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12-23-2007, 05:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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|  high clearance clod
started on my first build and since im waiting on parts i decided to do a little piddlin. i didnt realize how big and bulky these clods were till i got them. this is what i did. stock axle: rework: the pics arent showing it quite as good as in person, but i am well pleased with the results. hopefully all that time i put in it will stay there. another step up for the 2.2 clods to compete with the others  |
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12-23-2007, 05:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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That looks good, what did you fill it in with??
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12-23-2007, 05:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler   Join Date: May 2004 Location: Calgary
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Very nice shave-job. More details on what you did, and some clearer pics would be great. |
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12-23-2007, 05:58 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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i threw those on here real quick cause my ole lady is trying to get me to clean up the house for our christmas tomorrow, haha. i've only done 1 so far, so on the next i can take some pics throughout the process. but basicly i got to looking inside there and noticed a lot of wasted space inside the clod housing. so i went and got some JB Quick and a tiny littlle hacksaw and started cutting. i used som masking tape kindof as a mold and did each flat surface one at a time but each flat is made up of 2 coatings of the jb weld. one on the inside and one on the outside. i tried pics with the flash and without, with the lights on and without. If anyone has some special picture suggestions please share and i'll try again |
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12-23-2007, 06:20 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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When I try to take close ups I use the most detailed setting on my camera 6 mega pixles and I back up about 6 to 7 feet and zoom in. Then I crop the photo down instead of trying to zoom in so close.
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12-23-2007, 06:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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alright, new pics |
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12-23-2007, 06:42 PM
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12-23-2007, 06:43 PM
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12-23-2007, 07:09 PM
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internal pics  i think i'm getting better at the pictures, used a different setting on the camera, but didnt do all that cropping and stuff. thanks kamikaze |
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12-23-2007, 07:13 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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used a dremel with a grinding rock to smooth out the inside so the gear wouldnt rub. when i cut and filed down the bumper mount and bottom screw hole it got real thin and actually cut thought in some places, so i welded up inside and outside of that part also. i just hope the jb quick will hold up to the rocks. i mean if it just starts scarring it up i can always just smooth some back over it. that will be easy to fix. Hopefully it wont rip the whole mess off the plastic housing. |
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12-23-2007, 07:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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will get the JP customs small knuckles and axle tubes coming this week along with the aluminum spools front and rear. I need the J&M BTA kit also but i guess i'll have to wait till he gets em back in stock :-( |
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12-23-2007, 08:04 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lousyana
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Looks good. Glad to see somebody else in the Shreveport area. Does it add some weight down low?
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12-23-2007, 08:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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weight? i imagine jb weld is heavier than plastic. but i doubt it will be noticeable.
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12-23-2007, 10:02 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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Keep us updated on how these hold up.. Sometimes JB Weld doesn't stick well to Plastic. I wonder if those don't hold up if you could try these items to rebuild them. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXHU34 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXDL94 But the way, those look really good.... I need to try something like this on my 2.2... |
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12-23-2007, 10:22 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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i REALLY scratched the surfaces up alot and cleaned with alcohol before applying it. and also on the cut edges of the housing i took the saw and cut little notches into it so the JB would grab into that. thanks for the compliments, i researched on here trying to find if anyone had done it yet and i used YOUR name in the search cause i figured if anyone , you would have tried it.that plastic weld, you use the plastic sheets and them pour the chemical on them like a glue? |
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12-25-2007, 04:33 AM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In a van down by the river!
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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&P=SM&I=LXNA77 I use Tenax-7 for most of my static models but I have never tried it with any Tamiya parts. (yet) At least with the tenax you wont bind your fingers together  | |
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12-25-2007, 05:00 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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cool thanks
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12-26-2007, 06:14 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maine
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Great looking job . I use jb quite a bit, so please keep us posted on how well this holds up on the rocks .
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12-26-2007, 08:05 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shreveport, La
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i'm still waiting on lotsa parts to get it running, but i'll defenitely do more of a write up  |
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12-27-2007, 06:14 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Avondale,AZ
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keep us updared on axels , and steanth of jb weld.
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