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01-10-2010, 06:57 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Garden Grove
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| motorman's willy's build
I thought I would try a Willy's build. I got this one for a shot at it. It is not the Hasbro one, but I think I can get it to work. The first thing I did was extend the axial axles so there was room for the front shocks and so the tires could turn. I spent about 6 hours doing this and used RCP parts and just made the axle longer by cutting it in half and using a coupler and set screws to hold it together. I made an axle truss and thats as far as I got. I did find a way to use the original wheel cover as a beadlock ring. What do you willy's builder's think? Last edited by motorman1600; 01-10-2010 at 08:05 PM. |
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01-11-2010, 12:18 AM | #2 |
RCP CRAWLERS Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Upland CA
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....great idea as a beadlock I'm in the process of a total rebuild just too many hard hours on the drivetrain toasted my rear pinion bearing today tranny sounds really loud I'll post up the damage in the rebuild..... looking good Motorman ...see ya on the rocks |
01-12-2010, 07:49 PM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Garden Grove
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| frame
Heres is the start of the frame. The front is good but the rear needs to be cut and notched up into the body so the rear axle has some more room.
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01-13-2010, 05:47 PM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended
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Looking good!! Subscribed and bookmarked. |
01-14-2010, 09:22 AM | #5 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Scotts Mills
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it does look good keep the up dates coming |
01-22-2010, 03:44 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Garden Grove
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| frame update
Here is a pic of the frame with paint
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01-22-2010, 04:40 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Cool thats going to nice.
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01-22-2010, 09:18 PM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Gabriel, Crawlerfornia.
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looking good so far bill. |
01-23-2010, 08:09 PM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Garden Grove
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| Transfer case and link mounts
I must be slowing down This is all I got done today. The last pic is of the body mounts. A rubber do-dad from Home Depot and it looks real.
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01-24-2010, 09:22 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Garden Grove
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| Front Axle done
Links, shocks, tires and wheels.
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01-29-2010, 10:09 AM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In a tree top with my chainsaw!!
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Looking very good so far. I really dig the frame. Can't wait to see it finished.
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09-19-2011, 04:37 PM | #12 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: netherlands
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i own this willy now for quit some time, nearly 1,5 year and never in my whole life have i had a truck that could take this much abuse, axles still run smooth and after 25+ runs i decided to rip it apart and rebuild the axles and tranny, to my surprise the only thing i needed to replace was 1 axle stub and 2 bearings. the frame is sturdy and whell built, and everything is just 1 piece like on a real car, it outperforms every scaler here on the club and the guy's here are a little bit angry when i bring it to compete in the 2.2 class |
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