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06-30-2007, 07:04 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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|  bruiser for my "little bruiser" picked up a bruiser from my friend for cheap for my son (even if he's only 3 months old  ). had it sitting in the work room and i figured it was time to work on it. sandblasted the whole frame to get it all cleaned up. took apart my scale f650 to steal the axles and tranny. still gonna use the toyota body but probably only use the cab part. plans are for a full tube rollcage, leaves in the front and rear, and to get as much articulation i can out of this thing. got a runner done so far with a losi tranny, pro boat esc, spectrum tx/rx, and a hitec 5995. i'll be using moabs on rc4wd beadlocks with toby wideners. now i gotta get working on the tube work but at least the suspension works awesome. this is all for my son (but my wife doesn't beleive me at all, but it's all good  ). when he gets older he'll get it, along with all the others. but for now i get to bash with it . here's some pics of what's done so far, hope you guys like it..............thanks .....................    |
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06-30-2007, 07:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Connecticut
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| I really like the rear suspension, nice job! |
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06-30-2007, 11:03 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rye Brook, NY
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| How well does that perform with that suspension? |
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06-30-2007, 11:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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06-30-2007, 11:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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06-30-2007, 11:34 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In Kahoots!!!!!
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| Do I smell a leaf spring class in the future? |
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06-30-2007, 11:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: on the rock
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| Eh, Thats the same line I use from when my first son was born. Until my wife caught on. It's for my son. So make more boys  |
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07-01-2007, 12:22 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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07-01-2007, 04:54 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Guam
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| something similar to quarter elliptic...    Nice set-up bro |
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07-01-2007, 05:50 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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| yeah, kinda like............nice set-up . how's it working for you? by the way, nice k5 body!!!!!! |
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07-01-2007, 06:57 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Guam
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| thanks all around! im still missing some key parts (trans, electrics, and motor). im still waiting for my tax return.  but other than that, it seams pretty capable. keep up the good work bro! |
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07-01-2007, 10:23 AM
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| Rock Crawler   Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PNW!!!
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| Nice rear suspension setup. Might have to plagiarize that on my build. What leafs are you using? Mike |
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07-01-2007, 11:05 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PNW!!!
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| Ah. The suspension idea was from the BigTex rig. Nice! |
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07-03-2007, 06:09 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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| UPDATES!!!!!! got some tube work done to the bruiser. couldn't fix the pillar on the cab so off it went. probably going to salvage the top and use just that.........we'll see how it goes. tacked up the tubing, still got to add just alittle more and off to the "paint booth". oh yeah, still got to make the bumpers and maybe an exo. hope you guys like it so far.......on to the pics, thanks. i'll keep posting as it goes along .       and here's a pic of the proud owner.........ryler  sorry the pic is blurry..............he was kind of moving fast. |
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07-03-2007, 08:23 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wollongong, NSW, Australia
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|  That thing is wicked  That is a cute lil fella you got there he wil be one very happy boy when hes old enough to drive it.I think you should cut the lower section of the front fenders like on the 1:1's. Shane |
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07-03-2007, 08:40 AM
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| Official Scale Nazi   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monticello, IL
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| Babies can't play with toys.....since you didn't know that I'll take it off your hands!  |
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07-03-2007, 08:45 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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, he's also a handful too.........sometimes alittle "wicked" too . | |
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07-05-2007, 01:32 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wollongong, NSW, Australia
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| ^^lol Cant wait to see the end result. Are you going to paint of powder coat the frame? Also, what colour for the body? and are you going to fix the crack at the top of the passenger fender with styrene(sp?) Shane |
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07-05-2007, 03:18 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck!
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07-05-2007, 10:17 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Austin
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| That bad ***! We need to see it on some rocks. |
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