my first tlt/tuber blackfoot
 

whats up here is my 1st tubed crawler i started last night, my buddy gave me the blackfoot body ... its from when he was nine , so dont flame me for the paint... lol but let me know what you think , any input will help ...http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...a/DSCF1900.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...a/DSCF1901.jpg

good start, you need some pede wheels and dye them pink;-)

is that copper tubing in the back? if it is its going to flex a lot i would segest break tubing.

lucky bassterd, i took a good condition blackfoot body that my dad had put it on my stampede and beat the crap out of it. beating=trashed bf, then i saw what they were going for on ebay.:twisted:

that paint is pretty!

yeah i figured that too about the copper being so soft, but it heats up quick and is readily available.the break line was not at any of the autoshops i went to.
so far it is really sturdy im using 3/16 copper tube. ill post some more when i get off work tomorrow.

im looking for a pede tranny and, besides if it really bends in a roll over wouldnt that be more scale?

Looks like a good start 8)

mike

Good to see another BF build. I've always liked that body, building my second one now. A little Easy-Off will take care of the paint ;)

im not a ford guy but this truck has been laying around in my friends house for as long as i can remember, this is the body off of the first hobby grade rc i had ever seen, i wanted one, never got it. now all i wanted was the body lol but it does have centimental values... do you think paint thinner would hurt the plastic???

ps im not sure what easy off is ... ?

ok so anyways here is what i did today, not as much as i expected since i got alot of bad news and my friend showed up to hang out, hes not interested in rc at all so it makes it hard to be a good host and get this thing done. lol
heres some pics yo
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also last night i think i inhaled some fumes or something because i woke up at like four am from chest pains, i felt like i had just ran a mile. that was a little scary. maybe my girlfriend just poisoned my sandwich, and im over-reacting.

mabey you are just really old or have sleep acne

sleep acne ? like pimples that only attack at night ? no im only 21, but past the acne stage lol

im breathing now so it must be nothing...... so what about these tubes? ehh ?

i don't know the word for it, mabey it's apneya, were you stop breathing in your sleep. i think the first time it falls your trucks going to bend over like yo' mamma did last night. it looks nice but not strong. mabey with enough bracing?

yeah, i knew what you were talking about...

heres an update if any one is even looking at this.

update::: i did a couple little peices, and shaved the wheel wells out , i also made grooves for where the body sits on the frame,
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a quick mock up to see how uneven it is, looks alright, w/some mashers i got from mello yello

all i have done is searched for parts and painted the body and rims, the shocks arent in the right place yet because i havent made mounts.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...a/DSCF1971.jpgall i have done is searched for parts and painted the body and rims, the shocks arent in the right place yet because i havent made mounts.

Looking good so far.I have a Blackfoot sitting in my closet that I'd thought of using the body to do the same with.I really like what you did with the wheelwells.Keep us posted on the progress.

i cant take credit for those since i got the idea from colquitts nissan but thanks, im having trouble mounting the trans at the moment ...

the flatblack is much better. talk about laying down the shocks

the color change made an amazing difference, good job