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12-11-2009, 12:36 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chandler, AZ
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12-11-2009, 12:39 AM
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Finished some internal details Scale body reinforcements    Also added the floor access plate, gas pedal and tranny access plate. The tranny access plate isn't done yet. Needs more details.  I need a source for tiny scale bolts or just the heads. Last edited by SpeedyDad; 07-03-2012 at 12:26 PM. |
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12-11-2009, 03:13 AM
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Try your LHS.  Mack m123a1c 10 ton 6x6 army truck.......... See post #22  | |
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12-11-2009, 09:17 AM
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12-11-2009, 09:51 AM
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Im impressed! Keep up the great work!  |
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12-14-2009, 12:09 AM
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More rear floor detail  Threw a little paint at the rear of the body. Done with this area except the seat  Milled up a couple chassis side rails tonight. 3/8" Delrin. I tried to keep them as scale in shape as possible.  Last edited by SpeedyDad; 07-03-2012 at 12:26 PM. |
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12-22-2009, 07:52 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Worked on the chassis a bit Fitting bumpers and crossmembers. My driver stopped by to check my work.  RC4WD transfer case fitted to skidplate   Skidpalte fitted to chassis  Last edited by SpeedyDad; 07-03-2012 at 12:27 PM. |
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12-23-2009, 09:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Got my tires so I could set ride height and build the suspension. For tires, I settled on RC4WD 2.2 Rock Crusher X/T tires for their size and look and mounted them on some stock Tamiya CR-01 wheels I had laying around. I'll leave the centers black but paint the rings olive drab. I was going to try to find something more scale military looking wheels but the closest I could find are the RC4WD Landies Classics but the were just too much $$. The offset on the CR-01 wheels bring the axles too close to the frame so I ordered some Junfac wideners from RPP. Anyways, here's the pics. Ignore the white link plate on the front axle. It's a temp until my TCS Boomerang plates come in (I stole the one in the pic from my other AX-10).  Closer shot of the link mounts  The suspension links are delrin rod. The stock AX-10 shocks are way too long so I've settled on some Losi rear truck shocks. I just have to make the mounts. Unfortunately, they'll have to go up through the rear floor of the body for the shocks to be long enough to be affective. I'll either hide them with the rear seat or dump that and do a fuel cell or wooden parts crate. Not sure yet. Opinions? Next up after that will be the steering servo mount and a couple more scale look crossmembers then I'll get back on the body. Last edited by SpeedyDad; 07-03-2012 at 12:28 PM. |
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12-25-2009, 07:34 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Got the front shock mounts done. They are a bit tall for now. They'll get cut down when I take them off to dye them.  Then milled the tranny mount and got it mounted in the chassis  Mounted the steering servo. It screws to the front crossmember with the stock mounts   Last edited by SpeedyDad; 07-03-2012 at 12:28 PM. |
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12-26-2009, 08:39 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Deep in Swing Town
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Wow..!! that is lookin great... the willy looks good also..is there a build thread on it??? |
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12-26-2009, 08:56 AM
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12-27-2009, 10:06 PM
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Finished the rear suspension.  The lower end of the shock attaches where the C hub attaches. I'm not sure I like the single shear mounting so I might fab up a mount that comes down from the ball location on to to behind the shock. The shock gets in the way of the linkage that holds the toe-in so I ordered some Axial plastic straight axle adapters.  It just barely pokes up through the body. With the back seat in, you can't see it but I'm making a cover for it anyways.  Checking the stance. Looks good so far.  The track is way too narrow. I have some Junfac wideers coming from RPP. Last edited by SpeedyDad; 07-03-2012 at 12:29 PM. |
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12-28-2009, 09:49 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest
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Amazing skills! Ive never considered having a lower rear shock mount where you have it. This entire project is just... awesome! |
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01-01-2010, 07:05 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Put a cap on the hole in the rear of the body. The rear seat covers this nicely.  Got the last scale rear crossmember and chassis braces in.  Also added scale body mounts  Bolted the body to the chassis for the first time.  As you can see, I switched over to AX-10 wheels for now. The offset of the CR-01 wheels was way off. even with wideners on the axle, it was way too narrow. Now I just have to find a reasonable 2.2 wheels that looks right for this project. Now back to the body detailing. Last edited by SpeedyDad; 07-03-2012 at 12:30 PM. |
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01-01-2010, 08:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Beloit,ohio
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01-01-2010, 10:55 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Crawlifornia
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That thing looks killer. Wanna make me a chassis? I am running the same transfercase and everything. Lookin good man.
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01-09-2010, 07:57 PM
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Time for an update. In the previous pic, it seemed like I was done with the outside of the body. Maybe not.....  There were some issues with the inside of the front fenders. It was just easier to cut them off. Here's what I ended up with.   I filled in the bad areas and got rid of all the extra crap. I also added a scale brace underneath.   Then, I added a way to remount them. The fenders are now removable in case I have to repair them.  Last edited by SpeedyDad; 07-03-2012 at 12:31 PM. |
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01-09-2010, 09:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere between the Atlanic ocean and Mississippi river
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seems everybody is building a willys, because they're awsome, as this is one is looking to be so far.
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01-12-2010, 10:53 AM
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Would you be willing to cut and sell another one of those chassis? |
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01-12-2010, 04:08 PM
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