Ford Super Duty

[jeffro]

I started this before I finished the Van.

My friend here in town (Josh) has a 99 F-250 Super Duty with a diesel, (as a side note, he also has a 64 Impala Lowrider, Candy green with a Pearl white top)

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He has a small 1:1 4 X 8 trailer that I need for my Jeep, soooooo.... I'm going to try and build him a Super Duty to match using the f-350 body, axles,, not sure of a trannsmission yet.

Here is what I have so far

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The wheels are from RC4WD, they are plastic and 2.2, I have completely stripped the beadlocks of anodizing and repainted the wheels silver, the chassis will be my normal cheapy chassis. The tires are the Yokohama Geolanders, and I'm workingh on the Highlift axles tonite. (I hope)

Its been a slow start so far, I'm still wore out from the Van :)

[IceChilly]

Nice start Jeff. Body looks good. :thumb:

I think the dog is thinking...oh no not another one! lol

[PsycoJuana]

thats too funny i been wanting a copy of my F250! plus i need a F350 Highlift to finish my collection

[860Crawler]

Thats a nice start!

[Budhatrain]

I think the words for your frame is "simple" or "clean" as opposed to cheapy... Great looking start- I am sure it will be another great build. Congrats on the marriage!

[jeffro]

Nice start Jeff. Body looks good.

I think the dog is thinking...oh no not another one! lol

Thank you Jamie, and you are right about that dog, she really dislikes them and goes and hides, but the other one wants to eat them, so I have to be watchful of that one, or he'll destroy a body when I'm testing in the backyard.


thats too funny i been wanting a copy of my F250! plus i need a F350 Highlift to finish my collection

I'm good for something, once in awhile. lol You better get one picked up, I keep thinking they're going to end production on them (for awhile )


Thats a nice start!

Thank you, its been a slow start, thats for sure.


I think the words for your frame is "simple" or "clean" as opposed to cheapy... Great looking start- I am sure it will be another great build. Congrats on the marriage!

lol, ok, you win. Thank you Mike

I finally did some more work to it, I let Josh pick the tires and wheels.

The tranny

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The chassis

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The, cleaned, painted and stripped, wheels

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Some early mock ups

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[Flowmastered87gl]

looks like RC4WD prowler tires may be a good fit for scale representation.

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[PsycoJuana]

Looking awsome! looks like a match on those tires, was wondering if u were going to find some or not.

[jeffro]

Thanks for the info Mike, but josh really likes whats on here, and I believe he is selling the 1:1 version anyway, so its a moot point now , but he still wants this one (really bad)

Its gone through a few changes. So, here goes

Used the bed hinges from the new F350 I ust picked up

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Dropped bed

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And to jump ahead, just a mock up, but its close to being done

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Sitting on the trailer he gave me in trade

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[Budhatrain]

That was fast- great job

[jeffro]

That was fast- great job

Thanks Budha, I figured it would be faster than the Van build, but I'm still not completely done. Its gotten so rainy and humid around here that I had to repaint it. I just have a couple of mechanical things to figure out.

Anyway Josh stopped by last night, he says he is selling the 1:1 version today. So he wanted a pic or 2 of them together. It looked really big on my bench but on the tire, it looks so tiny.

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[Moondoggie]

Excellent! Another quality build from jeffro! It looks great and I'll have to agree with Budhatrain: very fast indeed. Keep up the quality work!

[jeffro]

Excellent! Another quality build from jeffro! It looks great and I'll have to agree with Budhatrain: very fast indeed. Keep up the quality work!

Thank you Moondoggie. I can finally call it done. Josh came by and picked it up last night. Last I saw he was sending pics to all of his friends from his phone and taking it somewhere to show somewbody.

I ran 1 batt. pack through it to test it out. I had one setscrew loosen up on me, but other then that it was all good.

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Then the rabbit decided to follow the truck

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He came all the way to the garage, silly wabbit

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[Wyoming]

cool looking rig Jeffro, looks like a very good rendition of the 1:1, nice work!

[skinny_TC]

Hahahaha. I wonder what that rabbit would do if he caught the truck?

[jeffro]

Yesterday was my B-day so Josh stopped by with his RC Super Duty and made me load up a truck and go trainlin

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[Flowmastered87gl]

funny that after getting a model of his 1:1 he is selling it.... is he gonna make you make a model of his new rig now??

Was that bunny wild or yours?? (I ask because I have a bunny)

[That guy]

A always Jeffro....:jaw::yourock::yikes: Great job and I still ask... How can you get'um done so fast and so clean???:confused: That would have taken me a year to do!!! I got an idea..:bump: you need to open a :Tamiya1::crawlers: body shop...LOL

[Northwest 4x4]

thats a great idea making bodys for people than sending them out you could make some good money

[jeffro]

@ Mike, (flowmaster) Josh is like that, since I've gotten to know him in these last 2 years, he has owned 4 or 5, maybe more vehicles, I've seen him in a 90's camo'ed Yota, 93 Chevy 4X4 Ext. Cab, 72 Lowered, chopped ,Big Block Chevy ShortBeb, 99 F-250 Super Duty, 63 low rider \ hydraulics, 06 Nissan Titan, a mid 80's Cutlass (I think) He hardly tries to sell anything, but its always for sale for the right price, lol

the Bunny is "wild" and lonely :D

@ Thatguy, Thank you for those kind words. I spend a lot of time in the garage or basement, depending on time of year. Julie either just sits back and watches or talks or just leaves me be, its great. Now, if only (early) retirement would hurry up an get here.

@ Northwest, I've thought about it, but it would have to be for a really good reason, I don't want to get burnt out completely.


And now for some new pics...Also, changed the wheels n tires to 1.9's

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[jeffro]

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Hope you guys like he trucks on Dirt Mountain and GUA Mountain.

[That guy]

:confused::confused: Honestly... do you have a hard time keeping all your builds going at the same time? I have a hard time working 1 problem at a time, I can't figure out how you can build all these top notch rigs, and update all of them regularly. Do you have some sort of super powers or do you own stock in Folgers or Red Bull?? just kidding. Nice ride, did your buddy like it, it looks just like his old truck!:cool: