STANG KILLA SS
~THE SCALE SHOP~
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Jeep Grand Cherokee (Rick's Build)
- Thread starter Mnster
- Start date
dezfan
I wanna be Dave
Absolutely love the fab work on the axle!"thumbsup"
MAD SKILLS!:shock:
MAD SKILLS!:shock:
S-Dog
Rock Crawler
STANG KILLA SS said:
Impatient much?:shock::shock:
Bronco Fetish
Rock Stacker
oh my god I swear you spend more time putting that guy in funny places/positions than you spend working on the truck......
But I got a good laugh out of it. Love what you did to those axles!! Its nice to see someone who isnt afraid to do their own modifications like that.
But I got a good laugh out of it. Love what you did to those axles!! Its nice to see someone who isnt afraid to do their own modifications like that.
Mnster
MWRCA'er
S-Dog said:
12 hours time:lol:
Body is 6 1/2 wide and before someone else askes it's 16 1/4 long:lol:
Sneek peek of whats to come
I sort of used a picture of a XJ and grafted a basic chassis layout. I included the original XJ link and leaf mounting points. But, being that the truck will ride higher on coilovers then stock I might have to come up with a long arm setup. Not thinking I'll be using leaf springs. Trying to come up with a setup that uses a lot of droop as so the body can be mounted low and scale yet it can still perform. I used steel as so I can weld components to it like sliders, shock hoops and bumpers. The weight will help as the tires don't grip fantastic. Besides whats more scale then having a truck that is heavy like a 1:1. I know the body is not a XJ but it's hard to find a Grand in SAS offroad form. Let me know what you think.
YoUnG_vErSiOn
REST IN ALOHA CHIP
ben you can do a revolver shackle like setup using the two hole tlt link mounts,eithir to the shocks(4 link) or leafs. leafs under the akles in front might look and work good too.i'll post some pics of my cc-01 so you'll know what im talking about.i did mine tothe shocks.
Mnster
MWRCA'er
young_version said:
I do remember that setup, I may have to do something similar. With TLT shocks I may get enough flex as it is.
ScGRaceR
Rock Crawler
nice.....cant wait to see more 
SukiCrawler
Newbie
Awesome!! 
Mnster
MWRCA'er
More progress..
After looking at the stock servo axle mounts Rick wasn't happy with the way they looked. The servo mounts ruined the look of the axle.
Out came the Dremel"thumbsup"
Much better
I helped Rick get the chassis rails bent. We then lightly tacked on the trans plate and installed some long arm mounts.
Rick then started to mock up the lower links.
Rick found that these recycled TLT tierods will work. When sleeved with brake line later it will give the truck a scale look.
Done
Wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Bleeeepleep! Sup Rick
(Jim) I've got a fresh load of driveshafts for you Rick.
(Rick) I scored them off Ebay for $7 bucks, Some guy must have just converted to CVD's.
(Rick) Thanks for picking these up at the mailbox Jim, it's hard to carry parts on your back.
(Jim)No problem Rick, I have a truck might as well use it.
(Rick)Whew! glad thats over
(Jim) So what have you been working on Rick?
(Rick) I've been working on the upper link, I could use some insight.
(Jim) Cool lets check it out.
(Jim) Looks good have you thought about mounting the link directly To the pumpkin?
(Rick) What?
(Jim) Like this
(Rick) Well that might work, I'll still have to figure in the other stuff that might get in the way. Having the link that far forward might screw with the anti squat. Thanks for that though never would have though about it.
(Jim) Well I better get going, the kid needs to get to bed.
(Rick) Later Jim
(Jim) Bye
(Truck)titititt Vrooomm MMMMmmmmmmmmm
Hmm, I wonder what I have for servos. Guess I'll check the supply room.
This one's too big, the rest have stripped gears.
Time to order a Tower pro.
After looking at the stock servo axle mounts Rick wasn't happy with the way they looked. The servo mounts ruined the look of the axle.
Out came the Dremel"thumbsup"
Much better
I helped Rick get the chassis rails bent. We then lightly tacked on the trans plate and installed some long arm mounts.
Rick then started to mock up the lower links.
Rick found that these recycled TLT tierods will work. When sleeved with brake line later it will give the truck a scale look.
Done
Wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Bleeeepleep! Sup Rick
(Jim) I've got a fresh load of driveshafts for you Rick.
(Rick) I scored them off Ebay for $7 bucks, Some guy must have just converted to CVD's.
(Rick) Thanks for picking these up at the mailbox Jim, it's hard to carry parts on your back.
(Jim)No problem Rick, I have a truck might as well use it.
(Rick)Whew! glad thats over
(Jim) So what have you been working on Rick?
(Rick) I've been working on the upper link, I could use some insight.
(Jim) Cool lets check it out.
(Jim) Looks good have you thought about mounting the link directly To the pumpkin?
(Rick) What?
(Jim) Like this
(Rick) Well that might work, I'll still have to figure in the other stuff that might get in the way. Having the link that far forward might screw with the anti squat. Thanks for that though never would have though about it.
(Jim) Well I better get going, the kid needs to get to bed.
(Rick) Later Jim
(Jim) Bye
(Truck)titititt Vrooomm MMMMmmmmmmmmm
Hmm, I wonder what I have for servos. Guess I'll check the supply room.
This one's too big, the rest have stripped gears.
Time to order a Tower pro.
mir4dor
Quarry Creeper
Reading with interest again, this amuses me a lot, just like the other build !
Mnster, I'm sure you bring a laugh at many faces ! Thanks "thumbsup"
Mnster, I'm sure you bring a laugh at many faces ! Thanks "thumbsup"
ScGRaceR
Rock Crawler
nice truck rick.....are you going to run a winch?
pro beater
Quarry Creeper
MNSTER , you need to do these build threads up in a book , or comic book form , hell , i'd buy a few "thumbsup"
hopefully we'll see rick's truck done so we can see rick and jim at one of the MN g2g's this summer
hopefully we'll see rick's truck done so we can see rick and jim at one of the MN g2g's this summer
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krawlinCJ
Pebble Pounder
It's coming along good. I followed you last build up when you did "Jim's" truck. I'm looking forward to the end of this one."thumbsup"
Mnster
MWRCA'er
Rick decided to go snowmobiling today, while waiting for parts.
It wasn't long and he found himself in trouble.
Off in the distance he saw Jim on his way to the mailbox
After digging himself out he went back to the shop.
A short while later Jim pulled up with a used B3 stealth trans.
Nice, but very heavy
(Rick)Floor it Jim!
Thanks Jim, I'll see you later.
After rolling the trans over he began to take the lower skid plate off.
He got to the last screw which appeared to be stripped and CA'd into place.
After slotting it with the Dremel we were able to remove it with a flat blade screwdriver.
He then moved it into position with a old snowmobile trailer.
The fit was tight, it's pretty amazing we came this close just by guessing.
The trans needed a few good stomps to make it fit.
After looking at how small of a driveshaft we would need for the front. Rick moved it back some.
To see if the pinion angle would be ok Rick raised the frame to propper height.
Looks good, we could always tilt the rear.
More later...
It wasn't long and he found himself in trouble.
Off in the distance he saw Jim on his way to the mailbox
After digging himself out he went back to the shop.
A short while later Jim pulled up with a used B3 stealth trans.
Nice, but very heavy
(Rick)Floor it Jim!
Thanks Jim, I'll see you later.
After rolling the trans over he began to take the lower skid plate off.
He got to the last screw which appeared to be stripped and CA'd into place.
After slotting it with the Dremel we were able to remove it with a flat blade screwdriver.
He then moved it into position with a old snowmobile trailer.
The fit was tight, it's pretty amazing we came this close just by guessing.
The trans needed a few good stomps to make it fit.
After looking at how small of a driveshaft we would need for the front. Rick moved it back some.
To see if the pinion angle would be ok Rick raised the frame to propper height.
Looks good, we could always tilt the rear.
More later...
YoUnG_vErSiOn
REST IN ALOHA CHIP
Hey ben, tell rick that Kila found that picture of his rig fully articluated using that revolving upper shock mount mod, that he used on his cc-01.he said to tell you that it could be applied to your build very easily, because the upper mount is brazed. Right up your alley!
He's gonna try to post a vid of the articulation too.
He's gonna try to post a vid of the articulation too.
toomanyrcz
Pebble Pounder
love you're comedy man, i can't wait to see this bad boy done! I can't count how many times my old boss caught me looking up your toyota build....
