POCKET CHANGE....A Southern Style Rock Bouncin' JK

[FATBOYrs10]

well, Art (aka TheManCave) asked me about tacklin' this build about a week ago. i was hesitent at first, because i was sorta burnout on doing custom builds for individuals, an by NO means am i wanting to be a vendor, i just build these for local guys near me when i take a notion. but Art has giving me free reign on this build, to more or less build this rig as if i were building it for my self.

anyway, with that said, here's what we've decided to build this rig around....

[FATBOYrs10]

ok, well here's what we decided to go with for rolling stock........2.2 mayhem remachined monsters with a custom set of cut-n-shut (by me) 2.2 rc4wd two faces.





and for the main link between these wheels/tires and the chassis, we're gonna use these...................

[FATBOYrs10]

Body/Chassis

Axial 4dr rubicon body
custom chassis/cage by fatboy
custom links by fatboy
SR3 aluminum dig trans
rc4wd blackwell axles
rc4wd 110mm black ultimate scale shocks
2.2 mahyem remachined monster wheels
Rc4wd 2.2 two face tires, cut-n-shut by fatboy

[King James]

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with man. Subscribed

[TheManCave]

I know the parts list ( duh ) and this is going to be a good one. Cant wait till its bouncin' with Showtime

[Bulldog]

I'll follow! The pressure is way off when "Build it like it's yours" is on the table. I'm sure you'll pull out some pretty cool tubework for it.

[FATBOYrs10]

well i started off by bending up a set of custom frame rails out of 1/2" square steel tubin, then drilled them for a scx10 skid.



then sliced them in half, length wise to form 2 identical rails.

[FATBOYrs10]

well, i got a bit more done to the chassis, i made this front clip out of 3/16" solid rod.



i also mounted up the skid and bent/shaped the front of the rails to accept the tubed front clip and got it welded to the rails.



and here's just a few shots with the body mocked, sitting on the chassis.

[FATBOYrs10]

i also picked up the rest of the parts for this build from Art last night, and we also decided on the wheel/tire combo for it as well, and i have them in hand also. i will post up parts list and pics in the second post later on.....................stay tuned

[TheManCave]

had the pleasure of sitting around with him last night shooting the shit and undoing beadlocks and saw the chassis in person. Pictures do not do justice, this is gonna be one beastly bouncer when its done

[FATBOYrs10]

updated the second post, with a few pics and specs as promised

[muddywaters]

Looking forward to your build Jeremy awesome Job like always..

[JDCrawler27]

Nice!! Can't wait to see this thing now! I have been wanting to do a project with those axles for a while now

[FATBOYrs10]

alright fellas, here's a few pics i took after getting the front axle and shocks mocked up.




i'm gonna be making all custom links for this rig, just gotta pick up some traxxas rod ends so i can get started on them.

and thnks for the comments guys

[Big Worm]

Looks good man. That front end looks mean as hell.

[FATBOYrs10]

Well, I was off yesterday so I made a trip to LHS, and suprisingly, I found all the rod ends that I needed to build the links with. I used a mix of revo, and stampede rod ends and balls, using some revo balls in stampede rod ends, and vise versa to fit the 4 link mounts on the axles.

I also got the rear shock hoops bent up and welded to the rails. So it is officially a roller now.

I will post up some pics later this evevning after work.

[FATBOYrs10]

I also added some chassis/drivetrain specs to the 3rd post

[FATBOYrs10]

here's a pic with all the links mocked up. still gotta sleeve them with tubin though.



and a flex shot

[FATBOYrs10]

well i also had a lil time this evening to work on this rig, and got the sliders and the front tube fenders bent up and welded in place.

[TheManCave]

I can already see the first scratches in it from boucnin up on some ledges with what im gonna put in it for a powerplant, which the rest of you will know eventually lol