another other betty tj's rig
 

i have been getting more and more into crawling. trying to be a good dad i got my sons into crawling with me.
i gave my stepson tyler my ax10rtr, and had hoped to make it a bit more like a trail rig for him. i showed him a couple of bodies that i could get in a trade here at rccrawlers... and he decides he likes the powerwagon. it's cool, i know its the stock ax10 betty and all, but to me it's just a cool old truck.
here are a few snaps of the paintwork i did for him. i copied an idea i saw on here that he liked.
be easy its only my second paint. his color choices. "thumbsup""thumbsup"
http://i33.tinypic.com/2vwcxft.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/1fenwx.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/rucgph.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/2ceomfa.jpg


thanks for looking.

I like like but I've always been a fan of green

Good job, Dad! What a lucky kid, too. Looks great, hope you both have tons of fun together. I miss running with my kid, he decided girls are more fun than rc'ing. :shock:

T.D.

ive never liked the betty body. am i the only one? nice rig and colour though"thumbsup"

rig looks good, its good to see father and son sharing the same past time


he is right but RC'ing is still fun :lol:

trail chassis time
 

*** update ***

ever since i painted my son's betty for him he has been asking more about getting a pull point so i can winch his truck if he's stuck. he also said he wished his truck road more like a trail truck than a buggy.
i copied this idea from someone here. i saw it in the forums and figured i would give it a try.
its ghetto fab at it's finest, and gets the job done for sure.
first i took his shocks apart and set them up droop with internal pen springs "thumbsup"
then i cut two 15 inch long sections of 1/2 inch c-channel aluminum and bolted them up to the stock plates with four computer case screws :lol:, and left the stock braces in place.
i moved the shocks outbound a bit more and spaced them off the rails with some 3/16" brakeline spacers i made.
http://i37.tinypic.com/23w5zyr.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/2nvfnkh.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/2gujlkx.jpg
he wanted a rear pull point as well so i took a stock rod end
from the parts bin and bolted it facing down.... see it top right hand of pic.
http://i33.tinypic.com/33kt2rc.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/14al7hz.jpg
---- :shock: no more annoying fender biting 8) -----
http://i35.tinypic.com/b47of5.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/2py41n6.jpg

looking good! nice paint"thumbsup"

guess i'm not the only one who likes the betty body. looks good! my 2 y.o. was steering my ax10 tonite, i cant wait til she gets a little older! way to share the hobby w/ ur kid, i wish my dad did stuff like that when i was younger.

a word to the wise about " can't wait till she gets a little older "
that's what i used to think when my boys were that age... then i blinked and now i got two pre-teens. enjoy every minute you got with her, time flies when your having fun.

not to knock my old man, but him and i didn't hang out much like this either, my dad was a trucker "thumbsup" so i try to be what i missed.

Kudo's to you! Great rig, nice mods. The poor dodge powerwagon never gets respect. Being a mentor and friend is hard when you also need to be a father. you, however, are a DAD. Big difference.