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adrians3109 · 01-29-2011, 03:54 AM

Hi guys
i managed to get hold of a Newbright JK Jeep body. My plan is to chop it off and shorten the wheelbase to fit on my SCX10 chassis. It will have to become a 2 door jeep. I already started on this and till now it does not look so complicated to do. I chopped off 3cm. Here are some pics....

checking how much needs to be cut

point of no return :-)

...work on quarter window...to make it look good i used other side of door so window has 4 equal round corners

hope you like guys....and please say what you think on it

Jeepkid · 01-29-2011, 05:21 AM

More man, I want more. This looks like a great start.

adrians3109 · 01-29-2011, 07:38 AM

thanks mate

working on it and so far i finished off both quarter windows....now time for sanding and filling before joining the back to the rest of the body. Then i'll tackle the roof.

will keep you updated

ncb · 01-31-2011, 10:49 AM

Will there be a small window in between the door window and the hard top window?

adrians3109 · 01-31-2011, 11:03 AM

yes ...its the one in the last photo.

Should be posting new pics soon but i'm curently sanding off the door handles and filling the door grooves.

NEW YORK BOY · 01-31-2011, 11:11 AM

thats bad ass!! more pics!

adrians3109 · 01-31-2011, 11:35 AM

here are a couple of new pics...

R/C BUM · 01-31-2011, 02:03 PM

you should have just done a brute

adrians3109 · 01-31-2011, 02:15 PM

i know but i'm gonna give this a go and see where it ends :-)

...actually before starting this body i went through various other scale builds and my favourites were a truck cab version and another one with a honcho trayback

ncb · 01-31-2011, 02:56 PM

Brute!

The two door JK only has two side windows.

beidave · 01-31-2011, 08:21 PM

Looks good, don't stop now.

adrians3109 · 02-02-2011, 12:28 PM

little update...

chopped off front bumper cos i'm gonna use an axial dingo one....also started joining and sanding the body.

XJ-Crawler · 02-02-2011, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R/C BUM

you should have just done a brute

I was thinking old school Scrambler.

dsm4g63punk · 02-02-2011, 06:58 PM

that things coming along nicely! cant wait to see more of it

66sprint6 · 02-02-2011, 07:24 PM

I dig it, sorta like an extended cab style deal lol. Do an extended cab Brute

Matt

R/C BUM · 02-02-2011, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 66sprint6

I dig it, sorta like an extended cab style deal lol. Do an extended cab Brute

Matt

i agree!

Drifter_X · 02-03-2011, 07:07 PM

Wasn't really sure at first but after looking at the burte a little more am really liking it and can't wait to see where it goes.

adrians3109 · 02-03-2011, 11:26 PM

thanks for the feedback guys.... since the chop was quite straightforward, my plan is to to the same for both the rollbar and the removable top...ie chop 3cm from them as well and fit them as on original body, leaving the top removable....at least that's the plan :-)

At the moment its all joined but i'm still sanding the other side

adrians3109 · 02-04-2011, 04:17 PM

started doing the roof now....again i chopped off 3cm from the centre of the front part. The roof is still removable as original. Here is a pic of the glueing back process...

and here is another with the dingo bumper i'm gonna use

cmyers1 · 02-04-2011, 04:20 PM

Lookin very nice!!!!!!!!!

looks like an extended cab jk

01-29-2011, 03:54 AM	#1
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	Short Wheelbase JK Jeep Hi guys i managed to get hold of a Newbright JK Jeep body. My plan is to chop it off and shorten the wheelbase to fit on my SCX10 chassis. It will have to become a 2 door jeep. I already started on this and till now it does not look so complicated to do. I chopped off 3cm. Here are some pics.... checking how much needs to be cut point of no return :-) ...work on quarter window...to make it look good i used other side of door so window has 4 equal round corners hope you like guys....and please say what you think on it

01-29-2011, 05:21 AM	#2
Jeepkid I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN Posts: 3,197	More man, I want more. This looks like a great start.

01-29-2011, 07:38 AM	#3
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	thanks mate working on it and so far i finished off both quarter windows....now time for sanding and filling before joining the back to the rest of the body. Then i'll tackle the roof. will keep you updated

01-31-2011, 10:49 AM	#4
ncb Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Parker Posts: 22	Will there be a small window in between the door window and the hard top window?

01-31-2011, 11:03 AM	#5
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	yes ...its the one in the last photo. Should be posting new pics soon but i'm curently sanding off the door handles and filling the door grooves.

01-31-2011, 11:11 AM	#6
NEW YORK BOY Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Thomasville, NC Posts: 904	thats bad ass!! more pics!

01-31-2011, 11:35 AM	#7
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	here are a couple of new pics...

01-31-2011, 02:03 PM	#8
R/C BUM Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hobby Garage (Helena) Posts: 287	you should have just done a brute

01-31-2011, 02:15 PM	#9
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	i know but i'm gonna give this a go and see where it ends :-) ...actually before starting this body i went through various other scale builds and my favourites were a truck cab version and another one with a honcho trayback

01-31-2011, 02:56 PM	#10
ncb Newbie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Parker Posts: 22	Brute! The two door JK only has two side windows.

01-31-2011, 08:21 PM	#11
beidave Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ocala Posts: 121	Looks good, don't stop now.

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02-02-2011, 12:28 PM	#12
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	little update... chopped off front bumper cos i'm gonna use an axial dingo one....also started joining and sanding the body.

02-02-2011, 06:58 PM	#14
dsm4g63punk Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Clairsville Posts: 41	that things coming along nicely! cant wait to see more of it

02-02-2011, 07:24 PM	#15
66sprint6 RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Murfreesboro Posts: 1,537	I dig it, sorta like an extended cab style deal lol. Do an extended cab Brute Matt

02-03-2011, 07:07 PM	#17
Drifter_X Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: douglasville Posts: 80	Wasn't really sure at first but after looking at the burte a little more am really liking it and can't wait to see where it goes.

02-03-2011, 11:26 PM	#18
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	thanks for the feedback guys.... since the chop was quite straightforward, my plan is to to the same for both the rollbar and the removable top...ie chop 3cm from them as well and fit them as on original body, leaving the top removable....at least that's the plan :-) At the moment its all joined but i'm still sanding the other side

02-04-2011, 04:17 PM	#19
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	started doing the roof now....again i chopped off 3cm from the centre of the front part. The roof is still removable as original. Here is a pic of the glueing back process... and here is another with the dingo bumper i'm gonna use

02-04-2011, 04:20 PM	#20
cmyers1 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: pickens county Posts: 532	Lookin very nice!!!!!!!!! looks like an extended cab jk

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