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Old 03-21-2012, 07:15 AM   #101
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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.



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.



I got this jack, now I gotta decide where to mount it. Either here...


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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Old 03-21-2012, 10:34 AM   #102
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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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Old 03-21-2012, 06:18 PM   #103
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Sure, just no spare tire cover....lol.
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Old 03-21-2012, 08:20 PM   #104
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Sure, just no spare tire cover....lol.
Ok Ok, no cover on this one.
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Old 03-22-2012, 02:23 PM   #105
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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.
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Old 03-23-2012, 10:49 AM   #106
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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.
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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Old 03-29-2012, 08:40 AM   #107
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Took her out for her first run on 3S this morning. Had a blast, got some good pics too.


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Old 03-29-2012, 08:49 AM   #108
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Rig turned out great!!
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Old 03-31-2012, 11:29 AM   #109
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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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Old 03-31-2012, 12:58 PM   #110
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Very nice rig, how do you like your shocks? What length are they?
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Old 03-31-2012, 10:34 PM   #111
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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.
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Old 03-31-2012, 11:23 PM   #112
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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.

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Old 03-31-2012, 11:36 PM   #113
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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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Old 04-01-2012, 10:39 PM   #114
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Its glued to fender!
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Old 04-02-2012, 07:24 AM   #115
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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.
They are Vanquish Products 2.2 SSZ Stars with 350 hubs and RC4WD Mud Slingers.

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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

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.
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Old 04-02-2012, 09:55 AM   #116
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Cheers bud. Just ordered a set for me r1. Awesome bud thanks. And man u got skill

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Old 04-02-2012, 10:26 AM   #117
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Looks like photobucket is blocking all your pictures now
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Old 04-02-2012, 05:34 PM   #118
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Looks like photobucket is blocking all your pictures now
yeah, exceeded bandwidth. They'll unlock them on the 3rd
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Old 04-11-2012, 10:29 AM   #119
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Awesome build - turned out really nice!
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Old 04-22-2012, 07:46 PM   #120
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I really like the hood hinges!
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