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Old 03-26-2007, 12:56 AM   #1
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Default Highlift jacks and diamond plate.
I used the HPI LandRover lid on a couple of my builds, but i thought they missed some details. So i odered som 1/16 Plastruct plastic diamond plate, some styrene 3/8" H-bares and 3/8"square tubing. And i found me some 2mm wirelockers and some rustfree steelcable at my local hardware store.

Cutting out the diamond plate pieces:
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Gave them some paint:
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Glued them in place using tire glue:
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Made me some Highlift jacks using the styrene H-bars and square tubes:
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Mounted the wirelockers to the front bumpers:
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Made me some towingcables using sustfree steel cable:
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Turned out pretty good imo:
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The antennas are whip antennas used on boats, they come with disconnecting plugs, making it easy to take of the lid:
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Used Savage bumpers and Proline roof racks (gonna swap the racks thou, for some more realistic ones).
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Old 03-26-2007, 02:41 AM   #2
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Looks good to me! Nice finds.
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Old 03-26-2007, 07:47 AM   #3
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Where'd you order the diamond plate material from?
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Old 03-26-2007, 07:57 AM   #4
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wow, very nice!
you get this stuf from your local hard ware store?
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Old 03-26-2007, 08:04 AM   #5
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looks good hilux! amazing how much a little work can make a plain body into an amazing body!

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Where'd you order the diamond plate material from?
http://www.plastruct.com/ your LHS should have it or maybe an arts and crafts or art supply store.
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Old 03-26-2007, 01:20 PM   #6
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Diamond plates, whip antennas and the styrene parts, i got from Tower Hobbies. Steel cable and wirelockers i bought at my local hardware store.

Diamond plates:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXRD01&P=K

Whip antennas:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXK821&P=K

The styrene parts for jacks can be found here:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...REA&V=PLS&P=SM
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Old 03-26-2007, 01:39 PM   #7
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has anybody else noticed the landys are suddenly really popular! oh well you gotta love a defender!
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Old 03-26-2007, 02:46 PM   #8
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I want to see how you made those bumpers you attached the wire locks too, thats sweet.
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Old 03-26-2007, 03:29 PM   #9
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Hilux,

Can you tell me the part number of the hinge units you have used to mount the bodies with.
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Old 03-26-2007, 04:26 PM   #10
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I want to see how you made those bumpers you attached the wire locks too, thats sweet.
Those are the bumpers thats allready on the lid (Just hope i dont pull the lid to pieces when i use them )

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Can you tell me the part number of the hinge units you have used to mount the bodies with.
The hinges are from a Highlift, dont have the part numbers for them, sorry..

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has anybody else noticed the landys are suddenly really popular! oh well you gotta love a defender!
Defenders are cool, got two hardbody ones as well. The yellow one is done, running a K2-3S chassis and HL axles. The grey one will be my next project:
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Those are the bumpers thats allready on the lid (Just hope i dont pull the lid to pieces when i use them )

Cool, didnt realize it was shaped that way. You could always reinforce the rea with some styrene, but I guess the key thing is looks over function with those.
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Old 03-29-2007, 03:12 PM   #12
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is a real look, fantastic idea
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Old 03-29-2007, 04:22 PM   #13
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Made me some shocks for the grey one today (stole this idea from another build). Milled down some TLT shocks and painted them and added some stickers.

Just cant decide if i`m gonna go for Ranco, Carrera or Koni thou:
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Made me a rubber "thing" (dont know what its called in english) from a bisyclewire:
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Great ideas. By chance do you have a link for the rc boat antennas that have the quick disconnect clamp? Thanks.
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Old 03-29-2007, 04:40 PM   #15
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Old 03-29-2007, 06:03 PM   #16
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Great ideas. By chance do you have a link for the rc boat antennas that have the quick disconnect clamp? Thanks.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...3&I=LXK821&P=K
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Thanks Hilux!
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the stuff coming from around the world is so sweet.

Go Norway! My great grandfather was from Norway
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wow man! that's totally awesome...and the word you're looking for to replace "rubber thingy" is a shock boot...

if you wanna stay true to form and you use the Rancho shock paint it red...
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