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1BadJeepBruiser · 02-02-2008, 12:59 AM

Awesome build for sure. The bob'd bed and drop bed came out great. Not to mention that the "fall guy" truck is probably one of the coolest vehicles in general

NIK · 02-02-2008, 01:02 AM

brilliant makes me want to jump out of my bedroom window into a pile of boxes lol

guamcrawler · 02-02-2008, 01:35 AM

awsome build looks good

YoUnG_vErSiOn · 02-02-2008, 01:41 AM

nice, all it needs now are dust clouds behind it a scale lee majors wheeling it.

looks good man, what a good idea for paint and theme. "cause im the unknown stuntman......."

RydeFab · 02-02-2008, 02:46 AM

nice, it came out awesome

!! i'm gonna make a scale run within the next month or so, hopefully. i gotta tear down the "little bruiser" from it's last run with young version guys. still got mud on it from that time.

awesome looking

!!

4u2nv · 02-02-2008, 10:09 AM

Your truck came out sweet... You better not ever sell this one but if you do, look me up. As far as the wheel I've been trying t o get CAC to make some of these in 1.9s I think they would look real good on your truck.

with a centercap like this...

The tires are a little large but they look good. Kind of an old Dick Cepek looking tread pattern. One thing you should look for mirrors from the new Hilux. To me they look exactly like chevy pickup mirrors.

chino438 · 02-02-2008, 12:06 PM

damn that's nice and clean

great job bro!

hawnmt · 02-02-2008, 01:28 PM

Thanks everybody

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

The tires are a little large but they look good. Kind of an old Dick Cepek looking tread pattern. One thing you should look for mirrors from the new Hilux. To me they look exactly like chevy pickup mirrors.

Thanks Bob, I too think the tread pattern looks like the Cepeks that the real 1:1 ran. That's a big reason I'm keeping them for now. I really like the look of the Traldoctor XLs, maybe in the future.
I like the the wheels you showed (looks like welds super singles) but I'm probably never going to run beadlocks since the real one didn't. I was (and still am) thinking of getting a set of CAC 1.9 nonBL slotmags since they match the period (early 80s) of the truck. But since this truck is for scale runs and will be getting beat up I figured I'd stick with the highlft wheels as throw aways

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Originally Posted by o5tacoma

nice, it came out awesome

!! i'm gonna make a scale run within the next month or so, hopefully. i gotta tear down the "little bruiser" from it's last run with young version guys. still got mud on it from that time.

Alright!!! That's what I've been waiting to hear, a scale run. I just gotta get some break in runs on this a do some tuning and it'll be ready. I'll throw some crap in the bed and get some tow shackles for the front too.

karlos · 02-04-2008, 01:07 PM

Looks like you just about nailed it. Thanks for sharing with us. Seeing it brought back some cool memories from waaaaaayyyy back when I was a kid.

phatman · 02-04-2008, 02:07 PM

That looks real good man.

THnCS · 02-04-2008, 02:22 PM

Nice truck, I loved the fall guy!! Where did you get the front and rear bumpers and roll bar? I am doing a scaler with the same body.

hawnmt · 02-04-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by THnCS

Nice truck, I loved the fall guy!! Where did you get the front and rear bumpers and roll bar? I am doing a scaler with the same body.

Front and rear bumpers, and rollbar are all stock cold units. The brushguard is a highlift unit I modded so it wouldn't stick out so far. The hoops are 3/16 aluminum tubing.

TLTkrawl · 02-04-2008, 07:12 PM

nice i always liked that show.

THnCS · 02-05-2008, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawnmt

Front and rear bumpers, and rollbar are all stock cold units. The brushguard is a highlift unit I modded so it wouldn't stick out so far. The hoops are 3/16 aluminum tubing.

Thank you sir, just made an order for some!!

sods · 02-06-2008, 11:18 AM

killer rig, hawnmt

any chance of close up pic on your leaf mounting?

chino63 · 02-06-2008, 03:35 PM

Awesome job man!

How's it perform?

rcjeepbuilder · 02-06-2008, 03:44 PM

Hate to ask but im gunna !......................wheres the video?????????????????????????????????

hawnmt · 02-06-2008, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sods

killer rig, hawnmt

any chance of close up pic on your leaf mounting?

Hope this is what your looking for.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chino63

Awesome job man!

How's it perform?

Funny you should ask....I haven't really run it since finishing ths body(will soon though) but I did do some testing when doing the body work. At first the rear was way too soft and the front too stiff. It would just flop like a fish. So I first changed to a much heavier shock oil in the rear and hope to get a little stiffer springs in the future. I then "chino" modded the front leafs to get some movement. The setup is better but I hope to change to delrin leafs in the future. I went with the hybrid setup to limit bumpsteer but never figured the leafs would be so stiff.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcjeepbuilder

Hate to ask but im gunna !......................wheres the video?????????????????????????????????

Sorry rcjeepbuilder, I don't have a video camera but maybe when we do the next scale run they'll get some of this truck then I'll link it to this thread.

sods · 02-07-2008, 06:38 AM

yeah, that's what I was looking for.
thanks

JatoTheRipper · 02-07-2009, 02:29 AM

Along with the General Lee, Kit, the Coyote from Hardcastle and McCormick, AirWolf, and a few others, the Fall Guy's truck was a vehicle I loved growing up! I wanted that truck so bad. You did an awesome job recreating it. I'm so envious. GREAT WORK!

The Bigfoot truck that you have in your avatar looks awesome too. Do you have more photos and info on that?!

02-02-2008, 12:59 AM	#21
1BadJeepBruiser Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast Posts: 8,864	Awesome build for sure. The bob'd bed and drop bed came out great. Not to mention that the "fall guy" truck is probably one of the coolest vehicles in general

02-02-2008, 01:02 AM	#22
NIK Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: uk Posts: 175	brilliant makes me want to jump out of my bedroom window into a pile of boxes lol

02-02-2008, 01:35 AM	#23
guamcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GUAM Posts: 479	awsome build looks good

02-02-2008, 01:41 AM	#24
YoUnG_vErSiOn REST IN ALOHA CHIP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: * Posts: 3,549	nice, all it needs now are dust clouds behind it a scale lee majors wheeling it. looks good man, what a good idea for paint and theme. "cause im the unknown stuntman......."

02-02-2008, 02:46 AM	#25
RydeFab Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sleeping in my truck! Posts: 674	nice, it came out awesome !! i'm gonna make a scale run within the next month or so, hopefully. i gotta tear down the "little bruiser" from it's last run with young version guys. still got mud on it from that time. awesome looking !!

02-02-2008, 10:09 AM	#26
4u2nv RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,516	Your truck came out sweet... You better not ever sell this one but if you do, look me up. As far as the wheel I've been trying t o get CAC to make some of these in 1.9s I think they would look real good on your truck. with a centercap like this... The tires are a little large but they look good. Kind of an old Dick Cepek looking tread pattern. One thing you should look for mirrors from the new Hilux. To me they look exactly like chevy pickup mirrors.

02-02-2008, 12:06 PM	#27
chino438 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Guam Posts: 1,208	damn that's nice and clean great job bro!

02-04-2008, 01:07 PM	#29
karlos Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bridgeport Posts: 589	Looks like you just about nailed it. Thanks for sharing with us. Seeing it brought back some cool memories from waaaaaayyyy back when I was a kid.

02-04-2008, 02:07 PM	#30
phatman Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: kansas city Posts: 31	That looks real good man.

02-04-2008, 02:22 PM	#31
THnCS Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 960	Nice truck, I loved the fall guy!! Where did you get the front and rear bumpers and roll bar? I am doing a scaler with the same body.

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02-04-2008, 07:12 PM	#33
TLTkrawl Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 194	nice i always liked that show.

02-06-2008, 11:18 AM	#35
sods Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: salunga Posts: 717	killer rig, hawnmt any chance of close up pic on your leaf mounting?

02-06-2008, 03:35 PM	#36
chino63 Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs Posts: 5,164	Awesome job man! How's it perform?

02-06-2008, 03:44 PM	#37
rcjeepbuilder I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: clarksburg Posts: 2,009	Hate to ask but im gunna !......................wheres the video?????????????????????????????????

02-07-2008, 06:38 AM	#39
sods Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: salunga Posts: 717	yeah, that's what I was looking for. thanks

02-07-2009, 02:29 AM	#40
JatoTheRipper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA Posts: 13,935	Along with the General Lee, Kit, the Coyote from Hardcastle and McCormick, AirWolf, and a few others, the Fall Guy's truck was a vehicle I loved growing up! I wanted that truck so bad. You did an awesome job recreating it. I'm so envious. GREAT WORK! The Bigfoot truck that you have in your avatar looks awesome too. Do you have more photos and info on that?!

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