My Landjump rebuild project...
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My Landjump rebuild project...
This is what I started with. It's been sitting in ziploc bags for over a year. I'm ready to start working on it now. I will take pictures of the process along the way.
My goal is not factory restoration. I will change parts, and make new ones If I need to. I enjoy this, so it will take time...
The first thing I am going to do is remove the casting marks on all the suspension arms. I think they are an eye sore.
The tools I'm using. 2 arms done. Still going to need final sanding to clean up the scratch marks. And a good polish.
That's it for today.
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Well today I decided that I did not like the arms that hold the rear shock. They were really thin compared to the rest of the landjump.
I had some thicker aluminum laying around and traced them out, and cut them.
Here is another picture to show the size difference.
One on the left is the new one. Right one is the original.
Other thing I did today was cleaned up the left and right arms.
Good enough for today. Getting tired of sanding things.
I had some thicker aluminum laying around and traced them out, and cut them.
Here is another picture to show the size difference.
One on the left is the new one. Right one is the original.
Other thing I did today was cleaned up the left and right arms.
Good enough for today. Getting tired of sanding things.
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See that piece sticking up? That's the bracket that hold the exhaust up. It looks like they just stuck a square piece up, drilled two holes and said good enough.
That's the next part I wanted to change. The first thing I did was grind the bottom surface to match the angle behind it on the bottom. Then I dressed it up a little and it turned out like this:
Like this look a lot better. And I got to try out my mini milling machine in the process. (craiglist find) Don't know what part I will work on next.
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This is how the front end turned out. I added aluminum tubing between the axles. I milled slots in each piece. Then I put some colored film inside around the axle itself. Turned out pretty good.
I also got rid of the little piece that held the steering assembly. Replaced with a new piece that spans to both sides.
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Here is my Landjump with special hop-up parts.
Front and rear sway bars with harden steel suspension arm
Special tuned pipe to replace stock drum muffler
Heavy duty chain and front suspension arm
Aircraft aluminum left and right front knuckles
Front differential
OS Max and K&B engine with slide carb
Last picture is a radiator system that I am building for cooling off the engine
The radiator system consists of a tank, small pump and radiator fins
Front and rear sway bars with harden steel suspension arm
Special tuned pipe to replace stock drum muffler
Heavy duty chain and front suspension arm
Aircraft aluminum left and right front knuckles
Front differential
OS Max and K&B engine with slide carb
Last picture is a radiator system that I am building for cooling off the engine
The radiator system consists of a tank, small pump and radiator fins
Last edited by yellowcat; 11-17-2013 at 06:09 PM.
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I bought it new back in the eighties. I also have the Circuit 20 buggy.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-1...cing-baja.html
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Started working on the landjump again. Got the front bumper made. Also got the fuel tank holders done.
Hoping to have the servo box made in the next month. Might try making the servo save out of aluminum down the line.
(side note, just got done building the Optima!)
Hoping to have the servo box made in the next month. Might try making the servo save out of aluminum down the line.
(side note, just got done building the Optima!)