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so i just cut the side rails off cause they were a little plain and going to braze up some kyosho javelin style rails lol. pictures in about 30 min to follow.. dont know why i went this way but i wanted something different i guess. its lookin really cool at this point, at least in my head lol

ok, other than 2 battery hole mounts and front shock tower do-over lol, im done! gonna clean the crap out of it with naval jelly to remove everything brown and make it shiny again, and call it a day on this project lol. let me know your ideas/likes/dislikes by all means please

You are a bad man

yeah i'm really likin this rail

thanks guys, once i rub about a gallon of naval jelly on it like i said, it will be nice and chrome again, then gonna send it out for powercoating, before i decide to change it again lol.

next one im gonna make is maybe a truck rc10t or possibly a rc10gt truck converted into a buggy, going to extend the wheelbase longer to give it a better look. not sure what im going to do yet lol.

That's awesome Mike, keep us posted

finally almost ready to powercoat/paint.. just sanded up, added rear shock mounts flush to the body instead of hoops sticking out.. now just trying to make a good looking shock tower.. no idea what im gonna do with it yet, but maybe by tonight

some test pics fitting the parts i plan to use. still deciding on the front shock tower size, fitting the peices will help me bend something perfect

Wow! That looks great, nice work!

thanks alot... i am actually going to take off the headlight mounts.. just dont think they look good, little too big and cant find something suitable, so they are coming off lol

Do those front wishbone/shock mount blocks have holes in the top for the ball studs?

Looks great btw.

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thank you... actually the ball studs that hold the caster blocks are in the hole right now for the front sway bar.. i am trying to figure out a way to change it, i have shock clearance problems i didnt anticipate

Mmmmm, how does that hole relate to the usual hole in the shock mount? Is his an easy way to give the old tub upright ball stud adjustment?

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the hole is slightly more toward the shock then, and thats the problem im having.. the turnbuckle will stay parallel to the arm, which is what you want... but i had to add a small spacer to raise it a tad... i think i am going to have to either use a shock tower... which i really dont want to do... or make something really custom to fit it...

basically the turnbuckle is rubbing the spring

dont know what im going to do yet.. was too frustrated to look at it last night...

tonight.. i am making a custom wing "you-g" double wing adjustable style, and then possibly the tower..

thats freaking sick... i totally dig the rake and profile of everything.

talk about inspiration, if i didnt have to work tommorow i'd have mine done by the morning.

whats the wb?