Rollin' 40's

starion_999 · #1 03-14-2003, 08:16 AM

I'm sorry for the short description, but I'm late for work... please note that it is only about 40% done! I've still got to finish the lighting, paint, and the "DUAL DRIVE"

setup to keep the bad boy rollin. I'll try to put together a how-to on the wheels. if anybody is interested.( requires no permanent mod to the car itself) I'm workin almost 80 a week right now so please be patient for me to reply on anything. Actually criticize the hel* out of it if you think it needs it.

No pics, but I'm working on a gmc dually also

#2 03-14-2003, 09:43 AM

PIMPIN. So I see you put a hotwheels new line of cars into a bit.
COOOOOOOOOOOOL

xatu · #3 03-14-2003, 12:07 PM

That is ****in awesome! If that is a metal body, I would suggest a dual cell mod, or your car may have troubles moving it.

drewzig4 · #4 03-14-2003, 12:12 PM

Nice!!! so did you mold the original body or modify something else? You should definitely tell us how you put those wheels on there and how you made the body? I'm having trouble modifying the body of a hotwheels right now, the body is way to long...time for the dremel i think...

isk8blind · #5 03-14-2003, 04:35 PM

DUUUUUUDE thats F***in PIMPIN is that one of the hot wheelz car things? they have the escalade and stuff right? howed you do the wheelz? im gunna go get an escalade and that one tonight

#6 03-14-2003, 06:32 PM

Very nice!

How does it drive?

isk8blind · #7 03-14-2003, 07:54 PM

i went to target and i wanted the escalade but they didnt have them so i got the same one and how'd you fit it in there? can you show pics of the chasis and the bottom plz

starion_999 · #8 03-15-2003, 08:55 PM

Thanks for the pos. feedback. I've got a second here so I'll try to answer the ?'s in quick, simple form

T_T_52 => Thanx and Yes. Compared to the other H.W. tuner and Muscle Machines wanna-Be's , these weren't so gay! Besides the wheels areperfect. ( more on that later)

XATU => Metal it is since it was my first. If it didn't come out close to what thought then no wasted time on dup'ing the body. but so far it looks like I'll be convincing my buddy to let a couple of my molds in line to be immortallized (w/ neccessary body mods to avoid infringement) in Polycarb where he works. The duals will be req'd to run both motors as it's planned now, but last night I got a little reassuring results from a belt drive setup i started using pulleys to make an all-wheel drive that's not so power hungry. Wish me luck

Drewzig => Thanx and it is the original body. I extended the chassis using the muffler part of the H.W. in a way similar to the KIT racing wheelie bar mod at QFM. IT also sets it at a nice level. A tip before dremelling... I use a nice non hardening clay and after removing the posts inside the shell I use it as a mold and press in the clay. Then set the clay next to your Bit or Zap and you'll see what must be removed. Saves a lot of time and less mistakes. And you may think about stretching the bit orclone before cutting the die-cast in half. Much easier to splice and it's hidden as opposed to some boldy solder and bondo sessions to make your efforts worth it.

Strider and Isk8blind => Not driving yet, besides abetter word will be float when complete.

I will get pics of the ups and downs soon. I'm too busy with repairing the stuff at work this weekend. I bought another so I can step by step the wheel process. Done just right- totally interchangable and factory look, done wrong... buy another car and do over.

starion_999 · #9 03-20-2003, 04:04 PM

looks like this thread is about dead, but I'm still plannin' on putting up some wheel intructions, just have no time yet. I'm getting behind now just cause I wanted to surf the forum

gotta go

xatu · #10 03-20-2003, 05:47 PM

Not dead, just waiting for pics...

From isk8blind

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i went to target and i wanted the escalade but they didnt have them so i got the same one and how'd you fit it in there? can you show pics of the chasis and the bottom plz