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ecoli · 08-07-2008, 09:41 AM

So I've been admiring this rig for a long time, since someone posted up a video of it doing a wheelie up an incline:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t32kjYzP4R4

So I decided finally to build this up as a scale rock racer. So far, I've got the frame done and all the parts scattered around

I've obviously got a bunch of cleaning up to do. I will never buy brakeline from Napa again! For some reason, their brakeline just does not braze up well for me, and I end having to use excess heat in my opinion. My tubers using brakeline from elsewhere always braze up much nicer.

Anyways, one of the big stumbling blocks I'm running in to is how to do the hood. On the 1:1 it kind of looks like a narrowed Jeep hood, like the Rubicon or Liberty. However, the HPI Rubicon hood does not have the same roundedness around the headlights. Looking for suggestions here.

Also, anyone want to paint my Willy

! Seriously, I suck at painting, if someone out there can do a decent paintjob for me, PM me.

gyrene · 08-07-2008, 10:26 AM

Nice start.

Crawln Coles · 08-07-2008, 10:39 AM

That's some sicc tube work there buddy

Pretty much an exact replica of the 1:1. I love it. I like the Coleworx buggies alot & thought about making one, but them curves

Are you going to braze some nuts on for the panels? And what did you want painted-the panel or the chassis? If it's the chassis I can powder coat it for ya. LMK, and keep up the good work.

reddevildemo · 08-07-2008, 10:44 AM

WOW, I wish I had a sliver of talent that some of you guys show with your tubing work !!

That is just sick

ecoli · 08-07-2008, 10:45 AM

Yeah, getting the curves right was definitely a challenge. I swear, there's not a straight piece on this entire frame! Will be brazing on nuts shortly.

I need the driver (Wild Willy) painted. I can luckily paint a single colour on lexan panels

! For now, I'll just be throwing on some primer and silver metal paint for the chassis. Assuming I don't get bored of it, I may get it powdercoated later in the year, so I'll keep you in mind.

JohnRobHolmes · 08-07-2008, 10:46 AM

You can always use a heat gun to form the hood better.

Great start, that is certainly a killer tuber.

ecoli · 08-07-2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddevildemo

WOW, I wish I had a sliver of talent that some of you guys show with your tubing work !!

That is just sick

Thanks! Hell, after building Jester's piglet (see the large scale section), everything else is easy :-P

JeremyH · 08-07-2008, 10:48 AM

Awesome! Nice work so far!

ecodriver · 08-07-2008, 10:54 AM

hi ecoli,

what is the diameter of the breakline you used for the frame?

greetings

BigBaller · 08-07-2008, 11:22 AM

Nice start man. I think this 1:1 rig was sold recently. We had a MS Crawl for the Cure benefit at an Offroad Park here in MN a couple weeks ago now. This guy showed up with a rig looking VERY much like the one you posted the video of. I talked to him and he said it was a well known rig. Must be the same one. WOW, SICK rig. Sounds awesome and worked! Here are some pics and I have a video I will link later if you wanted.

Good luck on the build...

BigBaller · 08-07-2008, 11:26 AM

After seeing the rig in person, the ONLY powerplant you can use for your build is a 5t Puller from Holmes. Better get looking!

Ryan

thebigJAT · 08-07-2008, 11:39 AM

Awesome job with the tube work.

Here's a link to PBB about the rig and it's new owner.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=694203

BigBaller that's the same rig.

simensays · 08-07-2008, 11:47 AM

some painting tips for your willy:

I've painted many o Willys, but this masterpiece was done for my top Wild Willy by canandian Franck Edet, who is a miniature WW2 model painter - and a darn great one too.

Hope it inspires you.

ecoli · 08-07-2008, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnRobHolmes

You can always use a heat gun to form the hood better.

Great start, that is certainly a killer tuber.

Yeah, that was suggested to me as well. Guess I may try that out and see if it works out.

As pointed out above, it needs a killer power plant (hint hint

). E-mail order to be dispatched in the near future!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecodriver

hi ecoli,

what is the diameter of the breakline you used for the frame?

greetings

3/16" brakeline. I use 3/16" brakeline for about 99% of my builds, even supers. 1/4" brakeline sometimes for supers when there's lots of space. The piglet, which was even bigger than a standard super, still only used 3/16" since there was so much tubework.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBaller

Nice start man. I think this 1:1 rig was sold recently. We had a MS Crawl for the Cure benefit at an Offroad Park here in MN a couple weeks ago now. This guy showed up with a rig looking VERY much like the one you posted the video of. I talked to him and he said it was a well known rig. Must be the same one. WOW, SICK rig. Sounds awesome and worked! Here are some pics and I have a video I will link later if you wanted.

Good luck on the build...

As noted, yes it was sold recently. I'm going with the orange. The skull scheme is a little complex to paint!

Quote:

Originally Posted by simensays

some painting tips for your willy:

I've painted many o Willys, but this masterpiece was done for my top Wild Willy by canandian Franck Edet, who is a miniature WW2 model painter - and a darn great one too.

Hope it inspires you.

Inspiring, yes. Doable by me, no! Really, I can braze up a good frame, but I'd have to pay people to take lids I've painted :-P However, looking for a miniature model painter to do this for me is a good tip. I'll have to see if one of the local guys wants to tackle this.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. More to come!

hummer6504x4 · 08-08-2008, 08:33 PM

man this is one sick build. If you ever decide to sell that frame let me know. I have seen that 1:1 rig in person at tellico one year and that thing was bad to the bone.

doub · 08-09-2008, 02:11 AM

Subscribe to this thread.
Impatient to see more ;)

My painted Wild Willy :

Racer4Life · 08-09-2008, 08:18 AM

I have wanted to see someone build up this rig for a while. Nice job. The suggestion by Big Baller on the 5 turn is a good one, especially for that rig.

G-crawler · 08-09-2008, 08:52 AM

This is going to be soo cool, cant wait for more!

rbl · 08-09-2008, 09:29 AM

what kinda axles are you going to use? txts? how about tires? some 2.2 rockstompers would give it a good look when timmy had the 47 ltbs on it

and you better learn what ''Bangin Bible Holla'' means if your going to bring it ;)

ecoli · 08-09-2008, 10:47 PM

No progress pics. Dealing with a partial basement flood

Hopefully early next week.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbl

what kinda axles are you going to use? txts? how about tires? some 2.2 rockstompers would give it a good look when timmy had the 47 ltbs on it

and you better learn what ''Bangin Bible Holla'' means if your going to bring it ;)

Axles are going to be Axial running 2.2 rock crushers. Probably not the most scale axles, but they're readily available. Tires are definitely scale, and at least are the easy part to change up in the future!

I do need some matching aluminum wheels/beadlocks. I thought Mayhem made some similar ones, but I couldn't find anything in my search. Anyone help out here?

Bangin Bible Holla, still haven't figured that one out, though I've got an idea what it means. I live too far north I guess

08-07-2008, 09:41 AM	#1
ecoli I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh. Posts: 2,919	Fat Girl 2.2 scale rock bouncer So I've been admiring this rig for a long time, since someone posted up a video of it doing a wheelie up an incline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t32kjYzP4R4 So I decided finally to build this up as a scale rock racer. So far, I've got the frame done and all the parts scattered around I've obviously got a bunch of cleaning up to do. I will never buy brakeline from Napa again! For some reason, their brakeline just does not braze up well for me, and I end having to use excess heat in my opinion. My tubers using brakeline from elsewhere always braze up much nicer. Anyways, one of the big stumbling blocks I'm running in to is how to do the hood. On the 1:1 it kind of looks like a narrowed Jeep hood, like the Rubicon or Liberty. However, the HPI Rubicon hood does not have the same roundedness around the headlights. Looking for suggestions here. Also, anyone want to paint my Willy ! Seriously, I suck at painting, if someone out there can do a decent paintjob for me, PM me.

08-09-2008, 02:11 AM	#16
doub Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: France Posts: 36	Subscribe to this thread. Impatient to see more ;) My painted Wild Willy : Last edited by doub; 08-09-2008 at 02:14 AM.

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08-07-2008, 10:26 AM	#2
gyrene Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Do I look like a freaking people person? Posts: 874	Nice start.

08-07-2008, 10:39 AM	#3
Crawln Coles RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Behind the torch! Posts: 1,360	That's some sicc tube work there buddy Pretty much an exact replica of the 1:1. I love it. I like the Coleworx buggies alot & thought about making one, but them curves Are you going to braze some nuts on for the panels? And what did you want painted-the panel or the chassis? If it's the chassis I can powder coat it for ya. LMK, and keep up the good work.

08-07-2008, 10:44 AM	#4
reddevildemo RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay Posts: 1,138	WOW, I wish I had a sliver of talent that some of you guys show with your tubing work !! That is just sick

08-07-2008, 10:45 AM	#5
ecoli I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh. Posts: 2,919	Yeah, getting the curves right was definitely a challenge. I swear, there's not a straight piece on this entire frame! Will be brazing on nuts shortly. I need the driver (Wild Willy) painted. I can luckily paint a single colour on lexan panels ! For now, I'll just be throwing on some primer and silver metal paint for the chassis. Assuming I don't get bored of it, I may get it powdercoated later in the year, so I'll keep you in mind.

08-07-2008, 10:46 AM	#6
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	You can always use a heat gun to form the hood better. Great start, that is certainly a killer tuber.

08-07-2008, 10:48 AM	#8
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	Awesome! Nice work so far!

08-07-2008, 10:54 AM	#9
ecodriver Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the middle of Germany Posts: 29	hi ecoli, what is the diameter of the breakline you used for the frame? greetings

08-07-2008, 11:22 AM	#10
BigBaller Donkey Punch Champion! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 4,660	Nice start man. I think this 1:1 rig was sold recently. We had a MS Crawl for the Cure benefit at an Offroad Park here in MN a couple weeks ago now. This guy showed up with a rig looking VERY much like the one you posted the video of. I talked to him and he said it was a well known rig. Must be the same one. WOW, SICK rig. Sounds awesome and worked! Here are some pics and I have a video I will link later if you wanted. Good luck on the build...

08-07-2008, 11:26 AM	#11
BigBaller Donkey Punch Champion! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 4,660	After seeing the rig in person, the ONLY powerplant you can use for your build is a 5t Puller from Holmes. Better get looking! Ryan

08-07-2008, 11:39 AM	#12
thebigJAT Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: hour south of nashville TN Posts: 96	Awesome job with the tube work. Here's a link to PBB about the rig and it's new owner. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=694203 BigBaller that's the same rig.

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08-07-2008, 11:47 AM	#13
simensays Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: norway Posts: 81	some painting tips for your willy: I've painted many o Willys, but this masterpiece was done for my top Wild Willy by canandian Franck Edet, who is a miniature WW2 model painter - and a darn great one too. Hope it inspires you.

08-08-2008, 08:33 PM	#15
hummer6504x4 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dahlonega Posts: 216	man this is one sick build. If you ever decide to sell that frame let me know. I have seen that 1:1 rig in person at tellico one year and that thing was bad to the bone.

08-09-2008, 08:18 AM	#17
Racer4Life I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In Cali. Posts: 4,109	I have wanted to see someone build up this rig for a while. Nice job. The suggestion by Big Baller on the 5 turn is a good one, especially for that rig.

08-09-2008, 08:52 AM	#18
G-crawler RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: sweden Posts: 1,007	This is going to be soo cool, cant wait for more!

08-09-2008, 09:29 AM	#19
rbl Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 727	what kinda axles are you going to use? txts? how about tires? some 2.2 rockstompers would give it a good look when timmy had the 47 ltbs on it and you better learn what ''Bangin Bible Holla'' means if your going to bring it ;)

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