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Old 04-11-2006, 09:24 PM   #101
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Old 04-24-2006, 09:44 PM   #102
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Well I got the frame repainted. Looks new again! Also fabbed up some decent mounting locations for the tranny and "floorboard". They were pretty hacked before. And added some braces up front that will be holding a custom 8 cell batt pack instead of using the sub c cells mounted in the chassis. Lots of advantages with the new location and added voltage.

I need some opinions on a few things before I reassemble it.

1. Should I take the wideners off? Im going to rebuild the axles and shave some material off the stub axles to get more steering, but not sure if I should take the wideners off first or not.

2. The windows on the fj body... I really really wish they were clear.
Option 1: cut them off! run just the bottom half of the fj body.
Option 2: Try to remove the paint? And what would I use.
Option 3: Spray up another FJ body?

Also where can I find a nice sized steering wheel? Im thinking about making some floormats, and a shifter/boot to go in there as well Maybe a dash, and the list goes on!
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Old 04-25-2006, 01:09 PM   #103
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I'd try cutting out the windows and tapping holes for some really small screws in the top corners to keep it from flapping around. The rig looks perfect, man.
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Old 04-25-2006, 01:27 PM   #104
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Id cut the windows out carefully and go up the LHS and buy yourself a nice new sheet of clear lexan. I just bought a sheet from my LHS for 1.76 to do a tonneau cover on my one truck, cut it to fit and use lil screws and paint them body for the windshield. The side windows I would just leave or cut them so they look like they are rolled down a little bit thats always a nice scale touch.

As for a dash, the land cruiser dashes are flat, I would contact outcastrc (he lurks here) or over at scale 4x4 as he made some really cool printable dash guages. I would go with a bruiser steering wheel or I have scene someone recently use one from a nylint.

As for a shifters and boots, I used old bruiser shock boots for mine in my Bruiser, I had some re production boots that were very similiar but they didnt sell I stil have some left, give me your address and Ill drop two in an envelope for you . For the shifter itselt I used a industrial style paper clip with a shifter ball from my step mother sewing kit that I stall off some of her needles she had in it.

As far as floor mats go, I had some fake leather that I cut up then labled with a sticker, I did one on my one Bruiser (sold it b4 I could take pics) and put TRD on the matts, it looked cool




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Old 04-25-2006, 06:15 PM   #105
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Awesome Mike, thanks for all the info! The shift boots sound great!

I cant believe I never thought about cutting the windows like they are rolled down Another cool idea.
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Old 04-25-2006, 09:42 PM   #106
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lookin awesome man!!
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Old 04-26-2006, 11:07 AM   #107
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I ended up cutting the windows to look like they are rolled down... Awesome idea Mike! I will get pics up this afternoon when I get back from the library. Its cool because now the seats really stand out.
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Old 04-26-2006, 10:37 PM   #108
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Added a dash, got everything mostly assembled again, left the wideners on to clear the shocks, but I did increase the steering! Also the windows are rolled down
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Whats the dash from? I've been looking for something similar.
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Looks like a 1:18 Nylint wrangler dash.
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Windows look great, I am going to add that photo to the scale tips and tricks thread I am uploading the pics of the shock boots for you now, ill pm you in a few.


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Windows look great, I am going to add that photo to the scale tips and tricks thread I am uploading the pics of the shock boots for you now, ill pm you in a few.


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Whats the dash from? I've been looking for something similar.
Wrecker is correct, I ripped it out of a nylint. I need to add gauges to it, and I was thinking of some led interior lights under the dash...
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Old 06-18-2006, 04:03 PM   #113
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It collected some dust for a while. But I cleaned it up and took it with me to my favorite fishing spot. Snapped a few pics of course

The truck also made the front page as one of the rotating images. That was pretty cool
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Old 06-18-2006, 11:36 PM   #114
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still HOT!
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Old 06-19-2006, 12:12 AM   #115
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brandon u should bring that and the fj and see if i can out crawl em
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Old 06-19-2006, 11:43 AM   #116
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since this thread is back up top, I have to comment. Such amazing work! so realistic and so much attention to detail.
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Old 06-19-2006, 12:26 PM   #117
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i have seen this truck crawl it is a good truck for how much it weighs the rear shocks were saggin a little when i saw it lmao
but yes it is a great truck
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Old 06-19-2006, 01:39 PM   #118
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use a wild willy steering wheel
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Old 06-19-2006, 01:48 PM   #119
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What a beautiful rig. Gotta use one of those awesome pics as a desktop background, but which one .

Congrats on an insperational build
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What a beautiful rig. Gotta use one of those awesome pics as a desktop background, but which one .

Congrats on an insperational build
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