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Thanks Nate. I got a email from Castle yesterday. My MMP will be out to me within the next week or two.

I havent posted any progess in a while so I figured I'd get you caught up. I scuffed the roof and hood and painted them. I did the roof in the "Rhino liner" type spray paint and did the hood in flat black. I'm working on some kind of satin black design on the hood, not really sure there yet. I also added some scale acc in the back.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...8/DSCF2053.jpg
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I used Dubro hinges and some micro screws for the hinges. Then I used a Traxxas battery holder thing and used the posts for the front. I dont have a drill bit that small so I used a piece of guitar string to melt a hole in the hood. SO the screws are both asthetic and functional. A drop of Shoogoo ensured they wouldnt move.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...8/DSCF2057.jpg
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I got this jack, now I gotta decide where to mount it. Either here...
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...8/DSCF2062.jpg

or on the back beside the spare tire. Either way I have 2 holes on the hood. They arent really ideal for mounting the jack because they're almost to far apart

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what about the spare? I'm thikning about a stock like setup like this...
2005 HUMMER H2 SUT Photo Gallery - Tailgate and Spare Tire

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Sure, just no spare tire cover....lol.

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Ok Ok, no cover on this one.

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Nice lookin' rig ya' got there! Just ordered my Wraith RTR yesterday and already I have some inspiration to use for a build direction. Looks great, man! The soft top is definitley a nice touch. "thumbsup"

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I ended up spraying it with a textured paint. The soft top looked good, but its a PITA to make the back end look good. Either way, thanks for looking.

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Took her out for her first run on 3S this morning. Had a blast, got some good pics too.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...8/DSCF2078.jpg
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Rig turned out great!!

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amazing. cant wait to start on mine. do you have part numbers for the dubro hinges and traxxas part for the hood?

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Very nice rig, how do you like your shocks? What length are they?

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thanks guys.
Those shocks are 100mm with super soft springs. So far so good. I like em.

The hinges are just Dubro airplane hinges. I dont have any parts numbers for you. But if you go to the Dynamic Concepts Rubi thread you'll find the info you're looking for.

And yes, these rims are seriously badass.

Sorry to ask a dumb qeustion, but I really like them wheels bud, can u give me the name and the site u gottem from please.
I been following ur thread for ages and man u have some skill. Nice work indeed. Very individual, I like it lol
Cheers bud keep it man.

rc is no hobby its a disease

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I have a question for ya.. How do you keep the grill on once your cut it from the top piece? I was thinking about doing the front battery mod with the flip hood. But I can't for the life of me see how to keep the grill on if I cut it off. LOL

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Its glued to fender!

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They are Vanquish Products 2.2 SSZ Stars with 350 hubs and RC4WD Mud Slingers.


Yup, the corners get glued to the corners of the fenders. Drill the holes out for the bumper mounts. Ive seen people cut slots out so they dont have to seperate the grill from the hood, but this way looks better IMO.

Cheers bud. Just ordered a set for me r1. Awesome bud thanks. And man u got skill

rc is no hobby its a disease

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Looks like photobucket is blocking all your pictures now :cry:

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yeah, exceeded bandwidth. They'll unlock them on the 3rd

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Awesome build - turned out really nice!

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I really like the hood hinges!