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12-17-2010, 10:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley
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|  bmuzz1's 1/6 willys
I recently had the opportunity to purchase one of these killer 1/6 willys jeeps from FROADER. Here's his build FROADER's '42 Ford GPW I got it as a body and roll cage only a few days ago and have been working on it everyday since. First on the agenda was to change the body color to something more like my old '65 willys so I sprayed the body with some Krylon Fusion Burgundy. The interior and undercarriage were painted with some black textured patio paint for the Rhino Liner look and The frame rails got some Semi Flat black . The seats and other little accessories got Flat Black.       After the paint was done it was time to move on to the drive train. The willys is getting Axial axles with Axial 2.2 wheels and custom bead lock rings from MTHead, those will be wrapped in some pro-line TSL's as soon as they arrive. I also took an idea I saw BOWTIE do on his 1.9 Axial bead locks and drilled the lugs on the wheels and installed Cap head screws. I was going to use an Axial tranny for my T case but was lucky enough to find a great deal on a Killer T case so that has gone in in place of the tranny T case which should give me a bit more wheel speed.   I also spent a few minutes earlier making a cooling fan that will attach in front of the spur gear, it should look pretty cool through the grill. I also decided to obscure what is behind the grill some by adding some wire mesh.      Next on the list is to get the Cage over to MTHeads to sand blast it and do a little touch up brazing on some loose bars before it gets a fresh coat of paint and reinstalled Then it's on to the electrics which should take a bit longer since funds are dangerously low at this point. |
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12-18-2010, 08:24 AM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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i was looking for your build yesterday, glad you finally posted it. love the fan. that body is so detailed
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12-18-2010, 09:20 AM
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| DOOH!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ
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Looking really good Brian!  |
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12-18-2010, 09:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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You are off to a good start, can't wait to see the finished vehicle |
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12-18-2010, 12:08 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: On The Lake
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Looks great Brian I need to get off my lazy a$$ and get my Willys finished |
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12-18-2010, 04:39 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bushnell FL
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Hell yeah Brian I cant wait to see this thing in action  |
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12-18-2010, 06:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix
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Looks good Brian, now I need to finish up my new build in time for the big show in January, and get a build thread started
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12-18-2010, 06:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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Damn that looks awesome. keep us posted Brian.
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 I didn't get a lot done today with Christmas shopping with the Wife and then running around tonight to try and find my youngest a new princess stocking. I was able to get the micro servo installed for the steering wheel and also shimmed the rear of the tranny so the fan would sit better in the grill, that's about it. | |||||||
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12-18-2010, 10:24 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arizona
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you should paint it like this Bri....  |
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12-19-2010, 10:22 AM
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the fan looks awesome ...nice color |
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12-19-2010, 02:19 PM
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12-20-2010, 11:06 AM
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It's a real small update but a update non the less. I shimmed the tranny so that it sat level in the motor compartment and trimmed a bit more of the plastic radiator area on the jeep so the fan would be more visible. BEFORE:  AFTER:  I also worked on the steering link for the steering wheel and installed the servo.   Then I finished making my temperary drive shafts and hooked them up for testing when the electrics get here from RPP.  UPDATE: UPS just dropped off my 2.2 TSL's so I'll be posting pics soon! Last edited by bmuzz1; 12-20-2010 at 11:22 AM. |
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12-20-2010, 11:23 AM
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Looks rediculously clean. NICE WORK! |
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12-20-2010, 11:52 AM
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12-20-2010, 12:37 PM
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that looks cool bri... i love the fan , nice touch |
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12-20-2010, 01:08 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley
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Alright, pic of tires somewhat mounted up for a visual, I still need to get my new outer rings from MTHead. I think they look pretty damn good if I do say so myself, but they will be needing some wideners so they aren't rubbing on the front shocks. I also took the pic outside so that the true color of the body shows.  Had to get a flex shot in there.  |
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12-20-2010, 02:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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What!? That's it? Looking awesome. And let me know if and what you are coming up.
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12-20-2010, 05:35 PM
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12-20-2010, 06:21 PM
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tell John to get to work and stop ordering sh..tuff for his own build |
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