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Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate After seeing marangua's thread using a shortened Wraith skid plate I though I would give it a whirl with a full size plate. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/large...-approach.html I will be heading off on a road trip in a couple of days so I may seem like the progress is slow, but I''m going to try to get the links built before I have to leave. I stripped the frame off and cut off anything I thought wold get in the way. I filled the hollow frame rails with Epoxy and leveled it off. The skid plate is just a bit wide for this frame, but a little nip and tuck here and there and she slipped right into place. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C...906_224258.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9...906_224313.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N...906_224501.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-R...906_224356.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-M...no/%5BUNSET%5D https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-o...no/%5BUNSET%5D https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Z...no/%5BUNSET%5D https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-x...no/%5BUNSET%5D https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M...907_213808.jpg |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate Look god! What chassie is that? |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate That would be the stock plastic chassis that unscrews from the underside of the Hasbro Willy's. |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate Bought one today that already had a wraith conversion. I'll get some detailed pics of how he attached it. |
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Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate 1 Attachment(s) Now that's just too cool! |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate lookin' good"thumbsup", I like the dash light |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate I made a couple of brackets/spacers to mount the transfer case. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A...litary_001.jpg Bolted an filed them together to get two of the same size. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N...litary_002.jpg The spacers were just a little wide so I added a bit of a recess to fit over the corresponding part of the skid plate. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q...litary_003.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-c...litary_004.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G...litary_005.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b...litary_006.jpg My first attempt at making a hinge. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-G...litary_008.jpg After a coat of Olive Drab I think it will be just right. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C...litary_009.jpg |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate looking good, I like the way the chassis is coming along"thumbsup" |
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As soon as I decide what route to go with the rear suspension I'll have a roller! I'm trying to leave the body as whole as possible with a minimum amount of carnage that I'll have to repair/hide later. I have the motor/trans ready to mount and the drive line to the transfer case ready to install. It's almost time to get a radio and receiver on the way. |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate ya, the problem with the older Hasbro Jeeps is the area on the front of the body( engine bay) about 3/4 in on each side that has to be cut out in order for the tires to be able to turn lock to lock. If you look at my build, post #8 , you see the plastic from the engine bay that sticks out into the fenderwells, and in post # 15 with it removed. Now that I have the engine bay figured out, I can go back and add styrene as needed to create a smooth fenderwell that won't interfere with the steering. The Dragon, 21st Century, and the 2002 Hasbro Willy's appear to have the smooth wheelwells. If you go to patchesofpride.com, they show the 4 different G.I. Joe Jeeps. The post-60's GI Joe Jeeps have more detail, mine is more of a toy. |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate I've got the chassis just about where I want it. I'll wait to see what the final weight of it is before I decide on the final shock length, She is riding kind of high but I'll use this mock up for now. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b...itary_0201.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0...itary_0202.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-q...itary_0204.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-M...itary_0203.jpg |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate The front shock towers are hanging in mid air, will they be attached to a frame extension?, or are they sturdy enough the way they are? from the pics, it looks like the rear strut is attached to the frame, but the front is not attached. |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate new anti gravity shock mounts |
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Magic! Na, it will bolt to the body. Here is a snap I took while trying out different shocks, a little out of position but you get the idea. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q...itary_0200.jpg |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate Ah, ok, now I get the picture"thumbsup" |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate There's some great new ideas with your build. "thumbsup" |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate Well like most of you I'm sure, it's been a little cold out in the shop recently with all the climate change blowing in from the great white north! Here's a quick update: I used a piece of delrin as a platform to mount the motors, trans and steering servo. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-E...110_200358.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w...110_153923.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I...117_200955.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L...117_200917.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S...117_201002.jpg Snug as a bug with a little room to spare... https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g...117_203514.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-c...117_203525.jpg Now here's the best part, and the part that I have been waiting for, for a very long time! The chassis (with the original mounting system) mated back together with the body. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_...117_212503.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N...117_211536.jpg |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate Great Job Bitter!, I'm still working on my front bumper, and now doing body work, will get some pics out soon |
Re: Willy's Jeep with a Wraith Skid Plate I need to decide where the battery is going to live. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y...118_154054.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I...118_153504.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-S...118_160725.jpg Time to work out the steering servo and get some electronics. |
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