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09-06-2011, 05:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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|  Mudn_1's (BA-JK) build.....*UPDATE*.... pics from STR event at LRC
I've made some progress on this build and have figured some things out on my own.... being my first scaler build up.....but first I have some questions before I get pics of progress up.....new bright JK body 1. body mounting? I would like to see your ideas so I can make my own... I want at least one end of the body to be rigid mounted and the other, velcro is ok.....like a tilt body....and where front to back should the body be on the frame? basically so I can get moving while waiting on parts and whatnot.... thanks for any help or ideas Last edited by mudn_1; 02-26-2012 at 09:11 PM. |
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09-06-2011, 11:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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not everybody at once now
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09-07-2011, 10:24 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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I got some more done tonight.... got the lower links made, so its a roller.... body trimmed and about ready for paint blah, blah, blah... I guess i need to get some pics up so this thread will be interesting
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09-07-2011, 10:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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I mounted mine today with velcro up front and actually screwing the body to the spare tire carrier with the screw that hold the tire on. Up front I used styrene and the body mounts to make the mount. In the rear I then put another sheet of styrene to keep the body from moving. My wheel base is 13", 6 1/2 center to axle front and back.   |
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09-07-2011, 11:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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I got the bottom links finished and they are 135mm eye to eye, if yours are the same, what are the upper links eye to eye? to take some guess work out of it.... | |
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09-07-2011, 11:29 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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I don't have the exact measurement but it's pretty low. I can check that in the morning. My axles sit 6 1/2" from the centerline front and back. My lower links are 112mm I think. Upper links are 102mm I think.  Last edited by LDogg; 09-07-2011 at 11:31 PM. |
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09-07-2011, 11:43 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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and are your tires 1.9 or 2.2? they look big... I have flat irons currently, but want some 1.9 tsl's if they are taller Last edited by mudn_1; 09-07-2011 at 11:45 PM. | |
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09-08-2011, 06:48 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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That is just the link length, no rod ends. Those are 1.9 baja claws. They are BIG....  TSLs are taller then the flat irons as well, but not as tall as these baja claws.
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09-08-2011, 07:28 AM
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| Ultimate RC Decals  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Antonio
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here's how low i got mine to sit.  keep in mind that i had to cut out the interior in the center to allow the tranny to come through.  for the front i used the plate and velcro method like mentioned above. and for the rear i trimmed the shock mounts and used the body clips. two holes right behind the rear seat. trimmed mounts. i used the rear frame cross brace to mount the body posts.   two holes  link to my build Goodwill Score NOW JK Build... Last edited by BOWTIE; 09-08-2011 at 07:32 AM. |
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09-08-2011, 08:51 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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awesome! thanks for the pics
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09-08-2011, 09:09 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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Forgot to mention I am running an rc4wd r2 tranny, so I didnt cut the interior.
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09-08-2011, 09:19 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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Yeah, I'll have to cut it.... thats no big deal to me though.....just trying to figure out this link and body fitment thing... the rest seems pretty easy to me | |
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09-08-2011, 12:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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Upper links and drag link finished....   Motor and tranny....its gonna be fast....LOL  the tires and wheels for now.... TSL's to come definetely, and paint for the rings, or maybe whole wheels... haven't made my mind up yet   Body gettin close to being ready for paint.... basically just have to scuff it up.....  and last but not least..... the cage... I can't take credit for it though, another member on here built it.....  any help, info, tips are appreciated..... |
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09-08-2011, 10:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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I got some more work done tonight..... I really like bowties build (simple, but real looking)... so I am going off of his build.... I moved the rear shock mount, and trimmed it so the body sits low.... trimmed the interior which I really suck at, but oh well, I dont really care about the inside anyways LOL....and I am running Losi CC shocks Limited to 3.5".....
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09-10-2011, 09:32 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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made some purchases yesterday.... i'm broke now...lol  Got some work done, trimmed the body.... and it sits a little better now   |
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09-10-2011, 10:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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Looks great with the shocks liminted, but i'd spring for the tall 1.9s like boggers, baja claws or i-rocs they'd fill out the fenderwell a little more.
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09-11-2011, 08:05 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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yeah, I dont like the flatirons much, I want tsl's... are they much bigger? and I'm not digging the wheels either, maybe once I get them painted up they will look ok....they might end up black as well | |
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09-11-2011, 09:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vermont
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Those are great looking wheels, but I agree they don't work with the jeep.. As for the tsl size, the 1.9 Proline tsl-sx is pretty much the exact same height as the flat irons.
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09-11-2011, 09:44 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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Thanks for the info, I really like the tsl's, but I do want something a little bigger, so maybe the iroks is what i want | |
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09-12-2011, 10:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: too close to LRC.... Jealous????
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got the body mounts all ready to go.... I went basically off what bowtie has done.... It fits like a damn glove....LOL    I was gonna leave the tranny alone, but I had a crappy Hot racing idler and it stripped at the last comp with my sportsman even though the epoxied outputs are still in good shape.... I went ahead and installed both robinson racing gears..... and assembled the MIPs (no pic)  I also got some sanding and painting started on the body....   last but not least, i hated the wheels after I got them, so I did some experimenting.....we'll see how it goes.... oh and the cage is painted or hillbilly powdercoated...LOL   The build is starting to come together nicely..... |
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