jeep yj project

[7point2]

this started off as a tamiya jeep body and some serious chopping. here are some shots of what i have done so far.

working tailgate
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09154.jpg




with working door handle
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09155.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09156.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09166.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09168.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09173.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09169.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09170.jpg

[7point2]

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09191.jpg


door handles work too
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09194.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09193.jpg


modified some hilift light buckets
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09203.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09206.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09210.jpg

[7point2]

working hood latch with detailed grill
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09219.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09221.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09227.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09271.jpg


full detail hood
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09270.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09274.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09266.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/DSC09241.jpg

[Blazerbogger]

Great details and awesome styrene work! It looks like this will be very scale.

[Wyoming]

Keeps getting better and better C, This will be the best looking Jeep in the RC world very soon :yahoo:

[Moondoggie]

Pure amazing... :dance:

I cannot wait to see this thing finished!

[bigoggy]

wow that looks great:jaw:. can't wait to see it finished

[Arcocustom]

Where do you put the gas and how do you start it up?

[guamcrawler]

looks good :dance:

[7point2]

i have seen a couple of guys do this wheel mod, so i figured i would give it a try.



i hacked the inner ring of an old hpi wheel

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0093.jpg




and glued it to the outside of a hpi stock car rim.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0098.jpg



was originally planning to paint it black, but kind of like it this way, may still go with black though.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0102.jpg

[Arcocustom]

I like the wider wheels you made. More scale looking than before the mod. More akin to what's really out on the trail.:thumb:

[scale crawler GOD]

wow looks kool!!! :D

[7point2]

thanks guys

i made another set today and painted them black. i also used a rim that had a small lip on the edge for some more texture. the silver band actually makes the rim look smaller.


http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0110.jpg


http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0125.jpg


http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0117.jpg

[scale crawler GOD]

I cant wait to see the finished product lol :D

[Arcocustom]

I like the all black version. Looks like an American Racing steel wheel.

[Coconutsport]

I believe the american racing wheel has a red stripe all around it. I kinda like the all black wheels better.

I really like the detail you've got in there for the shackles. What chassis is this? It's VERY realistic. This is coming from an original owner of a 1995 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. Interesting to see that you shaved off the strange side marker that Tamiya seems to think is supposed to be there. (Its on the 1/24 scale static and the CR-01 chassis on. Anyway I'm quite impressed. Can't wait to see the final product.

[Arcocustom]

Yes, the American Racing wheels have two pinstripes on the outside lip of the bead. One red and one blue.

[Wyoming]

Some fine looking wheels Christian, I'm sure you could stripe them by chucking them up in a lathe or drill and spinning very slowly while drawing the lines with a fine paint brush or paint marker.

[7point2]

Yes, the American Racing wheels have two pinstripes on the outside lip of the bead. One red and one blue.


Some fine looking wheels Christian, I'm sure you could stripe them by chucking them up in a lathe or drill and spinning very slowly while drawing the lines with a fine paint brush or paint marker.

thanks guys, i was copying that look of the black a/r wheels, but wasnt sure i wanted to add the red stripe, but who knows, i have changed my mind before.



I believe the american racing wheel has a red stripe all around it. I kinda like the all black wheels better.

I really like the detail you've got in there for the shackles. What chassis is this? It's VERY realistic. This is coming from an original owner of a 1995 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. Interesting to see that you shaved off the strange side marker that Tamiya seems to think is supposed to be there. (Its on the 1/24 scale static and the CR-01 chassis on. Anyway I'm quite impressed. Can't wait to see the final product.


thanks man, always good to get an opinion of a yj owner. i have often wondered about the marker lights too.

[7point2]

the chassis was made by a member on another site, i had him follow the outline of the frame embossed on the xc chassis, but now i wished i had gone with a more conventional chassis. this was really like starting from scratch.

[Arcocustom]

The amber side repeater lamp came on EXPORT ONLY 1987- 1995 Jeep Wrangler YJ's. An example of the pinstripes on the steel wheels can be seen here. http://www.uswheel.com/wheel.cfm?category=59

[7point2]

ha ha, that is pretty funny.

after i posted that i got to thinking, and knowing tamiya and how accurate they are, wouldnt have made up a place to put lights, so i figured in japan or asia they must have had lights there. great info man.

[Coconutsport]

makes perfect sense now, why it's there... Now why did they put it on the full size Export models is beyond me. Oh well. I'm waiting for the reissue that's coming out. I plan to get one. Maybe not to build as detailed as you guys, but at least to some extent a replica of mine. Body Color - Chrysler's - Light Pearl Stone PearlCoat. With the Sierra Trim Package. Question, do the decals on here come in contrasting colors to work with the body color I'm gonna use? I believe it's the Spice color.

One more detail I don't or haven't seen on these jeep models is the Bumperette on the rear end. The r/c body has this weird looking bump our under the tail lights that I assume are where the chassis connects to the body, but it seems to be kind of wrong. I wonder if anyone's replicated the bumperettes on their model?

http://www.jcwhitney.com/OMIX-ADA-BUMPERETTES/GP_2004805_N_111+200004043+600006416_10108.jcw

[7point2]

the humps in the back were for the body mounts, i have removed them as well.

[Coconutsport]

the humps in the back were for the body mounts, i have removed them as well.

I wonder if anyone's fashioned a set of bumperettes on their model or not? I think it was always a factory installed option on all Jeep YJs. I always thought they looked lacking without them. When I get one of these re reissues, I'm gonna definately include something like it on mine.

[Arcocustom]

Probably could make them from banded steel.

[7point2]

started to mock up the roll bar.

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0155.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0159.jpg

[McFig]

Is the roll bar metal or styrene?

[7point2]

its styrene, i dont plan to run it much without the hard shell top, so it will be ok. i also really dont plan to abuse this truck,but will run it.

i really wanted the option to have the removable top with the roll bar for some realistic photo shoots.

[Arcocustom]

That's how good it looks! Can't tell if it's metal or not. How awsome will it be when it's painted and done? Man that's taking it to another level!:jaw:

[7point2]

been doing some bodywork, and more sanding. :laugh:

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0195.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0176.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0179.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0203.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0197.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_0188.jpg

[Blazerbogger]

Oh man, this is coming along great! The Tomahawks look perfect under it too!

[Northwest 4x4]

How is it that you can get your pics in your posts and messages.....?

[Coconutsport]

I wonder how much harder it would be to make the 1992 - 1995 rollcage? That looks really cool. Wrap it with that roll bar cushion, and it'll look cherry!

[Wyoming]

sweet C, I've been thinking about doing that style of running boards on mine and now I might just do that, if you ever finish this it will be quite a stunning machine :jaw:

[Arcocustom]

Nice dash board! Keep on keeping on.

[7point2]

after a long time away, i finally got a bumper made.

got some paint on it and made some mounting points for the shackles.



http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_2058.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_2067.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_2064.jpg

[HuskeyHilux]

You truly are a MAD MAN! I love it!!:rockon::yikes:

[brunion]

I can understand the long time away, just coming out of my works busy season myself. I like your bumper/winch combo!

[7point2]

thanks for the support guys

made some hinges for the hood the other day, but was a few screws short(no surprise there) but you get the idea. they will either be painted to match the body or black. i havent decided yet.




http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/IMG_2133.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/IMG_2137.jpg






this was something else i have been thinking of for a while now. i wanted to use the pajero lights but they are so unscale and so bulky. so i had an idea.

i cut the inner lip of the chrome light cup. then i cut the ridge arount the lens and sanded a little around the circumfrence so the lens fit in the chrome light cup. then i cut the light cover band off all the way down where it meets the cage. then glued the three together.


http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/IMG_2128.jpg

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/IMG_2130.jpg





what you end up is with a much more scale looking light.


http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/IMG_2142.jpg



i really like the way this came out and will turn all my jero lights into this. i will probably paint the back of it black and cut off the mounts and make some scale mounts for it.

[7point2]

i have been slow on updates on this, but am into this build again. firewall, wheel wells and floor just about done. a few more things and i should be able to get some paint on it, even though after all this time, ( i am getting close to 450 hours on this model) i still cant seem to pick a color





http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_4613.jpg

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http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff347/chickenlilly/ogre/IMG_4656.jpg

[Budhatrain]

that looks soo real- wow

[Wyoming]

This is my favorite Jeep build , but I think it would take less time to simply use a shrink ray on real one although that may not be as detailed

[brunion]

This build has continued to amaze me with every update and most likely will for a long time to come, but Rome was not built in a day and time is what prevents everything from happening at once.


7point2:
This build is one of the best! Please keep the update coming, I will continue admire every one no matter how long it takes.

Wyoming:
Don't worry I have a plan! I found this in Wikipedia.


Flux capacitor
The flux capacitor, which consisted of a regularly squared compartment with three flashing lights (arranged in a "Y" configuration) was described by Doc as "what makes time travel possible". The device is the core component of the time machine.

Cant find anything on e-bay or craigslist, maybe you can help. LOL


GREAT BUILD

[RCohio]

this is one H_ll of a build. you need to post it on rc jeeps if you have not already

[Chris9126]

Wow! I have a 1:1 scale '95 wrangler YJ as a daily driver! Suiting up for a lift, 31's, & a custom dash swap! For a dash, you should just get an aluminum panel & put gauges, stereo, etc... Simple, & ridiculously scale, that's how I'm doing mine! Great biuld dude