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12-06-2006, 11:06 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford Oregon
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|  Mr. Shifter
This will be my 1st scale build, so I thought I would start a build thred for it  Frame: hand made from a stick of 5/8" tube split in 1/2 and welded Axles: TLT, locked rear, front undecided Trans: HILIFT! I'm gona SHIFT  Wheels/tires: Moabs on HPI's for the moment Suspension: hand made leafs all around, I may use TLT shocks turned down w/o springs WB: 12.25" Body: I'm thinkin' a fullsize SUV, poss. a 'Burb On to the pics, I don't have a whole lot done yet, but it's a start Last edited by Geargrinder65; 12-06-2006 at 11:48 AM. |
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12-06-2006, 11:12 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here
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Looks long. What length is it? and W/B
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12-06-2006, 11:13 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Cumberland, Pa
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Looks good so far. I like the frame
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12-06-2006, 11:47 AM
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12-06-2006, 12:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon
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Lookin good Tony You sure don't waste time when you have new toys to play with huh?
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12-06-2006, 12:47 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford Oregon
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|  The long block for the Hyster will not be here for at least 1 week:-P I might even be done with before then Bending up the eyes in the springs turned out to be WAY more problematic than I thought. That spring steel just snaps if I try to cold bend it.
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12-06-2006, 03:22 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Providence
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Why is "Cartman" on the floor.
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12-06-2006, 03:39 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here
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Hyster Long Block? Forklift ?
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12-06-2006, 03:48 PM
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 Either way... VERY NICE START !!!... | |
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12-06-2006, 04:36 PM
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Tony, I'll grab a few used springs out of the junk can. Maybe the brands differ in quality or tensile strength. Some might bend easier than others. | |
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12-06-2006, 05:09 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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What is "Wal-Mart"? Is that a local hobby store?
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12-07-2006, 03:19 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford Oregon
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Uhhhhhh........I gess the cats out of the bag  I have Eric Cartman house slipers @tw!ll: it's all good, I got the hang of it now. Just have to heat it up with a propain torch, then bend it Wal-Mart= where people go to beat there kids in public I got more done on it tonight, I'll post pics in the morning |
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12-07-2006, 11:20 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford Oregon
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Got a little more done. All the springs are mounted now, and I got the shock hoops, and the tranny x-member in |
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12-07-2006, 11:23 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford Oregon
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Yaknow, it's dam hard to weld 3/16" brake line to 1/16" steel with a 440V MIG that will not go below 120A But it's on there really well now |
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12-07-2006, 11:27 AM
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| Release your anger..   Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North American Union
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i like the frame , what else are you going to finish on it? BTW why are you wearing pampers |
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12-07-2006, 11:33 AM
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Well.....................every time I run the microwave I forget my name and piss my pants for about 1/2hr (JK!!)I still need to put mounting plates on the shock hoops, put in the 2nd tranny mount, bumpers, rock sliders, steering servo mount, shifter servo mount, and what ever little stuff I have not thought of yet |
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12-07-2006, 12:18 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon
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Looking awesome! Love it. Can't wait to see it in person.
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12-07-2006, 12:24 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: newport
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sorry to hear about your incontinence However you are making a very nice frame there |
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12-07-2006, 12:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: newport
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ps bicycle chain links for shackles, great idea |
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12-07-2006, 12:36 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford Oregon
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Thanks for the kind words guys  I'm a fabricator by trade, but I have never worked on anything this small before. I was a little worried about how it come together, but so far it's cake I have a little 110V wire feed that I think I'm gona set up with gas and get some .023 for and try that for my next frame (yes, I'm allready thinking about a scale flat fender Jeep). Soldering and brazing is nice and all, but I like the stength, ease, and instant nature of welding much betterThe chain is #41, and it was nice to work with. I think I'm gona do some re-shaping to the links to make them look a little more realistic. I used "Offsets" in the frame for the spring mounts, and narrow links in the frame for the shakle mounts, and masters for the shakels Last edited by Geargrinder65; 12-07-2006 at 12:40 PM. |
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