Put me on the list!

[FROADER]

Here are a few pictures of it. It should be shipping wed or thurs.








These are the tires going on it.




I think I have some narrowed pede wheels in the garage somewhere that I'll be using for mock-up until I find something else I like.

I'm probably going to have to talk to Fletch or K4L soon.

[psychopat]

Kewl... i have a jerry can for you as a welcoming gift

[midship909]

Sick 50cal time to fire up the dremel!

[DuraJeep]

lol that is freekin sweet man can't wait to c that thing rolling!!!

[truckman71]

Im afraid to see it 'cause I might want one, I better stay away!!! HEHEHE!!!
keep us posted on the progress Colin!!!!

[DuraJeep]

ur next randy u have to get one soon!!! lol

[FROADER]

Kewl... i have a jerry can for you as a welcoming gift

Sweet, thanks Pat!

[FROADER]

I'll be needing a servo for this thing. Is a "super" servo like the TowerPro 9805 too big to fit in the engine bay with the axial trans and electronics, or will I want to try and find something like the hitec 5955? I like the idea of the 9805 since it's so cheap, but I know with most things you get what you pay for.

Any help would be great.

[ZoSo]

the big one may fit against the wheel well inner wall


like this:



(of coarse it would be better on the drivers side)

[midship909]

I'll be needing a servo for this thing. Is a "super" servo like the TowerPro 9805 too big to fit in the engine bay with the axial trans and electronics, or will I want to try and find something like the hitec 5955? I like the idea of the 9805 since it's so cheap, but I know with most things you get what you pay for.

Any help would be great.

just go with a hitec titanium gear like a 7955 or 5955 the 5955 is discontinued so you gotta find that used.

[DuraJeep]

hey colin here are some pics of the joe i am giving u

Picture 34..jpgPicture 33..jpg

[FROADER]

HAHA, he's even tan!

Thanks, Chris, I really appreciate it. I'm still waiting for the Jeep to get here and I'm getting antsy. I'm ready to start this shiz!!

[FROADER]

It showed up today.

With the donor rig in the background...






I'm going to start tearing it down right now.


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[ZoSo]

sweet ...that body looks clean

[FROADER]

Yeah, it's pretty straight with no scratches.

Ok, quick question.

I've got an r2, axial, gd600 and an old losi xxt trans. What's the best combo to run in this thing?

Should I run the R2 to the axial?
Should I run the Axial to the Losi?
Should I run the gd to the axial?

Opinions?

Thanks!

[truckman71]

I can hear the theme to "Mash 4077" playing in my head!!! looks cool, can't wait to see this thing runnin'

[midship909]

well i run a axial up front and a t1 disruptor as a transfer case. i would run your r2 up front then use the axial as a tcase

[ZoSo]

I crushed my last R2 in maybe 6 batteries
I'm installing the axial for my trans ...I recommend the RC4WD T1 disrupter transfer case as well..... it fits perfectly

[GREEDYG76]

Man - that thing is gonna be bad ass! How heavy is that body?

[FROADER]

Sorry GREEDY, I didn't get an email notice of your reply.

I'm not sure of the weight, but I can check that out tonight.

[FROADER]

Update!

I got to work on this tonight and was able to get a lot done. I wanted to at least get the axles, links and shocks setup. I didn't do the best job taking pictures, but I'll post what I have.

First off, I need to thank Chris (Durajeep) for the Joe (Nacho) who wasn't very please with the cluster fawk that is the work space we have.



R2 with 55t.



Nacho threw on some "jack stands" put the narrowed pede wheels and Moabs for mock up to set the ride height.





SCX shocks front and rear.





Used the very bottom part of a stock AX-10 side rail.





Link setup.



Axial trans as the t-case.



On to the mandatory flex shots.





I don't have a servo hooked up yet, but I wanted to see how it went.



The R2 is fawking loud, so I'll probably get another axial for up front (Chris ). Plus since I' have a 10t pinion in there it's really slow.

GREEDY - I didn't weigh it before I started tearing it apart. I would guess it's ~7lbs. as it sits now.

Next to the F-350. (HUGE)





I either need to get some wideners for the axles, or trade these axials for some WK axles.



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[DuraJeep]

LOOKING FREEKING SWEET MAN !!!!! Nacho good name pick =D

[FROADER]

Thanks, Chris.

New wheels came in today! You'll see one in the pics.

Well I hope this looks OK and that it's all straight, because I decided to bend some tube for the cage after going to the bar. Newcastle drafts are goood... I'll have to check up on my work in the morning. I have pictures of almost everyone's Wil, Jeeps, and I didn't want to have the same cage as anyone. I messed around with it in photoshop last night and this is what I came up with.

The main tube is 1/4" with the windshield and roof triangle bars being 3/16". I'm going to get some more 1/8" rod for the "gussets" and "oh shit" handles and so far I think I'm happy with it. Again, I'll need to check my work in the morning.

The main pillar is B with halos going to the front and rear. Then A and C are supporting those.





















There are still a few things I need to finish it, but I ran out of tube. I forgot how big this thing is, so it took more than I expected.

I'm keeping the windshield (until it breaks I guess) so that's why the A pillars are as tall as they are.

Any opinions or suggestions are welcome!

[midship909]

Damn colin you wasted no time on that jeep looks good.

[DuraJeep]

looking great can't wait to be running with u and the rest soon =D

[FROADER]

Well I I got an axial for under the hood. Thanks, Chris... Again.

I didn't have any brazing rod and all of the Welding Supply places were closed today. Home Depot didn't have any of the flux coated rods in stock (at 2 stores) either so, I didn't get as much work done this weekend as I wanted.

So I cut the hood finally, got the trans and servo (645 for now) mounted and that's about it. I have the trans over so far so the spur is in the middle of the grill. I'm going to paint a fan on it like I've seen a few others do. If I don't, I'll move it over some, then put a cpu fan (like Chris mentioned today), and hook it up so it actually works.

[psychopat]

looks good colin, ace hardware has some brazing rods...

[FROADER]

Well shit, I didn't even think of Ace... Thanks, Pat!

I definitely need to change up the link placement. When turning right, the right front wheel would come off the ground. I'm going to wait until I have everything in it (weight wise) and then see if it still does it.

[DuraJeep]

lookin sweet man keep up the posts =D

[FROADER]

Got the stay silv after work and started brazing. I still have some to do which I should have time to do tomorrow night.