On the bench. [Archive] - Page 5

CJ53

11-10-2009, 10:17 PM

Well.. here it is...
Thanks to Bill Hall for the nudge, and tips on the cuts,, And JOEZ for the advice.!!
Full interior.. Tutone paint...(remind me to leave that to the boyz at Hilltops)..

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/Willys%20Flipnose/slots031.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/Willys%20Flipnose/slots023.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/Willys%20Flipnose/slots016.jpg

and here is where you can find the rest of em.. kinda start to finish,and as usual I didn't take enough pictures...

http://s1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/Willys%20Flipnose/

Enjoy the ride..

CJ

1976Cordoba

11-10-2009, 10:28 PM

:eek: WOW :eek:

slotcarman12078

11-10-2009, 10:30 PM

Unfreaking-believeable!!! You are now a tilt nose master!!! As the discussion floated around in chat this past week, the thought crossed my mind to attempt one myself. I do, however, know the limits of my abilities. Me attempting one would have netted me a two piece Willys taking a trip to the round file. :lol: You did split it as I had envisioned it, but I don't think my cut would have come out 1/4 as nice. Great job on the two tone!! You most definitely have the cutting method down now!!! Is the top yellow or orange?? The metalcasts are close, and the yellow will get darker with more coats... :rolleyes:

CJ53

11-10-2009, 10:35 PM

Thanks doba... yur doin some great stuff too... :thumbsup:

JOE,, it's the metalcast yellow... kinda wanted to make it bright so that is two coats,, decaled then futured....
Master?? not quite...see what the other (ahem) two come up with..HINT!!

CJ

Hilltop Raceway

11-10-2009, 11:11 PM

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/Willys%20Flipnose/slots031.jpg

That does it for me, I ain't gonna build one now, scratch my name off. You almost had me suckered in. That is looking toooooo good!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: I likes it!!! RM

Bill Hall

11-10-2009, 11:30 PM

Yeah whatever...I'm clearly, bagged, tagged and outclassed. I havent even started yet... LOLOLOLOL.

Here's the deal guyz. CJ has been side tracked with work and life and stuff....this Willys build has been stuck in his craw fer months and months.

He just didnt know it...LOL. Glad we werent any where near the epicenter of this recent explosion.

Awesome dude...just plain old awesome!

kiwidave

11-11-2009, 12:08 AM

Wow CJ I think you just made modeling history with this car! Bill summed it up. Awesome build! How about that roll cage guys! Wow!!

CJ53

11-11-2009, 12:48 AM

Bill..
Remember.. ?? you nudged it.. and I'm waiting to see yours!!
Randy.. you can handle it..

Honestly hoping to spark some others into build on this willys, love to see some other offerings/improvements..

SCM.. flip with LED's ?? would be off the hook..

CJ

WesJY

11-11-2009, 02:11 AM

CJ53 - your willy is so frickin cool! I am almost done with the charger!! now will attempt to work on JL snap on charger body!! :thumbsup:

Wes

WesJY

11-11-2009, 05:38 AM

Thanks CJ53 for this cool tjet charger !! Now i have two tjets chargers in my display!!

He did all the painting , tilt nose and i put it all together (glue, etc.) I added one aw tjet with aluminum wheels.

Now I am working on this JL/AW snap on charger body on tyco narrow chassis!! Its gonna be a challenging for me! LOL!

Wes

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/hemi43/DSCF0353.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/hemi43/DSCF0352.jpg

kiwidave

11-11-2009, 05:50 AM

Wow CJ!!! Two stunners.

CJ53

11-11-2009, 08:52 AM

Sure glad you put up those pics,, I was going to post up the ones I had here... found out I deleted em from the camera...

Nice Wheels!!

Enjoy it Wes..

CJ

tjd241

11-11-2009, 09:12 AM

Really great stuff on all fronts... I'm a true pushover fer those Willys though. :thumbsup::thumbsup: nd

Hilltop Raceway

11-11-2009, 10:31 AM

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/hemi43/DSCF0353.jpg
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk170/hemi43/DSCF0352.jpg

I do believe CJ has got the angle on these Flippers!!! These are looking good!!! I like that color contrast on the engine... RM

win43

11-11-2009, 11:33 AM

AWESOME (no gold color to choose) WILLYS :eek:

slotcarman12078

11-11-2009, 12:01 PM

Flipper?? ROTFLMAO!!!!!

Holy cowabunga, the charger came out sweet too!!!! The engine color really does work!!! SWEEEEET!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Dangit!! I best get back to work slicing and dicing! Or I'll be working on mine until July!! :freak::drunk:

Bill Hall

11-11-2009, 03:54 PM

Second the motion

....all in favor....(you dont get to vote CeeJ! LOL)

...Aye!

1976Cordoba

11-11-2009, 06:01 PM

I agree - awesome! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I also third the motion. :tongue:

WesJY

11-11-2009, 07:55 PM

Sure glad you put up those pics,, I was going to post up the ones I had here... found out I deleted em from the camera...

Nice Wheels!!

Enjoy it Wes..

CJ

yeah!! i will enjoy it !

thanks
wes

XracerHO

11-11-2009, 08:25 PM

CJ, I think you got it - you mastered the Flip Nose!! The Willy's is just Awesome & it even has an interior :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ..RL

roadrner

11-12-2009, 12:24 PM

Yes. CJ, master of the flip! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

coach61

11-12-2009, 02:57 PM

WOW Cj that two tone made me feel a whole lot better.. amazing, why I remeber when Cj was a wee lad, bald lil baby, now he carries a nature paint brush down his back ( Ponytail) and can sweep paint like magic.. hmm does this make CJ the 2000's version of My Little Pony?...hmm Colors...

videojimmy

11-12-2009, 03:24 PM

man, that is some great work!

videojimmy

11-12-2009, 03:25 PM

CJ53

11-12-2009, 09:05 PM

Thanks gang... more to come,, I hope..
Dug out the old brass chassis monster truck.. needs some work,,, think it 's going to get some attention.... Smoked the motor about 14 yrs ago and just parked it... time to dust it off rebuild the power plant, get the body lift working like it should.. (it's a flip, sort of)..

Coach ,,,,,,, :rolleyes: I got "YOUR" little pony......................;)

CJ

bobhch

11-13-2009, 11:13 PM

CJ,

Diggin' the flip ups and that Willys in 2-tone is Outa Sight Man! Wow you have been a busy guy....look at that!

Bob...Gold -n-Green!!!...zilla

CJ53

11-17-2009, 09:43 PM

In chat, this one has been discussed..
Built in 1993 the 3rd of countless ones built at the time.. Raced at Greenbriar Raceway w/ John Peckham in Rochester, N.Y.. where I thought I toasted the motor racing Johns original Gravedigger.. I parked it and put it on the "someday" list....
Today was the day...Motor wasn't toasted,, simply tossed a ground wire,,fixed it. It runs as good as when I built it.
Time had taken it's toll on the paint etc... It looked pretty hopeless...

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/monster%20truck/lilfoot0321.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/monster%20truck/lilfoot032.jpg

Some time,,spare parts,,and some TLC..

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/monster%20truck/lilfoot0325.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/monster%20truck/lilfoot03210.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/monster%20truck/lilfoot03214.jpg
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/monster%20truck/lilfoot0329.jpg

It's back.... minor tune up on the pickup system and Lil Foot will be ready to put the crush on some chosen victims..

Enjoy

CJ

More here: http://s1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/monster%20truck/

roadrner

11-17-2009, 09:57 PM

Nice looking truck. Great stance. ;)

:thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

slotcarman12078

11-17-2009, 10:33 PM

Slicker than slick!!! I'm starting to get a better grip on the tube chassis idea now!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::woohoo:

kiwidave

11-18-2009, 12:17 AM

Chassis work is amazing CJ!!!!

tjd241

11-18-2009, 01:53 PM

It's A Full Pull ! ! ! :thumbsup::thumbsup: nd

WesJY

11-18-2009, 06:14 PM

Freakin Awesome!! :thumbsup:

Wes

Hilltop Raceway

11-18-2009, 07:06 PM

Pretty cool stuff!!! ... RM

videojimmy

11-18-2009, 07:20 PM

that's very impressive engineering! Superior work!

XracerHO

11-18-2009, 08:12 PM

CJ, some Monster engineering & really like your slideshows!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ..RL

bobhch

11-18-2009, 10:15 PM

Lil Foot...whoah this just blows me away. Very, Very, Very COOL!!!!!!

Bob...miss seeing stuff like this at the truck stop meetings...zilla

win43

11-18-2009, 10:48 PM

That's just sick!!!!!! VERY SICK!!!!!! I LIKE THAT MONSTER TRUCK!!!!!!

1976Cordoba

11-18-2009, 11:13 PM

Looks like a lot of work right there. :)

Bill Hall

11-19-2009, 05:54 PM

No T-jets were crushed during the making of this! :tongue:

CJ53

11-19-2009, 07:33 PM

Yes Bill,,, you are correct,,,, no "TJETS" yet..........;)

Thanks guys for the kindness,,, honestly,,the solder joints etc.. are really pretty globulous...(ok,,looks like carp),, but clean and perfect joints were not a benefit... sometimes the extra wt from the mess proves beneficial in adding wt.... Monster trucks need to be heavy,, even to smash a lexan body, also the wt helps with traction for hill climbs , and pulling.. Completely on the other end of the wt spectrum in slotcars... believe it or not.... wt balance and distribution contribute to the performance of these little trucks....
Don't have to be a rocket scientist...just common sense, and some redneck enginneering goes a long ways....
here is a link to Johns site...

http://slotcar64.freeyellow.com/ho_pg1.htm

and here is the link to the build guide

http://slotcar64.freeyellow.com/mt_ctc1.html

it's all there....exactly where I started...

CJ

bearsox

11-19-2009, 09:01 PM

Freakin awesome ! Very very cool stuff CJ and thanks for that link . If i ever get the desire and drive back i now know of atleast one other project i wish to try.

Bear :wave:

joez870

11-19-2009, 10:50 PM

Man, CJ, you are just building all kinds of stuff!
Sweet, buddy! :thumbsup:

CJ53

11-20-2009, 01:04 AM

Found Bumblebee and Optimus Prime in the store today... remembered what hitman did .........

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/xmas2009andbumblebee007.jpg

On a tyco Curvehugger chassis.. Rear tires and rims from Parts Pig.. used the original wheels as inserts..
Wheelbase is a bit short,, but will still work.. if you look at it just right..:rolleyes:

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/xmas2009andbumblebee009.jpg

Optimus ,,well that is another day...

Enjoy.
CJ

win43

11-20-2009, 09:53 PM

Nice Camaro

gunn

11-21-2009, 04:04 PM

CJ53

11-28-2009, 11:00 PM

Since the Transformers have invaded our world.. my morning started out like this:

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/optimus%20prime/optimusprimeconversion001.jpg

Gutting and carving (how appropriate on Thanksgiving) ensued..

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/optimusprimeconversion004.jpg

Not done yet.. but close enough.. Trailer tires need to be changed out to level out the trailer... and a door fabircated for it.. originals are long gone..some paint on the trailer..
It sits on an AFX chassis.. 4 gear rears for the drive drive tires.. and the original front axle and wheels..

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/optimusprimeconversion014.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/optimusprimeconversion015.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/optimusprimeconversion010.jpg
More here: http://s1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/?newest=1
Enjoy
CJ

kiwidave

11-28-2009, 11:54 PM

Awesome CJ. Great to see one with a trailer.

XracerHO

11-29-2009, 12:32 AM

CJ, Great work & there is alot of gutting & carving on Optimus!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: We sure can join forces. The guys at the shop are working on a trailer. ..RL

CJ53

11-29-2009, 01:41 AM

yep X lots of carving..and fidgeting.. to make it work...some creative carving to get the afx body mounts to fit in the tank area.. only thing left under it is just enough of the front to hold the front axle.. rear axle is remounted with brass tube..insidethe original axle slots. which I enlarged to accept a AFX axle.. almost all of the original deckplate is removed back to the 5th wheel (hitchplate) .. I replaced it with some out of scale diamond plate evergreen plastic....(it was handy)...

check this trailer out!! Thanks to Slotcarman!! For the idea...

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af123/Lordnukem1/optimusprimeconversion003-1.jpg

CJ