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07-03-2011, 12:20 PM
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07-03-2011, 03:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: IE
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Sick Willy
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07-14-2011, 08:43 AM
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Hey Tommy, just a heads up, I lost a bead on one of my wheels last night in a short run. Everything was seated well and tight but I think I took too much off when I tapered the insides of the ring. I need to find some 2.2's with 14mm hexes. Done with these stamped wheels.
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07-14-2011, 08:56 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Thanks for the heads up, Darin! I got some parts in recently that will help me continue with the build. So hopefully I'll have it running and can see how these beads hold up!
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07-18-2011, 02:00 PM
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07-18-2011, 02:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cowtown, USA
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Tommy............................................. .........you're my hero!!!  BTW, truck looks good....now get some video!  |
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08-02-2011, 07:03 PM
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Bout time for an update Tommy?
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08-02-2011, 07:57 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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 I've just been so wrapped up with racing my short course truck and then getting my Wraith up and running that I've been neglecting Hammer's Jeep! I should have a worthwhile update for it within the next week, though...
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08-03-2011, 02:41 PM
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You need Vanquish to make you some fully polished wheels with $$$ signs machined in the spokes for this build....
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08-03-2011, 02:45 PM
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08-10-2011, 11:32 AM
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08-10-2011, 12:44 PM
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08-29-2011, 10:37 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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And then....
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08-30-2011, 06:59 PM
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I've got some other stuff to work on before I continue on this one, but don't fret. It will NOT be forgotten!
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08-30-2011, 07:44 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Victoria Australia
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What's the wheelbase on this, I'm doing a 21st century wily's build atm and would be interested to see if there is a size difference. Looking good btw, I cant wait to finish mine and wheel the s#@t out of it.
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11-21-2011, 08:13 AM
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tht thing is awesome
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11-21-2011, 08:58 AM
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11-24-2011, 02:44 PM
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Hi Tommy If the wheels/pvc did not work for you. Boy if I was rc4wd I would be  . Send those aluminum tubes to me with the info as to how much to remove. I have a lathe. PM me and I will send you my address. Sweet build. Great flatty to start with. Evan Last edited by SlickRockSpider; 11-25-2011 at 12:45 PM. | |
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11-28-2011, 07:35 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Evan, Wow, I definitely appreciate the offer! So far, I think the current setup will work okay with the PVC, but if not I'll be sure to contact you.Thanks again! Tommy |
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12-25-2011, 01:05 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Well, here it is Christmas day. Unfortunately, I couldn't make the trip home to Louisiana this holiday so I find myself hanging around the house, drinking some good coffee, and watching A Christmas Story in front of a roaring fire while I make the best of things. Then it dawns on me... I could be working on Hammer Time! Okay, truth be told, I started tinkering with it last week, but I'm hoping to make a bit more progress today. So here's a loooooong overdue update. Can't touch this! Here's a rough outline of the servo placement. It's pretty far forward because I need to leave room for a panhard bar behind the "pitman" arm. Yep, I decided to just "do it once, do it right" and the Willys is getting a proper 3-link and track bar right off the bat.  Front view. I'll likely have the tie rod under the knuckles and bend it around the pumpkin so I can max out the steering.  Front axle placement. It's only got lower links right now. Still need to work out the upper link for final placement.  Here it is mocked up near the ultimate ride height and wheelbase. Right now it's sitting right at 12.5". I'm curious how this stacks up compared to the other Willys builds out there?  The front links turned out substantially shorter than the rears. It's okay, though. I wanted long rear lowers to help reduce rear axle steer as the 4-link/Y-link cycles. I was hoping for longer links up front, but I think it'll be fine. For the time being I'm running 70mm lower links up front. I think I'm running 98mm rear lowers. Now it's time to figure out a servo mount which will also double as the track bar and front bumper mount. |
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