struhall
Quarry Creeper
Finally got started on my newest scale project. I've been sitting on this New Bright hardbody TJ for 2 1/2 years. Found it outside the dumpster and brought it home.
I knew the stock wheelbase was too short and I had to be over 10 inches for the Activated Outlaw rules so I polled my wife and kids to see if they liked a stretched TJ or an LJ better. Obviously they picked the harder choice so I started hacking away. Every single truck that ends up on my desk seems to fall apart for some reason.
Stretched right at 1 inch to make the body proportional for a LJ. The middle part behind the doors worries me because it's a lot stronger than the stock body around it. The wheels and tires are not set in stone, I want to have the tires around 4.5 to 4.75 inches, these were just the closest set I could grab.
Trying to fit the chassis and links is going to be tight. I had to cut the chassis down 2 inches to get it to fit under the body. 1 in cut out of the middle and 1 in off the end. I will finish the build and get everything worked out and get the chassis welded back together when I get my bumpers, sliders and cage built.
Specs as of now:
-GCM front motor mount
-RC4WD transfer case set up for front overdrive
-SSD AR44 housings, Vanquish c-hubs, knuckles and lockouts
-DinkyRC cantilever rear shocks
-Ebay special aluminum front CMS mount
-Amazon 20kg servo
I knew the stock wheelbase was too short and I had to be over 10 inches for the Activated Outlaw rules so I polled my wife and kids to see if they liked a stretched TJ or an LJ better. Obviously they picked the harder choice so I started hacking away. Every single truck that ends up on my desk seems to fall apart for some reason.
Stretched right at 1 inch to make the body proportional for a LJ. The middle part behind the doors worries me because it's a lot stronger than the stock body around it. The wheels and tires are not set in stone, I want to have the tires around 4.5 to 4.75 inches, these were just the closest set I could grab.
Trying to fit the chassis and links is going to be tight. I had to cut the chassis down 2 inches to get it to fit under the body. 1 in cut out of the middle and 1 in off the end. I will finish the build and get everything worked out and get the chassis welded back together when I get my bumpers, sliders and cage built.
Specs as of now:
-GCM front motor mount
-RC4WD transfer case set up for front overdrive
-SSD AR44 housings, Vanquish c-hubs, knuckles and lockouts
-DinkyRC cantilever rear shocks
-Ebay special aluminum front CMS mount
-Amazon 20kg servo