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Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand
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So is there a reasion your runing one of your front tires forwards and the other backwards
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Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: albuquerque
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i really like how you did the cage. The 1/4'' tubing fits it good, makes it look like it has 2" tubing like a 1:1 would have.
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Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: madison
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i love this truck, do you mind if i try to make one that looks like this?
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Rock Crawler ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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i think it would be real cool... this body really doesnt see enough action. I feel there are a couple of styling issues that needed to be addressed with it like, the rockers are about double of what they should be , and the body sides needed to be pulled in at the bottom to fix the proportions. I fit the body inside the sliders and found some reference pics for the rockers. I was much happier after those little changes | ||
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RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Johnston SC
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i love this truck. i would love to build a similar truck but i agree the proportions on it are a little off, mainly the fenderwells sticking up into the trim:? i like the detachable exo too. great job
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I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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very nice indeed,,i cannot add anything that hasnt already been said,,except to say i agree you did a really nice job.
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Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: madison
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did you weld the cage? if so what welder did you use, and what size wire or stick did you use thanks again |
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Rock Crawler ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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| ![]() its tig welded with a lincoln 230 set on about 14 amps and 1/16 filler rod. need to pull it all apart and finish weld some spots but for now its holding fine. still have more to add, light tabs and such
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Rock Crawler ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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After the utrcrc scale comp today i was dying to climb the waterfalls in the river ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Rock Crawler ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tuscaloosa
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That is a great looking and really unique truck. I like the interior and am curious about the motor mount. I need to switch some things around in my Fj40 build to make some room. Do you have any pics from before you put the tunnel in?
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'08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: OKC, ok
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thats one f-in sick clean truck! i love it
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I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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Man your rig looks good BuuuuuuuuttttT it ain't a truggy. A truggy' don't have frame rails behind the cab . truck + tube bed = truck with tube bed truck + buggy = truggy It is simple math . ![]() |
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Rock Crawler ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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| ![]() well that's been remedied and ill be posting some new pics soon, thanks for the equation though i was kind of wondering that myself
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Rock Crawler ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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So after having a killer time racking up as many points i could possibly stand at my first scale comp I decided some changes were in order. Lower COG first and foremost. I was really debating to just start over because I did not want to mess up what I thought was a killer looking rig. So out came the cut off wheel and I guess this is the next stage. 8.196 Lbs after the comp and river water soaked foams. ![]() I stripped out my stock axial trans just before the comp and within five minutes of bashing in the back yard the day after the comp so I invested in a aluminum case and robinson metal gears. But I was having a hard time with the crazy heavy hardened output gear. So I chucked it in my Mill and ground through the hardening then drilled it, too bad it hides away inside a case. ![]() ![]() ![]() Oh a fresh 35t integy hand wind. which i am diggin ![]() Cut the front fender tubes, fabbed front shock mounting, new zero ackerman zero bumpsteer steering, the hand brothers axle mount is still there. but i raised the servo so the axle could sit closer to the framerails. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and this upper cage with its single screw has worked excellent holding the body. Although now ill have to do something for the bedsides and probably the hood also. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And this one is for Badd "the truggy buster" bwahaha ![]() The steering is metal plates attached to vanquish high steer knuckles. I decided to build the zero ackerman into the front actuated rear tie rod plates. Well any way thats where it is at now... |
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'08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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I saw this tonight and it's just plain awesome! The steering was amazing and I really like the new look. It's got to be one of the meanest looking scalers I've seen ![]() |
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I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dirty South
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Rock Crawler ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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Gotta have a functioning winch for the scale comp this sat. ![]() ![]() ![]() I pushed it back a bit so it would move to the side for the thunderpower 2100 3s ![]() ![]() ![]() Summit trans off ebay ![]() Its Huge ![]() Dont think Ill tackle that install before the weekend, gotta get some tuning done and some drive time... ![]() |
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Rock Crawler ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Ogden, Utah
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bead blasted, chassis weight ![]() 1.588lbs ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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