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08-12-2010, 08:29 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bay Area
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I’ve had my Honcho for about 6 months and have had a blast. I got into RC Crawling after having to sell my 1:1 Jeep and this has def got me hooked. This is my first attempt at a build and it’ no where near the level of some you guys on here but it’s been fun so far. I’m moving from Columbus GA to Colorado Springs CO in a few weeks and wanted to try and crawl my way there. I’m thinking stops for crawling in Columbus, Memphis TN, Little Rock AR, Tulsa OK, Witchta KS, and finally Colorado Springs. I needed a good tough rig for the trip so I decided on a Military CUCV build. I would love to build a 1:1 but this is more in my price range. I painted the inside with a flat grey and then painted the outside OD Green so it will scratch up and look like it’s down to the metal. It was a little interesting cutting the body out as I have never done it before. Definitely could use some practice! Same with trying to punch the holes for the body posts. Did all the math to make sure it was centered, marked it, and punched it……only to be too far forward on the hood . Round 2, marked it and punched but it was a little off. The body isn’t perfectly centered but it doesn’t look too bad. Hit it with its first coat of OD and letting it dry overnight. 1:1 Inspiration (yes I know its a blazer but you get the idea)   "Primed"  Cut out. Gonna hit it with some sandpaper tomorrow and try and smooth it out.  Comp Cut rear  On the Frame  No Rubbing Front or Rear   |
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08-17-2010, 12:35 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bay Area
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Got the body painted and a few stickers on. Took it for a shakedown run and only got 2 pictures in the sand due to a busted front driveshaft. Id like to bedline the bed top and get a few scale parts before calling it done. extra holes in the hood. Oops   Stuck...need a winch...   |
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08-17-2010, 01:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville FL
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i like it. but you kno if you used the clod body you could make it way more scale
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08-17-2010, 01:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles, 90201
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Nice rig.!! Paint came out great . . . One question though.. why did you cut the rear body out like that.? Did you do it cuz of the wheelbase miss match or just cuz you like the look of the bed being cut.? I had that issue when I got my hilux body & all I did was removed the honcho stock plastic links & upgraded NOT to the honcho aluminum links but to the Dingo aluminum links . . . It gave me a shorter wheelbase to fit my hilux body it went from a 12.3 to a 11.4 wheelbase  and also I had the same issue with not getting the post holes lined up correctly I also have 4 holes on my hood :( but a simple solution to that is cover it up with a hi-lift jack  Last edited by toyotaexo88; 08-17-2010 at 02:00 PM. |
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08-17-2010, 04:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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all your rigs look bad ass! |
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08-17-2010, 07:42 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bay Area
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I was sort of going for a comp cut look that you see in Jeeps and to also make the wheel base fit. I havent messed with the links yet and not quite sure where Im gonna go with the links. I like the idea for the highlift though!
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