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Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer So i found this 1/8 scale New Bright Ford Raptor body not too long ago on Ebay for a great deal. I've been looking everywhere for one and they were crazy expensive or beat up too badly. I would love to have a 1:1 Raptor but that will never happen. So i have to build a small version of what i want, just like all my trucks. The plan was to keep it kinda simple, keep the bed intact by using a shock set-up that allows no cutting of the bed, make a spare tire mount in the bed, maybe build front and rear bumpers, and some rock rails for body protection. Now that i have the body i need wheels and tires that match the real thing. I bought Axial beadlocks and had some older Locked up rings that will work perfectly. I will be using Pro-line tires because they are perfect for the look. The truck will use an Axial scx-10 chassis and axles. Yes, i know real Raptors use IFS up front. I'm not getting that involved in building this truck. Maybe down the road i'll change it. Now a couple of pics. https://i.imgur.com/6PsfHhn.jpg?2 https://i.imgur.com/lbJrz7f.jpg?3 https://i.imgur.com/k0wLsOR.jpg?3 https://i.imgur.com/qypkIHo.jpg?1 |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Oh, forgot this. Funny tire warning i found https://i.imgur.com/bnvhlz7.jpg?2 |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer What’s the wheelbase and width? Would an ar60 fit? |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer The wheelbase is around 12 1/4 inches, give or take alittle. I haven't set it in stone yet. I will be using first generation scx-10 axles which are almost perfect width for the body, just a bit of tire stick out from the fenders. I'll get some pics soon. |
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Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Looks spot on! Was concerned about axles being too narrow with the body but they couldn't be better. You may want to consider a smaller 1.9 or 1.55 tire though. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Today was a busy day. I really tried my best not to cut up the rear bed and have shock mounts sticking through, but that just couldn't work the way i wanted. The shocks either hit on something, or bound up due to odd angles, or gave me way too much articulation and rubbed like crazy on the body. I really didn't want some plain looking plastic shock hoops coming through the bed. So this is what i came up with. A scrap piece of aluminum that i decided to make a fixture and weld up my own mounts. I drilled and tapped the metal based off the stock mounts. This will help keep things in place during welding. Figured i would make some front mounts also. https://i.imgur.com/iPPaR1g.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/yoLUypR.jpg?1 These are some tabs i had laser cut at work for some previous projects. should work perfectly. https://i.imgur.com/aIW8Ra5.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/wd4TTLV.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/Uc1vYTi.jpg?1 And the finished product. Still working on my Tig welding skills. https://i.imgur.com/SCDmmX7.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/RQGzOHH.jpg?1 What it looks like through the bed. https://i.imgur.com/G6hARDS.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/HcjqzGN.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/aA9VWN0.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/EyRaoU3.jpg?1 That's it for now. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Superb shock hoops and fitting! Was a little concerned with "noob" skills, as per the low post count, but it looks like you have this well under control. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Great work on the mounts! Mine are aluminum plate sticking out, and they look a bit hokey. These look much better. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Yep. Those look good. I was gonna suggest a cantilever setup but these will work. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer The Dinky cantilever set up was one I tried. It's an amazing product, I just couldn't get it to work for this truck. It had too much flex even after playing with different springs and shock oil. It will work better for a crawler than a go fast truck, that's kinda what I'm going for. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer What size shocks you going to use on this build? |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Still playing around with different shocks at the moment. Right now its Traxxas big bores off a slash 2wd fronts, don't remember the part number. I've put those on a couple different trucks and they have always worked pretty well. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer I finally came up with a way to mount the body to the chassis. A couple of plates, posts, screws, and some velcro. The rear of the body is held on by four bolts in the bed, kinda what you would see in a real truck. The front is held in place with velcro. The front plate sits in between the molded in body post on the Raptor body. This locks in the body and doesn't allow it to move side. This also helps to locate the body when putting it on the chassis. Front https://i.imgur.com/HX7XlJF.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/MN9jiAD.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/LiNlMV7.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/6xJYY7c.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/Z7rAycl.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/ut9jmAp.jpg?1 Rear https://i.imgur.com/WgvWRBQ.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/kTXADCN.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/DNtibGD.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/2UuLgZR.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/MQAYnbs.jpg?1 |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Next thing i made was the rock rails or sliders. Sorry no step by step on these. They are pretty straight forward. I do have one tip I like to use, it is drilling a hole for the bar that connects the plate/chassis side to the actual rail. When you slide the bar into the plate it will keep everything straight and 90 when welding. The round bar i use is 3/16, so i drill a 3/16 hole in the plate. Nice and snug fit. Then just weld up the backside also. Sorry if that's a bit confusing. Maybe the pics will clear it up. https://i.imgur.com/6TxvGYA.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/6TmjEaU.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/2LAQJAK.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/AhBLAzM.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/qJGagcB.jpg?1 And lastly, Bye bye rear bumper! I will start on the new one tomorrow. https://i.imgur.com/kRf1u4L.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/mSBkCr9.jpg?1 |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Rear bumper update. So i had some time after work to use the tig machine and finish up the bumper. I have a couple of pics prior to welding, but mostly of the finished product. The main bracket everything will be based off of. These were kind of a pain. They had to be identical so everything welded onto them will be perfect and straight. These were cut with a hacksaw and hand filed to perfection. I really wish i knew a machinist, it would've saved me a bunch of time. These bolt to the sides of the chassis and the round bar extends back to the rear. https://i.imgur.com/z56yuum.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/Wv3w6AU.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/EtL66bS.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/1B0CDnO.jpg?1 And from that to the finished bumper. https://i.imgur.com/tIEk497.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/dJMQXzX.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/9XSuZKe.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/jkjSXGC.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/lIcZChM.jpg?1 With the body on. https://i.imgur.com/F2D2hM8.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/EC180Xb.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/BQAEd54.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/Yi1bGcL.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/2VDXLcU.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/WVhTF2c.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/ghcRFow.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/Jq9b6eT.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/u8SFeqM.jpg?1 Overall i'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Everything stayed straight and almost perfect. Now onto the front bumper!!! |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Thanks guys. I looked at pictures of 1:1 bumpers for quite a while and had a hard time deciding. This was a combo of two versions put together. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Looks awesome. I'm currently starting on a new bright raptor build though I will be cutting out the bed minus the bedsides and having a cage built. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Nice, can't wait to see what you come up with. I almost went that route, maybe the next one! I saw mattzilla had a really cool looking Raptor on his facebook page. |
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Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Front bumper time. I stayed after work again to finish these up. I really need to get a Tig welder for home, it would make building things much faster. Right now i bend a tube or two, take them to work, weld them, and repeat. Very slow. Anyways here are some pics. Bye bye stock plastic bumper https://i.imgur.com/AHUOsVk.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/eedLJMc.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/pRljUJO.jpg?1 Same set-up as the rear. I used a bracket that bolts to the chassis. I prefer to bolt on parts like bumpers and sliders. It makes it easier to touch up paint or if something bends fix it. https://i.imgur.com/f7H1TOE.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/F5A0l81.jpg?1 Bolted on the chassis https://i.imgur.com/Y8RZ1J1.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/gGhFJQG.jpg?1 Light bar added https://i.imgur.com/kX4kYxC.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/TQ824xd.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/2IZVaEC.jpg?1 Body on https://i.imgur.com/O7ytcWG.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/3Gs57Be.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/3dBImCh.jpg?1 First bar bent and mocked up https://i.imgur.com/FRAiMZT.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/j3yJauM.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/cVV4Sch.jpg?1 The finished product will be done later today. One more soon to be off the check list!!! |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer thoroughly impressed with your fab work. I'm insanely jealous |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer What size tube are you working with? Looking great so far. Keep it up. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Thanks. Alot of practice and a couple of scrapped parts and you will start to get the hang of it. Just have to try. A good set of hand tools and some measuring devices makes things a bit easier also. I like to use is 3/16 solid round bar. I know its alot heavier than tube but its less likely to bend on hard hits. Plus its easier to weld and not blow through. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Front bumper is all done! https://i.imgur.com/wGCyyen.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/vbk1Pf0.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/qC4JoyP.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/QEvmXP7.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/C2JPXAV.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/I9WHj5O.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/bhMljJ6.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/FwVUGG2.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/6BQmbGv.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/iHrnfrI.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/jFAizaE.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/L9KZPCK.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/51Cpvrh.jpg?1 This one looks like the bumper angles are off, its just the camera https://i.imgur.com/8WZGAT4.jpg?1 |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Man bud you have some great fabrication skills. |
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Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer How i missed this.. Unsure. I like that front bumper. What tig machine are you using? Sent from my LGMP260 using Tapatalk |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer I think it's a Miller synchrowave 250. I'll have to take another look to be sure. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer More updates. The tube work is done and here are some pics of it all mocked up. https://i.imgur.com/uENgSgL.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/Vcyinyr.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/wMzufvP.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/4Y2rZzO.jpg?1 Body on shots https://i.imgur.com/CDcteXw.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/4eS5LBD.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/OHs0A0S.jpg?2 https://i.imgur.com/Lwkmpmp.jpg?1 I'm still playing around with different shocks to get the suspension travel and ride height i want without cutting too much of the wheel wells. This is alot of trial and error with springs, spacers, and oils. Some little brackets i made to hold the electronics. https://i.imgur.com/ME8YxcB.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/2tZzRFR.jpg?1 I stole them from my Traxxas slash. Guess whats coming next!!! https://i.imgur.com/q34WaKz.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/ZzQqbhk.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/c3ZbAg3.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/IxJ78PT.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/AleUtsI.jpg?1 A simple plate with some holes drilled and tapped to hold everything when i weld it up. This will also be the mounting points how the cage will bolt to the bed. Four bolts, just in case i want to run the truck without the bed cage. https://i.imgur.com/70UH3d2.jpg?1 More to come. I think it should be pretty bad a$$ |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer I saved the best for last! Sorry no step by step on this one, but it came out pretty nice i think. Here it is bolted to the welding fixture. https://i.imgur.com/rGKfDkc.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/YSW04vT.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/kkEzelz.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/CCgyf58.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/Aa1VhYA.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/k5tjctQ.jpg?1 Next i took a m4 bolt and some 1/8 rod and made this. https://i.imgur.com/xKSiAyW.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/dysQGkq.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/7NAFwpL.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/B733U2l.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/zQ1xTDC.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/PaUs6Lw.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/aqnk9nE.jpg?1 This one is to show the cage matches the angle of the bed, which is not 90 apparently. https://i.imgur.com/B8yxFHS.jpg?1 And what it looks like in the bed. Almost what i had in mind. I wanted to add another bar or two just for alittle extra cool factor but it would make mounting the truck to the chassis a pain. Since the body mounts with four screws in the bed. https://i.imgur.com/NUwXma9.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/ayDOeRt.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/xR3p1pC.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/SP1ize0.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/5dcl3LC.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/5QTw50G.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/oijlziL.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/iqroCnj.jpg?1 Well all the tube work is finally done!!! Now time to take everything apart and get it ready for paint. What do you guys think? |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Wow, super clean. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer That is some amazing tube work! Well done! Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer dude this is so good! |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer So i noticed the body was sitting alittle funky on the chassis. It seemed a bit crooked for some reason. I did some measuring and after a bit of head scratching i figured out why. One side of the body pulls in more than the other. Maybe how it came out of the mold. I made some spacer bars to put a little pressure on the body and push them out evenly. Some pics to show what i'm talking about. https://i.imgur.com/vOHe3Sb.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/3MPT8xD.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/8fv3MiL.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/2lpEgkm.jpg?1 Now it's perfect!!! After that it was time to tear everything down for paint and final assembly. I didn't want to paint all the tube work just flat black, i feel like it would just disappear. Also i'm kinda proud of how it all turned out. So this is what i went with. https://i.imgur.com/qFglrT6.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/We9tJlJ.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/4EeG2f7.jpg?1 It turned out really cool. Pics don't do it justice. And the chassis just flat black. It needed some paint because i added some holes and enlarged some. https://i.imgur.com/BJD9jnw.jpg?1 Just need to give it some time to dry and cure and put it all back together for the last time! |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer That color choice for the tube work looks great and think it compliments your skillful work. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer still banking on the day you want to redo some of it so I can snatch this run off you :)8) |
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Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Thanks guys. Some day duke, or if I ever decide to sell it you will be first to know. The wheels are the plastic Axial beadlocks with older Locked-up rings and Pro-line tires. |
Re: Ford Raptor weekend warrior and dune slayer Just a couple small updates. I took off the stock/fake roof light bar and added a new Gear Head one that was the perfect size. I cut off the plastic mounting tabs from the fake one and sanded them down and drilled small holes for m2 screws. Then bolted the tabs to the Gear Head led bar and now i have a real working light bar!!! Can't forget to mention the Gear Head led bar in the front bumper also. Fake one. https://i.imgur.com/Vqgv2nY.jpg?1 Real one. https://i.imgur.com/3MmQ4mK.jpg?1 Perfect size. https://i.imgur.com/mK7OI7T.jpg?1 Chop! https://i.imgur.com/ZufBzNq.jpg?2 Sanded and drilled. https://i.imgur.com/ATvhbdb.jpg?1 On the truck. https://i.imgur.com/WNFc6h9.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/sUa94DQ.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/wzcmGes.jpg?1 Its kinda nice when things work out easy. I didn't really have to do much for this to work. Next on the small details was this. Some grips for the tire mount. Before without grips. https://i.imgur.com/45ltCUM.jpg?1 With grips. https://i.imgur.com/i7s0GMH.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/HXnsc1i.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/VQiwq7I.jpg?1 Found those at the hobby shop and thought they might work. They did! Final assembly has started and its about 90% complete. When it's done i will get some good outside pics and maybe make a trip to the beach where this truck belongs. For now the body will stay the candy apple red, which in person is really nice. Next year after some wear and tear I'm thinking of painting it a Desert sand color. I saw a 2014 Raptor in that color and thought it looked amazing. I am also playing around with having a locked rear axle and an open front since this isn't really set up for crawling but more a go-fast truck. More to come very soon. |
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