Willys fever

[robbo]

For the mounting plates I brazed 3/16" brake line so I could tap it




Then took a #8 washer drilled out to 3/16" and screwed it with an over sized nut to hold it square and lightly brazed it




Makes for a clean and secure fastening.

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[pastimesteve]

Great solution on the cage mounting, and the color you picked looks amazing. Very nice!

[robbo]

Managed to spare a half hour today to work on the project. I have yet to experience a thermal shut down but, the orange Willys did run a bit warm at times. I decided to install a fan from rcpcrawlers, those fans move allot of air for sure but, i don't want to fill the entire radiator space. I don't think that much is needed..... hope I'm right. I found smaller fans on eBay, I believe this will be enough.






SSD will be releasing in March the spline mod with chubs, knuckles and steering links for the D60 axle. Can't wait, I'll be ordering three sets of these as soon as they are released. I have a pic they sent me but, not sure if it is OK to post.







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[twissted]

I think that the fan pulling air out would help keep crap from going into the motor. Just a thought.

[robbo]

Originally Posted by twissted

I think that the fan pulling air out would help keep crap from going into the motor. Just a thought.

My thinking is drawing cool air from the outside and exiting out from under the dash as well as keeping the air flowing in the opposite direction the jeep is moving would be the most efficient. I can see you point as far as dust being drawn in but, that happens anyway with no wheel wells or lexan body. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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[robbo]

Started the lights tonight and the fab of the steering wheel.







I used this only for the holder, worked out OK

http://store.rc4wd.com/Red-LED-Holde...2V_p_2883.html

Just waiting on SSD to release the new product to get this to the roller stage.





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[robbo]

Just wanted to share these lights, they work great, adjustable and cheap. I use an empty oxy bottle and can lite up the darkest corners when working on rc's.

Bonlux LED Sewing Machine Light Working Gooseneck Lamp 30 Leds, with Magnetic Mounting Base for Home or Sewing Machine (30 LEDs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014STNJYW..._MXM0wb0BEBRKR




They are still over eBay as well.

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[robbo]

Here's the steering wheel with my crude jig




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[robbo]

Forgot I scored this on Craigslist today for $50! Now I have 3 sitting on the self waiting to get built. I think I have a problem.....lol



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[twissted]

I just scored a nice jeep on ebay for 50 plus 30.00 shipping. I'm ok with that though. The Jeep I scored sell 300.00 and up there.

[robbo]

Originally Posted by twissted

I just scored a nice jeep on ebay for 50 plus 30.00 shipping. I'm ok with that though. The Jeep I scored sell 300.00 and up there.

Nice, that one has the canvas top. Is that one a Hasbro? What's the chassis look like?

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[twissted]

21st Century Toys

[robbo]

Looks like you're going to have to make your own chassis. Would be cool if you could somehow keep the motor. Interested to see what you come up with. You have some fun ahead of you!

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[twissted]

I do. The motor I hope to keep in place. The bottom pan unscrews and I will be building a aluminum chassis (I have a band saw). I just won this, so it might be a week before I even get to touch it.

[robbo]

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[robbo]

Now that I had the steering wheel done wasn't sure how I wanted to mount it to the dash. On Orange I cheated and used L aluminum bracket and JB weld. This time I wanted to make it look as close to the stock setup as possible.









It was more work then anticipated, at least I can check it off the list.

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[GraniteBandit]

Whoa nice bracket! That is the way to go and very solid.

On one of my Jeeps I used the stock plastic mount (drilled out the center). It works but flexes too much.

[robbo]

Originally Posted by GraniteBandit

Whoa nice bracket! That is the way to go and very solid.

On one of my Jeeps I used the stock plastic mount (drilled out the center). It works but flexes too much.

Thanks, over engineer is my motto lol

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[twissted]

Sweet piece of hardware!

[robbo]

Originally Posted by twissted

Sweet piece of hardware!

Thank You, allot of time for a small part hidden under the dash lol. But, It's great therapy after a stressful day!

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