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Submitted By | |
Scott Lempert |
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Commerce Twp, MI, United States of America | |
Build Information | |
Readers Ride Title | 1982 Chevy G Van |
Vehicle Class | Scale |
Chassis Brand | Other |
Chassis Model | Custom fab'd |
Other Chassis Brand and Model | Scratch built from 1/4" square steel, fab'd shock mounts. Body is hinged at rear of chassis. |
Body Brand | Other |
Body Model | 1982 Chevy G Van |
Other Body Brand and Model | Started with a few left-over pieces of an RC4WD Blazer. Connected the pieces with .080 styrene. shaped and primed a few times to work out the imperfections. Paint is Tamiya TS92. |
Power System | Electric |
Electric Motor Brand and Model | Castle 1410 with Castle SV3 ESC. |
Speed Control Brand and Model | Castle SV3 |
Battery Brand and Model | 2s Lipo Zeee |
Wheels and Tires Brand and Model | Reefs Fury billet wheels with no brand orange anodized rings. KNK scale hardware. Tires are JConcepts 1.9 Trxus tires. |
Shocks Brand and Model | Shocks are Austar stock blue bodies. 30 wt. Losi oil. |
Axles Brand and Model | Austar front and rear with HR Racing aluminum chubs. |
Paint Brand and Model | Tamiya TS92 orange over white primer base coat. |
Graphics Brand and Model | n/a |
Scale Accessories Brand and Model | All wood interior, waterbed, flat screen, stocked fridge and handmade sconces are handmade. Dash is handmade. I printed the seats, door panel and switches for the switch panel. Ceiling has an indirect lighting feature. |
Light System Brand and Model | RC4WD 4 channel wireless lighting controller controls the headlights/tailights, rock lights, sconces and indirect lighting. |
Radio System Brand and Model | Fkysky GT3 |
Further Description/Back Story | So, I have always wanted an RC Van. Have always liked GM's late 70's early 80's body styles. Have seen a few built as well as a few 3D bodies. The 3D offerings are extremely detailed but need so much body work IMO to get them to where a smooth finish can be applied. So, I had a few leftover RC4WD Blazer parts laying around, starred at them for a bit, printed some inspiration photos, studied dimensions and dug in. I was concerned about rigidity, so I chose to only make the rear barn doors functional. |
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