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***TJ***; Step one
Topic Started: Jan 7 2010, 08:07 AM (1,310 Views)
Jester
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Not sure what I want to call this build yet so i'll just call it TJ for now. I'll change the name at a later date. :chug:
Since I was laid off mid-december I've had some time on my hands :angry: So between taking care of my daughter and getting ready for Christmas I found some time to start designing a new cage. This is my first time designing a cage so please be kind.
After staring at my two other TJ's, I knew I wanted something different.

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So here is what I came up with.

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I know what changes I'm going to make for the final cage, I'll keep you posted.
here's a "just for fun shot"

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Need text here? I do it for 1$ donation.
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WoW,,,I like it. Looks really great dude. :nice:
Is it brazed???
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RC4WD Team Driver.
LandRoversandRangeRovers LoL
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JEEP U
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Jester
Jan 7 2010, 08:07 AM
stairway to heaven
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WildTrial
Jan 7 2010, 08:19 AM
WoW,,,I like it. Looks really great dude. :nice:
Is it brazed???
I was getting ready to ask the same thing. That looks really, really nice. Incredible if it's brazed!
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Sick cage work! :nice:
The Realest!!!!
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cxc
Jan 7 2010, 02:12 PM
Jester
Jan 7 2010, 08:07 AM
stairway to heaven
That's my kind of heaven. :nice:
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Jester
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Thanks guys, I'm glad that everyone seems to like the design. This is just my mock up cage made from styrene, I wish i could braze that good. I figured that by making it out of styrene I could change things around if I didn't like it. Now when its time to build the real cage it would be much easiers
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Jester
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Time to list off the parts I'll be using. First off I'll be using a custom chassis built for the New Bright TJ. Bought this frame from a buddy. I'm sure some of you will recognize the chassis.

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I've had a set of rc4wd T-rex60 axles sitting in the work shop collecting dust for some time now. Now is the time to use them:mrgreen:
Next I'll be using a GD600 connected to either a rc4wd killer t-case or GCM Racing t-case.
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That is all I'm saying for now. :nana:
Edited by Jester, Jan 8 2010, 06:18 PM.
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phylodog
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Did the chassis come from SRJeeper?
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Jester
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phylodog
Jan 8 2010, 09:30 PM
Did the chassis come from SRJeeper?
:nice:
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Nice start,can't wait to see more.
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If you have done this before. Isn'n that like cheating? :love: :popcorn:
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Jan 12 2010, 01:59 AM
If you have done this before. Isn'n that like cheating? :love: :popcorn:
I was thinking the same thing :laugh:

Great work so far :chug:

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Jester
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twissted
Jan 12 2010, 01:59 AM
If you have done this before. Isn'n that like cheating? :love: :popcorn:
Sorry I missed something here. What have I done before?
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Jester
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I'm using RC4WD scale heim joints for this build, when it came to making the links i didn't want to mess around with cutting and tapping tubing unit I knew what I wanted the wheel base to be. I didn't want to waste my time cutting down threaded rod and using traxxas rod ends either. So since I'm sitting on a pile of styrene tubing ( different sizes) I thought I'd put it to use. I'm using 6/32 rod ends so I used 3/16 tubing. The rod end cuts its own thread into the styrene which made it easy. So I just cut some tubing down to the lenght I thought I wanted and gave it a try . It worked out pretty good.
So just like my cage these are my mock up links , unit I'm ready to start tapping tubing.

The two heim joints on the left are 3m thread, I just put them there for people who don't know what the rc4wd scale heim joint looks like.

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that was my little trick for using the heim joints:beerchug:
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