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01-25-2015, 11:22 AM | #1 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Forest Floor
Posts: 1,108
| Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
I needed a project to help me design a better four link chassis for my product line. I'm making a Ford Bronco. It's a beat up hard core rock crawler. not a lot of horse power but geared very low with lots of torque. There won't be a hood. The doors will be removed with an internal roll cage. Lights and winch on front and back. Rock slider rails and rock damaged body parts. Hidden esc and battery. Rustic paint, lots of details. It's a trekker with custom stock offset rims. Here is the chassis, currently using stock lower links, 5.00" wheelbase. It has amazing articulation, which is tunable to decrease to desired amount. Here is a mock up, fitting the body to the frame. Here I marked the interior tub where the rails line up and started cutting. I only had to cut the first part of the tub, an area around the transmission, and a small square for the rear shocks. Here the wheel base was shortened to 4.875 but the lower links were not shortened yet, so it's a little jacked in the back. After the pictures I got the wheelbase down to 4.750" but may tweak it down a bit more than that. It is semi droop floating about 1/4" from full droop. Please comment, and thanks for watching. ps the frame will be for sale in a week or so. Last edited by Fungi; 01-30-2015 at 10:33 AM. |
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01-25-2015, 06:07 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Nevada City
Posts: 872
| Re: Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
I love it Jim! That frame is nice! Now I see where that motor was going.
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01-25-2015, 06:18 PM | #3 |
Newbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Australia
Posts: 44
| Re: Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
Where do you get one of these. Love it!
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01-25-2015, 08:07 PM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chino
Posts: 386
| Re: Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
Good Job cant wait to see the weathering you do to her, also want to get one of the chassis when they're ready. also is that a 1/24th scale body?
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01-25-2015, 08:28 PM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Shelley
Posts: 145
| Re: Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
Cool Bronco! Frame has some good articulation. Be watching to see how the no doors comes together. Are you going to print the winches and lights? Will you be selling accessories like winches, lights or toolboxes and welders to hide batteries ? Last edited by cjgotch; 01-25-2015 at 10:05 PM. |
01-26-2015, 10:07 AM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: san antonio
Posts: 492
| Re: Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
I'm certainly on the list of chassis buyers when these are ready. Looks great bud. Keep up the fantastic work! |
01-27-2015, 06:12 PM | #7 |
Newbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Erlanger
Posts: 48
| Re: Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
Your work is fantastic, I also want one of those chassis when they are available. What shocks/springs are you using if you don't mind me asking?
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01-29-2015, 06:57 AM | #8 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: sherbrooke
Posts: 99
| Re: Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
at full lock does the front tires rub on the upper link? that chassi look really good
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01-30-2015, 10:25 AM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Forest Floor
Posts: 1,108
| Re: Jim's 1980 Ford Bronco (evolution of a rock crawler) O.o
Hi Rob, yeah I have been wanting to get a highly detailed motor in one of these builds for a while now. Hi Bunce, I got the model in a trade on my facebook group (Micro Rock Crawlers) and I am setting up to sell the chassis. It shouldn't be too much longer. I will announce it here. Hi MikeChino, me too, lol I want to go even farther on this one as far as weathered and beaten. Yes it's 1/24th scale. Hi cjgotch, there will be scale accessories, but I'm not sure about selling them. Hi Jason, I hope very soon. Thanks Hi krazyglu, thanks, got it, they are stock shocks but I've changed the stock shock springs to Micro-T Rear, red (medium) in front, white (soft) in the rear. Part number LOSB-1601 Hi dubfreak, Those rims are stock offset and I'm getting full steering at full flex without any rubbing. I had a reaccurance of a problem and am recovering, so there will be a delay, but I am committed to getting these products for sale. Thanks everyone for all the support! |
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