MF-01x Jimny, unending project

[BJoe76 577]

4 hours ago, Juggular said:

Lol... "skipped leg day" look... well said.  

I like the paint scheme.  I've been into orange color for about 10 years, but your color looks very good.   

Having seen what you've done, when portal gears are available, I want to experiment too.   

Thanks for sharing. I might get those soft springs. I have a feeling that I might need them. 

 

Thanks again!

 

The color is a 70’s Pea Green Metallic from Testors/Model Master that has since been discontinued and a spray on bedliner from a company called Duplicolor.

For the portals, I just bought the Monster Beetle Trail kit straight from Tamiya USA for less than $200, probably would have been cheaper this way, plus I gave me a base for my Wild Willy 4x4 build (that required the purchase of a WW2 kit, and extra pair of rear wheels and stub axles) and reused the bearings I already had in the Jimny. You do need 1.9” wheels and to fit the body, 0* offset sedan wheels or adjustable wheels like the Boom Racing ones I’m using to minimize tire rub. I am thinking of star cutting the tire foams so I can get a better footprint.

For the springs I bought, I’m using the lightest set in the bag, kinda wish I had known of them when I started the kit 6 years, as anything else I’ve tried was too stiff.

[BJoe76 577]

Been a while since I posted about this, had it out at a local dam 2 weeks ago while running with Dad and friends of mine. Shot some video of this, Dad with my XJ bodied Wheely King, and my friend’s trucks. It is 17 minutes long and there is some language if there are tender ears near by.