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adriaan pienaar
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 Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:08 am Post subject: Project Wild Willy |
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The guys at the Bug Box, who were responsible for that magnificent 1:1 Sand Scorcher, are currently busy with a new exciting project: a 1:1 scale Wild Willy! 
But what is a 'Wild Willy'? From Wikipedia:
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| The Tamiya Wild Willy, released in 1982 was a Jeep with a detailed hard plastic body and a short wheelbase, making it capable of wheelies and other stunts. Its sealed electronics box also enabled it to traverse water without damage. It marked a new concept in R/C modelling and was very popular among both R/C and Jeep enthusiasts for both its fun and realism. Like many vintage Tamiya models good condition examples are now considered extremely collectible and mint in the box (unbuilt) examples can fetch almost US $1000. The original Wild Willy kit was revised in 1985 to give it a slightly longer wheelbase leaving the earlier, shorter wheelbase version quite hard to find. Wild Willy 2 was released in 2000 utilizing a pre-assembled Wild Dagger gear box and tires from Lunch Box, but otherwise a wholly new mechanical design. Wild Willy 2 retained the Jeep body with only a few minor differences, such as horizontal front grill slits instead of the vertical slits of the original. There has also been a metallic edition of Wild Willy 2. |
The Bug Box have started with a fibreglass Jeep bodyshell which will be mounted on a heavily modified IRS Beetle chassis. A few pics of the project so far... this is gonna be exciting!
Stay tuned 
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| man im 43 and i rember those that thing is bad a$$ looks like your gonna nail it.... fabricator john |
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adriaan pienaar
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didget69
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Nice build! But the Jeep bodyshell appears to be steel, not fiberglass...
We look forward to seeing this build when finished!
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Man that is so awesome!
They should do the Subaru Brat next. Not sure if you guys got those down your way, and after the first two, the Brat would be a very simple build.
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That's a very cool build.
The only glitch I can see is having the VW engine hanging so low and out the back - mostly fully exposed? That would seem to be a detriment to the overall look. Otherwise - I think it will be a great looking show car.
I guess being a bug shop, building a VW based car was the way to go. Seems like it would have made more sense to run some kind of front engine and RWD set-up? The air cooled VW base is probably a lot simpler way to go than water cooled RWD.
Keep the pics coming!
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| The only glitch I can see is having the VW engine hanging so low and out the back |
Doesnt look that low to me! Besides it helps with the wheelies! It is gonna do wheelies right?
Very cool
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| GS guy wrote: |
That's a very cool build.
The only glitch I can see is having the VW engine hanging so low and out the back - mostly fully exposed? That would seem to be a detriment to the overall look. Otherwise - I think it will be a great looking show car.
I guess being a bug shop, building a VW based car was the way to go. Seems like it would have made more sense to run some kind of front engine and RWD set-up? The air cooled VW base is probably a lot simpler way to go than water cooled RWD.
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Yea but the original Willy had the engine in the rear as well  This project is incredible !! Makes my buggy seem like childs play lol
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A few new pics
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That's old school paintin' right thar! 10 points to anyone who can name what the painter is using as a perch for his painting hand (excluding Adriaan). 
Nice use of a pounce pattern for those... can you tell I'm an old sign painter  ? |
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That's old school paintin' right thar! 10 points to anyone who can name what the painter is using as a perch for his painting hand (excluding Adriaan).
Nice use of a pounce pattern for those... can you tell I'm an old sign painter ? |
Thank God the military used stencils....if they painted all the vehicles with a brush, we would have lost the war.
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That's old school paintin' right thar! 10 points to anyone who can name what the painter is using as a perch for his painting hand (excluding Adriaan).
Nice use of a pounce pattern for those... can you tell I'm an old sign painter |
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Way cool!
I'm looking forward to see it finished.
What sort of crazy motor will it run?
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adriaan pienaar
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I have no idea, just following the build on line - but I think it will be something quite discreet (all black, perhaps?), as the engine is not the main feature of the car. Nonetheless, I hope it will pop easy wheelies, like the r/c models!
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Very cool !
Keep us updated with pics. I cannot wait to see that thing wheelie.
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You get 10 points |
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