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rockbound · 03-29-2008, 12:51 PM

Light up night!!

Special thanks to lewis and busted for all your help!!
5 hours of fun starts here!! A mess of led lights, wires, resistors, led holders, switches , batteries, deans plugs, and shrink wrap! what did we get ourselves into??

empty body shell..no lights yet!!

mounts for front rock lights!

mounts for rear rock lights!

soldering the the resistors to the wires to the led's

pigtails started!

one complete led all pigtailed up!! only 7 more to go!!

Front rock lights installed

Rear rock lights installed!!

All the rock lights pig tailled together and run under the battery to the rear.

lights installed in the body.

Holy spaghetti mess!!

Me playing fisherman!! with miltons help!!

All the body lights pigtailled together and deans plug soldered on! getting close!!

power lead from winch esc to power all the lights

rock lights and power cords all soldered up!!

Connect the body to the chassis!

TIME FOR THE TEST!!

headlights! and rock lights

Tail lights and rock lights!!

me lewis and crawler king lighting up the room!!

Tossed 2 extra lights on busted's comp rig and called crawler king over for a little night run after we were done!!!

Sorry for the fuzzy pics it was hard to hold the camera still in the 30 degree cold in a creek bed at 2 in the morn!!

rcprojectz · 03-29-2008, 02:36 PM

Looking good man, love the lights..

nitroghost · 03-29-2008, 03:07 PM

Where did you get the winch from?

rockbound · 03-29-2008, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcprojectz

Looking good man, love the lights..

\thanks man, they turned out awsome!! they are SO bright!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitroghost

Where did you get the winch from?

dude are you serious, you haven't seen this post yet??

scaleoffroads 1/10 scale working winch ... preview

I finally came up with an idea for an antenna. I used a right angle grease fitting. just drilled out the hole so the antenna tube would fit into it. drilled a hole in the side of the body, and tightend it together with a nut on the backside. Then ran the receiver wire throught the tube like normal.
what do you guys think?

Jester666 · 03-30-2008, 01:59 AM

looks awsome, good idea on the antenna mount. I may have to steal that idea.

rockbound · 04-03-2008, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester666

looks awsome, good idea on the antenna mount. I may have to steal that idea.

thanks

well time for some updates, kinda bouncing a few things at once so here we go!!
1st up i started on my rear bumper. when its done it will also be a swing out tire carrier.
got some square stock tubing from home depot.

cut it to size and angled the ends

held up in position for a pic

cut some tabs from some flat stock to be welded on the bumper to mount to the frame.

welded up and mounted on the jeep.

the start of the swing out tire carrier

Finally got around to shaving the diffs
Before

After

should help a little with grouund clearence!
finally the soft top. got the frame built, windows sewed in and top cut to size, just need to glue it to the frame

thats it for now

bustedcrawler · 04-03-2008, 10:37 PM

Looking good man

Looking real good. Can't wait to see the finished bumper!

rockbound · 04-03-2008, 10:55 PM

ok another late night on this darn thing!! i am truly addicted!!

got the rear bumper and swing out gate almost finished. all thats left are closeing up the ends, d-ring mounts on the face of the bumper, some grinding and paint, but here ya go!
tire mount

with tire mounted (backside)

Drilled a hole in the top of the bumper were the pivot point will be.

Tire carrier mounted on the bumper.

Bolt down through the end though the bumper and used a nylon lock nut inside the bumper.

On the other end i cut out 2 little tabs, drilled a hole through each one and brazed them to the bumper.

The locking mechanism, a small pin, a spring, and a collar.

The spring and collar go in between the 2 tabs, then slide the pin though the whole assembly. tighten down the collar and walla a working swing out gate with lock!

The pin slides into the brakeline on the swing out carrier to hold it into place. the spring automatically pushes and holds the pin in with the help of the collar.

pull the pin to release the gate.
bedtime!!

rockbound · 04-04-2008, 10:21 PM

I got the soft top all finished up!! what do you guys think?

It turned out o.k. There are a few things that i could have done better. But for my first try, i think it turned out pretty good. Learned a few things to make the next one I make better!!

Norcal crawler · 04-04-2008, 10:29 PM

Looks good. The body looks a little high but i think you said that you cant lower the body any more, right? But since that cant be done, why not make some kind of fender well? i think that would make it look tons better. Or if you cant do that, paint the frame and things black to make it look a little better. Thats what i would do.

rockbound · 04-04-2008, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norcal crawler

Looks good. The body looks a little high but i think you said that you cant lower the body any more, right? But since that cant be done, why not make some kind of fender well? i think that would make it look tons better. Or if you cant do that, paint the frame and things black to make it look a little better. Thats what i would do.

Thanks

Yeah fender wells are in the mix, i just haven't got to them yet, not high on my priority list. i thought about painting the frame, but its all together now, maybe when i tear it all down again i will spray it black. i kinda would like it black as well. I wish i would have done that in the beginning.

rockbound · 04-08-2008, 01:17 AM

o boy another late night!!

2am!! :o time sure goes fast when building!! but i did get the front bumper pretty much done. Again, i need to do some grinding, fill the ends, and paint. But i am pretty happy with the results!!
ok here we go i started with some 1 1/2" angle iron, cut it done to size and cut about an inch off of one side.

Then i took a peice of small box tube and notched out the back so it would sit flush on the face of the angle iron.

cut some small tabs out of flat stockk for mounting tabs and welded it all together.

Quick mock up with the jeep and the winch to make sure its a good fit!!

Ok now on to the front hoop hood protector.

again a shot mocked up to check the fit.

Another little hoop on top

now i add the front stinger!!

and some supports to strengthen the whole thing

and finally some shots on the jeep with the winch

Jester666 · 04-08-2008, 01:21 AM

looking pretty bad a$$ man. Nice work.

rockbound · 04-08-2008, 07:20 PM

thanks man, i will have some more pics up later tonight with the bumpers mounted and painted.

rockbound · 04-10-2008, 09:47 PM

We heard there was some sort of camping cabin gathering down in the foot hills on TN for east coast championships, we decided to load up the wrangler and head on down!! look for live updates of the trip here, http://hawkeye.cybercious.com/wprc/v...php?f=83&t=450
well we are almost ready to hit the road, we got or sleeping bags, cooler, lantern, and paddles.

put the top back up and loaded up the canoe.

headed out, i told the wife to put some more clothes on, it may be cold down there and who knows who we will run into

but she said she would tough it out, she aint scared of a little old hill billy.....

Wild trial · 04-12-2008, 05:29 AM

What can I say,,,,,,Freaking Awesome.

Nice front bumper!

rockbound · 04-14-2008, 01:14 PM

wow, thanks a lot.

Nacho · 04-14-2008, 05:25 PM

WOW MAN!!!

This is an awesome build! The only thing missing is your Hi-Lift jack to mount on the swing-out!

rockbound · 04-14-2008, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nachos02ss

WOW MAN!!!

This is an awesome build! The only thing missing is your Hi-Lift jack to mount on the swing-out!

its coming. need more funds :-(

rockbound · 04-15-2008, 05:04 PM

o-yeah look what finally showed up.

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm62/rockbound/scaleraccesseries042.jpg[/img]

03-29-2008, 12:51 PM	#81
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	Light up night!! Special thanks to lewis and busted for all your help!! 5 hours of fun starts here!! A mess of led lights, wires, resistors, led holders, switches , batteries, deans plugs, and shrink wrap! what did we get ourselves into?? empty body shell..no lights yet!! mounts for front rock lights! mounts for rear rock lights! soldering the the resistors to the wires to the led's pigtails started! one complete led all pigtailed up!! only 7 more to go!! Front rock lights installed Rear rock lights installed!! All the rock lights pig tailled together and run under the battery to the rear. lights installed in the body. Holy spaghetti mess!! Me playing fisherman!! with miltons help!! All the body lights pigtailled together and deans plug soldered on! getting close!! power lead from winch esc to power all the lights rock lights and power cords all soldered up!! Connect the body to the chassis! TIME FOR THE TEST!! headlights! and rock lights Tail lights and rock lights!! me lewis and crawler king lighting up the room!! Tossed 2 extra lights on busted's comp rig and called crawler king over for a little night run after we were done!!! Sorry for the fuzzy pics it was hard to hold the camera still in the 30 degree cold in a creek bed at 2 in the morn!!

03-29-2008, 02:36 PM	#82
rcprojectz Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: alpharetta Posts: 139	Looking good man, love the lights..

03-29-2008, 03:07 PM	#83
nitroghost Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cary Posts: 3	Where did you get the winch from?

03-30-2008, 01:59 AM	#85
Jester666 RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,575	looks awsome, good idea on the antenna mount. I may have to steal that idea.

04-03-2008, 10:37 PM	#87
bustedcrawler RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 5280 Posts: 999	Looking good man Looking real good. Can't wait to see the finished bumper!

04-03-2008, 10:55 PM	#88
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	ok another late night on this darn thing!! i am truly addicted!! got the rear bumper and swing out gate almost finished. all thats left are closeing up the ends, d-ring mounts on the face of the bumper, some grinding and paint, but here ya go! tire mount with tire mounted (backside) Drilled a hole in the top of the bumper were the pivot point will be. Tire carrier mounted on the bumper. Bolt down through the end though the bumper and used a nylon lock nut inside the bumper. On the other end i cut out 2 little tabs, drilled a hole through each one and brazed them to the bumper. The locking mechanism, a small pin, a spring, and a collar. The spring and collar go in between the 2 tabs, then slide the pin though the whole assembly. tighten down the collar and walla a working swing out gate with lock! The pin slides into the brakeline on the swing out carrier to hold it into place. the spring automatically pushes and holds the pin in with the help of the collar. pull the pin to release the gate. bedtime!!

04-04-2008, 10:21 PM	#89
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	I got the soft top all finished up!! what do you guys think? It turned out o.k. There are a few things that i could have done better. But for my first try, i think it turned out pretty good. Learned a few things to make the next one I make better!!

04-04-2008, 10:29 PM	#90
Norcal crawler RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,361	Looks good. The body looks a little high but i think you said that you cant lower the body any more, right? But since that cant be done, why not make some kind of fender well? i think that would make it look tons better. Or if you cant do that, paint the frame and things black to make it look a little better. Thats what i would do.

04-08-2008, 01:17 AM	#92
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	o boy another late night!! 2am!! :o time sure goes fast when building!! but i did get the front bumper pretty much done. Again, i need to do some grinding, fill the ends, and paint. But i am pretty happy with the results!! ok here we go i started with some 1 1/2" angle iron, cut it done to size and cut about an inch off of one side. Then i took a peice of small box tube and notched out the back so it would sit flush on the face of the angle iron. cut some small tabs out of flat stockk for mounting tabs and welded it all together. Quick mock up with the jeep and the winch to make sure its a good fit!! Ok now on to the front hoop hood protector. again a shot mocked up to check the fit. Another little hoop on top now i add the front stinger!! and some supports to strengthen the whole thing and finally some shots on the jeep with the winch

04-08-2008, 01:21 AM	#93
Jester666 RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,575	looking pretty bad a$$ man. Nice work.

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04-08-2008, 07:20 PM	#94
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	thanks man, i will have some more pics up later tonight with the bumpers mounted and painted.

04-10-2008, 09:47 PM	#95
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	We heard there was some sort of camping cabin gathering down in the foot hills on TN for east coast championships, we decided to load up the wrangler and head on down!! look for live updates of the trip here, http://hawkeye.cybercious.com/wprc/v...php?f=83&t=450 well we are almost ready to hit the road, we got or sleeping bags, cooler, lantern, and paddles. put the top back up and loaded up the canoe. headed out, i told the wife to put some more clothes on, it may be cold down there and who knows who we will run into but she said she would tough it out, she aint scared of a little old hill billy.....

04-12-2008, 05:29 AM	#96
Wild trial RCC Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: the land of the midnight sun Posts: 1,451	What can I say,,,,,,Freaking Awesome. Nice front bumper!

04-14-2008, 01:14 PM	#97
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	wow, thanks a lot.

04-14-2008, 05:25 PM	#98
Nacho Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Louis Posts: 210	WOW MAN!!! This is an awesome build! The only thing missing is your Hi-Lift jack to mount on the swing-out!

04-15-2008, 05:04 PM	#100
rockbound I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: CITY of CHAMPIONS!! Posts: 2,086	o-yeah look what finally showed up. http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm62/rockbound/scaleraccesseries042.jpg[/img]

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