Progress: Pimped Jeep Cherokee

Well, This is the Tamiya Jeep Grand Cherokee kit. Out of the box the kit is packed with detail to build a stuning model. But I "HAD" to put my special touch to it, First i added 5 15's in the back with styrene as a base,Made by Hoppin' Hydros. Then i added the MONSTER 20's from Hoppin' Hydros , Which in 1:24 scale they are about 24' 26' inch Diameter.. The paint is Boyd's Chezzoom Teal Pearl with 3 coats of Dupli-Color clear caot and then waxed. I still have alot to do with this kit, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Suspension and Fix the back lift gate because I got my finger prints on it, Ill sand it down and shoot another coat of paint and clear on it sometime, I flocked the sub box and carpet with a mix od Detail Master Grey and Black flocking. This model come with full working suspension also, which I thought was pretty cool. Progress Might be fast, Might be slow, So If you have any questions or Comments please feel free to ask :-)

Thank's. Josh

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Looks good... but you are gonna lower it right??

Looks good... but you are gonna lower it right??Yeah thats with the shocks in it, im gonna take them out it will be a few inches lower, but not totally droped...

Josh

ok cool... i didn't expect totally dropped:grinno: Good job though! Keep up the good work (will you scratchbuild some sort of alternative suspension?)

ok cool... i didn't expect totally dropped:grinno: Good job though! Keep up the good work (will you scratchbuild some sort of alternative suspension?)nope just remove the shocks, Front shocks are out in this pic..
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a little lower josh

a little lower josh This is as low as you will see it go... http://www.elitrix.net/temp/everythingauto/album_pic.php?pic_id=83

Josh

Progress looks good too me! Anything special happening with the engine?

Progress looks good too me! Anything special happening with the engine?Nope, Not much you can do with a jeep engine http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/lol2.gif, Here are some pics of the amps that i scratchbuilt and probably were they will be placed, Or i might make a amp rack to put them on, Not to worried about that yet..

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They still need sanded and filled in on the sides, and the terminals built for the wireing.

And here is were they are right now..

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Right now im waiting for tomarrow so i can spray the front and back bumper black, Then i will start scratchbuilding a TV in the headliner console. And probably a TV in the dash also..

Any ideas you have please tell me!!

Josh

hot damn looks good, but the tires look kinda wierd??

lowering a 4x4.. um.. okay.. and it needs some brakes

whoa that looks tight cant wait to see some more progress

Looks good. I like the color, and the interior. Keep us posted.

lowering a 4x4.. um.. okay.. and it needs some brakesIt does have brake's, Real small ones like 10' and drums on the back. I'll have a few more progress pic's later on today.


Josh

Hm, although I don't particulary care for this type of modifications, I do like the model, and what you're trying to achieve, but take your time, and try to put on or scratchbuild some bigger brakes, otherwise it will look very awkward.

And also, are those rubber bands around the rims supposed to be tyres?
Maybe you could use some other tyres, and just stretch them to the desired length, I m pretty sure the result will be 10 times better, then this brakeless , running on rubber bands, underpowered car.

But hey, on the otherhand, it's only a model right?

Olivier

Hm, although I don't particulary care for this type of modifications, I do like the model, and what you're trying to achieve, but take your time, and try to put on or scratchbuild some bigger brakes, otherwise it will look very awkward.

And also, are those rubber bands around the rims supposed to be tyres?
Maybe you could use some other tyres, and just stretch them to the desired length, I m pretty sure the result will be 10 times better, then this brakeless , running on rubber bands, underpowered car.

But hey, on the otherhand, it's only a model right?

OlivierYeah i know the tyres might look really thin, but its gonna be really hard to get a tyre that will fit that, heres a comparasion, left one is a regular 20" from hoppin hydros on the right is the monster 20' so as you can see theres a huge difference...


Josh

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Here's some pic's of the bass ports I put in, I'm gonn ahve to re-flock the sub box since I have been working on it, But thats no big deal, Heres the pics!.

Josh

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I'll have the front and rear bumper (hopefully) on by today.
Next I'll finish the suspension and then onto the engine.

pretty cool!
is there going to be an interior?

pretty cool!
is there going to be an interior?What do you mean???

Anyway's here's a pic of the brake's I'm gonna use, There off a Mugen NSX..

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Josh

Here's a few pic's of the exterior, I masked the green off and painted the bumpers and side trim gunmetal, looks sweet IMO, tell me what ya think.

Josh

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Damn that looks awesome.. love the rims and sound system

Nice!!!!!!!! :evillol: :evillol:

I was thinking of doing this to a jeep cheroke but now i am going to wait until you finish so i can see how it looks like.

P.S. do you live in virginia beach????

Nice!!!!!!!! :evillol: :evillol:

I was thinking of doing this to a jeep cheroke but now i am going to wait until you finish so i can see how it looks like.

P.S. do you live in virginia beach????
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Not quite. Anyways i sat the body down and didnt relize the super glue tube was hiting the side trim so i am going to sand it down and re paint it, i also took all the subs out and sanded down the flocking, im in need of a pair of the instructions, just scans so if anyone can help, that'd be great.

Josh

Well when i went to mask off the body to paint the side trim after i sanded it , it looked like crap so then I went to shave the trim off with bondo and it got on the green so no im stripping it, oh well it will give me more time to do the interior and suspension, Any idea on what color i should do this time?

Josh

Really nice Jeep :naughty: . IMO you should use the same color what is the car. :iceslolan
BTW are u gonna put back seats ?

BLING BLING :biggrin:

j/k nice amount of workgoing on here. That interior is going to pump some sound :naughty: :naughty:

Really nice Jeep :naughty: . IMO you should use the same color what is the car. :iceslolan
BTW are u gonna put back seats ?Can't, The speaker box takes up the cargo and the back seat area, Ill post some more pic's late on tongiht of what i got done.

Josh

Can't, The speaker box takes up the cargo and the back seat area, Ill post some more pic's late on tongiht of what i got done.

Josh
This is good, that means you could fill in the back doorlines and make it a custom 2 door jeep with a bgi ass sub box behind the front seats! I would do it if it was my model because it would make more sense to look at that way, and it would be something new.
I will get around to Big Balling a Jeep Cherokee model one day, maybe with some working engiens in it so I can dance it though... I dunno.

Anyway man it is lookin tight in that colour I suggest using jsut a leather colour for the interior, like white or a tan, not black and not body colour coded, traditional lowriders are usually the ones to get colour coded interiors.
Your pimping this Jeep out, pimped SUVs have noram leather interiors 98% of the time, but do whatever you see fit.
I'll stop typing..............now.