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06-05-2008, 11:51 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: san pancho, ca
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|  first lid...axial betty :)
really happy with how well my first lid came out   dovetail took care of the rear...  may have to trim what's left of the front fenders... itching to get started on a bushwhacker lid |
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06-05-2008, 07:44 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Grand Junction
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Body looks great manny. What did you use to help hold together the dove tail once you cut into it? I really need to do that ot mine just ahve never done it before.
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06-05-2008, 09:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: san pancho, ca
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1/8" pop rivets are your friend A buddy gave me his old betty, which was the Ginny-pig for this idea. checkout the following pics of the 1st one:   recently gave this body to another crawler, so I got to make my 1st lid. |
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06-05-2008, 10:08 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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Looks good. Those rivets are a neat way to do it - and I think they add to the look  |
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06-06-2008, 12:18 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: san pancho, ca
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thanks guys. I plan on spending more time over here before I start on my bushwhacker lid... |
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06-06-2008, 02:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Grand Junction
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Sweet man thanks for the tips. If I ever get some time away from work I'm gonna try and do the same to my Betty body
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06-06-2008, 03:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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Hey Mr. I like the dove tail hows that done it looks very clean.
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06-06-2008, 04:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: san pancho, ca
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still at work :-P but will take some pics this weekend, and post up... |
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06-06-2008, 07:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: looking for sponsors
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can i get some closer pics of the dovetail i really want to do this.
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06-06-2008, 08:03 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canby, Oregon
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Gonna try that on my body... Good idea about the rivets. Nice body BTW |
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06-07-2008, 07:24 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida
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Looks good...
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06-07-2008, 08:39 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Louisville
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|  Way Cool I like the body mod
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06-07-2008, 06:26 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: san pancho, ca
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thanks guys, here are the closeup pics from today's crawlin session... if you take your time, you can do a much cleaner job then I did:  6 rivets total, the blue betty from above used 4:  I tried using washers...but feel I was able to achieve a better fit without them:   panthers waiting tobe mounted   |
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06-09-2008, 06:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: at the bench of the up 'n coming '79 ford crew cab
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cool looks great! you wont be dissappointed with the cougars! ill try to attempt a dovetail on my WK we'll see how it goes! but i will ask you and others, is there any other alternative to rivets? like a CA glue or something?
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06-09-2008, 07:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. John's
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Goop is your friend!! I split my HPI bug body right along the one of the seams (along the top of the windows) - almost completely from front to back. I gave the thing up for dead until I ran a bead of Goop along the back of the split and VOILA its like new (almost) This was a complete split, too - not just a crack or fracture. Goop is extremely tenacious and because its flexible, it will move with the body. Since the repair, this lid has had some nasty spills and everyhting is holding up perfectly. Inside:  Outside:  Just my 2 cents. Last edited by SeanD; 06-09-2008 at 07:15 PM. |
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06-10-2008, 07:40 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: san pancho, ca
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Hacked Betty looks like a few bolts/nuts are also a really good option | |
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