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| My little FJ40; pulling out all the stops | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 26 2007, 01:27 PM (2,569 Views) | |
| Old Busted Hotness | Aug 26 2007, 01:27 PM Post #1 |
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I <3 moss
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So here we go, I'm letting it all out of the tank with this one. Starting with the Aoshima FJ40 hardbody (no Bushwhacker for me) and a BB-51 chassis. The fit is amazingly good, like they were made for each other:![]() Only about 3/4 inch of the frame shows below the rocker panels. I'm keeping the full interior. ![]() Painted the body Tamiya AS-14 Olive Green (no more short-bus yellow) and did the grille in white. ![]() Added some body armor: ![]() Since I'm using all the interior, there's no room for even a compact tranny like an R2 with an outrunner, so I decided to use a divorced t-case and GD-600. The t-case is a cut-down Pede tranny with a Jato input shaft, coupled to the GD with TLT cups and bones: ![]() Converted the dash to left-hand drive and moved the wipers to below the windshield, and made a t-shirt for the driver. He seems upset about something. ![]() And no FJ would be complete without the frame poking out the front, so I made an extension and front bumper, with tow hooks out of brass. ![]() Axles will be RC4WD T-Rex 60's, tires are Geolandars, wheels to be named later. Much more to come. Stay tuned. |
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| EeePee | Aug 26 2007, 01:48 PM Post #2 |
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Saw this on the other boards, and didn't comment. I figured I'd save the comments for this place. And with that I have this to say, awesome so far Stu! |
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| sloppy | Aug 28 2007, 05:40 PM Post #3 |
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Im batman
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i had a dog that ate a big rock once i think was making a face like that when it came out could be the same problem. i like the green trucks looking sweet. how did you make the tshirt i got to do that myself i am no sewer. maybe i can staple the a shirt togther. |
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| Old Busted Hotness | Aug 29 2007, 06:51 AM Post #4 |
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The T-shirt is made from silkspan paper, used to cover model airplanes. It's cut in two parts, glued on with CA and painted with Faskolor. The Faskolor makes it shrink a little and conform some to the body. Enough to make it look like a T-shirt anyway. Gotta upload some more pics to imageshack, I did more cool stuff last night. |
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| sloppy | Aug 29 2007, 06:22 PM Post #5 |
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i thought the material looked thin good idea. |
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| Old Busted Hotness | Aug 29 2007, 08:20 PM Post #6 |
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Well, here's a little update. Made a swing-out tire/jerry can rack, with a tethered pin so I don't lose it on the trail. ![]() Then I whipped up a luggage rack, with reverse lights. ![]() Then just for giggles, I turned down some TLT shocks, made some sleeves with brass tube, and painted them white: ![]() |
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| Old Busted Hotness | Aug 31 2007, 07:10 PM Post #7 |
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Painted the luggage rack and loaded it up with a tent (tire foam wrapped in nylon) and a water can.![]() Next up is a carbon-fiber canoe
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| sloppy | Sep 3 2007, 12:51 PM Post #8 |
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Im batman
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carbon fiber canoe? that should make a sweet smashing sound
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| Old Busted Hotness | Sep 7 2007, 06:49 PM Post #9 |
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Three layers of cloth (inner is a carbon-Kevlar weave) and four ounces of resin. This may be the strongest part of the rig:![]() Then, I added some 4-inch PVC pipe to stash my fishin' pole in: ![]() And, I got some wheels from createacrawler. These are without a doubt the awesomest wheels I've ever used ![]() They're a modular wheel, so I can change up the backspacing, offset and overall width to suit my whim. Troy was kind enough to include some extra wheel halves. |
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| shadow | Oct 31 2007, 06:32 PM Post #10 |
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nice, love the shocks. |
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| Old Busted Hotness | Dec 22 2007, 11:47 AM Post #11 |
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I <3 moss
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Well, I got sick of waiting for the T-Rex axles, so I rolled a set of spares (Hi-Lift front, TLT rear with lockouts) under it and started to roll on this thing before I forget I own the thing.![]() Axles go under, with a mostly-parallel 4-link that frankly I don't like, but there's no room for anything else up front (maybe a Panhard bar) and I chopped the link mounts off the rear so deal with it. The inboard shocks (TA02's pictured here in the back, when I thought I had springs that were strong enough to hold this hog; I've since changed back to the TLT-KYB's in a droop setup). The links are weak, 4-40 allthread just isn't up to a 20-pound rig with a brushless motor. Anyone want a steel pretzel? I got 8 of 'em ![]() Junk in da trunk. The receiver is under the dash, along with a servo (the one that looks like a CB radio) to turn the steering wheel when the wheels turn. But it doesn't work; it just binds up. Gotta make a real steering column next time I take it apart. ![]() Drinking and driving's bad, mmm'kay? ![]() All the flex it's got ![]() Scale flashlight made from a model-car headlight and some chrome sprue ![]() The swing-away, does. ![]() Outside, it drives pretty nice. It's no crawler, with a severe rear weight bias, too much weight up top and high gearing, but it's a lot of fun to wheel. Not as tippy as I feared, and fast enough to be entertaining ![]() You can't really tell, but the headlights are on. A separate 6V pack runs them. ![]() Yay, I found some mud! Coming soon to a trail near you. |
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| sloppy | Dec 22 2007, 03:31 PM Post #12 |
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thats nice I like it alot. |
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| HALF~DEAD | Dec 22 2007, 05:22 PM Post #13 |
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listen its been real swell,but the swelling has gone down
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man that is freekin cool |
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| nataliemorgan | Dec 22 2007, 09:19 PM Post #14 |
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VDub Luftwaffe Pilot
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nice!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Old Busted Hotness | Mar 19 2008, 08:58 PM Post #15 |
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Time to show the piggy a little lovin' ![]() ![]() Added limiting straps (charity red shoelaces I got at the London Marathon) so the tires don't bind up in the wheelwells anymore. ![]() Now there's a little clearance, and the thing can actually move as the suspension cycles. Still plenty of flex as you can see. ![]() Added a Wild Willy winch with one of EtypeR's delrin fairleads. I'll add a servo next time I take the body off, which is a major operation. ![]() Bungee cords and toolbox ![]() Shot a little flat clear on the windshield. Looks like I need a new wiper blade
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| sloppy | Mar 20 2008, 12:37 PM Post #16 |
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keeps gettin better stu |
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| nataliemorgan | Mar 20 2008, 08:18 PM Post #17 |
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VDub Luftwaffe Pilot
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thats what you get for driving through overspray, funny how it didnt get on your hood??? lookin niccccccccccce! |
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| Old Busted Hotness | Mar 21 2008, 07:22 PM Post #18 |
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Fat girls need love too, time to hit it again.![]() Servo behind the dash with a Y-harness into the throttle, and a microswitch, which works the.... ![]() ... reverse lights! ![]() Winch servo mounted, hard against the motor. ![]() Cable exit and a Privateer winch hook that I forgot I had
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| Old Busted Hotness | Apr 9 2008, 03:42 PM Post #19 |
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Piggys like mud! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOH1Vbuw7N8 |
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| sloppy | Apr 9 2008, 09:44 PM Post #20 |
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does your wife know you drove threw the yard and made ruts just to play with your truck in the mud? that thing has got some rip |
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| Old Busted Hotness | Apr 10 2008, 07:27 AM Post #21 |
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It was an accident. Really
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and a BB-51 chassis. The fit is amazingly good, like they were made for each other:




























so the tires don't bind up in the wheelwells anymore. 







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