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06-14-2006, 07:11 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: jacksonville beach
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| 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 ... |
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06-14-2006, 07:20 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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good start, you need some pede wheels and dye them pink |
06-14-2006, 07:39 PM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
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is that copper tubing in the back? if it is its going to flex a lot i would segest break tubing.
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06-14-2006, 07:56 PM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the great brown north=(WI)
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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. that paint is pretty! |
06-14-2006, 08:49 PM | #5 |
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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? Last edited by murdock; 06-17-2006 at 01:19 PM. |
06-15-2006, 12:12 PM | #6 |
Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Looks like a good start mike |
06-15-2006, 04:24 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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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 ;)
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06-15-2006, 05:51 PM | #8 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: jacksonville beach
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ps im not sure what easy off is ... ? Last edited by murdock; 06-15-2006 at 09:54 PM. | |
06-15-2006, 09:44 PM | #9 |
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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 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. Last edited by murdock; 06-15-2006 at 09:58 PM. |
06-15-2006, 10:03 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the great brown north=(WI)
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mabey you are just really old or have sleep acne
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06-15-2006, 10:12 PM | #11 | |
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im breathing now so it must be nothing...... so what about these tubes? ehh ? Last edited by murdock; 06-15-2006 at 10:15 PM. | |
06-15-2006, 10:27 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the great brown north=(WI)
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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?
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06-15-2006, 10:51 PM | #13 |
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yeah, i knew what you were talking about... heres an update if any one is even looking at this. Last edited by murdock; 06-17-2006 at 07:04 PM. |
06-17-2006, 07:10 PM | #14 |
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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, a quick mock up to see how uneven it is, looks alright, w/some mashers i got from mello yello Last edited by murdock; 06-17-2006 at 07:12 PM. |
06-24-2006, 11:23 PM | #15 |
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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.
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06-24-2006, 11:23 PM | #16 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: jacksonville beach
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| 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.
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06-24-2006, 11:43 PM | #17 |
Built, not bought Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gresham
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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.
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06-24-2006, 11:46 PM | #18 | |
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Last edited by murdock; 06-24-2006 at 11:53 PM. | |
06-26-2006, 08:16 PM | #19 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the great brown north=(WI)
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the flatblack is much better. talk about laying down the shocks
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06-26-2006, 08:41 PM | #20 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ
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the color change made an amazing difference, good job
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