1/6 F-350 build

[kronik]

hell yeah! this truck is gonna be so bad ass! well seeing as how it is already bad ass, its gonna be super bad ass when its done!

[quinn_thercdude]

wow, that thing is HUGE! wheeww,, good work.

[Neeley]

Originally Posted by kronik

hell yeah! this truck is gonna be so bad ass! well seeing as how it is already bad ass, its gonna be super bad ass when its done!

Originally Posted by quinn_thercdude

wow, that thing is HUGE! wheeww,, good work.

Thanks.


Just a few pics.

Painted some stripes and welded my first test bit of aluminium. That kind of went well so the metalwork can begin next week.

[Neeley]

Got the rear frame made today, accurately bending 4 identical aluminium ribs was fun. It took about 5 hours to do that and lots of cursing.

The welding was straight forward though, a couple of hours and it was done. There's loads more metal work to do yet.

[kronik]

looks awesome! i wish i had the stuff to do that for mine! keep up the good work neeley!

[mysterygamer]

what you use to make the frame out of ?

[Neeley]

Originally Posted by kronik

looks awesome! i wish i had the stuff to do that for mine! keep up the good work neeley!

It isn't difficult Kronic, planning and getting all the pieces held in position is the hardest part. It's just like soldering.

Originally Posted by mysterygamer

what you use to make the frame out of ?

Hey mate.

It's 8mm solid aluminium and aluminium welding rods. Like Durafix.

[kronik]

well i guess its time for me to try it out! i will start saving for a brazing setup! thanks for the inspiration!

[Neeley]

A few more pics, the cage is done now. I just have to decide on a covering material. Whatever it is, it'll have to either be water resistant or quick dry.

[kronik]

i didnt think the cage could look any better... and then you had to go and paint it black! it looks AWESOME!are you sure that you havent built any scalers? you got some talent!

[flmudder]

like your alum work man look real good

[weston6969]

Wow man, this things a true Beast. This is the only thread im going to subscribe to. Just wondering, how much have you spent so far?

[Neeley]

Originally Posted by kronik

i didnt think the cage could look any better... and then you had to go and paint it black! it looks AWESOME!are you sure that you havent built any scalers? you got some talent!

Nope, never built anything like this from scratch before, built plenty of kits but this is miles more fun. It takes a lot of working out and some back peddling when you cant fit something without reshaping a or b, or relocating something.

If I was to start from the beginning again I would have made the axles less steep, I like the height but I still cant figure out how to do the steering drag bar properly.

I cant see what all the fuss is about the durafix aluminium welding rods either. It seems a lot of people can't get the stuff to melt, I only used butane / propane gas and had no problems with it.

You really should get on and build something Kronik, it's winter so it's the perfect time to crack on with a project.

Originally Posted by flmudder

like your alum work man look real good

Thanks man, see above. Have a play with some, fairly easy to make stuff.

Originally Posted by weston6969

Wow man, this things a true Beast. This is the only thread im going to subscribe to. Just wondering, how much have you spent so far?

Thanks chap. Erm,,,,, I really don't want to add it all up, it's cost way too much than my original budget.

Bought some natural colour canvas this morning, I've never sewn before so that should be a laugh. :?

[kronik]

right on! can you take a pic of your setup?

[Neeley]

Originally Posted by kronik

right on! can you take a pic of your setup?

How do you mean mate?

[kronik]

Originally Posted by Neeley

How do you mean mate?

can you post a picture on here of your set up? set up = what you use to do the aluminum cage?

[Neeley]

Originally Posted by kronik

can you post a picture on here of your set up? set up = what you use to do the aluminum cage?

Oh right yeah sorry.

I'll take more pics tomorrow, including the welding gear. It's all straight forward, nothing complicated.

[kronik]

Originally Posted by Neeley

Oh right yeah sorry.

I'll take more pics tomorrow, including the welding gear. It's all straight forward, nothing complicated.

awesome! no worries.. just whenever you get a chance! im just a very visual person! so i just need to see with my own eyes what to use thanks again!

[Neeley]

Originally Posted by kronik

awesome! no worries.. just whenever you get a chance! im just a very visual person! so i just need to see with my own eyes what to use thanks again!

I'm exactly the same, it makes so much more sense with pics.

The low heat aluminium rods are from ebay, the gas is from a local hardware store. It's only butane propane gas, you can get it anywhere.

Search YouTube for "Durafix", it's the same stuff.

I made a wee diddy fire extinguisher.

[kronik]

thank you sir! that little fire extinguisher is pretty damn cool!