Thats rediculous Stu. Just rediculous. How many hours are in your hobby day? I think you work on 25 hours days.
Looks fantastic.
Looks fantastic.
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TLT with TTB
- Thread starter microgoat
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SlammedMini469
Rock Crawler
how did you get the paint to stick to it?
my dad was telling me once that he stripped the hood on his old car with brake fluid and no amount of sanding, cleaning, grease remover, nothing...would make the new paint stick.....
my dad was telling me once that he stripped the hood on his old car with brake fluid and no amount of sanding, cleaning, grease remover, nothing...would make the new paint stick.....
microgoat
I wanna be Dave
First, I used old nasty brake fluid that had absorbed a ton of water already. Then I washed it with Dawn and hot water, let it air-dry and primed. I'll hit it with the good primer tomorrow after work, this was just the tail end of the cheap stuff, but the cheap stuff sticks to anything :lol: The good stuff is sandable and has a better surface.
And John, I only had about 3 hours to spend on it today. Wish I had more.
And John, I only had about 3 hours to spend on it today. Wish I had more.
HaPtOAD
Pebble Pounder
It doesn't matter how long it has taken, it's freakin pimp.
microgoat
I wanna be Dave
It's in the paint booth. White's on and drying. I ought to be able to get the red on tomorrow :mrgreen:
microgoat
I wanna be Dave
oops...
forgot I was shooting lacquer. It's dry by the time it hits the body. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful :mrgreen:
Still needs a little touching up around the boundary (you can see a little primer showing where the paint lifted on the front fender and a couple small bleeds) but overall I'm pretty happy with it. Half an hour with a fine brush and she'll be right.
Don't mind the body height, the front end is sitting on the receiver.
forgot I was shooting lacquer. It's dry by the time it hits the body. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful :mrgreen:
Still needs a little touching up around the boundary (you can see a little primer showing where the paint lifted on the front fender and a couple small bleeds) but overall I'm pretty happy with it. Half an hour with a fine brush and she'll be right.
Don't mind the body height, the front end is sitting on the receiver.
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DAAAAng!
dezfan
I wanna be Dave
That thing is so sweet. Great job Goat!
Cole82
I wanna be Dave
:shock: :shock: :shock: That is awesome!:shock: :shock: :shock:
microgoat
I wanna be Dave
More Progress...
Got a little more done. The grille and tailgate are on, lights are wired (still haven't tested the ancient nicad pack that came with the bodies, I'll be really surprised if it still holds a charge but you never know) and finished off the rear suspension.
Now all it needs is body mounts, some guts in the tranny and a battery mount and she'll be ready to roll. I'm thinking screws through the rocker panels for body mounting; should be the cleanest way to do it, and I can access the battery plug from underneath so the body can stay on 99% of the time anyway.
Got a little more done. The grille and tailgate are on, lights are wired (still haven't tested the ancient nicad pack that came with the bodies, I'll be really surprised if it still holds a charge but you never know) and finished off the rear suspension.
Now all it needs is body mounts, some guts in the tranny and a battery mount and she'll be ready to roll. I'm thinking screws through the rocker panels for body mounting; should be the cleanest way to do it, and I can access the battery plug from underneath so the body can stay on 99% of the time anyway.
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dezfan
I wanna be Dave
Loving it Goat, need some pics on the rocks!;-)
ctcballer26
Pebble Pounder
Wow GREAT job!
microgoat
I wanna be Dave
Aaaaannndd.... Done!
Well, except for a driveshaft. :roll: I only had male sliders, so it's front-wheel drive til tomorrow, but it's buttoned up enough to drive around and call it done. The lights work, the old nicad works for about a minute and then takes a dump :lol: so I run the lights on Duracells.
With all the aluminum, this is one noisy rig, sounds like a garbage can rolling down a hill, but it's fun to drive. Mounting the body is kind of a PITA, but the button-head screws are nearly invisible. I might paint the ones on the hood red.
Throw another pack of sliders at it and I can put the DONE stamp on it.
Well, except for a driveshaft. :roll: I only had male sliders, so it's front-wheel drive til tomorrow, but it's buttoned up enough to drive around and call it done. The lights work, the old nicad works for about a minute and then takes a dump :lol: so I run the lights on Duracells.
With all the aluminum, this is one noisy rig, sounds like a garbage can rolling down a hill, but it's fun to drive. Mounting the body is kind of a PITA, but the button-head screws are nearly invisible. I might paint the ones on the hood red.
Throw another pack of sliders at it and I can put the DONE stamp on it.
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radishkid
Quarry Creeper
Stu,
That's a really nice buildup! Put another feather in your cap for this one. I like it almost as much as the Mini Cooper or VW Beetle on Scale4x4.
Great job!
That's a really nice buildup! Put another feather in your cap for this one. I like it almost as much as the Mini Cooper or VW Beetle on Scale4x4.
Great job!
Got Rocks?
RCC Addict
hows the ttb work :lol:
dezfan
I wanna be Dave
Looks like it could be parked next to me at the Sonic! Great job!
microgoat
I wanna be Dave
Well, it's set up as a street truck, so there's not a whole lot of flex. What flex there is, is eaten up by the spacers used to locate the axle (the driver's side axle hits the pivot before it hits the bump stop) BUT, it keeps the dogbone from coming out so the limited artic isn't all bad.
I haven't driven it with the body on yet, or with the rear drive hooked up, since I ran out of sliders. But the initial test drive went well, aside from all the damn noise. It's speedy (18/54 gears) and the laydown trans keeps the CG pretty low, even with the battery on top of the frame. Using small tires helps a lot there. It handles quite well, some body roll but not so tippy you're afraid to gas it. I'm looking forward to some more wheel time, but that first scratch is going to make me cry like a little schoolgirl :lol:
I haven't driven it with the body on yet, or with the rear drive hooked up, since I ran out of sliders. But the initial test drive went well, aside from all the damn noise. It's speedy (18/54 gears) and the laydown trans keeps the CG pretty low, even with the battery on top of the frame. Using small tires helps a lot there. It handles quite well, some body roll but not so tippy you're afraid to gas it. I'm looking forward to some more wheel time, but that first scratch is going to make me cry like a little schoolgirl :lol:
microgoat
I wanna be Dave
Ben, you know what I want. Give it up, and I'll show you the Mog :lol:
