And so it begins: project trailer queen

[kane]

thats awsome

if i could find a cool enough body to waste time i would try it too

thats a sweet body

[5.0saleen]

so are we gonna see pics with the trailer?

[Numbchux]

everything you need to know is right here:
http://www.xmodworld.com/modules.php...wtopic&t=18463

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[crunk rida]

im not gonna delete that but please keep all replies to this forum friendly and on topic or i will close.

[5.0saleen]

are you talking about f150's reply

[wicked skyline ryder]

dude that is nutz i love it you did the best job i've seen ever making a custom xmods and it looks really authentic keep up the goodwork man

[Alvin]

Hey man i got that same model truck i used the tires and chucked the rest, i made the tires into my ford, its a big old ford monster truck.

[Numbchux]

Well, I was having electrical problems with the hummer, a custom body would be easier with the longer chassis, and radioshack was running their big sale with the $20 rebate.....so I bought an F150, and swapped all the mechanical stuff (suspension, and drivetrain) onto the F150 EP with the longer driveshaft and spacer, and then did a little body lift and alot of fender trimming....and this was the result:




can anybody see what else I did?


and a pic of it on the trailer:


and check out the articulation on the tow rig! not bad considering it has the drop kit (which limits travel) and tighter springs:





now I need to find a body for the crawler.....cause I HATE the stereotype of a huge pickup with swampers on it

Then it needed some command logic lights:

I cut out the area for the top headlight out of the chrome one-peice grill. Then cut a peice of clear plastic that would fit in the hole, then ground some texture into it (for a little diffusion....). Then I painted the body behind it flat white, drilled a hole in each side, and inserted light. then the rear, the taillights were already clear plastic, so I just popped them out, drilled a hole under each one, stuck the lights in them then glued everything back together, and it works great!!!

I also did some touch-up painting on the rear bumper, painted the horizontal surfaces flat black....it looks much better. aswell as replaced the hood with a peice that was all one peice, instead of my hackjob putty work trying to fill the hole. muuuuch better

anyway, here are the pics:
lights off:




lights on:

[mrc5corvette]

thats crazy as hell. the chevy turned out great. i wonder what the scale towing capacity is?

[kigamkcalb17]

thats a beautiful truck good job bro

how did you make ur hitch? anyway looks cool with the lights!

[Numbchux]

Originally Posted by F-150 k!ller

how did you make ur hitch? anyway looks cool with the lights!

Thanks man! the trailer came with a few little brackets etc. to use as a hitch, I used one of these peices, and glued it in with the putty. then when it was dry, I filed it down to a square, and painted it black. you can see the little peice sticking down below the bumper in the last pic

[Monster180]

i see the black control arms under the f-150.. are those aluminum? looks nice with the black wheels

[Numbchux]

Originally Posted by Monster180

i see the black control arms under the f-150.. are those aluminum? looks nice with the black wheels

nope, just the plastic ones that come with the lift kit, but I painted them flat black. I think it looks hot!



I was just thinking about the scale towing capacity thing....I could actually test it, and find out, but I can set the F150 sideways on top of the bed of the chevy without bottoming out the rear springs. and it pulls this load (keep in mind that's a die-cast steel trailer) with relative ease. it eats through batteries pretty quick, but still goes almost as quick. and that's on RS stage 2 armeture/brushes, and stock FETs.