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sydneysdad · 04-08-2007, 12:22 PM

hello all.. i figured i'd post some of my progress of my first attempt on building a tuber... so i figured why not the sniper

anyhow i've been working on this build since feb.. i have about 25 to 30 hrs. on it. hope you all like.. suggestions are welcome good or bad... onto the pictures...

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mrwonderful · 04-08-2007, 01:10 PM

Better pics.

VERY nice work there. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of headaches that caused. when is the engine going in?

'83 chevy · 04-08-2007, 01:17 PM

Very Nice. this makes what like 6 tubers in NERCC?

Wrecker · 04-08-2007, 01:42 PM

Dang that is some nice tube work!
You did an awesome job of making duplicate the 1:1, which I know can make things a lot more complicated.

sydneysdad · 04-08-2007, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mrwonderful

Better pics.

thanks for fixing the pics..

VERY nice work there. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of headaches that caused. when is the engine going in?

headaches and sleepless nights..

the engine is going in when i get all the electronics in...

sydneysdad · 04-08-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by wrecker

Dang that is some nice tube work!
You did an awesome job of making duplicate the 1:1, which I know can make things a lot more complicated.

thanks wrecker for the kind words.. i still have more to do.. like engine,winch, and feul tank to put the electronics in..and theres much more to do..

Brandon · 04-10-2007, 01:03 PM

Wow looks great! I love the front end with all the cross bracing

sydneysdad · 04-11-2007, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Nluvwithxlr8ing

Wow looks great! I love the front end with all the cross bracing

thanks nluv... i've seen others try build the sniper but not a full tuber like this one. so i challenged myself and this it what i have so far. but theres is so much more to do.. they'll be more updates soon..

braceysdad · 04-11-2007, 02:27 PM

Dang, what patience you must have. What is the weight of that bad boy

Bart bender · 04-12-2007, 10:50 AM

Wow! Very very nice!

sydneysdad · 04-13-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by braceysdad

Dang, what patience you must have. What is the weight of that bad boy

thanks. it wasnt as bad as it looks..as for the weight she's a healthy 9.5oz.. her final weight will be around 11 to 12 lbs...

RaleighRCer · 04-13-2007, 08:58 PM

Great looking ride. One question though, What does 14r mean?

crawl rookie · 04-15-2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RaleighRCer

Great looking ride. One question though, What does 14r mean?

With that they mean that its a 14 inch Wheelbase rig

(14 incher

)

This thing is looking great sydneysdad,
I like the link set up, its uuuh different

cuban b · 04-16-2007, 11:18 PM

That is ridiculous, I'm loving it. I've built quite a few tubers, and I can't even begin to think how you got some of those angles right.

Awesome work.

sydneysdad · 04-18-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cuban b

That is ridiculous, I'm loving it. I've built quite a few tubers, and I can't even begin to think how you got some of those angles right.

Awesome work.

thanks cuban.. as for the angles, working in a full custom metal shop helps.

(press brake op).. and ALL the joints are fishmouth..

there will be more pics after this sun... local clud holding a gtg.. club members will have first look...

'83 chevy · 04-18-2007, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sydneysdad

thanks cuban.. as for the angles, working in a full custom metal shop helps.

(press brake op).. and ALL the joints are fishmouth..

there will be more pics after this sun... local clud holding a gtg.. club members will have first look...

sweet, can't wait to see it in person. will it be running by then or is that stage far far from being done?

mrwonderful · 04-22-2007, 07:38 PM

From todays crawl.
http://nercc.net/index.php?topic=716.msg13723#msg13723

Brandon · 04-22-2007, 07:46 PM

that thing looks incredible!! What scale is that motor? Looks smaller than the 1/6th ones i have seen...

4RunnerKid · 04-22-2007, 09:45 PM

holy ****... that thing is awesome.

sydneysdad · 04-23-2007, 09:52 PM

thanks guys

i really appreciate the kind words...but theres still plenty to do to her, Nluv the motor is the 1/10 parma hemi engine...you can find them on ebay... although i'm surprised that the some of the builders on this site hasn't seen it yet? o well guess they dont have time for this newbie...

04-08-2007, 12:22 PM	#1
sydneysdad Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mass. Posts: 69	MY 14r SNIPER... hello all.. i figured i'd post some of my progress of my first attempt on building a tuber... so i figured why not the sniper anyhow i've been working on this build since feb.. i have about 25 to 30 hrs. on it. hope you all like.. suggestions are welcome good or bad... onto the pictures... sniperbuild1.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code click to add title cancel move \| edit \| share \| delete sniperbuild2.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code click to add title cancel move \| edit \| share \| delete sniperbuild3.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code click to add title cancel move \| edit \| share \| delete sniperbuild4.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code click to add title cancel move \| edit \| share \| delete sniperbuild5.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code click to add title cancel move \| edit \| share \| delete sniperbuild6.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code click to add title cancel move \| edit \| share \| delete sniperbuild7.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code click to add title cancel move \| edit \| share \| delete sniperbuild8.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code click to add title cancel move \| edit \| share \| delete sniperbuild9.jpg URL Link HTML Tag IMG Code

04-22-2007, 07:38 PM	#17
mrwonderful Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 684	From todays crawl. http://nercc.net/index.php?topic=716.msg13723#msg13723 Last edited by mrwonderful; 04-22-2007 at 09:51 PM.

04-08-2007, 01:10 PM	#2
mrwonderful Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 684	Better pics. VERY nice work there. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of headaches that caused. when is the engine going in?

04-08-2007, 01:17 PM	#3
'83 chevy Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Easthampton Posts: 747	Very Nice. this makes what like 6 tubers in NERCC?

04-08-2007, 01:42 PM	#4
Wrecker [HOONIGAN] Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Junction Posts: 4,269	Dang that is some nice tube work! You did an awesome job of making duplicate the 1:1, which I know can make things a lot more complicated.

04-10-2007, 01:03 PM	#7
Brandon Im Brandon Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA Posts: 8,156	Wow looks great! I love the front end with all the cross bracing

04-11-2007, 02:27 PM	#9
braceysdad Adilynsdad too! Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville Posts: 8,844	Dang, what patience you must have. What is the weight of that bad boy

04-12-2007, 10:50 AM	#10
Bart bender I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa, the antirecreation state! Posts: 2,227	Wow! Very very nice!

04-13-2007, 08:58 PM	#12
RaleighRCer Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Raleigh Posts: 361	Great looking ride. One question though, What does 14r mean?

04-16-2007, 11:18 PM	#14
cuban b Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pleasant Grove Posts: 204	That is ridiculous, I'm loving it. I've built quite a few tubers, and I can't even begin to think how you got some of those angles right. Awesome work.

04-22-2007, 07:46 PM	#18
Brandon Im Brandon Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA Posts: 8,156	that thing looks incredible!! What scale is that motor? Looks smaller than the 1/6th ones i have seen...

04-22-2007, 09:45 PM	#19
4RunnerKid RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA Posts: 1,154	holy ****... that thing is awesome.

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04-23-2007, 09:52 PM	#20
sydneysdad Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: mass. Posts: 69	thanks guys i really appreciate the kind words...but theres still plenty to do to her, Nluv the motor is the 1/10 parma hemi engine...you can find them on ebay... although i'm surprised that the some of the builders on this site hasn't seen it yet? o well guess they dont have time for this newbie...

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