05-10-2020, 10:41 AM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| My first willys build.
Hey I’m not new but haven’t done many build threads so bare with me. Thanks to kms for selling me a jeep tub with the frame cut and some alu cut to fit in the frame rails. This build was started years ago so I’ve lost pics. It sat forever till I decided to get it going. Here are the only few pics from that time but if I find them I’ll post them. Frame cut and painted. Motor mocked up and grill cut out. Hood hinged with scale hardware. Missing pics of the cage build. Next are with the links and axles under it. Cage done and that’s where it stopped again for months on end. My next post will be how it sits it now and what’s done and what’s next. Thanks for reading! Updated found my other pics Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by 2manyprojects; 05-19-2020 at 06:47 PM. |
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05-10-2020, 11:07 AM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| Re: My first willys build.
Here is how it sits now. Put just a Holmes esc and rc4wd motor and whatever drive shafts I had to get it going. Shake down run went good now just gonna take it apart put the mips in and the motor/trans/esc that's going in and threadloc everything. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk |
05-10-2020, 11:09 AM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| Re: My first willys build.
Starting the bumper and going to redo the cage as well. End up finding two more jeeps for a good deal to use the parts I don't have and for another build plan later on. Finishing the bumper today or tomorrow. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk |
05-10-2020, 12:42 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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| Re: My first willys build.
Looking good! These things are the most fun I've had with anything RC.
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05-10-2020, 05:10 PM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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05-10-2020, 05:13 PM | #6 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| Re: My first willys build.
A little more done on the bumper. D ring mounts and bumper threaded for mounting the plate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-11-2020, 12:23 AM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Woody point
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| Re: My first willys build.
I like where this is heading, looks the goods. I’m on the hunt for one, maybe one of the rochobby ones coming out soon
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05-11-2020, 05:59 AM | #8 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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Thank you! That one is cool but man I love these jeeps. I sent you a pm about a jeep I have that I was gonna post for sale. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
05-11-2020, 07:43 AM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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| Re: My first willys build.
I love these builds, good looking stance.
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05-11-2020, 08:06 AM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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05-11-2020, 12:14 PM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| Re: My first willys build.
Got some more work done on the front bumper. Was gonna go with a small stinger but went with side gussets instead. Time for paint. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-11-2020, 12:21 PM | #12 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: SPRINGFIELD
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| Re: My first willys build.
How can I find one of these to build? I absolutely love them! I have an original 1948 M38 and a 1948 CJ 2A with a small block chevy in it. Would love to have a scale R/C Willys crawler. Please tell me how to find one!!!! Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk |
05-11-2020, 01:22 PM | #13 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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Awesome! Ebay or yard sales or finding them on here. Hasbro jeeps with the frame that comes off and just hack away lol. I’m gonna build another and really show step by step and what to look for. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
05-11-2020, 04:23 PM | #14 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| Re: My first willys build.
Bumper done for now and painted Need to find a fair lead and hook the winch up but gonna have shake down run pics and video soon. Thanks again guys. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-12-2020, 11:33 AM | #15 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| Re: My first willys build.
Pics of the cage I built awhile back. Made it around a 21st centuries doll which are bigger and not pleased with the cage so I am going to make another cage today or modify this one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-12-2020, 01:21 PM | #16 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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| Re: My first willys build.
Started the cage work First was to cut what I didn’t want. Then mock up some tube. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-12-2020, 04:05 PM | #17 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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Welded up Painted Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-12-2020, 06:58 PM | #18 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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| Re: My first willys build.
Much better |
05-12-2020, 06:59 PM | #19 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: roanoke
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05-15-2020, 06:46 PM | #20 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA
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| Re: My first willys build.
Looking good I have been building another one , I need to do a build thread ,
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