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06-13-2015, 11:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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|  Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
LOVE the G63 6x6, and have been wanting to build one for a while. With the bouncer running (not finished though) I feel fine starting the next build. I bought a G55 body that was being made into a G500 truck to start this build off. I even plan to do portal axles, found some SCX10 hubs on shapeways that fit inside glue-on Tamiya 1.9's Will probably end up making my own 1.9 wheels too, to better mimic beadlocks on the real thing. With 1.55 Growlers on them for the overall diameter. The RC4wd Humvee wheels and rock crushers are off SuperDrty, which will be donating the axle housings at the very least. Anyway, that body arrived on Thursday, but I was out of town, so I just opened the box today, and proceeded to start propping it up   I then proceeded to cut it up, haha. mainly to extend the back of the cab out to where the real one is  Thankfully, the section of the roof that was cut out to make it a G500 came with it. I got that glued back on, and reinforced a bit.   I'll trim that back down once I figure the size of that rear quarter window. -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:07 PM. |
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06-14-2015, 05:18 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: The Netherlands
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Subscribed! Looking forward how this goes.
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06-15-2015, 08:28 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2012 Location: My own personal Heaven
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| Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
It's nice to see someone other than me do one of these. Yay! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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06-15-2015, 08:37 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: May 2009 Location: lake county ,florida
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Man I was digging that g500 hope it turns this one turns out sweet.
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06-15-2015, 10:37 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Trimmed the back of the roof. I taped it to the box to help support it while cutting with thread.   Then I cut out a panel that shows how long the body will end up.   BTW, this build will be a long one -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:08 PM. |
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06-15-2015, 10:42 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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06-16-2015, 10:08 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2012 Location: My own personal Heaven
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Wow, they are broken. I'll have to fix that tonight. :(  This is a picture from AxialFest 2014. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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06-17-2015, 09:17 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Threw an SCX10 axle under the front. With the portal hubs I want run, it should put the width right where it needs to be once I make the flares.  -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:09 PM. |
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06-18-2015, 03:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Plainfield
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
This is literally what I've wanted for like a year. Can't wait to see how it turns out. This is going to be amazing once its done! sub'd
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06-18-2015, 09:13 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Started doing some styrene work extending the body side    Working on getting the body lines flat and inline, once I get those right, I'll reinforce the back of the joint a lot better. -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:10 PM. |
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06-19-2015, 09:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Passenger side quarter window blocked in, another piece of the bedside in (current highest section, there's more that goes above this) and trimmed the original tail to fit (just taped up now)  The panel on the driver's side is just taped up to help hold the tail up  -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:11 PM. |
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06-20-2015, 12:34 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Getting caught up with the drivers side, and got the lower body line blocked in on both sides   -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:12 PM. |
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06-20-2015, 06:09 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Driver's side fully caught up with the passenger side work  -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:13 PM. |
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06-20-2015, 11:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Working on the back of the cab now.   Also, was looking at the interior that came with the body, and figured out it's actually a Hummer H2 interior. Which I'm leaning towards not using it, and building my own to better match the real Mercedes interior. The Dash won't be that hard, it's the seats that have me puzzled. May end up sculpting one seat out of clay, and casting 4 out of resin. Not 100% sure on my plan here. For now I'll keep chugging along on the exterior. -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:13 PM. |
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06-21-2015, 01:30 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Back of the cab is glued in   -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:14 PM. |
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06-21-2015, 04:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Upper bed rail coming together   -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:15 PM. |
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06-21-2015, 09:47 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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Bed rails in  -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:15 PM. |
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06-22-2015, 09:59 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Got the stock rear bumper mounted. It still just bolts on, but added hooks on the sides to slide in slots already there. Then I did a preliminary trim for the rear wheel openings, left room to figure out how I'm going to mount the flares, once I make them.     I also figured out that the portals I want to get (waiting on extra funds to actually buy them, haha) give almost a full inch extra track width. So I'll be doing some experimenting with offsets once I start making the wheels so the flares don't get too wide to try and cover the tires. -Derek Last edited by SuperDrty; 02-14-2016 at 12:17 PM. |
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06-22-2015, 10:19 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tulsa
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Looks good man! Does the 1:1 have portals? Sent from my BNTV400 using Tapatalk |
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06-22-2015, 10:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Rogers, MN
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| Re: Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 hardbody
Yes, the 1:1 has portal axles
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