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JHTreyIII's Class 1 Build - 1981 Chevy Pickup
- Thread starter JHTreyIII
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A little video put together by sellenk at the RC4WD East Coast Scale Challenge this weekend. My rig shows up at 2:20 into the video. Fun weekend!!
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This old rig looks so much better without the fender flares! That makes me illegal for C1 though. I guess it's time to put some shorter axles under it. Maybe RC4WD yota 2's. I think I'm going to ditch the leaf springs too. I've never been happy with the wheel travel.
johnnyh66
Scale Detail Engineering
WHAT!?!
You're gonna make me ditch my leaf springs.
You're gonna make me ditch my leaf springs.
johnnyh66
Scale Detail Engineering
I love my leaf springs but know it would perform so much better linked.
Generis
Rock Crawler
This is way too awesome to tear down! It's time to start a new truck build. My favorite clod of all time right here, as it sits! (PS: did you know a Skeleton J2 chassis links perfectly under a clod body? HINT)
Haha, thanks Chris! Don't worry, there will be plenty of GCM parts staying on it. I think the only parts coming off will be the shackles, I'm not switching out the chassis. This is my main C1 competition rig though, I can't stand to leave it alone when I can improve on it's capabilities. I've also considered leaving the rear leafs...just a thought. I do like that Skeleton J2 though! That's a really slick setup! I also want to move the front axle further forward to help with my approach angle. Take a look at Cory's setup here with the front axle position. This is really a nice setup.
Generis
Rock Crawler
You're right.. that does look good. And epic front approach angle! haha
kaneohecrawler
RCC Addict
I really enjoyed watching this rig while judging course 1 at ecsc last year. Should we expect to see it again this year? I really hope so.
bob1961
I wanna be Dave
if GCM is still making the "metalhead" axle housings, those would fit like a glove on this truck "thumbsup" ....
Well I've started the tear down. I better get to work with the ECSC just four months away. I also decided it didn't make sense to keep the 4Ten chassis if I was going to a 4 link setup. That chassis is made for leafs and should be kept that way so I'm probably going to list it in the classifieds soon. Sorry Chris, BUT I will still be using a GCM forward motor mount and transfer case in an old SCX10 chassis I had laying around. I'm also trying not to spend to much on my trucks right now because I just bought a house so my chassis sale will help pay for the new K44 axles. They're not always in stock so I started ordering pieces today. RC4WD had the front axle in stock today so I got it. I still need to pick up some HD ring and pinion gears for both along with a rear 4 link truss. I've seen the rear axles on eBay so I'll grab one of those once I sell some more toy car parts.
I need to do some clean up on the body. I'll probably hit a few of the panels with primer and then I need to figure out how to lighten it some. It's really heavy and I'm not sure my K44's will be quite as tough as my built axial axles so I need to shed some weight to lessen the strain on them. I've just got so much dang plastic in that drop bed it weighs a ton, LOL.
No real photo updates at the moment, it would just be a big pile of parts anyway. Stay tuned...
I need to do some clean up on the body. I'll probably hit a few of the panels with primer and then I need to figure out how to lighten it some. It's really heavy and I'm not sure my K44's will be quite as tough as my built axial axles so I need to shed some weight to lessen the strain on them. I've just got so much dang plastic in that drop bed it weighs a ton, LOL.
No real photo updates at the moment, it would just be a big pile of parts anyway. Stay tuned...
fr8cture
I wanna be Dave
Always loved this truck, can't wait to see what you do with it. I like the looks of leafs too but never could stand the lack of performance they give.
Thanks! Yeah they hung up on stuff a bit much for me and since I compete with this rig that needs to be addressed. I was always a little unhappy with the width of the axles too, the stance was just too wide and the rubber flares weren't my favorite.
