Rookie Custom Globe Build
 

Hi Guys

I have seen a lot of great trucks on this site which has inspired me to build my own Custom truck. It will be a mild custom due to my rookie custom building ability and I will probably need a lot of help along the way.

I have been in this hobby for 20 plus years and today I mostly collect and build kits having accumulated over 220 models of mostly cars, boats and helicopters of various scales.

I have built stock Tamiya trucks in the past but never attempted building a truck using the many aftermarket parts available today.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...pse465cb58.jpg

hopefully this picture shows up in the thread. This is a test...lol

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Custom rails ordered and arrived. At the time I didn't see the listing for globe rails so I ordered king rails with a 4" extension from Joe's. Of course I didn't take into consideration that the king is a longer wheels base ( like I said ROOKIE!..lol ) So I have since ordered the correct rails and will change over but I will continue with these rails for now

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps6b995fe4.jpg

I am not going to take a ton of pictures of the stock part builds because I think everyone has seen these a million times over and there is not much exciting about the stock parts being built. Below is the srvos and front cross members;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps471d0bc9.jpg

Rear suspension;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...pscd790b87.jpg

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More of the front suspension;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps1c209b8b.jpg

Rear axles built;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps55fd2709.jpg

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Rear suspension assembled;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps3310bb9f.jpg

I chose this aftermarket drive shaft. I think these shafts IMO are the most realistic. The main drive shaft will be the identical shaft only longer;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...psb5c18704.jpg

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Transmission built and 55T motor added. The transmission as well as axles are built stock but do include complete bearings throughout;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...psf1944afa.jpg

Tranny mounted;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...psac72cd60.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps1db7ce1c.jpg

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Rear wheels and fifth wheel added;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps89f6f68e.jpg

This is the rear light pattern I am using. I don't know if anyone has used this part before and if so have they ever attached lights? There are no bezels for this light cluster so I will need to figure something out;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps5226d965.jpg

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Aluminum rear fenders mounted. This globe will be a little old school and a little new school....lol.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps22bd384e.jpg

These are pre-drilled to mount to the stock Tamiya cross member and have some adjustability regarding the height of the fenders. The fenders look best as low as possible but you will get constant wheel rub so I have mounted mine using the center height mounting position. There are two sets of mounting spacers as shown below;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps88a2a3ba.jpg

First look with the fenders and the cab. This is still using the king rails but that's about to change;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps73d7acfd.jpg

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Front bumper. I do not like the stock front bumper or the front bumper distance from the front wheel. I have purchased two aftermarket bumpers. The first aftermarket bumper was not what I wanted so I ordered the second bumper. The second bumper is much better but I still felt the bumper mounted too far forward so I made my own mount to pull the bumper closer to the chassis;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...psb43571c0.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps9d62fe0b.jpg

A look with the bumper as it sits;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps4a2664f2.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps4f0115c2.jpg

I have now ordered a 3rd bumper from Steve on this site ( great guy thanks for the help ) and I will see how that bumper looks with the stock mount when it arrives.

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The truck now has the correct rails installed. Below is the first mock up of the middle section of the chassis. I will be using the knight hauler side step as kind of a tool box to mount my MFC control box. I will also be adding the aftermarket headache rack. The headache rack mounts to far away from the cab for my liking so I am currently working on modifying the mount to sit closer to the cab. I am also using the aftermarket grates to cover the open space;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...psd5d049f7.jpg

Also seen in the photos are the aftermarket stacks which I will be using.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps36c062d5.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...psf7b32b89.jpg

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Nice start so far, I'm liking the aftermarket parts

Alfy

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good looking globe, going to be sharp when done.

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Ill be watching this one! Good start so far!

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Looks like a great start to me

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Nice truck, excellent choice of parts too.

If I might ask, where did you get the headache rack?

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and fenders

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Lookin' sharp so far, you're taking your time.

I'd suggest getting some aftermarket fuel tanks on there. I think a guy at our last East Coast show had some custom long tanks up for sale.

Either way, A great build!

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The rack and fenders came from Ebay. The seller is in China. The rack and fenders cost around $300.00 the quality is very good and the look is very good IMO.

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Thanks......

I don't think this truck will get aluminum tanks, I think the next truck will get aluminum tanks. I think the Tamiya plated tanks look more retro than the aluminum tanks.

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I have got the headache rack mounted. The rack is made for a king so I had to create a recess to clear the tank mounts.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps6c680333.jpg

The body sits a little forward probably due to mu custom bumper mount. Therefore there is an uneven gap between the headache rack and the body. I will see if the 3rd bumper coming will correct this issue. I am happy with the spacing between the rack and the body.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps3ebf6438.jpg

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Looking good rookie!! lol very nice globe and i also like the selection of after market parts. I also have that headache rack and love it.!!!

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http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/...pssevlriuy.jpg

I'm not trying to hijack ur thread but this is what Steve's bumper will look like on ur globe :D

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Looks awesome! I now have Globeliner fever:D

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I was goIng to order some king parts from that seller but held off. Glad to hear there quality parts. The globe is looking real nice.

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The bumper arrived yesterday and looks great. I am going to play with it this weekend and see how it will go. I am also trying to find who make the visor on the globe picture you attached?

Thanks
Chris

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If you look down in the vendor section its under Custom Drop Visors. His name is Rod or Stepside

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Awesome thanks!

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looks good and you make me want a globe over my KH that i started.

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Looks like an awesome start to a great build!!:D The stock to custom ratio is spot on, cant wait for more updates!!:cool: Keep up the good work!

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Slow progress due to the fact that I am waiting for parts to arrive;

So below are a few of pics of the second tanks having been installed and I added a trailer line pole to hold the cables for the trailers brakes and lights.... mostly lights though lol

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...psf7d3fd0e.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps02379124.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...pse6414cc2.jpg

Next I need to mount the knight hauler control box across the back for the MFU.

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Hey guys..... a quick question.... I am going to add a few LED's here and there. I have heard horror stories about adding aftermarket LED's and connecting to them to the Tamiya MFU? Has anyone wired in aftermarket LED's into your Tamiya MFU without issue? Or do you only add Tamiya LEDs to the MFU?

If you have used aftermarket LEDs where did you purchase the LEDS?

Thanks guys

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Some more small update as parts arrive.

Center drive shaft is mounted;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps8810ba68.jpg

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Rear control box ( tool box ) mounted;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps8b15e3d0.jpg

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Thus far I have mounted the square style bumper. Next I am going to mount Steves rounded corner bumper and then choose which I like best;

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps83f6123f.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...psc7a868c7.jpg

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Nice build , that bumper looks good only thing you need to do is move that axle forward.

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Where did you get your "trailer line pole"? I've never seen one like this. Very unique!

-Terry

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Better known as a "pogo stick":D;)

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your gonna love steves bumper, I have them on both of my globes

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I used some parts from boxes I had laying around. The pole is probably a bell crank steering post and the little spring at the top is from a nitro kit, used to hold the pull start handle against the engine block.

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Your right.... STeve's bumper wins out! Looks better. I wish Steves bumper was a little closer to the front wheel, but all in all it looks great!

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So here is a couple pics of Steves bumper mounted. I put a couple screws in the center member to suck the body down flush to the bumper.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps001263ec.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ps1e7c9883.jpg