My Scaler Project... Jeep Tuber ...(Update 5-1-14)

[stouty109]

wow, That Thing Is A work of art man I'm veary impressed with it can't wait to see:bow: it finneshed how much does that thing weigh

 

[SMaxxin]

It's not exactly cheap but it seems to have everything you want

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRXX7&P=0

 

[chip cross]

Is it done yet, do you have any updates Joe ?

 

[NCNitro]

It's getting real close now. I just finished the last shock yesterday, and got them all mounted up last night, also mounted the steering servo. I still have a bit of work to do on the interior, I can't find a steering wheel, and the few attempts I made at making one failed miserably. Anyone got one from a JK that didn't use the interior let me know : I need to get to the geek shop to pick up some styrene, which I am hoping to do this weekend. I havent been able to paint the uel cell since our temps here have not got out of the teens in a month and it's just too cold to paint in the basement or garage, it was a bitch getting the shock body painted, I think I may pull them apart and try and find someone that can pc them white for me instead of the paint. And I still need an esc.

I also started working on the body, it needs a fresh coat of flat black, and some diamond plate accessories. and I am trying to find some lights that will work in the stangkillaSS YJ grille I bought for it. I have to get Joe at EEM to help me make a new front bumper for it too, I decided not to go with the stinger I made already.

I'll take a few pics today of where she at now.

 

[slowngreen]

well hurry up Joe, the suspense is killing me!!!

 

[chip cross]

I have one of these and it's very nice, I will be using is in my Wreckluse.

 

[NCNitro]

Update 1-21-09

Ok here ya go Lloyd


I needed someplace to mount a battery pack, I want to use a nih stick pack since lipo does not like water, so I needed someplace big enough. So I made a battery tray that could screw in between the two front shock mounting locations. I used some thin sheet aluminum, I cut some strips then bent them on a brake. I then sanded them and polished them to make them look better, then attached a styrene flat plate across the two angles with some 3m double sided tape. The battery fits perfectly there.

I have also been working on the interior. I made it all so it snaps in to place so I can easily remove the panels to work on anything I need to. The interior is still a bit rough an theres a bunch of stuff I am going to do, but I figured I would show where its at now.

I am also trying to decide if I want to use black screws in the rock rings or the silver ones.

I got the RC4WD R2 tranny installed, as well as the integy 35 turn motor and mip driveshafts.

So heres a few pics of where it's at now, it's taken me a loooong time, but it's finally getting close.

 

[Rolex]

Beautiful, Joe. A real work of art.

 

[slowngreen]

very cool Joe!!! i like the battery tray...see you decided on silver screws on the rings... sure looks bad ass, can't wait to see it completed...

 

[NCNitro]

Actually I haven't decided yet, I have black screws on one side and silver on the other, I just can't make up my mind which way I want to go with those.

 

[Rolex]

I prefer the black, myself. It accentuates the fact that they're real, rather than cast or machined into the wheel.

I know I asked before, but it was a long time ago. Where did you get the seats?

 

[abadk9420]

Looking good Joe, I really like the micro pads on the roll bars, gives it a real scale look...

 

[NCNitro]

I am leaning towards the black myself, with the warn hubs I think it adds another dimension. The seats are actually cell phone holders, I got mine from Amazon, but I don't think they have them anymore.


The pads need a little tweaking to make them better, I'll figure out something though.

 

[slowngreen]

man, he sure did a great job on your rims too, just makes it pop all the more.

 

[NCNitro]

Yeah, Joe did an amazing job on the rims! I want to get him to make me a set of black rings too.

 

[slowngreen]

black rings with silver screws would be super duper sick!!!

 

[NCNitro]

That's what I am thinking, I think it would look bad ass!

 

[slowngreen]

not that you would want them but banana-head.com sells some rings, not black though, but that are scaled off of the Trail Ready bead locks for 1:1's...

 

[rollinlow]

man i remember when i first joined this site,this was one of the first thread i looked at and man its came a long way and makes me water at the mouth....lol

great job,can't wait to see this 100% complete

 

[BMILLER]

yeah i am surely ready to see some muddy action pics or a vid