Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
Viper shell finished. I did the paint-work myself rather than having my usual pro-painter do it. It came out OK, as long as you don't look too closely! And added a bit of 'cheek' to the bonnet
Not sure which wing to use, suggestion???
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And now mounted....
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
Man, I am diggin' that paint. Nice finish.
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Wow~ Great painting!
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
The body somehow pulls the eclectic color scheme together.Very nice build man.
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Wow, that carbon chassis is sweet! You have got to love vintage...
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
I think the Fiberlyte front shock tower was designed for .71 shocks, the 3 racing/AE V2/Kyosho Velvet shocks are .89 (approx) in size - why your front end looks to be WAY up in the air. If you gonna run it, you will need lots of limiters to bring it down or a different front shock tower or different shocks.
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
When I first built it I quite liked the high front end, bu I think I'll follow your point and get some different shocks for it..JK Racing wrote:I think the Fiberlyte front shock tower was designed for .71 shocks, the 3 racing/AE V2/Kyosho Velvet shocks are .89 (approx) in size - why your front end looks to be WAY up in the air. If you gonna run it, you will need lots of limiters to bring it down or a different front shock tower or different shocks.
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
Custom build No. 2.......
OK, so my first custom build is still in need of a few tweaks so I thought I'd post progress of my 2nd build so that you guys could jump in early with your thoughts/advice etc....
The chassis was sanded back and has been sprayed white and then a few layers of gloss clear coat. Parts have been refurbed or replaced with new. Alloy body mount, white front bumper and new (re-issued) A&L steering are from members on here (Thank you!!!!). I'm just waiting for the rear bulk head to arrive and then I can make a start on the rear. All relevant parts will be black and I'm thinking of doing the bodyshell in a similar style/scheme to the Jay Halsey racer. I'm not looking to make a replica, just my version of the same car in a 'modern' way.....
OK, so my first custom build is still in need of a few tweaks so I thought I'd post progress of my 2nd build so that you guys could jump in early with your thoughts/advice etc....
The chassis was sanded back and has been sprayed white and then a few layers of gloss clear coat. Parts have been refurbed or replaced with new. Alloy body mount, white front bumper and new (re-issued) A&L steering are from members on here (Thank you!!!!). I'm just waiting for the rear bulk head to arrive and then I can make a start on the rear. All relevant parts will be black and I'm thinking of doing the bodyshell in a similar style/scheme to the Jay Halsey racer. I'm not looking to make a replica, just my version of the same car in a 'modern' way.....
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
Managed to get the other half done today. Mostly new parts, with only the tower, turnbuckles and shocks being re-furbed. Just waiting for a new carbon trans brace to arrive and will then get the shell cut and painted to finish it.
Comments welcome....
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg241/Jedi_Master1/RC10White006.jpg[/IMG]
Comments welcome....
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg241/Jedi_Master1/RC10White006.jpg[/IMG]
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
That's looking nice. I think it would look just a hair nicer with white front wheels though. Love the white chassis.
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Gonna do a 'Jay Halsey' type paint job on the shell, hence the black front wheels. Won't be a replica, just a modern version....vintage AE wrote:That's looking nice. I think it would look just a hair nicer with white front wheels though. Love the white chassis.
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Re: Jedi's 'Old to New' Build Thread!
ah, never mind, I would keep those fronts thenJedi Master wrote:Gonna do a 'Jay Halsey' type paint job on the shell, hence the black front wheels. Won't be a replica, just a modern version....vintage AE wrote:That's looking nice. I think it would look just a hair nicer with white front wheels though. Love the white chassis.
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