10-16-2011, 10:17 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: tri cities
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| new approach to the xj
Well here is the new aproach to the xj. |
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10-16-2011, 10:55 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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nice XJ, but whats new about its "approach". Also what's with the double bumpers?
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10-16-2011, 11:15 PM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mountains of ca
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Just wondering whats up with all the deans and wiring. Looks kinda messy might wanna clean it up? Gotta love that body though
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10-16-2011, 11:38 PM | #4 |
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well its not really suppose to be a "double bumper". I cut the jeep bumper around the axial bumper to make it 1. I still have some tweeking to do to get the look just right. The new approach was cause I had another thread and I was just gonna do a simple build but I decided to take it another way. The reason it looks alittle messy is cause you don't see the wires and I'm not a neat freak on that. They did get all aranged nicer after the pics. I use all deans cause I like em and there is a spare plug when I run my batteries in parallel. But hey, I guess some people like each and every wire neat and perfect. Each to their own I guess |
10-16-2011, 11:45 PM | #5 |
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| I'm just really confused on what you mean by clean it up?? Its purty damn clean for squeezing a bec, esc, light control, battery and reciever on the little plate. When you put that much wiring in a tight spot it tends to look a tad messy but, I think it looks great. The only way to get rid of all the wires would be to shorten them up and I'm not gonna cut, shorten, re solder and shrink tube every single wire.
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10-17-2011, 10:46 AM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose
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| I see how you cut around the rear, looks good. But the front is what I was referring too. If you cut off everything under the grill from fender well to fender well and move the front bumper up under the grill you'll gain a good amount of approach angle not to mention some more tire clearance. Just a thought to try and help you out.
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10-17-2011, 11:23 AM | #7 | |
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10-18-2011, 01:54 AM | #8 |
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looks real nice! im diggin the stock rear bumper. it looks good with the cherokee. im buildin a cherokee too. theyre fun! check my build thread |
10-18-2011, 09:29 AM | #9 |
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I lowered my body posts alittle more last night. When I did that I cut the jeeps bumper more which made the dingo front bumper sit alittle more flush.
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10-18-2011, 09:55 AM | #10 |
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whats the new approach? Its looks like a stock scx10 with a jeep body.
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10-18-2011, 01:41 PM | #11 |
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| The new approach is how I changed what I was gonna do with it. I was just gonna throw a body on it and call it good (no bumbers since the body had em and no add ons). Now I'm just waiting for my roof rack, interior, extra lights ect..
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10-18-2011, 02:01 PM | #12 |
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10-18-2011, 08:29 PM | #13 |
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Put some dingo fender flares on it and I have to say, it looks purty good . No rubbing which was a big problem before cause the body was limiting the travel of the wheel. |
10-18-2011, 09:23 PM | #14 |
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Down the front pic?
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10-18-2011, 10:52 PM | #15 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mountains of ca
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Oh I meant no disrespect at all . Im not a nut about wiring either but if its up and out the way then that's less chance of a wire getting snagged by rocks, sticks or chewed by the spur gear. As well as the annoying noise from deans bouncing around. I didnt realize either what all war in the tight space there. So I do apoligize if I offended ya I didnt mean it. Heres what my rig looks like Im to crazy about keeping wires short and all just out the way. I really Like the body with the dingo flares on it I may just do that to mine since Im running 2.2's that stick out, nice build |
10-19-2011, 08:15 AM | #16 | |
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10-19-2011, 08:30 AM | #17 |
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Front and back views. They are alittle wider then the tire but the tsl's are narrow. They would look good with the 1.9 pitbulls or 2.2 tires. |
10-19-2011, 12:04 PM | #18 |
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...I was thinking of trying out the IROK 1.55 and getting some 1.55 wheels. Has anyone ran these?
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10-19-2011, 02:27 PM | #19 |
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Personally I like a wider wheel with the flasres, looks more real. I think 2.2's would look really good with that body and flare setup. I mean on 1:1 rigs the wider flares are for wider tires. I thought I still had my xj body with them flares and my 2.2 mudslingers to show ya but apparently I traded or gave it away.
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10-19-2011, 03:12 PM | #20 | |
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I was thinking the pitbulls are purty wide and only 4.45" tall. What's the widest 1.9 tire? | |
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