jeeper's NB jeep build

[jeeper03]

i picked up my ax-10/scx-10 hybrid about 2 weeks ago. Its a hybrid because it started out as the ax10 but got the scx10 frame on it. any way i started with a HPI jeep body and built a cage (steel and hot glue) for it:

that was cool so i decided to try brazing for the first time and built a 4-link truss like R2J's "thumbsup"

 

[jeeper03]

here is a teaser of what im working on now:

 

[jeeper03]

here is the body with the start of the cage:

and the cage mostly done with no stickers:

 

[jeeper03]

135 views and no comments? what do u guys think so far?

 

[jeeper03]

Ok so I'm tryin a chassis mounted steering setup but I can't figure out how to set it up without the tires turning when flexing. Any help would be appreciated!!

 

[mmbackpacker]

Looks like a great start! Thats a difficult body to work with becasue of the low floor and no real room for the transmission. I used the same body on a scx frame and flipped the tranny 180*, you might try that and see if it helps get the body down.

You are one step further along than I am with brazing (which is to say I can't seem to get it...), and it looks good, except the cage looks like it's a bit thin.

Keep it up, it is looking good, but beyond that, it is YOURS, and what YOU think looks good!

 

[boisetrucker]

Looks good. I need to relearn to weld/braze again have not done it since highschool. So what body is that is it still the hpi?

 

[jeeper03]

its the new bright rubi rock crawler body. as for the cage it is a little bit thin, but i feel like it looks more like a aftermarket jeep cage than the stock jeep roll bar. the body sits a little bit lower than the pics, i had to cut out part of the floor but it still looks ok from the inside. and the brazing i have found to be easy! i use harris safety silv 45 and harris safety flux and just a nice wire brush to clean everything before brazing it...

 

[jeeper03]

here is my finished front bumper, it is supposed to look like poison spyder's trail stinger:

also here a few fish tank flex shots:

here is how i mounted my servo but i have since removed it and put it back on the axle because it wasnt working right:

 

[jeeper03]

I added tubing to the front fenders to look like tube fenders..

I made up the rocker gaurds out of 1/8" rod and 18 ga plate steel

 

[jeeper03]

I also cut the doors down to look like 1/2 doors

 

[jeeper03]

got the doors done and molded:

 

[jeeper03]

i started on the rear bumper and its modeled after smittybilts SRC rear w/ tire carrier:

and it actually opens:

 

[jeeper03]

how im doin? what do u guys think?

 

[big bronco]

i think it looks awsome"thumbsup"

 

[tanner]

lookin good so far

 

[jeeper03]

Thanks guys!! I managed to get it out on the rocks today and it did really well considering I was running a comp course...

 

[jeeper03]

 

[jeeper03]

Well after a long time I reprinted it and added to the cage to look more like a family style cage...

Painted the sliders:

Painted it red:

The comp cut made the wheel wells huge, so I made rear corner guards to make it a little smaller:

It's suppose to resemble my own jeep

 

[jeeper03]

I finished putting it back together today,

I also did a double triangulated rear 4 link

So what does everybody think?