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03-02-2018, 12:01 PM | #1 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop - OR - Does a GOM Poop in the Woods? Ok, ok, I will leave the bear (Gom) jokes to comedians better than I. However, since parts have started to arrive, I will start my build thread. For starters, I've been away from the hobby for almost 20 years. I was going to look at building something like a Bomber or a Wraith but then I saw the Gom and my future has been written. This will be a slow build, I have expensive tastes and a paupers income. So far, I have received enough Fast Eddy's bearings to do the entire rig, a Robinson's Racing pinion gear, and G-Made CVA kit. I also have some grease and paint bombs. My Gom kit should be here tomorrow and I have a large JunFac order on the way from Korea. There is also a set of aluminum body panels from Barndog Racing in the mail. More photos as I take them. Painting to begin as soon as the kit arrives. Last edited by OzarkCrawler; 03-02-2018 at 12:28 PM. |
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03-03-2018, 10:11 AM | #2 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
My Bear just arrived, time to get to work! I scored this off of eBay for only $262. I highly recommend trying to get one from eBay yourself if you are in the market for one. |
03-03-2018, 11:12 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
So it sounds like you're gonna start off with painting the interior, that's one thing that held up my build, before the cage can be completed the interior needs to go in. I usually leave paint for last but on this kit its not a bad place to start. One more tip, measure all of the screws as you go, they have a lot of odd locations and close sizes so dont rush finding the right fasteners Happy building! Last edited by HumboldtEF; 03-03-2018 at 11:14 AM. |
03-03-2018, 11:18 AM | #4 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop There isn't much else I can do until my JunFac order arrives so paint it is. I'm custom painting the axles, transfer case, transmission case, and both the upper cage and lower cage.
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03-03-2018, 11:35 AM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
Thats true, I forgot about all of the mods
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03-03-2018, 11:48 AM | #6 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop Only plastic on my axles will be the housing itself. Prepping and cleaning the axles for paint. I am going with a shade of Tamiya gun metal, it will either be plain gun metal or light gun metal depending on how it looks on a test subject. |
03-04-2018, 02:24 PM | #7 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
The plan to make the drive-train a bit more metallic is working well thanks to Tamiya TS-38 Gun Metal. |
03-05-2018, 06:55 AM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
Painting is going well but I think I screwed up the paint on the diff. covers. It will not be the end of the world if I can't make them presentable, it'll give the excuse to buy the JunFac (J30007) 3D diff. covers that I really want. However, I'll have to wait til April 1st. to place another JunFac order. My current JunFac order will be here on Wednesday and I can begin axle assembly. |
03-05-2018, 11:38 AM | #9 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
Wow, my JunFac order just arrived two days ahead of schedule. Now I can start building. |
03-05-2018, 12:22 PM | #10 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
HD diff. locker anyone? Installed for test fitment before lube. |
03-05-2018, 12:29 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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03-05-2018, 12:37 PM | #12 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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03-05-2018, 12:57 PM | #13 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
soze, I even splurged on aluminum bearing caps. This was a tough expense to swallow, however these are nice and thick and I'm pleased with them. |
03-05-2018, 03:02 PM | #14 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
Rear axle is done, Front is almost ready. I think the use of Tamiya TS-38 Gun Metal came out nice with the Titanium Grey aluminum parts. Parts: JunFac Straight Axle Adpater (J30011) JunFac Aluminum Axle Truss (J30013) G-Made Aluminum Link Mount (GM30103) G-Made HD Diff. Locker (GM30070) G-Made Aluminum Bearing Cap (GM30090) Team Fast Eddy Bearings |
03-06-2018, 06:24 AM | #15 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
Front axle is complete. Sadly, I could not make the brass bushings work with the aluminum knuckles. I will have to try and do some machining later but not sure what to do at this point. Parts: JunFac Aluminum C-Hub Carrier 10-degree caster (J30015) JunFac Aluminum Steering Knuckle (J30017) JunFac Aluminum Panhard Mount (Axle) (J30009) G-Made Aluminum Panhard Mount (Frame) (GM30097) G-Made Aluminum Link Mount (GM30103) G-Made HD Diff. Locker (GM30070) G-Made Brass Knuckle Bushing (GM30076) G-Made Aluminum Bearing Cap (GM30090) G-Made CVA Driveshaft Kit (GMA30062) Team XRAY 2x12mm pins installed in the CVAs and Hubs Team Fast Eddy Bearings |
03-06-2018, 07:46 AM | #16 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Puerto Rico
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop
Nice Build Ozark... I'm also waiting for an order to arrive from Junfac, I bought from them all the available upgrades for the GOM... I would like also to upgrade all the bearing from the kit for the fast eddy ones. Which fast eddy kit do you purchased? Thanks in advance... |
03-06-2018, 09:50 AM | #17 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop Quote:
I bought the brass bushings separately because the knuckles weren't available when I got my GOM. | |
03-06-2018, 09:53 AM | #18 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop Quote:
5x8x2.5mm = x1 5x11x4mm = x21 6x12x4mm = x5 10x15x4mm = x8 | |
03-06-2018, 11:39 AM | #19 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop Exactly, I bought them buy the piece from RPP.. cost wasn't that bad. I added one more 5x11x4mm to my count. I don't remember where but in the "Coming Soon" thread someone mentioned a plastic bushing that is best replaced by a 5x11x4.
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03-06-2018, 11:41 AM | #20 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Ozarks
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| Re: Ozark's Build-a-Bear Workshop Negative. No bushings came with my aluminum knuckles. I may try to play with them some more but I was having a helluva time trying to get the brass bushings to fit.. even the plastic ones turned out to be really tight but I got them together.
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