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10-22-2015, 05:16 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Clarendon
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|  A jeep of a different color!
Looking at all of these gi joe jeep builds I just had to get one. I snagged one off of ebay fairly cheap and began brainstorming. I wanted to build a half cab for my jeep as I haven't found a build with one yet. I didn't want to do the same old military build so I began thinking of ideas to try to be different. In my adventures of trying to find a driver I stumbled across a gi joe astronaut. Light Bulb! Well a NASA themed jeep sounds pretty sweet to me. I haven't decided on AR60s or scx10 axles, but I have a divorced transfer case and am thinking about a direct drive for the power plant. as-5 esc and a venom lipo.
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10-22-2015, 05:49 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: LOADING......
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
Good to see something different, keep goin.
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10-22-2015, 08:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
I like the idea of a half cab, reminds me of the one I saw as a kid at the local Standard gas station, that they would use to plow the lot with. In the bed they had a small generator and Lincoln welder for helping stranded motorists, and he had an empty rim mounted on the spare tire carrier, with extension cords and jumper cables wound around.  |
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10-22-2015, 08:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: n. palm beach
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
The half back idea is great, it never crossed my mind. Keep going with the plan. You have my attention.  |
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10-23-2015, 08:33 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Clarendon
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
Okay guys I would like some input. The colors for this jeep will be blue and white. My question is should I paint the top blue or white?
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10-23-2015, 06:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
Top white, body blue |
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10-23-2015, 07:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
I have to try to find some old pics from the mid '80s when a buddy of mine had a half cab '2A in high school. His was a light metallic blue with a white top.
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10-24-2015, 07:43 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: n. palm beach
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
I agree, white top, blue bottom. Lookin' great. |
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10-25-2015, 07:00 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Clarendon
Posts: 36
| Re: A jeep of a different color!
Well I decided on how I want to paint the top. Blue and White! ha. I put a seem around the top portion with a strip of styrene and used that as the dividing point between blue and white. Im making progress just waiting for my leaf springs to arrive. I think I am going to use my ar60's from under my death proof corvette. Does anyone know what size scale hardware I would need to convert all of the bolts on the ar60's over?
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10-27-2015, 07:50 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Clarendon
Posts: 36
| Re: A jeep of a different color!
small update I'm still waiting on my leaf springs and U bolts to arrive so can finish up the chassis. I got the nasa logo painted on the hood ( its not perfect but i just wiped it up free hand) I also tried my hand at making a jerry can from styrene.
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10-28-2015, 08:07 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
That's a pretty nice free hand NASA, great job!, the jerry can doesn't look bad either. If you go through my Jeep thread, I made a jerry can to hide a 9v battery to power my taillights.
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10-29-2015, 03:39 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pasadena
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
As a Houston kid, I'm loving the NASA theme.
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11-01-2015, 02:44 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Clarendon
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
Another small update I got my driver in the mail!
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11-01-2015, 02:59 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: CA
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
where's the helmet!?  |
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11-01-2015, 06:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Northern NJ
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
That is a great new approach to the 1/6 Willys... Build on !!!
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11-01-2015, 06:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
Poor guy is freezing his ass off, he's got mittens on!!
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11-01-2015, 06:53 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Clarendon
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| Re: A jeep of a different color!
The helmet is actually in the passenger seat right now!
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11-11-2015, 08:04 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Clarendon
Posts: 36
| Re: A jeep of a different color!
A little update guys. Its running and driving! still working on small touches. hope yall like it
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11-12-2015, 07:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
Posts: 2,442
| Re: A jeep of a different color!
Needs a steering wheel
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11-21-2015, 09:07 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: n. palm beach
Posts: 4,123
| Re: A jeep of a different color!
Looks great.👍
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