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Eviltwin_52s · 08-03-2006, 06:38 PM

Hi everyone I have done some updating to my project,
Hey everyone, such a tough crowd here so I thought I would show some more progress pics of my Body that I have been working on. Smoothed out the Cowl Induction Hood, frenched in License plate and reworked the rear door to have a slight slant downward like the original Excursion pic that was posted. Just to let everyone know it is sitting at right around a 14.5" WB so it isn't as long as it may seem. As well I have my Axels that I will be using now and pulled out all the old brass bushings and replaced them with all new sealed bearings as well as in the Hubs.

Next project is to cut the original grille out and put in a horazontal billet grill insert.

My Plate is blank the prison inmates were on strike when I received my plate by accident. LOL

Let me know what you think, Good, Bad and the Ugly. LOL
Thanks for taking a look.

slobin3d · 08-03-2006, 06:42 PM

looks good keep the post and pics coming, whered did you get the excursion body? or is it a f350 with a lot of styrene work??

Eviltwin_52s · 08-03-2006, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by slobin3d

looks good keep the post and pics coming, whered did you get the excursion body? or is it a f350 with a lot of styrene work??

Not sure if they make one or not. I bought a full Tamiya F-350 Juggy body that came with everything and 2 F-350 shell bodies and a Juggy Cap. Then a lot of PVC Weld, Epoxy and reinforcement on the inside so she doesn't come apart.
Then time and patience with the slow cure epoxy and bondo to get her back in line with all the door lines and window trim lines.

rubicon20032003 · 08-03-2006, 07:21 PM

Contact boyer to get a frame made for it

ColquittCustom405 · 08-03-2006, 07:30 PM

18" WB? man that's gonna be awsome!

Gula · 08-03-2006, 09:23 PM

If you want you could get a Diaz Design frame built to your spex 4-link or Leaf spring design. I have one and it's awesome.

sleek6mt · 08-03-2006, 09:48 PM

nice mang, its gonnda look killer

but thats too long for a scale excursion body imo :-(

great idea for a scale body!!!!!

Jamus · 08-03-2006, 10:54 PM

Guess you haven't seen all the threads then. I see many new guys post in this section and the olders guys usually type out the same speach, go to the vendors section and try the Diaz, BB-51, or CSC chassis. Maybe something along the same lines should be made a sticky for "scale newbies look here" or something.

toyofast · 08-03-2006, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by trickedoutnylint06

this isnt directed towards anyone, but WTF how come everyone always talks about the BB-51 or diaz chassis, sure...they're all great chassis but jeez..Peejs is the most scale out of them all and no one even mentions it..its kina like wtf.

No doubt... just go buy 2-3 bruiser chassis and cut/weld them together to fit. That's be the best method in my book, or just make your own.

I could see that body as the perfect limo style F-350/Excurision. Move the rear doors to the far back and it'd make it killer.

Gula · 08-03-2006, 11:27 PM

I actually just looked at the CSC-1 and that is one very awesome looking Chassis. So maybe you could take a look @ one and maybe become his customer.

Eviltwin_52s · 08-04-2006, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleek6mt

nice mang, its gonnda look killer

but thats too long for a scale excursion body imo :-(

great idea for a scale body!!!!!

It would be to long if I was going for the Excursion like you have in the pic. However I have sit in the back in the 3rd row and still feel crampt. Being 6'3" doesn't leave much room in this vehicle either. So if I could afford a scale one I would have it stretched. I am an old car audio buff as well and have seen some stetched Excursions with full stereo systems raised up but of course they were all show and no go.

Thanks though for the PIC I have been scanning Ebay for pics of them.

peej410 · 08-04-2006, 01:26 AM

haha thanks for the kind words guys, if you are interested in a CSC1 dont hesitate to PM me. i custom make them to customer specs and i dont ship it till the customer and i are satisfied.

for now dont fret about not seeing too many CSC1s. be patient good things will come soon!

eviltwin your truck looks like its going to be a fun build!

CLODZIRRA · 08-04-2006, 01:53 AM

Eviltwin... That body looks clean....You did a mean job

microgoat · 08-04-2006, 06:47 AM

No criticism intended (the bodywork looks killer) but an 18 inch wheelbase is going to get hung up on just about everything. You can correct it easily enough (sort of) by turning the rear quarters around so they match the pic of the blue Excursion, moving the back wheels forward. That'd get you down closer to 14 inches, still long for a 2.2 but a lot more workable, and the body would look more scale as well.

With that said, the execution of the Excursion is exceedingly excellent

Quicky photochop, see if you think it looks better:

fullmodtxt · 08-04-2006, 07:00 AM

I've got to say that the bodywork looks to be of outstanding quality. I've seen lots of mediocre at best styrene bodies under awesome paintwork. It makes me cringe.
It does seem to be a bit long, but what do you plan on doing with it? I actually see some trucks around on the streets that appear to be quite similar. Way up high and very long, some even with l-o-n-g 4-link setups. They obviously never touch the dirt or even a rainy day becuase it'd take a month to clean all the chromed and painted/polished stuff from the tirespray in the rain. If you're going for one of those street/show trucks, I think you nailed it!

scalecrawler · 08-04-2006, 08:37 AM

^^^Crawlerman has a point,

Good start on the rig looks more like a crew cab with a topper, IMO anyways that looks KILLER

Grizzly4x4 · 08-04-2006, 09:30 AM

Havent you guys ever seen the Centurion conversions?

They used to take 2 door Ford Bronco's and make them into 4 doors, they also could take a 4 door F350 and mold a topper into the cab to make exactly what Eviltwin is making. I think it looks awesome, there's alot more work in that than I'd be willing to do.

JasonInAugusta · 08-04-2006, 09:35 AM

Excursion looks great. A bit long in front of the wheel wells, but who cares. With a body like that the end result should be amazing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by crawlerman

The csc-1 when brought up to 1:1 size has 1 foot tall frame rails!

Is this based on first-hand experience or something else?

MY CSC frame rails are .5" tall.

Scale that up (using a 1:10 ratio) and you get 5" frame rails...which is the EXACT size of the frame rails on my Z71.

For your 12" frame rail idea to work, the CSC rails would have to measure 1.2"

Grizzly4x4 · 08-04-2006, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

Is this based on first-hand experience or something else?

MY CSC frame rails are .5" tall.

Scale that up (using a 1:10 ratio) and you get 5" frame rails...which is the EXACT size of the frame rails on my Z71.

For your 12" frame rail idea to work, the CSC rails would have to measure 1.2"

When used with a Bronco body which is 1/8 scale, they are 4 inches tall. Exactly what it is on my Bronco.

braceysdad · 08-04-2006, 09:44 AM

I smell a dance fight coming on. Somebody turn the beat box on, let's get this P A R T Y started

08-03-2006, 06:38 PM	#1
Eviltwin_52s Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northglenn Posts: 310	New to this Scale RC. Here is my Excursion Bruiser in Progress Hi everyone I have done some updating to my project, Hey everyone, such a tough crowd here so I thought I would show some more progress pics of my Body that I have been working on. Smoothed out the Cowl Induction Hood, frenched in License plate and reworked the rear door to have a slight slant downward like the original Excursion pic that was posted. Just to let everyone know it is sitting at right around a 14.5" WB so it isn't as long as it may seem. As well I have my Axels that I will be using now and pulled out all the old brass bushings and replaced them with all new sealed bearings as well as in the Hubs. Next project is to cut the original grille out and put in a horazontal billet grill insert. My Plate is blank the prison inmates were on strike when I received my plate by accident. LOL Let me know what you think, Good, Bad and the Ugly. LOL Thanks for taking a look. Last edited by Eviltwin_52s; 08-28-2006 at 02:15 PM.

08-03-2006, 09:23 PM	#6
Gula I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here Posts: 2,319	Frame If you want you could get a Diaz Design frame built to your spex 4-link or Leaf spring design. I have one and it's awesome. Attached Images

08-04-2006, 06:47 AM	#14
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	No criticism intended (the bodywork looks killer) but an 18 inch wheelbase is going to get hung up on just about everything. You can correct it easily enough (sort of) by turning the rear quarters around so they match the pic of the blue Excursion, moving the back wheels forward. That'd get you down closer to 14 inches, still long for a 2.2 but a lot more workable, and the body would look more scale as well. With that said, the execution of the Excursion is exceedingly excellent Quicky photochop, see if you think it looks better: Attached Images Last edited by microgoat; 08-04-2006 at 06:54 AM.

08-03-2006, 06:42 PM	#2
slobin3d I'm a stupid C U N T! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage! Posts: 4,307	looks good keep the post and pics coming, whered did you get the excursion body? or is it a f350 with a lot of styrene work??

08-03-2006, 07:21 PM	#4
rubicon20032003 Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 87	Contact boyer to get a frame made for it

08-03-2006, 07:30 PM	#5
ColquittCustom405 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 7,420	18" WB? man that's gonna be awsome!

08-03-2006, 09:48 PM	#7
sleek6mt RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UrAnUs Posts: 1,109	nice mang, its gonnda look killer but thats too long for a scale excursion body imo :-( great idea for a scale body!!!!!

08-03-2006, 10:54 PM	#8
Jamus RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV Posts: 1,479	Guess you haven't seen all the threads then. I see many new guys post in this section and the olders guys usually type out the same speach, go to the vendors section and try the Diaz, BB-51, or CSC chassis. Maybe something along the same lines should be made a sticky for "scale newbies look here" or something.

08-03-2006, 11:27 PM	#10
Gula I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here Posts: 2,319	I actually just looked at the CSC-1 and that is one very awesome looking Chassis. So maybe you could take a look @ one and maybe become his customer.

08-04-2006, 01:26 AM	#12
peej410 Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: glastonbury Posts: 992	haha thanks for the kind words guys, if you are interested in a CSC1 dont hesitate to PM me. i custom make them to customer specs and i dont ship it till the customer and i are satisfied. for now dont fret about not seeing too many CSC1s. be patient good things will come soon! eviltwin your truck looks like its going to be a fun build!

08-04-2006, 01:53 AM	#13
CLODZIRRA Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reppin the Pimp Cane in...North Jersey Posts: 153	Eviltwin... That body looks clean....You did a mean job

08-04-2006, 07:00 AM	#15
fullmodtxt Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hartford, Connecticut Posts: 355	I've got to say that the bodywork looks to be of outstanding quality. I've seen lots of mediocre at best styrene bodies under awesome paintwork. It makes me cringe. It does seem to be a bit long, but what do you plan on doing with it? I actually see some trucks around on the streets that appear to be quite similar. Way up high and very long, some even with l-o-n-g 4-link setups. They obviously never touch the dirt or even a rainy day becuase it'd take a month to clean all the chromed and painted/polished stuff from the tirespray in the rain. If you're going for one of those street/show trucks, I think you nailed it!

08-04-2006, 08:37 AM	#16
scalecrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snover, MI Posts: 301	^^^Crawlerman has a point, Good start on the rig looks more like a crew cab with a topper, IMO anyways that looks KILLER

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08-04-2006, 09:30 AM	#17
Grizzly4x4 PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler Posts: 13,137	Havent you guys ever seen the Centurion conversions? They used to take 2 door Ford Bronco's and make them into 4 doors, they also could take a 4 door F350 and mold a topper into the cab to make exactly what Eviltwin is making. I think it looks awesome, there's alot more work in that than I'd be willing to do.

08-04-2006, 09:44 AM	#20
braceysdad Adilynsdad too! Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville Posts: 8,844	I smell a dance fight coming on. Somebody turn the beat box on, let's get this P A R T Y started

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