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02-06-2011, 06:40 PM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
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| Another Wreckluse is coming to life. "The Mistress"
Well, I've been building this project for awhile now and my wife thinks I spend more time with it than with her thus the name. It's my first scale attempt and so far so good. I finally had time to paint the chassis and start the assembly. I used a product called Duracoat. It's made for painting firearms and wow is it tough. I'd say it's as least as hard as powdercoat. It still has a ways to go but I could not resist throwing some of the panels on. It has a bellcrank steering set-up, homemade trusses and stainless links. It's going to be powered by a Tekin 35t w/ Sidewinder on 3s lipo. It'll have full interior and lights and someday it might even make it of the bookshelf. That's about it for now, here's a few pics. I'll try to post more as I make some progress but time is becoming scarce.
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02-06-2011, 06:56 PM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fox Valley WI
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Wow, she's lookin' mighty fine! I love the bellcrank setup |
02-06-2011, 07:35 PM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Very clean man, is that a servo horn you are using for the links to steer? Is it pivoting on a bearing? I have a similar set up but this looks awsome.
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02-06-2011, 07:50 PM | #4 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
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Thanks for the comments guys. I used a servo horn for mock-up. I drilled out the splines and put a bushing in and then made a new piece out of aluminum. Its got a bearing in it so it's nice and smooth. |
02-08-2011, 08:22 AM | #5 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: (LES) Manhattan, New York
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| Yeah! what he said x4 BTW I have a soft spot for Wreckluses. Love the aluminum grill/plate combo. Was that a selfmade item? Last edited by Lobonyc; 02-08-2011 at 08:34 AM. |
02-08-2011, 09:27 AM | #6 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
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Thanks for the comments, I've put a lot of time in this rig. The grill is a steel piece from The Scale Shop that is welded to the chassis. I'm still trying to decide if I should paint the grill body color or leave it the same as the chassis.
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02-08-2011, 10:11 AM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Big hands, Little tools.......GRRRRR
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That Wreck looks awesome! Just my $.02, I would leave the grill as is. Stock Jeeps have a color matched grill, but this is FAR from a stock Jeep. Keep it up! |
02-08-2011, 05:23 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sweethome
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i love this.nice and clean .if the grill is steel is a special order cuze all i see is alum. ones.and i to want a steel grill.Thanx
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02-08-2011, 05:48 PM | #9 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
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It's a steel one. Every once in awhile he does a limited production of steel ones and I lucked out about a week after I bought an aluminum one. |
02-08-2011, 08:08 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sweethome
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Thanx mud man.Im keeping my eye on this one.Im getting one soon.I love the tuber Jeeps. |
02-09-2011, 05:43 PM | #11 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
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Heres a few updated pics. I've got some of the electronics, interior panels, and fenderwells in. The rear hatch is where the battery is going to hide. Thats about it for today.
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02-09-2011, 07:04 PM | #12 |
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Wow, thats pretty awesome. I've been planning on getting a wreckluse for awhile now, i think this just made my mind up. cant wait to see more. Holy avatar! |
02-09-2011, 07:39 PM | #13 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Santa Fe, NM
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Color combo look's great |
02-10-2011, 08:40 PM | #14 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sweethome
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You add the rock sliders or did it come that way ? This one is sweet.
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02-11-2011, 06:46 AM | #15 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
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I added the sliders. I figured they might save a few scratches and the add to the look as well.
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02-13-2011, 10:45 AM | #16 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
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Got a little bit done on the interior. It's slowly coming together.
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02-24-2011, 07:05 PM | #17 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
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Well I finally got some more done and took it outside to try it out. Surprisingly, it crawls pretty good. It's heavy but crawls ok for a big tank. I used micro toggles for the lights and they double as bitchin shifters(I stole the idea from somebody else on here but can't remember who) . Just need to finish the dash details and some suspension tuning and she's about done. The pics aren't the greatest but they'll have to do till we get a sunny day.
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02-25-2011, 03:26 AM | #18 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sweethome
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Man I just ordered on to day can't waite to build it.
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02-25-2011, 03:36 AM | #19 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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The Color Choices and build have to be one of the cleanest I have seen in a while. Nice work.
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02-25-2011, 05:57 PM | #20 |
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