Chevy Suburban

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jeffro

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Olds Rocketman said:
looks good man..

i wish i could find a original clod grill with the bowtie... mine was circa 1999 so its blank along with the tailgate
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Thank you Olds Rocketman. I picked up all my bodies up from ebay, some have the bowtie, some don't.

I decided to empty an already almost empty ratttle can of tan on the body, I need to see a clearer picture of where I need to do bodywork.



 
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looks like it coming along pretty well.
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SavedONE

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-I think it looks great, it just needs the "detail tuning", here & there, the hardest part of the build is done:tmb
-It's odd to me that in full-scale, the first thought to mind, (with all of the trail-truck body choices), "suburban", isn't at the top of the list, but in RC 1/10, it is---I think you have something to do with that:drool
 
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SavedONE said:
-I think it looks great, it just needs the "detail tuning", here & there, the hardest part of the build is done:tmb
-It's odd to me that in full-scale, the first thought to mind, (with all of the trail-truck body choices), "suburban", isn't at the top of the list, but in RC 1/10, it is---I think you have something to do with that:drool
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Thank you SavedONE, Im getting there slowly. I would say you are right on that, I don't think Burbs make great rock crawlers in the real world, I think its just the "cool" factor in the RC world, because there are so few of them.

mbtracker said:
Great work
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Thank you :)

Dominick Shauntee said:
Nice build will be watching this one
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Thank you Dominick, I hope I can keep you interested in it.

JEFFDUDE said:
love Burbans

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...31_5425622.jpg
this is my daily driver
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Thanks JEFFDUDE, and thats a nice lookin Burb you have, thanks for showing.
 
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jeffro

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Barn Doors

I did some work on the rear doors this weekend, see what you think so far.

Used an old tailgate and some styrene, I'll let the pics do tha talking









and lots and lots of coffee



Thank you for looking, Let me know what ya think :)
 
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You are very talented working with those bodies:tmb, those back doors look fantastic. If they will be functional like it looks thats even cooler.
 
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looks really cool Jeff! You might be able to make them fuctional by putting like a grub screw through the bottom of the bumper and make that your pivot point. just a thought.

and ya know, Burbs aren't the greatest trail machines in the sence that they are so long and heavy. they make for decent mud trucks and recovery trucks. i've seen a couple rock crawlers that were Burban based but they were doved and all kinds of body modded! I've always wanted an 80's Burban and put a early 70's chevy front clip on it. There's one running around my town thats got a 454 in it, 9" of lift and 44" ground hawgs. I call it hte murder machiene cause its all primered black with black rims and blacked out windows and tail lights. its just a bad truck. so its been an inspiration to own something like it
 
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SavedONE

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-it'd be kinda cool to paint & decal it just like a stock clod, then change the name to Crop Duster, (which would work, as the phrase "Clod Buster", actually refers to a farming impliment---sorta like how the Chevy P/U & Suburban are very similar), work with me on this one, it's early in the morning-LOL:willy
 
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jeffro

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Boss302 said:
looks really cool Jeff! You might be able to make them fuctional by putting like a grub screw through the bottom of the bumper and make that your pivot point. just a thought.

and ya know, Burbs aren't the greatest trail machines in the sence that they are so long and heavy. they make for decent mud trucks and recovery trucks. i've seen a couple rock crawlers that were Burban based but they were doved and all kinds of body modded! I've always wanted an 80's Burban and put a early 70's chevy front clip on it. There's one running around my town thats got a 454 in it, 9" of lift and 44" ground hawgs. I call it hte murder machiene cause its all primered black with black rims and blacked out windows and tail lights. its just a bad truck. so its been an inspiration to own something like it
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Thank you Boss. I think I have it figured out. I just need to sit down and finish the doors, but I kinda got burnt out for a bit.

Yeah, I know, its no great rock crawler, this is more of a challenge to myslf to make something that there is not very many of in the RC world.

But I have always liked the Big Bad Burbans when they are all built up.

SavedONE said:
-it'd be kinda cool to paint & decal it just like a stock clod, then change the name to Crop Duster, (which would work, as the phrase "Clod Buster", actually refers to a farming impliment---sorta like how the Chevy P/U & Suburban are very similar), work with me on this one, it's early in the morning-LOL
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You need some sleep :laugh. Although, its an entertaining idea, because I love John Deere stuff. :)
 
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SavedONE said:
-it'd be kinda cool to paint & decal it just like a stock clod, then change the name to Crop Duster, (which would work, as the phrase "Clod Buster", actually refers to a farming impliment---sorta like how the Chevy P/U & Suburban are very similar), work with me on this one, it's early in the morning-LOL:willy
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LMFAO:laugh:laugh The moment i read your post, my dad walks by and farts and walks away... HE CROP DUSTED ME!:ack lol kind of ironic
 
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SavedONE

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-yeah, we've probably all been crop-dusted a time or two in our lives, I crop-dusted myself this morning:laugh:burn
 
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jeffro

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I'm not even getting into this discussion, :) its hard enough to sit in my little cell in the basement let alone cropdusting in there. :ack

Between the temp,



And the small space,



But at least I'm warm :laugh
 
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