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Old 07-11-2010, 07:28 PM
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Default Mini XJ build
My son Jake and I built this today and thought I'd share it with yall.
We started with this.








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Old 07-11-2010, 07:40 PM
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Cool! And you did it with your son which is double cool!
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how big is it? would be PERFECT for a keychain 8D
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that's pretty awesome..
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It's the size of a hot wheels.
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I did the same thing... granted i could never find a scale model of an XJ, i found a model of my first car.wheeler. a 92 ford explorer! So i took the bottom off and made myself a BS suspension at my old sheet metal job and some wheels i found on ebay for 10 bucks !



was pretty cool
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holy control arm angles! hahaha

both are pretty cool.
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Thats sweet
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Nice job on both mini rigs.
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Thanks... wish i could find a mini XJ

Are you going to find a trail trailer for that hitch on the back????
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Heres my mini XJ, SCX-10 with a Pro-line Cherokee body.

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Originally Posted by BLKXJ 96
Heres my mini XJ, SCX-10 with a Pro-line Cherokee body.

Proline has an XJ body!!?? now i have a reason to buy the SCX-10, thanks
the hot wheels size rig is a nice build up, good job! OP
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Originally Posted by ChileRedBateman
Proline has an XJ body!!?? now i have a reason to buy the SCX-10, thanks
the hot wheels size rig is a nice build up, good job! OP
Yep all of yall just inspired me to try and talk the wifey into letting my buy a scx-10 as well..Although parts for that aren't much cheaper then my jeeps parts..lol
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Thats funny and kool as hell
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wow. sign me up for one of those.
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