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08-24-2007, 11:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Idaho Falls
Posts: 824
|  K-5 Blazer build..no name yet Today was my birthday and my wife bought me a tube bender and cutter, I also had some birthday cash and made a trip to the hobby store and bought a K-5 body. Here's what I'm building it with: TLT axles R2 tranny RC4WD beadlocks Moabs (maybe Rock Claws in the future) Novak XRS RX pack winch 55t lathe motor I have been running a K2-3L but want to build something different. I wanted to build some kind of tuber, but I like full bodied rigs, so I picked a K-5. I love the old Chevy's. I will probably dove-tail the front and rear. I want it to look something like the Blazer buggy that ran in the Ultimate Adventure last year. Here's a pic of the full size. I will post pics when I get started. This will be my first tuber so this may take me some time. |
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08-25-2007, 02:20 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Planning
Posts: 11,522
| Yea, yer gonna build Wally!!! Steve Watson competed in Top Truck Challenge a few years ago (before it was a tube rig) and it did really well, I love that rig. This should be a good one.  |
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08-25-2007, 08:44 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Idaho Falls
Posts: 824
| Well, I'm not gonna build an exact copy, it will be quite a bit different but it was my inspiration. I was watching the UA DVD and thought it was really cool. We'll see how it turns out. Guido was also kind of an inspiration also, I like how it sits so low and the stance of it, hope the K-5 comes out similiar. |
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08-25-2007, 12:21 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: L-TOWN
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| this should be cool that rig looks beast and if u can pull it off urs should be to wat color u making it green ? |
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08-25-2007, 01:16 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Planning
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Thanks for the compliment, I'm glad Guido was able to spark some creative fire.  Happy Bday by he way. | |
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08-25-2007, 06:25 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Idaho Falls
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08-25-2007, 06:28 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Idaho Falls
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I started bending some tubing last night and realized it's not as easy as I thought it was gonna be. I guess it will take me a lot of trial and error and a lot of brake line, but I'll get it done. Pretty soon I'll get some pics up. | |
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08-27-2007, 08:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Idaho Falls
Posts: 824
| Ok, here's an update. Not a whole lot, got the body basically cut the way I want it. I'm gonna leave the cab on it. While I'm rebuilding I decided to shave the axles and work on the steering. I wasn't happy with the steering on my K2 but now I think I fixed all that, should have plenty now. |
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08-28-2007, 08:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Idaho Falls
Posts: 824
| I have decided to keep my K2-3L and use it on this build. I messed around a little bit with making a tuber frame and realized I may be in over my head right now, so I'm gonna use the K2 and just make some bumpers, rollcage, and possibly a tire carrier. I didn't realize how big the Moabs actually are until I put one in the bed to see how it would look as a spare and dang, the tire looks huge sitting up there. Don't know if I will mount a spare or not. Anyway, here's a pic of how it will sit. It will probably sit lower than where I have it now and I need to shorten my back links a little bit. Any thoughts on how I should paint it? I have some ideas but would like some suggestions. |
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08-28-2007, 10:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: AREA CODE 671
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| It's looking good. |
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08-29-2007, 02:54 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GUAM
Posts: 486
| sweeeeeeet |
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08-29-2007, 04:37 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: monongahela
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| looks sweet,keep up the good work |
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08-29-2007, 07:46 AM
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| Power of the Portals Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: where ever the wind fawkin blows me, tx
Posts: 4,572
| Why not keep the green and white theme like the blazer? |
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08-29-2007, 09:17 AM
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| 1 man, 2 sons   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Recovering@ the hobby garage MT.
Posts: 7,414
| gotta love all the ttc builds lately, very cool choice. |
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08-29-2007, 09:18 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Idaho Falls
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| Right now I'm thinking orange and white, or copper and white. |
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08-29-2007, 09:56 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: L-TOWN
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| lookin good i would go with orange and white |
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08-29-2007, 03:31 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Idaho Falls
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| That's what I'm leaning toward right now. |
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08-29-2007, 03:47 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Planning
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 Orange and white is cool. I wanted to do a build of Toby's TTC winning Blazer some day. | |
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08-29-2007, 04:17 PM
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| Ultimate RC Decals  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Antonio
Posts: 3,765
| with the body narrowed like that it reminds me of this one.. |
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08-29-2007, 04:20 PM
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| PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Planning
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