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06-08-2006, 05:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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|  First Real R/c...and It's a Hummer
Yea, I'm modifying it into a crawler/hardcore trail rig. It'll be very scale, as that's what I'm into mostly. Anyways, on to the pictures of what it currently looks like:    Future plans are to get some custom made tractor treaded 1.9 tires, getting two 4 inch shocks and two 3 or 3.5 inch shocks next week from a friend of mine, exo, roof rack and spare wheel to hide the hole in the roof left by the gun holder, and if I learn how to work with styrene, I might make an interior too. Right now though, sadly, it doesn't have 4wd as the guy I bought it from off ebay last week somehow forgot one of the spur gears in the front differential, don't ask me how.  But thanks to Keith over at scale 4x4, I'll be getting one soon.
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06-08-2006, 05:30 PM
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I lifted the front by doing this:     I basically dropped the whole front end down some, same with the steering arms, as they will contact the huge front differential housing. In the last pic, the rear is stock suspension height, and the front is, of course, modified. Now I just gotta modify the body mounts so the body will sit level with the chassis again. There's about a 1/4 inch difference. lol |
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06-08-2006, 06:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lutz
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hey that looks pretty good..i`ll have to take out my front end to see if i can do this also....i have the ta02 mustang setup and i`m looking to turn it into a little basher...looks great though! i`m liking it a lot
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06-08-2006, 06:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the great brown north=(WI)
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Is that pipe a lego tube and are those hummer bodies made of lexan?
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06-08-2006, 06:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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No the bodies are hard like a clod body. Looks good man. |
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06-08-2006, 06:34 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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The "sheild" around the main pipe is a lego tube that I slid over some 3/8 brake line.  Thanks all. I just masked it off and put a clear coat of spray paint on it to hopefully make it more reflective. This paint is too dull. |
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06-08-2006, 07:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgetown, Texas
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Hmmm, how much are htese things? I might want to get one, btw, nice rig, and cam shaft.
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06-08-2006, 07:12 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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06-08-2006, 08:38 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the great brown north=(WI)
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|  I used the same tube for the snorkle on my bronco. good scale stuff. Why don't you upgrade to a budget esc? you can get an ok one from 20 to 30 dollars. if you want scale you should do a light bar across the top and a snorkle coming from the hood like a real hummer. |
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06-08-2006, 08:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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Right now I'm out of cash. I'm saving up for a nice water proof one off tower hobbies. I will be doing a full exo and all kinds of tube work, once I get my liscense. We don't have a welder here at home so I have to go to my good friend/ex-boss's machine shop. That's also where I plan to do some ultra trick suspension pieces. |
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06-08-2006, 08:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA
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If you wanna make me some of the ultra trick susp parts LMK I would buy some!
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06-08-2006, 10:21 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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Well, I made a new exhaust pip. Waiting for the paint to dry, then I'll take pix of it installed.
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06-08-2006, 10:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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Wanna sell that cam in the box? Looks like it has what? .0020 of lift? Should be a good scale rig.
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06-08-2006, 10:53 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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We have the whole friggin engine under that work bench.  Along with an original 1962 413 Max Wedge block... Also, got the new exhaust stack and a new snorkel done:   Hard to see, I know. I'll take pictures of it outside tomorrow for some beauty shots. Last edited by 123abc; 06-08-2006 at 10:56 PM. | |
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06-09-2006, 08:30 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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|   Had to do it before it starts raining here....and then the camera batteries go dead. |
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06-09-2006, 10:13 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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I like this truck, I like how you modded the front suspension to lift it more, nice work on that for sure. The body is nicely detailed, and the exhaust and air cleaner/snorkel are cool. What are you going to do about the top of the body? just cover it up with the roof rack? Mike |
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06-09-2006, 11:58 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the great brown north=(WI)
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what are you using for the air cleaner? I want one on mine.
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06-09-2006, 12:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grande Prairie AB
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that looks cool for a hummer never would have thought of one for a scale rig
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06-09-2006, 01:26 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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Thanks all for the comments. Looks like I won't be able to do front wheelwells yet untill I get some more sheet metal. I'm all out. :( EDIT: Also, read the first post on what my plans are. Full exo, roof rack and spare tire up top to cover the hole. I've also been debating turning it into a 2dr pickup, or 4 door pickup. We'll see I guess. | |
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06-10-2006, 08:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Winona
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|   Finally got that done. Really tight fit, but it fits. |
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