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08-28-2007, 09:18 PM | #21 | |
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| Yep you hit the nail on the head. Roof flashing is a little heaver aluminum and I do use it sometimes, mainly in inner supports, but for body skins it's to tough to mold by hand. If I had a hydrolic press maybe but I feel the thickness is the perfect scale. Take you're 1:1 truck and lay it in it's side and drag it around, what do you think it will look like? Here is my other build, done in the same material Project True scale test rig Quote:
Don't feel that way. I made it with the specific intention of damaging it. For me it was a quickly body. I did it in only a few hours. That's why i like metal though, I can just make another Last edited by Metal Masher; 08-28-2007 at 09:24 PM. | |
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08-29-2007, 01:59 AM | #22 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GUAM
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08-30-2007, 12:39 AM | #23 |
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that was awesome! i like how you take pie tins and just make ur own bodies, THEN BEAT THE LIVIN P!$$ OUTTA THEM! |
08-30-2007, 08:13 PM | #24 | |
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I finally got my vid up Joe's Flatty | |
08-30-2007, 11:23 PM | #25 |
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awesome video |
08-31-2007, 06:53 AM | #26 |
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HEy man hopefully you, Joe and yer other metal bodied rigs will make it out to the second half of the states out here in Western PA.. I would love to see you mangle up another rig in person!! That was way to cool!
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09-02-2007, 06:26 AM | #27 |
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| Hopefully I can but I won't know until the last minute. I'm going to try though |
09-04-2007, 11:36 AM | #28 |
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Masher, you never cease to amaze me. Awesome build man. I really dig the "real" body damage. |
09-04-2007, 09:20 PM | #29 |
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Thanks everyone, oh and for those who think the cage is too tall, here's a real one...:-P Last edited by Metal Masher; 09-04-2007 at 09:27 PM. |
11-04-2007, 08:01 PM | #30 |
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Small update. After throughly beating the flatty for a couple months (without any breakage I must add) I decided the flatty needed a little extra protection for the grill. Joe loves to try climbs to steep and ends up flopping on the hood. I got sick of pulling it out for him so I added some new bars. Here is the poor wrinkled grill before (sorry for being out of focus. Oh and I let Joe Take a nap while I worked on the truck. Nothing seems to wake him and he just gets in the way anyways) Here is the new radiator hoop in place I also got sick of hearing Joe bitch about how every time he came to a rock higher than his bumper he would get stuck on it so I also added a stinger Now all that's left is some paint and to test it out! |
11-05-2007, 06:08 AM | #31 | |
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01-01-2008, 12:25 PM | #32 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: I live in my own world,they know me here
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Just when you thought you've heard/seen everything,you showed up.I've been kicking around the idea of making my own body,84-88 Toyota.I will never look in the housewares section of Wal Mart the same,first nylon cutting boards and now this.Great work.
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01-01-2008, 01:48 PM | #33 | |
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In fact I was just out thrashing on the flatty a few minutes ago. I keep beating on the body but it still seems to keep it's shape | |
01-01-2008, 02:17 PM | #34 |
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WOW.. Yup, I AM inspired now..!! Thats gotta be one of the most unique and outrageous idea's I've ever seen..!! ( and YES, I've seen ALOT..) I may just have to give a metal Willys body a try now..!!!!! My Hats off to you Metal Masher..!! EXCELLENT build..!! PLEASE- Lets see more pics..!!! |
01-01-2008, 03:42 PM | #35 |
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Her ya go! some pics from today Joe is real proud of the "worn in" look Some Carnage close-ups |
01-01-2008, 04:05 PM | #36 |
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WOW that is so cool... I need to try somthing like that on the FJ |
01-31-2008, 09:23 AM | #37 |
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I am loving the metal bodies you've done. I just may have to try one myself. I don't know if I missed the pictures or not but how are you attaching the body to the rigs?
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01-31-2008, 09:32 AM | #38 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: OP KS
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| WOW. That is some fine fab work there. I like the rock rash.
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02-01-2008, 02:02 AM | #39 |
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That is awesome, I used your technique and built a few bodys for me and my dad for our road cars....... we've always driven pretty hard and have done some damage to lexan bodys but this just takes it to a new level. Thanks for the inspiration..........unbelievable fun. The only thing is I'm left to fix the damages after were done. Oh well......
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02-01-2008, 02:08 AM | #40 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nelson NewZealand Team RC4WD
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man that is some insane fab work and trail damage! Respect!
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