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11-08-2007, 11:52 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Byron, IL
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|  The Real Bronco
1/8 Bronco  Won the body at Moab, thus the project begins. Missed the build off date, but this is winter project. 1.9 rock stompers Full cage interior Built from scratch just like Mnster's builds.;) Rc10b3 to transfer case Going as scale as I can with the frame and suspension. Cheapo electronics WWE Driver guy TLT axles and more Frame rails       |
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11-08-2007, 11:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Temple
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looks awsome man, i like what you did for the springs on the axle, very nice and clean, deffinatly keeping an eye on this one!
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11-09-2007, 12:10 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville
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I have a TON of bronco pics (1:1) body off if you need them. Your frame looks really good so far and I like the fact that you are doing a radius arm up front (at least I assume thats the plan with the springs like they are...) Which 1/8 body are using? The HPI one?
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11-09-2007, 12:22 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Byron, IL
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The HPI one, it's actually scaled perfectly to the original 1/8.6 by rough measuring. Yeah were doing real scale, radius arms with through frame bushings. Shocks same way. Reversed shackle in the rear just like the 1:1. |
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11-09-2007, 12:37 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville
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Can't wait to see how it turns out. I love Gen1 Bronco's...
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11-09-2007, 02:06 AM
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| MWRCA'er  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Cool build  I'm helping him along with this build. I'm thinking we"ll have to redo the axle stuff tomorrow it just looks silly all stacked up like it is. I'm thinking of something that may have never been tempted before, steel axle tubes. It's the only way we could get true bronco style axle radius mounts. That way we can delete the Blackfoot stub axles and go full width with two long axle shafts. Anyone have some detailed front axle pictures? I'd like to see how everything mounts up. |
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11-09-2007, 02:17 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Byron, IL
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More pics, just working on the shock mounts. They will need to be clean up a bit before final welding.     |
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11-09-2007, 06:54 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Beaver County, PA
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Cool build, although, Im not sure your really brothers? Where is Jim, or Rick, or Bob or whoever thats helping out and will sit behind the wheel? LOL.
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11-09-2007, 07:22 AM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Just wait to Griz sees this, he is gonna love this one. Nice work so far guys, it looks just like the real deal. Makes me miss my 73 EB a little bit, but I just picked up an xtrail and have a nicely painted EB shell with a mocrawler soft top for a future project  |
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11-09-2007, 09:11 PM
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| MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Sneek peek of whats to come.    Much more grinding, cutting and measuring to go. |
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11-09-2007, 09:42 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ****, SL,UT
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are you guys making a dana 60?
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11-09-2007, 11:05 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville
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Surprised you didn't start with the front diff from a T/E-Maxx with what you are doing...
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11-10-2007, 12:35 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Byron, IL
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Maxx diff are to massive. Finished most of the front axle, but we still need to finish rounding the axle brackets with the grinder. Made the axle wider by using two long axle shaft, instead of one short one long. Thus, we also got rid of the Blackfoot stub shaft wideners.      |
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11-10-2007, 12:43 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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very creative work so far, but i really think that 1.9s are gonna be too small under a bronco.
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11-10-2007, 12:48 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Byron, IL
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Yeah these tires are only temporary. Were waiting on the taller RC4wd 1.9 rock stompers. To scale that tire should equal a 36" tire. The ones that are on there now are 27's  |
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11-10-2007, 01:05 AM
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| MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Swamp dawgs are 41 x 21.5 x 19 Fat with a huge rim.
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11-10-2007, 05:20 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: clarksburg
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Killer work on the axle did you narrow them as well??
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11-10-2007, 06:37 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: land of make believe
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yeah that is some really nice work on that axle. and i agree...that bronco might need some 2.2s
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11-10-2007, 06:50 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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nice work on the axle man it looks good. i think the 1.9 will work out good once you get the taller tire on there. |
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11-10-2007, 09:00 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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that axle is awesome.........might have to try it too, if you don't mind |
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