Itty Bitty YJ

jeffro

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Itty Bitty RC YJ

I cheated on this one, it comes as a kit with no body, but it was designed for Tamiya's YJ Wrangler body, although there is a Pajero and another body (don't remember the name of it) They all fit perfectly.

Its the RC4WD TF2 SWB kit.

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I have already swapped out the wheels and tires and shocks. The wheels were a 1.9 in size. (about a 19 inch wheel in the 1:1 world) but they look to big for a YJ, so I switched to the 1.55's (basically a 15 inch wheel)

The shocks were only 70 mm's long, so I picked up some 80 mm's for a little more flex-ability, Its running leafs.



This is the body before I hacked it all up


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I have to admit, I didn't take many pictures of this build because the people on my old RC forum, just don't care anymore.

So I just keep on keeping it on, on the down low anymore, but since some of you are interested I will try to do a little better, showing what I do or how I do it.....lol (sounds funny)



For those who have not seen these pics on another thread that is buried somewhere, this is my shop, that sits in front of my real jeep. :) Just to give you an idea of my craziness.


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One last picture before I quit for the day.

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jeffro

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I've got a few minutes before I turn off this stupid boat anchor and go home for 4 days. Nice long weekend..

These were made before I even started this little build on here. I can't show you how I made them, and like I said before when I build another I will document with pics , how I build stuff.


I made a nasty looking back seat, but the rear windows are tinted, so no big deal.

Its made with scrap styrene pieces and a small piece of a blanket the dog was chewing on, and painted it flat black.

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Made a crappy looking dashboard also, but its hard to see in there also.. :) It needs a little more work

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I also had to build up the front inner fender wells, for the look. I also built up the rear inner fenders but no pic at the moment,, I forgot it... :crazyeyes:

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A faux roll bar

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Now for the fun parts...yeah right ... masking and painting...

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AND NOW

it still needs, Windshield, vent windows, spare tire rim painted to match the other wheels, a new hook on the winch, front blinkers, wipers, etc, and a few more items I'm hiding... :D


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