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12-31-2010, 12:01 PM
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| Newbie  Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Denver
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Hey guys, new to the forum and to crawling. Here is my recent body work. It is sitting on a home-made chassis by Rottenbelly - still pretty much the same. I did have to add about an inch more wheel base to the rear and a half to the front to make the wheel wells fit. The lights took forever and my fingers are still hurting - but I am pretty happy with the outcome. It looks pretty sweet with 1.9" wheels too - I am stewing on a dually plan  .the interior is the Proline and painted light sand. mirrors, wipers and steering wheel are from an axial kit - as with the gun rack. The driver is not present - as she is taking the photos  The chrome was painted on the outside, as I was not satisfied with the decal chrome. the light buckets were a pain, but I wanted to shine them through the decal for square lamps. The front bumper is from the Summit - I am thinking the two lights above the temporary fake winch should be yellow fog lamps. I am probably gonna paint the fender marker lights orange to tone them down and get them the same color as the roof lights. Using what I had, I have a mixture of Eflight and Tamiya UL1 lighting modules. The bumper lights are running off the ESC directly. ------------ photos here ---------------- Last edited by Jesse J; 12-31-2010 at 02:25 PM. Reason: added photobucket link |
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12-31-2010, 12:47 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: sidney, ny
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| www.photobucket.com and you can post up pictures
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12-31-2010, 02:05 PM
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thanks - forgot I had an account there. photos linked... maybe I can figure out how to make them appear in thread??
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12-31-2010, 02:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Georgia
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12-31-2010, 02:10 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Georgia
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fawk...I like it.
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12-31-2010, 02:10 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Denver
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wow! thanks... how do you do that?? is there a sticky somewhere explaining it? oh, maybe the little pic icon... duh.  Ha! I got it...  Last edited by Jesse J; 12-31-2010 at 02:23 PM. |
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12-31-2010, 02:11 PM
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No problem sticky? not that I know of, but i'm sure there is one out there | |
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12-31-2010, 02:22 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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In the sticky, EP posted a link to another page showing how to post pics. But just upload them through photobucket, then copy and paste here. Truck looks good to. | |
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12-31-2010, 02:24 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Denver
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thanks for the compliments! too bad its -10F outside... body parts freeze up in 3.5 minutes.
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12-31-2010, 02:54 PM
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| Just jump it!   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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Nice work on the rig!!! If you decide to get rid of the old jk stuff let me know. I know someone looking for jk stuff!! That would look awesome with RC4WD double trouble dually wheels!!! Makes me want to build one now! |
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12-31-2010, 02:57 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: caldwell,idaho
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best topkick i have seen yet,great job everything seems to go together really nice.
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12-31-2010, 03:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: sidney, ny
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yea best one ive seen yet looks good
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12-31-2010, 03:09 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Do I look like a freaking people person?
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That has got to be the best looking truck using the topkick body. It looks like you driver side tires are backwards.  |
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12-31-2010, 03:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bradenton
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wow thats sweet i like great work |
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12-31-2010, 04:30 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Clemente, CA.
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Great looking truck
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12-31-2010, 04:49 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 801
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That rig is sweet, i have been wanting to do a truggy one. yours looks like a rig we painted a couple of years ago.  |
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12-31-2010, 04:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kaena Point, Hawaii
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nice, i would like to see the 1.9 boggers with dualys your rig would look crazy. but it looks bada$$ |
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12-31-2010, 09:22 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Denver
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great crowd, and a great welcome to a new forum. thanks all for the very encouraging words. i will get some video posted as soon as the temps come up or the booze kicks in... happy new year to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you guys are great. | |
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12-31-2010, 09:47 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Yacolt, wa
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great looking rig I've been toying with the idea of building a top kick to be a tow rig for my other scalers and this might of finally sold me on the idea
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01-01-2011, 11:29 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lightin' The Desert In
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that looks siiccckkkk! that looks like something i could use to pull my blitz! now i need parts to make myself one! |
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