ARB covers.

I like that the carrier bearings are open so I can pack em full of Synthetic grease.

Also made a doo-hickey for the rear axle









LOOKS SO COOOOL!!!!!







~DOO-HICKEY~

[distinctive pd]

I cut the hood out for ease of battery replacement also bent up some tube to strengthen the body and roof. .....


Also vacuum formed interior!!!!

[allanon1965]

what is the wheel base on this truck?

[distinctive pd]

Originally Posted by allanon1965

what is the wheel base on this truck?

You could get 11" out of it

[Rock solid]

Lookin bad a$$ brah!

[doubler]

WooHoo! I love DpD Builds! Your metal work and creativity sets you apart from many builders..... Great work on this one so far

[JatoTheRipper]

Awesome body! Great fab work so far. I'll be interested to see how this turns out!

[Natedog]

Great use of a nice hard to find hardbody, very unique, I like it! Sweet half link front shock mounts too.

[distinctive pd]

Thanx a million fellas! I MUCHO appreciate it!!!

[Rock solid]

The problem with this guy is not only does he do gnarly work but he's a good driver too.. So just just when you think you built a cool rig to perform well, dpd shows up with something cooler then whoops your ar$.

[distinctive pd]

Originally Posted by Rock solid

The problem with this guy is not only does he do gnarly work but he's a good driver too.. So just just when you think you built a cool rig to perform well, dpd shows up with something cooler then whoops your ar$.

thanx Bro and back at ya, after all i did learn from the best!!!

[distinctive pd]

Got the A-pillar guard built. .. not my ideal way but it will protect the body









windsheid and hood back on

[Ammon johnson]

Can't wait to see this thing go!

[distinctive pd]

Built a rear bed protector

[Rickleo]

Nice brazing work. This is going to be a great build. Can't wait too see the results of your hard work

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