mcbrat Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 pics of my updated bumper, etc... and another RC I picked up http://usmb.net/gallery/album238 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brat1709 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Nice Front bumper Mcbrat. Did you have it custom built? All it need is axillary holes for the off-road lights, and you got yourself a very nice setup. Let me know where you got it. I'd like to get one......Hugo/ So. CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Hugo, it's a total custom job, made from metal salvaged from a John Deere combine corn head, and custom bent tubing..... it's pretty heavy though. I put RX springs on, and they countered the weight nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Will those RX springs (EA82 I assume) fit on the EA81 strut? Also, Mick I got your check today so I'll ship out the lens tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syphon Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Hey! That's a supercharge inlet pipe off a Thunderbird Supercoupe! I know because it looks awfully similar to something under my hood :-) http://home1.gte.net/res0ibjw/supercoupe/IMG0001.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Nice job, Mick. Did you have that for the midwest meet? Or were you able to walk out of there without the winch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted April 30, 2004 Author Share Posted April 30, 2004 yeah, that was all there for the midwest meet, but nothing to hook onto. THe ground clearance and mud tires saved me... yeah, that's where the pipe is from..... yes, the ea81 and ea82 springs are the same dimensions, so they will interchange... the RX springs gained me just over an inch in height, but expect to replace an axle each time out...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkow007 Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 McBrat...What do you mean by replace an axle each time out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted April 30, 2004 Author Share Posted April 30, 2004 well, on a stock set-up, if you run with the suspension cranked up, you will putmore stress on the axles. now imagine that with another inch of suspension lift. that, plus no sway bar, and mud tires. (and bad bearings). the axle I blew at the midwest meet,started going bad on the way there. (coincidence maybe...) but I just put it in like 3 days earlier....... with that much susp. lift (I also had my adjustment bolts all the way up...) the DOJ is basically fully extended, and it can't take very long like that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarubrat Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 McBrat, that RC BRAT looks allot like THE German one that was driven around the shoreline of some big rump roast lake, all hopped up with a big rump roast battery setup. It was sweet, a big deal in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibs Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 That's a sweet bumper! What size superwinch are you running on it? I was thinking of going with the S3000 or S3500 myself, but I want to check with others first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted April 30, 2004 Author Share Posted April 30, 2004 Scott,it is THE one if you have any info on it, I'd love copies http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1200&item=3182094259 thewinch is a S4500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarubrat Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Sorry nothing in writing, but I remember reading about it and it was a big deal in the day. You have one hell of a piece of RC and BRAT history there you lucky dog. And I noticed that Ski Team wagon peaking out too. I would say that you have two of the top 20 collectables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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