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08-24-2007, 10:11 PM | #1 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello
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| 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, 01:20 AM | #2 |
PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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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. |
08-25-2007, 07:44 AM | #3 |
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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, 11:21 AM | #4 |
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, 12:16 PM | #5 | |
PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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Thanks for the compliment, I'm glad Guido was able to spark some creative fire. Happy Bday by he way. | |
08-25-2007, 05:25 PM | #6 |
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08-25-2007, 05:28 PM | #7 |
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| Thanks man. 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, 07:14 PM | #8 |
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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, 07:59 PM | #9 |
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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, 09:40 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacific
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It's looking good. |
08-29-2007, 01:54 AM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GUAM
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| sweeeeeeet |
08-29-2007, 03:37 AM | #12 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: monongahela
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looks sweet,keep up the good work |
08-29-2007, 06:46 AM | #13 |
Moderator Rule Breaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx
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Why not keep the green and white theme like the blazer?
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08-29-2007, 08:17 AM | #14 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: G6'N
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gotta love all the ttc builds lately, very cool choice. |
08-29-2007, 08:18 AM | #15 |
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Right now I'm thinking orange and white, or copper and white.
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08-29-2007, 08:56 AM | #16 |
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, 02:31 PM | #17 |
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That's what I'm leaning toward right now.
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08-29-2007, 02:47 PM | #18 |
PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Toby Harrell's Blazer. Orange and white is cool. I wanted to do a build of Toby's TTC winning Blazer some day. |
08-29-2007, 03:17 PM | #19 |
Ultimate RC Decals Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Antonio
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with the body narrowed like that it reminds me of this one..
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08-29-2007, 03:20 PM | #20 |
PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Oh yeah! Randy Swartz's Blazer, I like that one too. |
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