Hasbro GI Joe Willy's Crawler Part 3

Model: (Click to see more) 99999: Misc.
Status: Project
Date: 18-Dec-2010
Comments: 10
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Alright, on to part 3. I had to get creative with a transfer case mount to get the Wheely King tranny mounted securely. I made a cardboard template and then cut it out of aluminum sheet. Worked great! I tried a few things with the steering and suspension. The steering servo mounted to the frame was horrible...to much bump steer when the axle moved over bumps...so I axle mounted it. The aluminimun angle used for the front upper 4 link mounts didn't last 2 minutes before it bent, so now all links are mounted to the TLT brackets.

Gotta love cardboard! Some basic tools... Pajero Re-re drive shaft cut down to fit Cut down steering link made nice lockout. 4 linked - 1st attempt Servo mounted to axle

If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
Hasbro GI Joe Willy^s Crawler Part 4

Comments

neobrunox

18-Dec-2010

wow that is taking form, i am impatient to see the result

Dam 10

18-Dec-2010

Thats really moving forward... i can start to see how you are modifiying it...can't wait for the finished article.

7.2inchdriver

18-Dec-2010

nice work, great build.

SRB Bloke

18-Dec-2010

Great work on this project...

slimmy

19-Dec-2010

Looks like this is gonna turn into a fantastic willy driving off roader!

Hitch

19-Dec-2010

This is looking good, just check there isn't too much movement on that tranny plate when it's under strai from the motor, looks a little too thin, unless you wanted a little flex in there, nevertheless it's looking cool.

mrmtodd

19-Dec-2010

Thanks for the comments guys.
-Hitch: I thought the plate was too thin as well, but it has held up very well. If I were to do it all over again I would have left more plastic in the Jeeps faux xfer case girdle so I could sink more than 3 screws to mount it..

scoobysport

19-Dec-2010

this is looking great cant wait to see it finished. its all been well thought out by the looks off it. nice work well done

trf_414_m2

19-Dec-2010

Is it a Willys 1/4 ton? I love this car, and I´ll stay tuned about the progress of this proyect...

mrmtodd

19-Dec-2010

TRF - Yep it's a 1/4 ton Willy's MB.
Scooby - Yes, lots of thinking! Especially about which way all the shafts and gears must turn in order for it to go fwd. Good thing there were a handful of these things built on scale4x4.org for me to 'borrow' ideas from.

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