Joe's flatty The revival!

[Metal Masher]

Thanks for all the positive feed back folks. Sorry I haven't been keeping up with updates, I've been real busy with other stuff. So here is a little update.

Last fall I took Joe out with a friend of mine for some playing after a comp and Joe was gracious enough to let my buddy drive. Well my buddy seems to have the same driving style as Joe because he really put a hurting on the old Jeep.

I'll let the pics do the talking






The Jeep took a heavy hit on the cowl







But we managed to beat it out pretty good




Ready for some more wheelin!

[Mighty Mouse]

It didn't look that good on Sunday. You need some current shots.

[twissted]

It took some time to build it as you did and to realy make it scale you sent it to the rocks> I Love it. Maybe some body armor after you get some of the kincks out, would be cool.

Originally Posted by Metal Masher

At the comp Joe didn't do to bad for his first time. The rain the night before and the humidity that morning made for slick conditions.

Here he is stuck before gate 2



I told him not to take it easy and i guess he listened



After the comp Joe wanted to play and since it was nicely broken in from the comp I figured what the heck. So I pulled the fenders back out and let him go





Boy his driving style is unforgiving!





Eventually his cockyness got the better of him and he took a nasty tumble






He was ok and i managed to fix most of the damage so he'll be set for another day

And here is some close-ups of the carnage for you're viewing pleasure

[Metal Masher]

Originally Posted by Mighty Mouse

It didn't look that good on Sunday. You need some current shots.

Hold you're horses! I'm getting there.

Originally Posted by twissted

It took some time to build it as you did and to realy make it scale you sent it to the rocks> I Love it. Maybe some body armor after you get some of the kincks out, would be cool.

body armor is for wusses! real men like body damage!:-P seriously I wouldn't make it this way if it didn't get trashed. I love the carnage.

Well This past weekend a bunch of the club member got together for a little wheelin and Joe was in a rare mood and took it out on the truck




He took a nasty tumble off a rock right onto the rear 1/4 and caved it in good





I must admit that after almost 2 years of pounding the bone stock TLT axles, he finally broke one.



It's just the C and should take no time to repair

A quick check under the hood revealed all was well



And I forgot to mention Joe purchased a new winch before the last run which came in really handy when he snapped the axle



Well after some body massaging Joe dug into the front axle to check out the damage



Yep Joe I think it's broke

The axle will need to wait for now but Joe mentioned he wanted to go to a scale comp this weekend being held by my club so we figured it was time for some details to gain negative points since he'll probably max himself out on the course

the first item up was lights

I needed a bucket to hold the LED's and scrounging around found some old blackfoot buckets that seemed to fit the opening



They would work but I didn't like the idea of the heavy plastic, so after a bit of experimenting I came up with a better solution.

I started with a flat sheet



Then, using my finger nails, stretched the metal into a rough bucket shape




Then i forced it into the light bucket



Then to get the final smooth shape, I forced the butt end of a screw driver into the housing




Finally I smoothed and trimmed the edge. Now I have a perfectly round light bucket...



Or moon style hubcap!



Now to make it a light I first punch a small hole in the middle



Then force an LED from the front through to make a place for the light



LOL! looks like an alien spacecraft!

anyways here it is with the light in place



and the lens cut out of thin plastic



With the buckets done I handed them to Joe for a test fit.



I think they will work real good



I'll post up pics once there fully mounted and wired. Joe's gotta take off and so do I.

[Mighty Mouse]

Where is the scale comp? I will be at SL on Saturday morning.

The pics are awsome. We had some minor carnage on Sunday. That heavy pig silver Dodge did awsome. We took a good bit of videos.

[Jake]

Hey I like Joe's seatbelt (pics 3 and 4 from the top)

Any way likin the headlights

Overall I think this is just about as scale as you can get......CARNAGE!!


JP

[Metal Masher]

Originally Posted by Mighty Mouse

Where is the scale comp? I will be at SL on Saturday morning.

The pics are awsome. We had some minor carnage on Sunday. That heavy pig silver Dodge did awsome. We took a good bit of videos.

It will be after our regular comp on Sunday Wayne. Go to our club sight for details http://www.team-svsc.com/forum/

[twissted]

Is awsome. This is your calling in the rc world. Lets see how long this one last.

Originally Posted by Metal Masher

I never intended it to be a low buck project but i suppose it is. I've always used what i had lying around so it seems natural to me.

Well I don't have any progress shots of the body , I was in a hurry to get it done before the PA Jeep show a couple weeks ago, So here is the completed rig before I ran it.






Yes the "Willys" is actually embossed into the metal


The new body has some refinements to it. I added a little more detail like the lettering on the back. I cut the front fenders off the original truck to get a better mold of them, I added more bracing this time to help with the weak spots I had in the old body, and the radiator support is of a heavier gauge metal to help keep it from collapsing like the last one.

Her is a not so clear shot of the underbelly




One last thing, the skid plate to the left in the upper photo is actually the battery trey



I had to put it there because the tranny now occupies the original location. The 2 cell LiPo fits perfectly and is easly removed by simply removing the 2 back screws and hinging it down.

I'll get some after run shots up soon

[Metal Masher]

Well I got the lites finished.

For the front I got the bulbs glued in and the lenses and buckets in place



then I got them wired up



for the rear I made a bucket out of scrap




then I glued the lite to the bucket



I punched a hole in the back of the rear fender



and glued the bucket in place





I fed the wired through the frame and tied them up



once they were all wired up I gave them a test run




they work pretty good!

Next I wanted to add more details for the comp this past weekend.

I had some gas cans that came with the plastic Jeep that i used to mold the body from



but one I got to looking at it I thought "a plastic can just ain't right" So O course I promptly molded one out of aluminum





A little red paint and the addition of the original handle and it was lookin good



now I wanted it to get some damage of course so the most logical place to put it was on the side with a strap of metal i folded and glued to the body



I also added some other quick accessories to gain some points at the comp

spare tire, shafts, strap and a cooler



and finally I added the passenger seat



Now Joe is happy that it's looking like a complete truck











Now it's time to beat it up!

[4x4mtb]

thats just cool!!!

[rocpede]

man that is alot of carange and awsome pics, too.

[Mighty Mouse]

One word, Awsome!!!!!!

[badnuz]

that looks so realistic with the dents and all mate so all i can sae is i have to build one now

[rccrawlking]

dude thats awsome you should enter it for rc car actions readers of the month

[rccrawlking]

sorry i meant readers ride of the month

[Jake]

Hey man that doesnt look right Theres a nice clean Jerry can on the side while the rest of the truck is fixing to fall apartLOL

Anyway the jerry can, the headlights, the seats, everything looks AWESOME!!


JP

[Trikster]

So refresh my memory... Those are the cheapy baking pans like you use at Thanksgiving that you have smoothed out and formed. Are you using Shoe Goo or rubber cement to hold all the panels together? Back in the 80's I did something similar, but used thin brass and solder, wonder if I can do that again?? Hmm...

[phase10]

lol awesome build

[Metal Masher]

Originally Posted by rccrawlking

dude thats awsome you should enter it for rc car actions readers of the month

I don't think it's worthy of that. Leo's willy's or maybe my Toyota scaler when it done. we'll see.

Originally Posted by Jake

Hey man that doesnt look right Theres a nice clean Jerry can on the side while the rest of the truck is fixing to fall apartLOL

Anyway the jerry can, the headlights, the seats, everything looks AWESOME!!

is this better?:

After it's first outing.



And even better after the most recent one!



Here's how it looked from the bottom




but a little work with a metal punch and all is good:nice:




JP

Originally Posted by Trikster

So refresh my memory... Those are the cheapy baking pans like you use at Thanksgiving that you have smoothed out and formed. Are you using Shoe Goo or rubber cement to hold all the panels together? Back in the 80's I did something similar, but used thin brass and solder, wonder if I can do that again?? Hmm...

Yep that's pretty much it. The shoo goo works much better than anything i have used over the counter including rubber cement. I've thought about automotive panel adhesive but you can't get it in small quantities. I may try it if i can get a sample.

[andrwplsn]

Truly amazing, i love the look, and the scale stuff makes it even sweeter!!!! keep up the amazing work, i love the pics!!!