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02-03-2010, 08:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canon City
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|  Started my build(UPDATED PICS)
Well I still have a cast on my hand so working on this little booger is a challenge, but I couldn't take it any more.       I lengthened the rear links to 1 7/8ths, to match my Courier body(2-56 all thread and 1/8th tubing). The driveshaft I lengthened using a silver pen like the one in the last pic. It had a plastic sleeve inside that I drilled out a little to fit the driveshaft(15/64th). I will update with pics as I go along. Thanks for looking Last edited by BLOODBANE; 02-11-2010 at 10:43 PM. |
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02-04-2010, 04:27 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mundelein
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what body are you going to run?
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02-05-2010, 12:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canon City
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FORD Courier  |
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02-05-2010, 12:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dirty Jerzee
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Looks like a great start! I will be watching..
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02-05-2010, 01:04 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan
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ill be watching too, were did you get those tires?:?
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02-05-2010, 01:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canon City
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The tires/wheels are So-Reals(static models. There are Urethane tires offered on the E-Bay that are the same tread pattern). They are a little hard for crawling, so I will used weighted LOSI rim/tires(just got my BWD stuff)for the tough trails.
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02-05-2010, 07:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan
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thanks on the tire info.  i asked Paul there if he could make a set of Ground Hawgs or SS Thornbirds. lets hope anyway.
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02-05-2010, 07:56 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Frisco, Texas
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nice truck! love the driveshafts! |
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02-11-2010, 10:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canon City
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The cast on my hand is gone, so I got some work done......     I still have to re-locate the ESC and battery(thinking about using the bed as it came with a bedcover) and make some bumpers/sliders/cage(maybe) and find a good way of mounting the bed. |
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02-11-2010, 10:51 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan
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very cool, i love the tires |
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02-12-2010, 12:13 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: bay area
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| looks nice
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02-16-2010, 10:58 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canon City
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More updates. I got the body mounted, so now its time for bumpers and maybe a cage. Slow going but this is what I have so far.....     Just using CA and some modeling putty(to help simulate welds). I will tie the cage into the longer angled pieces off the front bumper. More to come.... |
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03-01-2010, 11:52 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canon City
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More updates. I dumped the plastic cage idea and went with this......    Not 100% square(I'm using 1/8th galvanized wire), but I'm pretty pleased with it so far. Not sure what I'm gonna do with the bed yet. |
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