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02-25-2007, 06:30 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake
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|  Yet another FJ cruiser. MORE PICS UP!
This is one I've been working on for a little while. I got to drive it today in the snow, and it worked much better than I expected. It gripped fairly well, and wasn't overly top heavy. It is still a work in progress, which is why it looks a little rough. I still need to do a fair amount of work on it to get it completely done (is a truck ever really done?) but I threw it together for the gtg for today. Here's what it sports: Cut and modified bruiser frame TLT axles Pede tranny TLT shocks Cut 'n shut 'n sectioned 1.9 Claw Dawgs HPI stock car wheels Chassis mounted servo 4-link rear 3-link with panhard in the front Revolver and Mamba25 (will be switched with 45t lathe and waterproof esc) Delrin Chassis braces/skid In the future, it will have: Turned down TLT shocks with rc18 springs Full lights Rock rings Custom steel bumpers Winch Spare tire Rock sliders Wheel wells More scale goodies included tow straps and tools LMK what you guys think. I know there has been a plethora (cool word, eh?) of FJ cruiser bodies rigs, but this one I think is a little different. If you want the full build up, check here. Feel free to ask any questions/offer any (constructive) critisism. If you guys need more pics, let me know and I'll get some. Last edited by mrwonderful; 03-09-2007 at 12:22 PM. |
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02-25-2007, 06:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lost in Florida
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lookin good in the snow!....tires look good too  |
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02-25-2007, 07:13 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: huh?
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Is it possible to move the rear tires back just a little?......... Other than that lookin great  |
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02-25-2007, 08:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northern CaliFOOLya
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the rear tires id go maybe a turn or couple out. looks good is that cuttin board for cross memers? im thinkin bout gettin some instead of derlin. looks good. B.E.J |
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02-26-2007, 08:28 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mountain State!
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Those cut dogs are awesome, someone needs to sell them pre-cut for us that have no skills. (Or that are lazy)
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02-26-2007, 08:51 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Burrillville, RI
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This truck ran REAL nice yesterday the 3 link came out nice too... The small tires worked better in the snow than my 6x6 with mashers or the txt with all-t's..... I was shocked about how capable it really was.... And as for moving the rear tires back... at compression it sits centered... If the tires wre moved back it would rub on the rear part of the fender instead of tucking in. |
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02-26-2007, 09:21 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: One Legend.
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Wheels are forward just like this FJ at ride height too. | |
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02-26-2007, 09:22 AM
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02-26-2007, 09:21 PM
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I went for a short little run in the fresh powder this evening. It did extremely well for having such small tires. The only problem is the front axle acts like a snowplow whenever it does get a little deep. The taillights are way bright; I may need to change them out for some dimmer units. BTW, the braces/skid is white delrin. I'd like to eventually switch it out for some black delrin, but for now, it stays. As S-Dog mentioned. When the suspension compresses, the wheels line up perfectly.
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02-26-2007, 09:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: One Legend.
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Holy crap are those bright brake lights!!  |
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02-26-2007, 09:33 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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looks great. been debating whether to do an FJ or not... any plans for bumpers?
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02-26-2007, 09:45 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mountain State!
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S w e e t !!!! Clodcrawlin: Thanks I will check that out. |
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02-26-2007, 10:56 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Double the ohm value of the resistor for the rear leds and see how that looks.
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02-27-2007, 07:42 AM
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02-27-2007, 08:02 AM
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02-27-2007, 11:30 AM
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What are you using for lights. Those are super bright, I like it.
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02-27-2007, 11:42 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake
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I got the Tamiya TLU-01 light unit, which includes a set of white and red LED's. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMGB1&P=M |
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03-02-2007, 07:29 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake
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I did some work on the rack the other day. I CA'd some Gutter mesh onto the rails, and today I will paint it black to make it match.
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03-02-2007, 02:44 PM
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03-02-2007, 09:25 PM
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I got the rack all painted and installed on the truck. I'm not sure how long the paint will last, but we can always touch it up when we need to.   |
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