My " bling king "

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I was given a W/K as a gift from a good friend in 2007. I stretched it 12.5", added 19 t pinion stock spur and 75 turn motor. Then added the rooster crawler ESC "thumbsup" . i painted a blazer body like my 1:1 made some fake beadlocks and grooved the mud thrashers. threw some aluminum integy parts on and had some fun with it. old pics..

played around with a trailer build for a bit..

added traxxas bumpers..

pics from my home course...

then life got busy.. had a son, started a new biz and the W/K got parked

 

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fast forward to 2010 and i wanted to get back into the hobby, so i picked up where i left off.

i bought some van quish products v1 wheels. very happy with this product "thumbsup"

added a traxxas lite bar...

flex shot...

picked up these cool lil jack stands.. i know i know .. old news lol

 

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couple more wheel pics 8)

now the project starts to take a " bling " turn.... ordered some alloy axles from integy.

back side..

did some adjustments on tie rod height. I have since flipped the knucles for even more clearence "thumbsup"

comparison to stock...

installed the rear with lockout...

 

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front installed..

the benefit to the alloy axles is the weight. sure helps keep the truck stable."thumbsup"

first time out in two years lol. had to play in the snow..

 

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did some motor scrounign in my junk pile and came up with a 12 blown alcohol 12 cyl 8)

picked up the proline rolll cage and painted it silver..

im going for a full interior on the " BLING KING " so i need to raise the roll cage. i screwed long m3's into the posts..

cut off the heads..

and added " legs "..

trimmed for height..

and painted..

 

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used a sheet of abs plastic for the " floor"..

and mounted..

installed..

 

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spare tire mock up ..

in the truck..

couple " naked " shots...

 

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cage turned out so nice i did my bumpers to match..

blue and silver look great together IMO..

this is how the bumpers are mounted to the body..

 

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added a roof rack 8) and bought the new 2.2 sx off a fellow local rc board member BigBird for a spare.. had to see how the new tire looked on the BLING KING....

i like ... i like alot. I also replaced the beadlock screws witbh black heads reasoning is i like the look and they might help protect the rings from scratches

pic of roof rack ( painted to match cage and bumpers)

picked up the proline accesory kit and bolted my extinguisher and strap box on...

everything on this truck is bolted in.... this is how i did the strap box..

with the insert in cant even tell the screw is there 8)

and added a gun to the cage...

 

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this pic doesnt show it but the sx is taller than the ones i have ( same height as the mud thrashers) so hmmmmm.. taller, stickier, flexier and sexier, made the descion pretty easy.. back to the lhs i go...

picked up a set of chrome axial beadlocks ( what a diff from vanquish)..bling bling..yo!

spare mounted...

 

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that looks better.."thumbsup"

i took the wind deflector that came with the roll cage cut it down and using it for the start of my dash..

installed a traxxas high tourque waterproof servo, def gonna have to paint it black..

accesorized my roof rack a lil more...

and added more bling.. second traxxas led lite bar "thumbsup"

 

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some overall shots as she sits now...

thanks for checking it out... more mods to come :mrgreen:

 

[kincer]

Very cool, great to see someone still tinkering with a King, its still one of my favorites and the truck that started it all for me."thumbsup" I have two Kings and have many more plans than what ive done with mine already keep up the good work.

 

[that.minitrucker]

Very imaginative "thumbsup" Now for some videos of it in Action

 

[mar618]

wild looking blazer,"thumbsup"

 

[bayareaaxial]

nice way to be different

 

[fred0000]

nice way to be different

no kidding, I love it "thumbsup" good job, glad you got back into it, I love what you've done with it. the silver/purple axles are very sexy.

 

[rockn]

:shock:WOW Polished Axles"thumbsup" Awesome Really like what you did to it. You have in other ideas in the future??:mrgreen:

 

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wow thanks guys, was kinda expectin to be laughed at . Rockn I am building an interior, gonna start with a plexiglass firewall like the 1:1 monster trucks

 

[Cordwood]

Sweet build bud.