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08-20-2008, 04:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: here
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looks great man. think it looks better beat up ( i am really liking that look)
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08-20-2008, 08:46 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Oxford PA
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Thanks! It is getting pretty once again but that'll probably not last long  Well here is the chassis fully painted    Next I wanted to smooth out the beadlocks so I got some 2MM flat head screws and countersunk the locks    then took the original inner ring, stripped it and painted it the color of the chassis and secured them with 2mm button head screws  Then I painted and assembled the rest of the truck minus the panels          up next, the new body!  |
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08-20-2008, 11:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Cloud
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Looks great, can't wait to see the body. Wish I had the fab skills you have.
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08-21-2008, 02:53 PM
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That thing is cool let me tell you
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08-23-2008, 01:26 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Turn the mayflower around.. it will never work
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Fab work and all out project is totally awesome. Still wondering like the rest how you are hand forming that panels  |
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08-23-2008, 06:48 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: hartland wi
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the rock rash on the panels from the comp looked awesome. you should reuse those!
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08-23-2008, 06:55 AM
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Nice crawler. At the beginning of your thread, you were talking about stripping the anodizing. I use kitchen drano. Works awesome. I stripped my Baja with it, then I used a scotch brite to give it the brushed aluminum look.
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08-23-2008, 09:22 AM
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I love the look of this tuber. I may have missed something but how did you make the body????? Evan |
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08-23-2008, 07:39 PM
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I will go into detail on how I did the body panels later but for now... ITS DONE! Here is is with most of the panels in place ready for the final step in paint after I put on some strait black.  Then I laid on some masking tape, drew some flames and cut them out  the flames are "ghost" style so in indirect light they are almost invisible  and in direct light (in this case with the flash) they pop out  Here it is with the clear coat on,plus I finally got the roof and rear tail gate added along with a dash. I'll just let the pics do the talking                 |
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08-31-2008, 10:08 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Amarillo, TX
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This Toy came out fantastic... I would love to see/know how well it does in comps though. I would imagine it is so top heavy..?
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08-31-2008, 10:29 AM
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08-31-2008, 01:01 PM
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Been watching your build for some time. Very nice and original. The only problems that I can see are that your nose and tail are extended too far. They will interfear with your vertical approach and hang-up on the rear. Nice build though...:-P:-P
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08-31-2008, 02:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Yuma
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08-31-2008, 02:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near Oxford, UK
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Top Build!! I'm Itching to know how you did the body... if i ever get round to getting my build going i will be needing to build my body. And Ali is going to look far nicer than styrene when dented. |
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Wow I guess I posted this at the wrong time. it took a week until i got a reply! Quote:
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09-01-2008, 07:17 AM
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09-01-2008, 09:48 AM
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Nice truck it looks great did you braise or tac weld that chassis
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09-01-2008, 10:06 AM
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That thing is fawking awesome! Great work man.
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09-01-2008, 11:04 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Haunted Forest
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Sweet work, and the aluminum panels are outstanding! What thickness are they? Did I miss it in the thread?
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09-01-2008, 11:06 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Haunted Forest
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It's all welded. ;)
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