This quite cool if real!
Is this real?
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Box rocket rings a bell...pretty sure that’s digital art.
Looks damn cool though eh?
Edit: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/box-rocket-designs.1089181/
Looks damn cool though eh?
Edit: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/box-rocket-designs.1089181/
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RUSH55
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No, not real. Photoshop. Would be bada$$ though.
Oh, good lord! Good thing I don't own a welder, because I might start working on this tonight if I did
Adam Toleman is a long time Cruiser nut and designer. He’s made some great looking stuff in real life as well.
Here's some more of his work....https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/box-rocket-designs.1089181/
Damn I wish I didn't see this. LOL. I was already planning on having my friends company make molds for new front fenders with a larger wheel opening that still looks stock. But this concept drawing looks really good. Making the rear doors like that would be a big job though. It's probably a better idea to stick with just the front fenders and getting mine together and running...
PabloCruise
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I like the rear quarters! But now that I look at the design again you would have to modify the rear doors. I don't how you would move the wheel arch out w/o major surgery...
On Instagram he told me that he intended for the rear doors to be closed permanently since it’s a race truck concept. That would make the build much easier for the rear section.
OldBeachBob
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Jim Mack - you thinking about making a real one? Would be a fun thread to follow
RUSH55
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I think the rear door/rear fender well mod would be the most work. A trophy-truck rescue type build would be f-ing incredible!
LC_Hamma
The Anti-Leafer
Too bad this rendering didn't exist when I started my build or I may have gone a different route. Those flares & the stance make a world of difference to the old boxy lines. Would be cool to see this come to life if someone was inspired enough.
PabloCruise
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Then you might as well stretch out the front doors, eh?
LC_Hamma
The Anti-Leafer
Can't get those flares off my mind. Wonder what would be less co$tly, r & d fiberglass molds or fab from steel? Any body guys on here care to guestimate per corner?
Not sure about a design like this specifically. For the front fenders I want to make for mine with the larger wheel opening my friend said it would be about $1500 to make the molds and about $400-450 per pair of fenders. If I get a group buy of at least 5 people he can drop the mold price to half or less. These would be for people running 35" or bigger tires. I have held off on doing this for awhile but now that my 55 is in the shop having the cage built and a few other things I might get started on it soon. I have to weld in the new panels I got from Bob on both fenders then they should be good for making the molds from.
Do you need larger wheel opening's for 35" tires?
LC_Hamma
The Anti-Leafer
I'm guessing Adam's rendering looks like 39" Baja T/A's on there.
I can already see how much fab work it'll take to get those rear flares/doors to work. I remember I was gonna cut mine out but put down the plasma & lived with it.
Probably not as you can see from J Mack's photo. But maybe if it's a linked suspension with coil-overs and more travel/articulation like mine will have. My goal was to run 37" tires but because of the rear wheel opening I decided to run 35's for now.
Some people have cut their fenders and I think it would look so much better with a fiberglass fender that has the original lip with a larger opening. I'm pretty sure Ryan's in this photo is with 37's with cut fenders. And as you can see the rear is a problem with 37"+ tires but his 55 has almost no rear up travel so it probably doesn't hit. Mine will have more travel so that's another reason I'm going with 35's.
