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08-18-2006, 07:54 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Excellent work so far! About time somebody here did a scratchbuilt body. Shouldn't be much harder than my Mini Moke build. Is that ABS or styrene? The brass frame is awesome. Think you can make the leafs soft enough to avoid tweaking it? |
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08-18-2006, 08:45 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gervais
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That looks awsome.
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08-18-2006, 09:22 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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Impressive!
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08-18-2006, 10:42 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Suffolk
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Excellent job on the bodywork! I looks like you did your homework. The roof does look high, but the real ones do too, just throw a small cage in the back to draw your eye away from the long line at the back of the cab. Are you going to have an interior, if so you could build your seat mounts into the bottom of the cage. Just my .02 Just as a side note, is the pic you have of the frame dimensions from a body shop frame machine system? I have access to almost any frame setup on our machine, has all the dimensions and mounting point locations if anyone needs them.
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08-18-2006, 11:04 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville
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I think the reason it looks so tall is the fact that the doors are not on it. Awesome rig fella, cannot wait to see more.
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08-18-2006, 11:52 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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Thanks for all the coments  . microgoat "The brass frame is awesome. Think you can make the leafs soft enough to avoid tweaking it?" The frame is steel not brass, it is just brazed together.  |
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08-18-2006, 11:54 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ft. collins
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Looks good. I have been eyeing this rig for a month. Wifey wont let me get it  |
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08-18-2006, 12:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grande Prairie AB
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id say this thing is pretty badass!
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08-18-2006, 01:31 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, Fl
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the roof line does look tall without the doors:  this is the look you need to go for on your build imo...:   |
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08-18-2006, 02:20 PM
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Those are awesome! Never thought I would think a Samurai would look cool. LOL!
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08-18-2006, 02:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saugus
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Very cool! Never thought those super skinny cut 'n shut Geo's would look scale, but they actually do on the Zook.  |
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08-18-2006, 03:09 PM
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I forgot to do the naked pics last night, so here they are...   |
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08-18-2006, 04:53 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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That's perfect The Pede rims even look like the factory Zook wheels.
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08-18-2006, 07:31 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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That is what I thought MG  |
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08-19-2006, 01:19 AM
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This thread makes me miss my Samurai. Great looking truck. You still haven't told us what the body is made from though.
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08-19-2006, 01:21 AM
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i say it would look cooler with some narrowed mashers  |
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08-19-2006, 02:37 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grande Prairie AB
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you should mount the axles under the leafs. more of a lifted look id say it would be cooler but thats entirely up to you.
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08-19-2006, 02:52 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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The way I am doing this build is to get it as close to stock as I can and then do a "trail mod" project with it then. It is a way for me to stay interested in the truck for more than a couple weeks |
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09-01-2006, 09:53 AM
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Pretty bad ***. Did i miss it or has he not mentioned what the body is made of? |
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09-01-2006, 01:12 PM
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the body is made of styrene(sp?) sheets. also any updates? i wanna see it running |
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