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Tommy R · 06-20-2011, 10:03 AM

Yeah, I like that idea, too! I think a call to a metal shop is in order.

KMS · 06-20-2011, 10:41 AM

Will try to get some pics as I put it back together,I have made my own link brackets ,only because I didnt know RCP sold them ,I strongly recomend buying them and not trying to make them,They are a pain ,http://rcpcrawlers.com/product.php?productid=1078&cat=0&page=1&featured,,,,Robert

KMS · 06-25-2011, 10:06 PM

Did some weldin on chassis,The fuel tank ,the square part on the frame rail I cut it off , then I cut a left over piece of plastic and welded it on the frame where the hole was ,turned out good ,then I removed the muffler mount off the body .I also made a simple set of rock sliders and they work good ,It is crawling as well as my neighbors ax10 on the rock plie,,KMS

calikingcrawler · 06-26-2011, 01:00 PM

Nice work on that gas tank removal. Looks like it came that way. I left mine for mounting reasons. Lol one extra place to keep the body snug on the chassis. Rock sliders look good too.

I'm trying to get a bunch of pictures in my photo bucket before I start my thread. That way I am ahead of the thread and there aren't any dead spots. But everytime I look at ur thread and others I get more ideas and have to rethink my whole approach. Nice willys.

KMS · 06-26-2011, 04:09 PM

Thank you for your reply ,With the alum, frame rail's, fig I didnt need that mount,, Iam looking forward to seeing your Willy's build ,And yes there has been some great help from the other guy's that have built a Willy's before us ,, Thank you ,,,KMS,,,

calikingcrawler · 06-26-2011, 04:37 PM

True about the alum in the rails. Prolly stiffens it up nice. No pun intended!!
I have had 2 other willys build threads. One just got bodywork before I sold it and the other got as far as being a roller, then parted it out. But this one isn't going anywhere. Hope mine turns out half as nice as this. So far I have working steering, built axles and a front bumper almost done. Now I gotta catch up to the rest of you.

KMS · 06-27-2011, 11:52 PM

Well it's time for the traxxas drive shafts , Yesterday an end popped off at u joint ,Today I made some of those ring things that go over the shaft & yoke, held in place with a allen screw,Thought IT was fixxed ,,shoot,, broke the yoke on the shaft ,, I am blaming it on the ROC-LOX ,Cant be my heavy finger & wheel speed ,NAH Still having fun with it ,just getting tired of using the battery charger to dump the pack , Robert

KMS · 06-29-2011, 09:35 AM

Anybody ever try to drill a Axial pinion shaft with out tearing down the axle housing ,I tryed and gave up ,Think I will make an adapter that use's set screw to pinion then to yoke on traxxas shaft , Robert

BigSki · 06-29-2011, 10:11 AM

you could try to clamp the pinion in a vise so it doesn't move. File a tiny flat spot on the pinion shaft to help the drill bit get a bite if you don't have a 'spot center' bit.

KMS · 06-29-2011, 06:17 PM

I dont like hard work any more so I made new U-joints yokes Out of some 7075 aluminum ,Using the t maxx shafts , They should be good now as 7075 alu is some tough stuff..KMS

KMS · 07-13-2011, 11:29 PM

I finally chose a color for my Willy's ,I filled some holes while I was at it ,

KMS · 07-14-2011, 10:31 PM

Got this much done today, It's starting to look like what I was expecting it to look like ,Iam happy with how its turning out , KMS

ZoSo · 07-15-2011, 04:44 PM

cool summer color

BigSki · 07-15-2011, 06:06 PM

I like how you have the interior of the body a different color than the outside, I'll need to do that to my Jeep.

KMS · 07-15-2011, 07:29 PM

Thank you,,I know I took a chance on using that color [yellow] but I wanted it to be different ,I have plugged all the holes and removed the hand rails ,Next a bikini top for the roll cage ,Then to the auction block ,Yes Iam going to sell it,,,I just wanted to clean it up for a better asking price,,,,Robert ,,,,,,, Iam thinking of getting a scx10 honcho??????

KMS · 07-16-2011, 11:34 PM

Bikini top is on .Its ready to go ,,I have enjoyed this build ,Time to move on ,,,,,Some pics of it before it goes ,,,Robert

KMS · 07-19-2011, 10:54 PM

Ok,,Its still mine so off the the rock pile,just dont scratch it ,,,,

KMS · 08-03-2011, 09:03 AM

Sold,,,,,,,,, It KMS

KMS · 08-20-2011, 07:41 PM

It sold on ebay for 700.00 ...Landed in France on August 2nd still being held by ,,,CUSTOMS for delivery ,,,,go fig ,,shouldnt have sent batteries with it ,,,They are to much fun ,,Will be building another this winter,,,,,KMS

bob1961 · 03-27-2012, 12:28 PM

great talkin to ya on phone today robert, great idea's for sure

....what is the wheel base on this jeep as i have been wanting to build a jeep for a class 1 rig....also this is just a G.I. joe toy jeep.........bob

....

06-20-2011, 10:41 AM	#42
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Will try to get some pics as I put it back together,I have made my own link brackets ,only because I didnt know RCP sold them ,I strongly recomend buying them and not trying to make them,They are a pain ,http://rcpcrawlers.com/product.php?productid=1078&cat=0&page=1&featured,,,,Robert Attached Images Last edited by KMS; 06-20-2011 at 05:50 PM.

06-25-2011, 10:06 PM	#43
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Did some weldin on chassis,The fuel tank ,the square part on the frame rail I cut it off , then I cut a left over piece of plastic and welded it on the frame where the hole was ,turned out good ,then I removed the muffler mount off the body .I also made a simple set of rock sliders and they work good ,It is crawling as well as my neighbors ax10 on the rock plie,,KMS Attached Images

06-29-2011, 10:11 AM	#49
BigSki I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore Posts: 4,442	you could try to clamp the pinion in a vise so it doesn't move. File a tiny flat spot on the pinion shaft to help the drill bit get a bite if you don't have a 'spot center' bit. Last edited by BigSki; 06-29-2011 at 07:40 PM.

06-29-2011, 06:17 PM	#50
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	I dont like hard work any more so I made new U-joints yokes Out of some 7075 aluminum ,Using the t maxx shafts , They should be good now as 7075 alu is some tough stuff..KMS Attached Images

07-13-2011, 11:29 PM	#51
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Paint sneak peak I finally chose a color for my Willy's ,I filled some holes while I was at it , Attached Images

06-20-2011, 10:03 AM	#41
Tommy R I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 4,273	Yeah, I like that idea, too! I think a call to a metal shop is in order.

06-26-2011, 01:00 PM	#44
calikingcrawler RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Crawlifornia Posts: 1,941	Nice work on that gas tank removal. Looks like it came that way. I left mine for mounting reasons. Lol one extra place to keep the body snug on the chassis. Rock sliders look good too. I'm trying to get a bunch of pictures in my photo bucket before I start my thread. That way I am ahead of the thread and there aren't any dead spots. But everytime I look at ur thread and others I get more ideas and have to rethink my whole approach. Nice willys.

06-26-2011, 04:09 PM	#45
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Thank you for your reply ,With the alum, frame rail's, fig I didnt need that mount,, Iam looking forward to seeing your Willy's build ,And yes there has been some great help from the other guy's that have built a Willy's before us ,, Thank you ,,,KMS,,,

06-26-2011, 04:37 PM	#46
calikingcrawler RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Crawlifornia Posts: 1,941	True about the alum in the rails. Prolly stiffens it up nice. No pun intended!! I have had 2 other willys build threads. One just got bodywork before I sold it and the other got as far as being a roller, then parted it out. But this one isn't going anywhere. Hope mine turns out half as nice as this. So far I have working steering, built axles and a front bumper almost done. Now I gotta catch up to the rest of you.

06-27-2011, 11:52 PM	#47
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Well it's time for the traxxas drive shafts , Yesterday an end popped off at u joint ,Today I made some of those ring things that go over the shaft & yoke, held in place with a allen screw,Thought IT was fixxed ,,shoot,, broke the yoke on the shaft ,, I am blaming it on the ROC-LOX ,Cant be my heavy finger & wheel speed ,NAH Still having fun with it ,just getting tired of using the battery charger to dump the pack , Robert

06-29-2011, 09:35 AM	#48
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Anybody ever try to drill a Axial pinion shaft with out tearing down the axle housing ,I tryed and gave up ,Think I will make an adapter that use's set screw to pinion then to yoke on traxxas shaft , Robert

07-14-2011, 10:31 PM	#52
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Got this much done today, It's starting to look like what I was expecting it to look like ,Iam happy with how its turning out , KMS Attached Images

07-15-2011, 04:44 PM	#53
ZoSo RCP CRAWLERS Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Upland CA Posts: 1,541	cool summer color

07-15-2011, 06:06 PM	#54
BigSki I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore Posts: 4,442	I like how you have the interior of the body a different color than the outside, I'll need to do that to my Jeep.

07-15-2011, 07:29 PM	#55
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Thank you,,I know I took a chance on using that color [yellow] but I wanted it to be different ,I have plugged all the holes and removed the hand rails ,Next a bikini top for the roll cage ,Then to the auction block ,Yes Iam going to sell it,,,I just wanted to clean it up for a better asking price,,,,Robert ,,,,,,, Iam thinking of getting a scx10 honcho??????

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07-16-2011, 11:34 PM	#56
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Bikini top is on .Its ready to go ,,I have enjoyed this build ,Time to move on ,,,,,Some pics of it before it goes ,,,Robert Attached Images

07-19-2011, 10:54 PM	#57
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Ok,,Its still mine so off the the rock pile,just dont scratch it ,,,, Attached Images

08-03-2011, 09:03 AM	#58
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	Sold,,,,,,,,, It KMS

08-20-2011, 07:41 PM	#59
KMS Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 760	It sold on ebay for 700.00 ...Landed in France on August 2nd still being held by ,,,CUSTOMS for delivery ,,,,go fig ,,shouldnt have sent batteries with it ,,,They are to much fun ,,Will be building another this winter,,,,,KMS

03-27-2012, 12:28 PM	#60
bob1961 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA Posts: 2,507	Re: KMS,,GI joe willy's great talkin to ya on phone today robert, great idea's for sure ....what is the wheel base on this jeep as i have been wanting to build a jeep for a class 1 rig....also this is just a G.I. joe toy jeep.........bob ....

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