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Old 06-17-2011, 07:34 PM   #41
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awesome work dr. cant wait to see this one finished
Thanks man!



Update: Smoothed out the roof, its starting to take shape.



With a coat of primer.







Now for the grill.







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Old 06-18-2011, 11:47 PM   #42
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Update: It's time for the doors! (Only working on the left side at the moment, one side at a time.)

First layer putty applied.



Sand it down.





Need more putty.



Now that waiting for the putty to dry, time to get some work on the headlights. Both headlight buckets are made, but still need some detailing.







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Old 06-19-2011, 07:15 AM   #43
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Looking nice
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Old 06-19-2011, 09:48 PM   #44
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Looking nice
Thanks Liighthead!



Update: Continue working on the Tundra from where I left off yesterday. Sand down the second layer of putty.



Seems to be smooth enough, but just to make sure, I sharpied the extension section, then sand it off, so I'll know where I need to apply more putty.





Then applied another layer of putty.



Repeated this steps a few time, spending a good few hours on applying putty and sanding it off, and this is how it came out.





Then I sand down the roof again and applied another layer of putty.



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Old 06-20-2011, 10:33 PM   #45
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Update: Nothing much got done today, it's been a long busy day.

Have the roof smoothed out, and starting to touching up the body lines.





Now that the left side rear door is almost done, time to get to work on the right side.



Here's a little bonus.

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Old 06-22-2011, 09:14 PM   #46
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Update: Mock up of the Baja style light bar!











Then took it out for another run, spend rest of the night cleaning it all up!









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Old 06-22-2011, 09:45 PM   #47
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Amazing work. I wish I had the patience and skill to do something like this. I'd love an RC version of my Tundra.
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Old 06-23-2011, 11:29 PM   #48
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Amazing work. I wish I had the patience and skill to do something like this. I'd love an RC version of my Tundra.
Thanks man! I'd love a full size version of my RC Tundra.



Update: New improved body mounts!













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Old 06-24-2011, 07:16 AM   #49
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Lookin beast
With those tryers reminds me of my hpi mini trophy lol nice work
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Old 06-24-2011, 12:33 PM   #50
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that looks awesome, amazing work!!! looking forward to the finished product!
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Old 06-24-2011, 10:24 PM   #51
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Lookin beast
With those tryers reminds me of my hpi mini trophy lol nice work
Haha, thanks Liighthead! I'm planning to get some matching spare wheels, the ones that are on now are too heavy and a bit too big.

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that looks awesome, amazing work!!! looking forward to the finished product!
Thanks SNCrawler!




Update: Front skid plate installed!







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Old 06-24-2011, 10:41 PM   #52
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Nice
And yeh seams like it pushes it down at the back, stiffen up the back a bit?
Seams the back sits down quite low in those pics
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Old 06-28-2011, 11:57 PM   #53
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Nice
And yeh seams like it pushes it down at the back, stiffen up the back a bit?
Seams the back sits down quite low in those pics
Thanks, the rear springs were already stiffen, from the last post. But I took your advice and stiffen them some more.



Update: Project is back on the track! Stiffen the rear end and get to work on the rear fender flares.







Under full compression.



That's all ya get for now, more update tomorrow!
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Old 06-29-2011, 01:10 AM   #54
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Nice, keep up the good work.!
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Old 06-29-2011, 01:57 AM   #55
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Damn man I have never seen so much customization in a micro, nice job, keep up the great work
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Old 06-29-2011, 10:12 PM   #56
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Nice, keep up the good work.!
Thanks crawlski!

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Damn man I have never seen so much customization in a micro, nice job, keep up the great work
Thanks EEM-CrawlinMachine!



Update: More progress on the rear fender flare.







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Old 06-30-2011, 07:08 PM   #57
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WOW!!!!! need i say more?
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Old 06-30-2011, 09:08 PM   #58
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WOW!!!!! need i say more?




Update: Got more work done the left side rear fender flare.







Got to have a comparison pic to show how wide those fender flares are compare to the stock ones.

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Old 06-30-2011, 10:51 PM   #59
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You know how I feel about this one already
Those rear flares are going to put it over the top!
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Old 07-01-2011, 06:22 AM   #60
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Wow still amazing work
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