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Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:51 pm
by erichevy
I know I'm a late bloomer here, but I thought a WOIN build would be fun. I'll post pics as I go. I have most of the parts needed, just need the time to put it all together. I'm using the usual parts that everyone else seems to use... why re-invent the wheel when the research has already been done, right? :)

"Parts" RC10T from eBay a while back...
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Finally got around to trimming the tub yesterday.
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Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:45 pm
by marlo
Great start!, and nice job cutting the chassis down, but I think the purple fade has bled from the chassis, straight into the whole pic :shock:

Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:34 pm
by erichevy
marlo wrote:Great start!, and nice job cutting the chassis down, but I think the purple fade has bled from the chassis, straight into the whole pic :shock:
Haha... Yeah, I trimmed the chassis in the basement under my wife's veggie gardening grow lights...

Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 8:32 pm
by erichevy
Started stripping and sanding... what a pain!

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Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:16 am
by harvey
Looks good so far. Don't do too good a job or you'll never run it! ( ask me how I know )

Ha ha, indoor 'Veggie' garden!

Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:09 pm
by erichevy
Here are a bunch of parts I've picked up so far... Still a few items I need to grab.

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Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:14 am
by Spoon
Hey erichevy,

Is dynotech still producing those arms ?

Thanks

Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:39 am
by erichevy
Spoon wrote:Hey erichevy,

Is dynotech still producing those arms ?

Thanks
Absolutely. I just purchased these a month ago from their website.

Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:26 pm
by tiger1
nice project :)

Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 9:26 pm
by erichevy
Finally an update! Since this will be my everyday runner, I couldn't justify the cost (or prep work) to anodize my tub so I went with "canodizing" instead.

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Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 7:58 pm
by erichevy
A little further now... anybody know if the RC10T rear hinge pins are shorter than the original RC10? The ones I'm using here are RC10 and a little long....
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Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 10:36 am
by JK Racing
Yes, the RC10 (early version) and RC10T/late RC10 use different rear inner hinge pins. Trucks and late buggies (and re-re) are shorter.

Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 7:42 pm
by erichevy
JK Racing wrote:Yes, the RC10 (early version) and RC10T/late RC10 use different rear inner hinge pins. Trucks and late buggies (and re-re) are shorter.
Thanks for the insight. I had the arms off the original 10T I started with, but got rid of them already. Ugh... guess I need to find some new pins now.

Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 10:52 pm
by erichevy
Built up my shocks today.

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Re: Project: Truck To Buggy Conversion

Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 11:07 pm
by city.life
Very cool project. I love the trimmed down chassis.