Guido: Scale TTC Bronco 2015 Scale Nats Updates

[montana.matt]

Originally Posted by team3six

Matt, are you going to make it too then? I hope so

I'll break away from our annual Memorial weekend camping trip to make it

[hotwheels000]

Thats awsome Chris,hope everything else works out as well for you as well.

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Thank you guys.

Well I talked to my dad and he has offered to help cover the costs of the trip to Montanya so looks like it's on like Donkey Kong.

[Grizzly4x4]

Thanks guys. Yup, the fam will be coming along again. We could all use a little time away. Thank goodness for family that looks after you.

Back to work tomorrow on the motor mounts, body mounts, light bar, etc, etc.....

[dezfan]

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Thanks guys. Yup, the fam will be coming along again. We could all use a little time away. Thank goodness for family that looks after you.

Back to work tomorrow on the motor mounts, body mounts, light bar, etc, etc.....

Give em hell Grizz!

[team3six]

good to know Chris, Like i said if you need anything. Just ask and if I can help I will.

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Thanks guys. Yup, the fam will be coming along again. We could all use a little time away. Thank goodness for family that looks after you.

Back to work tomorrow on the motor mounts, body mounts, light bar, etc, etc.....

[XSRCdesign]

fawk yeah!

[5150bronco]

i really hope everything works out.

[DISTURBIN' tha PEACE]

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Thanks guys. Yup, the fam will be coming along again. We could all use a little time away. Thank goodness for family that looks after you.

Back to work tomorrow on the motor mounts, body mounts, light bar, etc, etc.....

yeah boi!!!!

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by dezfan

Give em hell Grizz!

Originally Posted by team3six

good to know Chris, Like i said if you need anything. Just ask and if I can help I will.

Originally Posted by exesivefire

fawk yeah!

Originally Posted by 5150bronco

i really hope everything works out.

Originally Posted by DISTURBIN' tha PEACE

yeah boi!!!!

Thanks alot guys.

Got some good work done this weekend. Radiator mounts are done, motor mounts are done, body panel mounting tabs are done, fuel cell mounts are done. vent window bars are in.
The light bar is mounted, I just need to make the support bars, clean it up, and find my other lights. In my haste to clean things up I put my first light bar and 3 of my lights somewhere and I can't find them. I decided the light bar looked better out of 1/8" rod anyway.

[XSRCdesign]

Looking good Chris

A light bar is one of the things I have been fighting with this past couple days, yours looks really good, making me want to revisit the thought again.

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by exesivefire

Looking good Chris

A light bar is one of the things I have been fighting with this past couple days, yours looks really good, making me want to revisit the thought again.

Thanks Andy.
I've been fighting mine for a while. I decided to mount the lights upside down so that the light tabs are out of the way and I could keep the bar as close to the windshield as possible. I like it better that way. I still need to make the support bars for between the lights. I think I'll do curved bars instead of the traditional straight bars.

[2JSC]

The way you have the light bar hinged, you could put a tiny camber link in there for on the fly adjustment.

Oh, and that front bumper just looks sinister!

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by 2JSC

The way you have the light bar hinged, you could put a tiny camber link in there for on the fly adjustment.

Yuppers. I'm working on what will look good and allow that easy adjustment.

Originally Posted by 2JSC

Oh, and that front bumper just looks sinister!

Thanks! That's exactly what I was hoping to hear.

[team3six]

Whoo boy. Now your jamming. What Do ya think it weighed before the teardown?

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by team3six

Whoo boy. Now your jamming. What Do ya think it weighed before the teardown?

Before the teardown Guido weighed 12 lbs. When he's done I expect the weight to be about the same but it should be distributed lower and more balanced front to rear. For example, the LiPo batteries will save 3oz of weight off the chassis but I've added that much or more to the axles because of the trusses.

[Grizzly4x4]

I couldn't resist a quick mockup picture. I really like how it's turning out.
Pictures like this keep me motivated.

The ride height will be much lower when it's done of course.

[XSRCdesign]

That thing looks evil

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by exesivefire

That thing looks evil

Thanks Andy. Evil and sinister are what I was going for, I wanted Guido to look completely different from the "modified Bronco" look of before.

[ecoli]

So is this even Guido any more, or do you figure it needs a new name.....nah!

Looks great. This thing is going to be sick once it's finished.

[War Pig]

Guidos looking great Chris! Glad you're back on track with everything.....my heart sank when you said that you might not make it to Montana. Can't wait to see you progress. Our last scale comp before Nats was yesterday, so the EB is torn down one last time, and final assembly will be coming.....three weeks to go?