First Build - Proline 1992 Jeep Cherokee

[MuddyWilly]

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Portable work kit

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Next: filing.

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Everything mine isn't ;)

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STILL very much a work in progress.

New battery position. Thank you zip ties.


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Painting the front light buckets:

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Painted the hub covers

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The Muffler

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The Rock Rails have been cut and painted with a Hammer Finish Alum spray paint.

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[Arctic Fire]

LOVe the orange, is it tamiya Polycarbonate Orange (PS-7)? I want this colour for a build I am doing..

[FATALLYILL]

looks good. im in the process of reworking my cherokee body a bit. i also own two 1:1 cherokees

[MuddyWilly]

Thanks!! That's my '99 Cherokee in the last picture, so I figured that the Jeep was a good choice for a first build. Lol like I said...Everything my 1:1 isn't. One of these days I'll get the 1:1 Cherokee caught up with the SCX10...

Are your 1:1's Trail ready?

[FATALLYILL]

yea thats kool. uhm my DD isnt far from what I'd consider trail ready. i just want a front bumper full suspension and lockers and ill be set. my other im fixing up and selling. i need a lil honda to drive to college 5 days a week.

[MuddyWilly]

Word, that's what everyone here does.
A rig for the mud and a little Civic to get ya where ya need to go.

[MuddyWilly]

Goin' a little nuts with the decals

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[MuddyWilly]

Slowly replacing all of the stock screws, lock nuts, washers & pins with stainless steel. Stronger and it looks good I think.

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Put some aluminum around the body post mounts

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[MuddyWilly]

Upgrading the steering blocks and links. Integy upgrade set. Got the set for $17.99 on RPP, received today - the sticker says $29.99 - So, good deal!

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[MuddyWilly]

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[MuddyWilly]

Starting to waterproof some of the electronics. Got a $4 project box at Radio Shack, two-sided tape, and some premium waterproof Silicone.

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Drilled some holes - front and back.

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Removing electronics and stock project box.

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Using a zip tie to keep it in the 'on' position

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[MuddyWilly]

Taping in the electronics. Box will be completely sealed. Debated putting balloons over the electronics, but i think if I seal the box up 100% it should survive. SILICONE. The box stands up pretty high too, so that will provide some additional protection I hope.

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The first of many applications

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[MuddyWilly]

Applied silicone to the box seal and sealed. Will apply another layer to seal once initial layer has cured.

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[grayguy]

I really like your build, looks pretty similar to mine



Mine is a little closer to my real Cherokee tho;



I'll actually be repainting my 1:1 to match my 1:10 in the next few weeks. keep up the good work!

[MuddyWilly]

Hell Yeah that is sweet! Thanks for checking it out!

[MuddyWilly]

Weight distribution is quite good like this!

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Can't wait to test it this weekend! Still need to use grease to waterproof the servo and other moving parts before I actually take it into the mud/water.

[MuddyWilly]

Sunset crawl at Pope Marine Park - Port Townsend, WA 01/19/13

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[MuddyWilly]

Cut alternating lugs off the outside edge of all four tires. We'll see what happens.

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[MuddyWilly]

Taking some copper chain and painting it aluminum for some scale exterior use.

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[MuddyWilly]

Randomly painting the metal skid plate on the front bumper to match the Cherokee paint job. Getting a winch soon and not sure I'm going to be using it much longer. Just gonna paint it up, get some pretty pictures then scape the sh*t out of it the first time I take it out! ;p I think it'll look good a little beat up.

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