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03-03-2006, 09:47 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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I scored this body at my local thrift store this week. Plans are to cut the bed off & tube the rest. Here some specs: -Functional Winch -Three linked rear -Led Headlights/Bajas * -Remove Doors * And then the basic crawler setup TLT axles,Lathe motor blah,blah,blah This one is going to take awhile, but will be worth the wait.Keep checkin in on this one it should be good.   Last edited by ColquittCustom405; 03-04-2006 at 09:54 PM. |
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03-03-2006, 10:00 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vegas
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I scour swap meets and thrift stores and I can never find anything cool.
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03-03-2006, 10:03 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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wow, great scale find, should be a cool build up. Are you planning on a 11.5" scale WB? exo cage and tube work?
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03-03-2006, 10:08 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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Thats an awesome find. Thats definitely going to make a very awesome scale crawler. Ill be sure to keep an eye on this thread  MIke |
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03-03-2006, 10:08 AM
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03-04-2006, 03:48 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
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sounds sick dude keep me informed
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03-04-2006, 07:51 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Albuquerque
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hey dude thatsure is alot cleaner than when i saw it at the shop thursday!!! it was a little grodey bet its come out super sweet!!! btw your tuber looked really good too!! cant wait to see it sunday!!! td |
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03-04-2006, 08:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: over there
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It's lookin cool so far. What servo are you using for the winch
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03-04-2006, 09:20 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in the woods
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I love cheap finds there more like treasure's to me great find i will be following this thread!  |
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03-04-2006, 09:52 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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Here are some pictures of what I've completed so far. Please note this chassis is "UNDER CONSTRUCTION" and far from finished. The rear end will be dovetailed. Also, I am fabricating a tranny right now.I'm leaning away from the Traxxas tran and want to try something a bit more original. Look for the build up thread later this week, Can you guess what????? (It will be a good one). Enjoy.    |
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03-04-2006, 09:58 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ashville, Pa
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Looks good so far. Are you going to completely remove the doors or cut those cool notches in them like I've seen in the magazines?
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03-04-2006, 09:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lethbridge
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Sweet score I wish I could find cool bodies like that! Funny though buy the time you done cutting it almost seems like a waste of money buying cool bodies.:-P |
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03-05-2006, 12:54 AM
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03-05-2006, 06:31 AM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: May 2005 Location: the land of the midnight sun
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Looks cool so far man. I'm gonna follow this build.
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03-05-2006, 12:03 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lethbridge
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YOU PAID 2 BUCKS FOR THAT!? Man if I had your money I'd burn mine! LOL gotta love thrift stores! Anyone can leave it stock , but it takes a real man to cut it up!:-P |
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03-05-2006, 07:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crescent city
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nice start//you gonna use a nylint tranny?? |
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03-05-2006, 11:08 PM
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03-05-2006, 11:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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Here is some more progress, again I am not finshed but slowly getting there.The battery in the picture was used for support only. More to come stay tuned. Same rock thread, Same rock website!    |
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03-06-2006, 06:44 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in the woods
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Great start keep up the good work! can't wait to see the finished truck:-P
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03-06-2006, 07:16 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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Exo and frame look sweet dude, cant wait to see some more progress Mike |
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