LonleyCreepers, first Cc01's

[lonleycreeper]

She is ready for her first expedition...

[scorpion ax-10]

looks like a mean rig man, definatly eager to see some in action shots and hear how it does.

[lonleycreeper]

The expedition
The wraith roasted the middle gear in the trans, and the mud truck got pulled out to finnish out the run.



I am very impressed with the prformance of this rig. It hung with the scx's in evrything but one climb and the mud.. (Scx's had2.2's and 3slipos.)And out climbed the avalanche in most. Only got hung up on a couple of spots. Only two issues in the entire run 2.5+ hrs.in one hillclimb I poped a dogbone out of the front end and I lost a link bolt, otherwise fantastic run.

[derb]

Sweet! I love seeing these things in water/mud.

[scorpion ax-10]

Nice

so after the run what are the next plans for it, if anything?
noticed in your Mud truck thread that the body was split in half, how did you do that?

[lonleycreeper]

Derb , thanks man,all my rigs get run in mud, snow dirt and rocks

Axscorpion, next will be a rear bumper/spare tire mount, power tank mount, aluminum roof rack, jerry can mount, front skid, steering upgrades, lower a arms, ect ect ect.
The mud truck rolled down a hill one to many times, lol. I drive the snot out of my rigs haha.

[scorpion ax-10]

Its more fun to break them anyways
find out what you need to do better.
and besides that what they're built for right?

[Smileyboy]

Very nice rig. Have you done a video of it yet?

Was that a hard body, how did you prep it to paint?


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[lonleycreeper]

Originally Posted by Smileyboy

Very nice rig. Have you done a video of it yet?

Was that a hard body, how did you prep it to paint?


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Yes it is a hard body(new bright, I think) it was already painted maroon just washed it and sprayed metallic blue(rustoleum) turned out really good imo.

[lonleycreeper]

I picked this body today wb is perfect, but it is incredibly narrow...

[Smileyboy]

Cool. Thx for the tips.


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[slow-go]

we did a video today iam gonna upload it tomorrow when the wife is at work

[scorpion ax-10]

that F-150 body looks like it will serve as a nice project, the leafs and IFS should be really scale too for that generation. and if i remember correct 6-lug is scale for that generation as well will still be following, really like the Landy, and as im a Ford guy, excited to watch the F-150 as well.

Edit: nope i checked, still 5-lug in those years, my bad

[lonleycreeper]

Landy is?was? owned by ford haha. I am a Ford guy myself. This body is really to narrow for my taste, it would be perfect with mrc axles.
I am thinking about running this as a guest rig, the body is fairly thrashed.
Of this body style the 1/2 tons 150s had 5lugs the lt3/4 tons had 6 but no flare side and only long bed.

[slow-go]

CCo1's Land Rover water crossing



LonleyCreeper's water crossing - YouTube

[scorpion ax-10]

Originally Posted by lonleycreeper

Landy is?was? owned by ford haha. I am a Ford guy myself. This body is really to narrow for my taste, it would be perfect with mrc axles.
I am thinking about running this as a guest rig, the body is fairly thrashed.
Of this body style the 1/2 tons 150s had 5lugs the lt3/4 tons had 6 but no flare side and only long bed.

Ah gotcha, good thought on the guest rig, too bad it wont fit, it would be a SICK build, especially with leafs

[lonleycreeper]

And the carnage/clean up.

Really wasnt bad considering...
The center skid got used severly, the rocker guards held up very well, somhow I cracked a light lens(front drivers side) and bent the front bumper, and the tires rubed the flares almost constantly(anoying).

[scorpion ax-10]

Looks to have held up rather nice, if thats the only arguments thus far then . All that means is that there is mor room for more mods.

[lonleycreeper]

This morning I made a quickie rear bumper, mud flaps for the rear, reversed the motor wires(had them wrong before) replaced the link nuts with locking nuts.(lost one on our last trail ride), and trimed the flares.

[scorpion ax-10]

It appears to me that most anytime i post all i can say is Nice job or something along those lines.

so taking that into consideration, ill continue, i truly admire the work you have put into this rig, the bumpers are well built and look great, and the fabrication on suspension etc, has been a true joy to watch, it's came a long way since you got it. well done.