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Old 10-23-2014, 05:05 PM   #41
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Yeah looks weird to me. I would go bronco. Those are sweet.

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I'm gonna cut the Bronco here in a bit and see how it looks. I really wanted to do an FJ since I already have a Bronco...I'm going to order another VTR axle housing set in case chopping them down doesn't work out.

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Old 10-23-2014, 10:11 PM   #42
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Well I looked at the Bronco and it would have been fine, but I really want this Yota. I took the plunge and chopped about 7mm off each axle tube, shortened the pan hard, tie rod and drag link and it looks pretty good. Process was really easy, pictures tomorrow. Now I just need to track down the trim parts to this shell.
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Old 10-23-2014, 10:32 PM   #43
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Top spring - .90mm; bottom spring - 1.10mm

Is that what you were looking for? I just miked the wire, or did you want the spring diameter?
Overall O.D. of the coil... I'm trying to get an idea of the physical size of the shock; if it's like the size of the SCX-10 shocks or bigger or smaller overall.
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Old 10-24-2014, 09:03 AM   #44
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Updated pics with the narrowed axles, body mounted and ride heigh set...Yep, it's perfect!

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Overall O.D. of the coil... I'm trying to get an idea of the physical size of the shock; if it's like the size of the SCX-10 shocks or bigger or smaller overall.
I think the bodies are about 10mm.

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Old 10-24-2014, 09:35 AM   #45
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I have noticed quite a few guys talking about running 3 cell batts on their rigs and now you say a 4 cell. What the purpose for running such a battery? Is it more run time because I cant imagine a crawler needing that much juice. That's like 1/8 scale racing batteries. We ran 3 cell in our 4 wheel drive slashes and our track outlawed them because they created so much uncontrollable power.
I run 4s as well...on a HH 16T crawlmaster pro motor. My rig is geared very low so I have a ton of torque and enough wheel speed to hop it if need be. Plus, using a 4 cell lipo is a hell of a lot more efficient (less amp draw) than using a 2 or 3 cell. All my gear runs barely warm plus I get longer runtime then if I were using a 2 cell with the same capacity. Try doing a sled pull on a 2 cell lol
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Old 10-24-2014, 04:21 PM   #46
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I think its awesome that you have an idea of what you want and you didn't give up. You took the chance and Made things the way you need them to be. I'm not a toyata fan, I would have gone the easy route with the bronco, but that doesn't matter. This looks good keep it up
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Old 10-24-2014, 06:52 PM   #47
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Ty, when you cut the axle housing down what did you do to the drive axle, the part that turns the wheel? How did you cut that down and make it work? Everyone always shows the finished product or the housing but not the part that fits into the gears or the spindle.
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Old 10-24-2014, 08:08 PM   #48
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Jhauf, you don't have to cut the axle shafts at all. it just slides into the diff locker. smart thinking by Vaterra right?
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Old 10-24-2014, 08:14 PM   #49
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I think its awesome that you have an idea of what you want and you didn't give up. You took the chance and Made things the way you need them to be. I'm not a toyata fan, I would have gone the easy route with the bronco, but that doesn't matter. This looks good keep it up
Thanks man! I really want a Toyota, enjoying this project for sure.

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Ty, when you cut the axle housing down what did you do to the drive axle, the part that turns the wheel? How did you cut that down and make it work? Everyone always shows the finished product or the housing but not the part that fits into the gears or the spindle.
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Jhauf, you don't have to cut the axle shafts at all. it just slides into the diff locker. smart thinking by Vaterra right?
Yep, this! Didn't have to touch the axle shafts. I didn't even take them off the truck to cut them down, it was a super easy mod. It took me longer to shorten the pan hard, drag link and tie rod than it did to cut the axle tubes down. Really happy with the outcome!
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Huh, no kidding on the axle shafts. I was intimidated by that mod. I will keep that in mind for the future, thanks.
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Old 10-26-2014, 01:51 PM   #51
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I like the look of the shell. I have stolen your idea of putting the esc in the receiver box. All that is done now, just going to fit the Land Rover shell tomorrow, then paint.
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Old 10-26-2014, 06:10 PM   #52
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Looking great! Why do I have the feeling this chassis will be the new must have for C1 rigs?
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Old 10-27-2014, 05:06 PM   #53
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I have awhile before I'm going to be able to paint and detail the body, so I cut a bumper from 3/8" C-channel aluminum stock to get a somewhat scale appearance on the front, it came out better than I thought it would. Had to trim the frame rails a bit for it to fit over, now just need to make some L brackets to bolt it on.


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Old 10-27-2014, 07:46 PM   #54
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Looking great! Why do I have the feeling this chassis will be the new must have for C1 rigs?
If only it had a front mounted trans and a transfer case it would be perfect. I hate that huge transmission right in the middle of the chassis. I'm hoping GCM makes something to relocate the trans like they did with the SCX10 monster.

I'm liking those mods, Ty. Bumper looks mean.
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Old 10-27-2014, 08:00 PM   #55
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AlphaMale, you mean this... https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...40249779394607
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Bumper is a great idea! Looks very scale. Nice.
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Old 10-28-2014, 07:28 AM   #57
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great , now i know on what to put my fj40 body i bought last year .

is there any rubbing with the stock shocks and those tires ?
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I'm liking those mods, Ty. Bumper looks mean.
Thanks!

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That's pretty sweet actually.

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Bumper is a great idea! Looks very scale. Nice.
Thank you, I was tired of it sitting on my desk with frame rail sticking out. haha

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great , now i know on what to put my fj40 body i bought last year .

is there any rubbing with the stock shocks and those tires ?
It's pretty dang close! I could bring the rear axle in another 1/4" to perfect the WB, but I'm ok with it being a little long. The tires don't rub anything but the body when flexing hard. I need to lighten up the oil, it's very stiff and slow to rebound. I have a feeling it'll be too heavy for how light this rig is.
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Old 10-28-2014, 10:13 AM   #59
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Alright, PayPal was working this morning so I ordered a bunch more stuff for the FJ!

RC4WD Jammer hooks F/R
RC4WD MT/Steelie spare
Tamiya grille, mirror and light bucket parts
Tamiya FJ decal sheet and masks
GT Power LED Kit

I'm going to use the Jammer hooks to also mount the front bumper, should look great and work nicely. Looking at options to make a rear bumper, we will see how that goes. Probably be a simple flat piece of aluminum to replace the lexan "bumper" molded into the body.
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I'm going to use the Jammer hooks to also mount the front bumper, should look great and work nicely. Looking at options to make a rear bumper, we will see how that goes. Probably be a simple flat piece of aluminum to replace the lexan "bumper" molded into the body.
You have any scale bolts like those from Lockeduprc? Might be a cool way to mount those Jammer hooks.

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AlphaMale, you mean this... https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...40249779394607
Yes! I'll be so glad when that is available. I have some scale body/interior dreams for the Ascender chassis.
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