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02-01-2006, 07:46 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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Well guys, up untill now I was kind of not to sure if I liked where this was going   , BUT after getting this part done I am glade I kept working on it  . The passenger side came out MINT, the drivers side has to be re done a lil bit, it comes up to high in the front by where it attaches, so Ill fix that tonight. let me know what you guys think.Mike    |
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02-01-2006, 08:08 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: *
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Lookin sweet...More more we want more...
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02-02-2006, 12:31 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Well, I after taking the drivers side off to make repairs I soon decided that I would rather just make a whole new one and start fresh, this ment re doing the passenger side as well. The results were 10x better , now its time to start the back. top one is the new one, bottom is the old one, you can see the bends are so much smoother.  Body off shot  On body shot Thanx for looking Mike |
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02-02-2006, 12:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: huntsville
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New ones look much better. That's going to turn out really good looking.
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02-02-2006, 01:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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Mike, you are running moabs, rock rings, maxx shocks, sw2 link mounts, alm servo brackets, metal gear servo and you have PLASTIC BUSHINGS in your TLT axles? Please tell me this was an oversight and will be fixed soon?  |
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02-02-2006, 02:41 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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I need to find somone who sells cheap bearings, I didnt buy the bearing kit because I only need the bearings for the axles. It will have bearings though dont worry, I come from a history of racing clods, no bearings translates too: more things broken, more things wear out, less run time etc. Luckly I have only run maybe 2 packs through it since I completed it.Mike | |
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02-02-2006, 02:53 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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got to ebay, look up tamiya knight hauler bearing kit, seller name rccbearing, I think, get the KH kit because it comes with more of the right size bearing for the axle for less $, $9.99 plus $4.95 shipping. Can't beat it. bearings are 5x11mm for the axles. |
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02-02-2006, 03:35 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
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it looks gerat man keep the pics comin
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02-02-2006, 05:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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Looks good. I'd bend the rock sliders up at an angle to make it look more like the real deal, and I'd tie it all off with a bumper that wraps around the headlights like these: http://www.badlandbumpers.com/Index_...%20bumper1.jpg http://www.badlandbumpers.com/index_files/page0005.htm  |
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02-02-2006, 05:30 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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maybe ill fo it now and snap a few pics Ben thanx for the info on the bearings dude! better then the price of the tlt ones Mike | |
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02-02-2006, 05:43 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Bay, CA
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02-02-2006, 05:51 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Allentown/West Chester
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4 per tube, 2 per knuckle, 2 per pinion so 10 per axle I got mine off ebay 20 for 17shipped http://cgi.ebay.com/20-Ball-Bearings...QQcmdZViewItem | |
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02-02-2006, 06:31 PM
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| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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|    well heres the bumper mounted up, I think it looks pretty cool. let me know what ya think. Mike |
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02-03-2006, 10:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO
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I'd say use it as a template to make your own. Don't chop it up in case yours doesn't come out right, but if you make the bumper, you can tie it in to the rest of the cage. You also won't have the two screw holes in front. Of course, if you're lazy like me, keep the prefabbed one on!  |
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02-03-2006, 11:06 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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Nice savage bumper mike, looks good, you gonna trim the front underneath to clean it up alittle?
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02-03-2006, 11:29 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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plays with toys - I was thinking the same thing but I am worried that 3/16 brake line tubing wont looks big enough to be a bumper . Does anyone know if there is a next size up that looks as a scale and where I can get it. Tieing it into the existing exo would be the ultimate scale Ben thanx for the compliments dude. In reference to trimming are you talking about the stock body bumper? I was thinking of cutting it straight accross right at that line under the turn signals? Is that what you are talking about? later Mike Last edited by 1BadJeepBruiser; 02-06-2006 at 08:54 AM. |
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02-03-2006, 11:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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Mike, exactly what I meant. that will look good.
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02-06-2006, 08:57 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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Hey guys, the tube work is almost done :grin: its taken some time to get it right. I am scrutinizing every tube and every bend and every joint. For some reason if its a little bit less then perfect I freak out and want to re do it  I think my Step Dad will want to kill me by the time I get done with this, he has been helping me out quite a bit. I am thinking I want to powdercoat it when its done, I think itll make it look more like "1 piece" and really clean it up nicely.My original design for the back came to a hualt when Jeff realized that we wouldnt be able to get the body off so we had to re do it a bit. I found some 1/4 brake line tubing and used that for the rear to try to match the front pre runner bar. Plus it will be a little bit heavier duty if the rear tire carrier goes through as planned.Well here are some pictures   http://photobucket.com/albums/v73/ih...uiser/4runner/ Theres some pics I didnt post of the original idea before I realized about getting the body off. Thanks for checking this out Mike |
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02-06-2006, 09:16 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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The runner looks awesome. I'm going to make some fender bars for my Truggy as well. | |
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02-06-2006, 09:30 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: www.ORCRC.com
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Looking good - reminds me of someone's 1:1, but I can't quite put my fiinger on it......  http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38132 But exo's are so 2002.... so now I'm fabb'n up a internal cage now..... http://tellico.off-road.com/wwwthrea...2-IM000900.JPG http://tellico.off-road.com/wwwthrea...0-IM000963.JPG Last edited by 4RnrRick; 02-06-2006 at 09:35 AM. |
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