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DukeMinnix · 03-08-2019, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 1BadJeepBruiser

Your thread has been restored. Please keep in mind the way in which you post the content as to not violate the rules of the forum in regards to vendor feeling...

As for everyone else, DO NOT be asking about prices, purchasing, ETC...this is A BUILD THREAD.

amazing news. I have edited my original post as to not create any issues for our man here.

jonnywachter · 03-08-2019, 04:45 PM

Man if this isn't a thread to remember than I don't know what is.. Looks like we're back ladies and gents. Should I shower you with an update tonight or make you wait a little longer?

I'm sure you all remember where we left off, things where just starting to get juicy!

1BadJeepBruiser · 03-08-2019, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jonnywachter

Man if this isn't a thread to remember than I don't know what is.. Looks like we're back ladies and gents. Should I shower you with an update tonight or make you wait a little longer?

I'm sure you all remember where we left off, things where just starting to get juicy!

Do work son! Lets see it!

jonnywachter · 03-08-2019, 07:19 PM

Well here's what you guys missed. I got all the parts and immediately started assembling everything. It went together pretty well but I realized even before I got the parts a lot needed to change to I have already made a ton of changes to the front end and will have new parts next week, but here's how it all looks for now.

I also got the flares mounted on the body, They fit perfectly I was so happy! I sourced the smallest socket head screws I could find and I think they really pull of the scale look.

Got the rear end all put together too, I have to adjust the wheel base for the body so the links had to be shortened.

45 degrees of steering angle

CM9000 · 03-08-2019, 08:18 PM

What's going to be the final material for your front suspension pieces?

robbark34 · 03-09-2019, 12:47 AM

Dude that looks awesome!! It's nice to see it all put together!!

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jonnywachter · 03-09-2019, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by robbark34

Dude that looks awesome!! It's nice to see it all put together!!

Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk

It's quit the accomplishment! Its only just getting started to.. Just wait ;)

robbark34 · 03-09-2019, 01:06 AM

Dude it looks awesome already!! I must have scrolled up an down through all the photos 5 times before I even commented!!

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58_Willys · 03-09-2019, 05:57 AM

WOW! That is sweet! Truly inspirational.

The rotors and shocks really pull the realism into this. Are you going for aluminum for the final products? That would send it over the top for sure.

mewalsh100 · 03-09-2019, 05:59 AM

Just wow! The level of engineering, thought and execution on this rig is amazing. It's looking awesome in the update photos above. Cannot wait to see your finished product!

kincer · 03-09-2019, 06:08 AM

I'm glad to see they brought this back, I never commented on it but I was watching it, this is a REALLY REALLY cool project, keep it up!

jonnywachter · 03-09-2019, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 58_Willys

WOW! That is sweet! Truly inspirational.

The rotors and shocks really pull the realism into this. Are you going for aluminum for the final products? That would send it over the top for sure.

That's my goal! I want people so see pictures of it and wonder if its a 1:1 truck. Give it the o'l double take ;)

Inspector86 · 03-09-2019, 10:55 AM

One thing I'm a little confused about. In one of the pics above, you show the 45deg turn angle but there does not appear to be 90deg of movement available in the upper rod end(ball joint). Does the rod end rotate in the upright?

CM9000 · 03-09-2019, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Inspector86

One thing I'm a little confused about. In one of the pics above, you show the 45deg turn angle but there does not appear to be 90deg of movement available in the upper rod end(ball joint). Does the rod end rotate in the upright?

Looks like it does. I am also wondering what the final plastics will be made of. Some areas are questionable for strength.

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jonnywachter · 03-09-2019, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CM9000

Looks like it does. I am also wondering what the final plastics will be made of. Some areas are questionable for strength.

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The upper spindle rodend does rotate in the spindle. It was the best fix I could come up with to keep the realism and still get the steering angle. I've never seen it done because its unconventional, but I'm looking forward to see if it holds up. I've already gone through and made an lot of the parts beefier, I'm also concerned about the durability but since im just going to be crawling slowly on trails I think it should hold up fine. Good news is if something does break I can just go in and make it thicker in that area and print a new part!. There is also some new materials available on shape ways that I plan to use for the arms, they are carbon fiber based, when printed in the correct orientation can be extremely strong. The poly jet material that this current setup is printed out of is pretty brittle and weak, so if i start testing with this and things are holding up, I will know the final version will be much stronger.

For those of you that don't know, these parts are printed up on a printer my brother has available at work. I'm only using this brittle material because its free to me so it makes all this a lot easier to make revisions.

CM9000 · 03-09-2019, 11:58 AM

I could only see the cf based stuff being used for a rig thats going to get beat on pretty hard. But even then, the regular shapeways nylon works really well as long as nothing is thinner than 2mm.

My main concern is your upper arms and the mount at the chassis.

Sent from my LGMP260 using Tapatalk

jonnywachter · 03-09-2019, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CM9000

I could only see the cf based stuff being used for a rig thats going to get beat on pretty hard. But even then, the regular shapeways nylon works really well as long as nothing is thinner than 2mm.

My main concern is your upper arms and the mount at the chassis.

Sent from my LGMP260 using Tapatalk

Yep durability is definitely a concern, that's why you make prototypes and find the weak points.

rkj__ · 03-09-2019, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jonnywachter

Yep durability is definitely a concern, that's why you make prototypes and find the weak points.

I’m looking forward to seeing some trail damage! It’s all part of the fun.

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JatoTheRipper · 03-11-2019, 12:47 PM

Looks great!

This looks similar to the project I had in my head. You beat me to it. Although mine is still considerably different.

Which printer are you using?

jonnywachter · 03-11-2019, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Looks great!

This looks similar to the project I had in my head. You beat me to it. Although mine is still considerably different.

Which printer are you using?

These parts were printed on an objet 350.

03-08-2019, 04:45 PM	#162
jonnywachter Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orem Posts: 183	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) Man if this isn't a thread to remember than I don't know what is.. Looks like we're back ladies and gents. Should I shower you with an update tonight or make you wait a little longer? I'm sure you all remember where we left off, things where just starting to get juicy!

03-08-2019, 07:19 PM	#164
jonnywachter Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Orem Posts: 183	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) Well here's what you guys missed. I got all the parts and immediately started assembling everything. It went together pretty well but I realized even before I got the parts a lot needed to change to I have already made a ton of changes to the front end and will have new parts next week, but here's how it all looks for now. I also got the flares mounted on the body, They fit perfectly I was so happy! I sourced the smallest socket head screws I could find and I think they really pull of the scale look. Got the rear end all put together too, I have to adjust the wheel base for the body so the links had to be shortened. 45 degrees of steering angle

03-08-2019, 08:18 PM	#165
CM9000 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,075	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) What's going to be the final material for your front suspension pieces?

03-09-2019, 12:47 AM	#166
robbark34 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 109	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) Dude that looks awesome!! It's nice to see it all put together!! Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk

03-09-2019, 01:06 AM	#168
robbark34 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 109	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) Dude it looks awesome already!! I must have scrolled up an down through all the photos 5 times before I even commented!! Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk

03-09-2019, 05:57 AM	#169
58_Willys Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 959	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) WOW! That is sweet! Truly inspirational. The rotors and shocks really pull the realism into this. Are you going for aluminum for the final products? That would send it over the top for sure.

03-09-2019, 05:59 AM	#170
mewalsh100 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina Posts: 2,263	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) Just wow! The level of engineering, thought and execution on this rig is amazing. It's looking awesome in the update photos above. Cannot wait to see your finished product!

03-09-2019, 06:08 AM	#171
kincer RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Apollo Pa Posts: 1,650	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) I'm glad to see they brought this back, I never commented on it but I was watching it, this is a REALLY REALLY cool project, keep it up!

03-09-2019, 10:55 AM	#173
Inspector86 RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,912	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) One thing I'm a little confused about. In one of the pics above, you show the 45deg turn angle but there does not appear to be 90deg of movement available in the upper rod end(ball joint). Does the rod end rotate in the upright?

03-09-2019, 11:58 AM	#176
CM9000 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,075	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) I could only see the cf based stuff being used for a rig thats going to get beat on pretty hard. But even then, the regular shapeways nylon works really well as long as nothing is thinner than 2mm. My main concern is your upper arms and the mount at the chassis. Sent from my LGMP260 using Tapatalk

03-11-2019, 12:47 PM	#179
JatoTheRipper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA Posts: 13,935	Re: 1st gen Durango IFS TRUE SCALE (you're going to want to see this) Looks great! This looks similar to the project I had in my head. You beat me to it. Although mine is still considerably different. Which printer are you using?

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