Auction 1.9 Brute benefit build 4 Briansbodies w/ RPP Hobby, RC4WD,& CrawlerGraphics

[TURTLE]

This looks great! I think this is the first actual Brute someone is building."thumbsup"

 

[bigdodge88]

Very cool idea."thumbsup" I'll be watching this one for sure.

 

[LeDevil]

Wow! You guys on here are awesome. I hope I can get in on the bidding action "thumbsup"

 

[Bee-Bo]

why leafsprings in the rear ? it wouldbe much more scale if you did coils like the real thing .

 

[Offroader5]

Looks like this is going to turn out to be a pretty sweet rig. Some nice fab goin' on. "thumbsup"

 

[bmuzz1]

Got a little something in the mail today from our buddy montana.matt, a brand spankin new set of MSD 4dyce 1.9's to be used on the jeep.8)

Here's a picture of one with a Rok Lok all mounted up...Pretty!!!

 

[lowslowTJ]

Thanks for all the comments! its coming along nicely. I have been wrenching on the 1:1 jeep for the upcoming weekend.

why leafsprings in the rear ? it wouldbe much more scale if you did coils like the real thing .

True, but many leaf springs were donated to the build, and several 1:1 TJs have leaf springs swapped in the rear for stability....also the Egyptian military TJs have leaf springs in the rear from the factory...Soooo maybe this is a modified Egyptian military TJ? Just to be a bit different.

Got a little something in the mail today from our buddy montana.matt, a brand spankin new set of MSD 4dyce 1.9's to be used on the jeep.8)

Here's a picture of one with a Rok Lok all mounted up...Pretty!!!
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WOW those look great! Thanks again montana.matt and Thanks Bmuzz1 for the 1.9 Rock Loks

 

[montana.matt]

You're welcome, glad I could help"thumbsup"

 

[Offroader5]

True, but many leaf springs were donated to the build, and several 1:1 TJs have leaf springs swapped in the rear for stability....also the Egyptian military TJs have leaf springs in the rear from the factory...Soooo maybe this is a modified Egyptian military TJ? Just to be a bit different.

You could just say it's a truggified J8 :mrgreen:

 

[lowslowTJ]

You could just say it's a truggified J8 :mrgreen:

Well, a J8 is based off the JK platform, and an Egyptian Militiary TJ is based on the TJ platform, but they have similarities like rear leaf springs...as far as I know !

here is a military TJ...maybe it has rear coils...not sure anymore.

I guess it will have to be a truggified Brute with rear leafsprings !

 

[BikeDad]

The build looks great so far. I'm glad you could use some of the parts i gave Brian. I'll keep up with the build and maybe I'll be lucky enough to buy them back!

 

[lowslowTJ]

The build looks great so far. I'm glad you could use some of the parts i gave Brian. I'll keep up with the build and maybe I'll be lucky enough to buy them back!

Thanks for the parts. I should have a new update soon. I got swamped with other work if you can imagine that!

 

[pantablo]

Beautiful tube work! Great way to support a fellow crawler."thumbsup"

 

[lowslowTJ]

Thanks pantablo! So just to keep you all up to date I also wanted to show some pics of the 1:1 work I have been doing. I have owned a 49 CJ3A since 2000 and it has seen many changes. Recently I finally got around to tying in the cage to the frame and building some rocker guards. I Then drove the old girl to Glamis to wheel with some friends which was AWESOME!:

Also as promised I got some more done on the scale Brute for the auction to benefit Brian.
I built these down bars that will connect the cage to the rocker guards and eventually the frame (not such a great picture, but you get the idea):

I then was not sure what to do for rocker guards. I wanted some that I could braze to so I could add some detail i.e. kick-out tubes. I finally figured it out. start with some 3/4-inch quare tube, cut it into two right angle bits of steel by filing down two of the corners.:

 

[lowslowTJ]

rocker guards are well under way thanks to a file, a hack saw and a mini spot weld note the slight curve to match the back of the cab:

next, kick out tubes!

 

[bmuzz1]

Wow, those are beefy!

 

[lowslowTJ]

kicker bars are on the sliders! This beast will be ready to bash....if the buyer chooses to do so!:

 

[bmuzz1]

The sliders look great Verne!

 

[65volkswagen]

this is starting to shape up very nicely. I can not wait until it is done. it is already amazing.

 

[lowslowTJ]

Thanks guys! Its hard to see in the picture but those kicker bars angle up about 15 degrees.