Rods JK single cab Truggy build

[Rodamis]

So was itching so bad to get started on a build for spring and had a hard decision to make d90 or the JK ...... the jk won the battle this time and plus they had them at The Source in stock and on sale for 59.99 so wham here we go .
Going to be starting with a scx10 frame for my first truggy build
scx10 axles front and rear
vp 8degree chubs and vp high steer
over drive for the front
under drive rear
vp cvd's
rrp loaded axial transmission
mip drive shafts
g transition shocks in droop for 100 wt oil .... oh ya its gonna be slow
13 1/4 wheel base
cant decide for power yet i have a brxl and holmes tq pro 35t or my tekin fxr and 35t hand wound tekin
2.2 tsl sx's for the 42 inch look oh ya

[Rodamis]

[Rodamis]

Started cutting it up ..... makin mistakes its great ! first time using styrene and modding hard plastic bodies like this its not to hard but i do advise to plan out your cuts over the seat of pants way of working lol here's some cab pics





I wanted to keep the tail lights for the back of the cab .... it also turns out the rear section is not as wide as right behind the front doors .... styrene and putty will fix this up i guess

[Rodamis]

more cab pics

[Rodamis]

Getting tired of propping axles up so i built some 4 link for the rear and a 3 link pan hard for the front not to hard id use solid stock next time i did it over 3/16 tubing so we will see how they hold up out there tell me what ya think they are rough and need to be cleaned up

[old man 52]

Nice start , Whats your plans for the bed.

[Rodamis]

i am thinking about going a bobbed flat deck with rear tire mount at the back of it sort of like a koh rig but not lol

[old man 52]

Sounds good , Keep up the good work.

[Rodamis]

so continuing on here are the trusses completed still not cleaned up lol but mounted

[Rodamis]

so now that i had the trusses done and mounted with a rolling chassis i decided to whack the frame off ....... just behind the cab and do a full tube rear section so here is the start of all that business





starting to take shape but i really wanted to do a full exo cage but didnt fully think it through before cutting the frame off and making it bolt on ..... oh well full exo cage next time i quess

[Rodamis]

Made the doved upper deck rails and where the spare tire mount will go



bent the rear uprights slightly for the curve of the tire im starting to get excited

[summitcrawler]

this is looking awesome!

[Rodamis]

heres some more pics







tell me what guys think of that start to the truggy so far

[shwng1973]

Looks awesome.
Like you created your own 4 and 3 link mounts.
Are you going to try and keep the gas fuel cap?

[old man 52]

Man your killin me , Ive had a brand new jk for over a year to make a brute but i just cant cut it up. I like how the spare tire lays in there.

[Rodamis]

Originally Posted by shwng1973

Looks awesome.
Like you created your own 4 and 3 link mounts.
Are you going to try and keep the gas fuel cap?

Ya I just used some tube and flat stock 3/4 inch and a set of. Calipers to get accurate measurements. Of the upper holes on the diff then I split that measurement for the center of my 4 link tab. The 3 link was the same minus i put the tab to the side. And a vertical piece for the panhard bar
I am going to use a little fuel tank between the rear shock hoops so I will be closing that spot up on the body.

[Rodamis]

Originally Posted by old man 52

Man your killin me , Ive had a brand new jk for over a year to make a brute but i just cant cut it up. I like how the spare tire lays in there.

Trust me it was hard to cut it , it looked soo good as a 4 door too but I always wanted a truggy lol and a jeep one so I did it .but I will say this I would make my own styrene back next time and not use the rear of the jeep its slightly narrowed at the top and isnt as deep so you need a slider to back angled piece they look awesome as a cab too

[Rodamis]

so it was time to start making some rear shock hoops ...... hind sight tells me they should have been a 1/4 taller and that would have put my skid plate at 2 3/4 inches but it should be fine ..... but you never know


wham bam lol no pics in between just the start and finish .... sometimes i forget to take pics when i get modding

[Bulldog]

At first I wasn't digging it, but as the pics progressed, I'm really digging it now! Very cool! Nice clean work and the lines are nice! Keep rockin!

[Rodamis]

thanks bulldog . i have learned alot of tricks and what not to do for the next build right after this one lol .it gets better still how you say ?? got some sliders built up , working my way to the front ! lol start in the back and finish in the front ........ seems to be my style