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51WillysJeep · 08-16-2009, 08:00 PM

Hey Guys, well for those of you who may not have known I was lucky enough to have been in the right place at the right time and bought 1BadJeepBruisers legendary "Chino Clone" Toyota Hybrid. ( For you "Newbies" reading this that may not be familiar with this truck Please check out THIS thread below....

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1BadJeepBruisers Chino Clone. An RCC Legend

This is "THE" scale truck that started it ALL for alot of people on here, including ME

. At the time when Mike originally built this truck, there were only a handful of them around. There was NO such thing as the "re-release Tamiya Toyota Hilux" like everybody's familiar with today. You had to be lucky enough to FIND an OG Bruiser frame and OG body on Ebay, and then be able to build everything up on your own. This "hybrid" wasn't store bought, and the amount of insane small scale details that Mike included when building it is what makes it special.

Now comes the beginning of the second chapter in the "Chino Clones" life

. It is not going to change much at ALL from what you see below. If anything I will only try to ADD to this Awesome piece of Crawling History..

( MIKE - "1BadJeepBruiser" deserves ALL the credit for this incredible truck- I am just lucky enough to now own and drive it..)

When I bought it from him, heres how I originally recieved it.

Heres a shot of the OG "Clone" and the one I built up that very closely resembles it..

I ALWAYS remembered seeing pics of the Clone without the Canback and also LOVED the look with the original toolbox Mike had built for it. SO I re-installed it and also tried another set of wheels. These are a set of stock Axial SCX-10 rims and 1.9" Proline Flatirons .

I really liked the look of the new wheels and tires, but because this truck is now running the modified "Rummy Bruiser Axles", the offset of the axial rims made the track width WAY too wide.. ( which is why Mike had the narrow offset rims with the Trail Dr. tires on it).

So I tried a few other sets, and ended up choosing the set I originally had on my Hybrid. It is now running a set of painted RC4WD Truescale beadlocks with 62Pyro "Sally" beadlock trim rings and 1.9" Rock Crushers. Because of the narrow offset of the Truescale wheels, the track width is about right now. Plus the Crushers are a tad smaller then the Flatirons and Trail Dr's, which looks alot more scale on the truck IMO..

Onto some NEW Wheelin' Pics- Enjoy

I did do a little paint touch-up work along the drip edge because there was Yellow paint coming thru and it just didn't look right on the truck, so I went over it. I ALSO added a few 4 Wheelin' magazines in the interior

Back out on the trails...

LOL - I already added a few NEW scratches of my own..!!

crunky · 08-16-2009, 08:12 PM

very very cool

looks nice with the new/old mods

chino438 · 08-17-2009, 12:48 AM

Glad it went to a good home! Also, it won't be lonely because all of the other awesome rigs you built

dieselfuel · 08-17-2009, 01:01 AM

damn, i still can't believe mike sold it. that thing's probably got more miles on it than any other scaler here on RCC, it really is a legendary rig.

eddievedder · 08-17-2009, 02:58 AM

Chapter 2 begins... Looks great. What are you doing with the canback? I still cant believe that this truck isnt in the next town over from me. Whenever I would wheel rigs or work on 1.1s at Mikes place I would always have to look at it on the shelf. Such a great rig and when it was built it was way ahead of its time as far as "scaleness". Great score and it is in the best new home it could be.

1BadJeepBruiser · 08-17-2009, 12:27 PM

Looks good with the RC4WD wheels Chris

Never thought of trying those, they have more detail then the eritex which is nice. I will get that paint out to you this week, I forgot to grab to bring today so hopefully 2morrow.

Glad to see it out getting used, I definitely used it which is kind of a good thing for you...I got that whole 1st scratch hurts the most out of the way for you

TNredneck · 08-17-2009, 02:40 PM

looks awsome and i like it when someone puts thier rigs to the test.

GH Racing · 08-18-2009, 12:24 PM

wicked body
nice pics

fixed13 · 08-18-2009, 08:17 PM

Great to see that rig on here again, it was and is an insperation to me too. Can't wait to see where you take this "redo".

Ty@Tekin · 08-20-2009, 11:31 AM

I think I stared at this truck for almost an hour at the Scale Nats in Ben's shop. So much detail, really inspiring!

I have a feeling the Clone will be around til the end of time!

51WillysJeep · 05-16-2010, 07:55 PM

Hey Guys, no real "update" so to speak - Its been a while since I've driven this truck last, so I took the ole' "Chino Clone" out today for a run thru the freshly built rock garden at my new house. I ended up swapping out the 1.9" Rock Crushers in favor of some RC4WD 1.55" Stompers on white steelies.. ( looks and crawls 100% better..!).

I still love this truck - and even to this date, its is one of the best crawling/wheeling trucks I've EVER owned..! Just point it, squeeze the trigger, and up and over it goes..! Heres a few pics from the run today - enjoy..!

Nick Slemp · 05-16-2010, 08:36 PM

damn this thing is looking good!!!
im diggin it keep it up!!

G-crawler · 05-17-2010, 02:48 AM

Looks really good with the new wheels! Sweet!

cutlaSS · 05-17-2010, 03:02 AM

If there was a Scale Hall of Fame, the Chino Clone would have to be the first inductee. Glad to see it being WHEELED like it should be, not a shelf queen. I'm gethering parts for my second Bruiser build and was wondering what you think of the Stompers. Keep it the great work

eddievedder · 05-17-2010, 04:41 PM

Still looks great! love the new shoes!

51WillysJeep · 05-18-2010, 04:11 AM

Thanks Guys..

To answer CutlaSS' question, I LOVE the new 1.55" stompers.. They are nice and soft, and bite really well on the rocks I was driving on. As far as looks, they are second to NONE..! These are THE best looking, most accurate scale tire EVER !

Funny thing was that I'd been saving that set of shoes for a future project, and just set one of them next to the Clone to see what they'd look like.. I honestly didn't think I was going to like the white wagon wheels with the brown and black paint on the truck, but mounted on the truck the look just simply "works".

chino438 · 05-18-2010, 04:30 AM

Yeah keep them new shoes on the Clone bro

I was saving my shoes for another project and ended up putting my shoes on my Hybrid also.

1BadJeepBruiser · 05-18-2010, 01:22 PM

Glad to see this rig is still kicking Chris, It looks really awesome with the new 1.55s on it

I am also glad to see it still has all of its original battle scars

08-16-2009, 08:00 PM	#1
51WillysJeep RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,184	The "Chino Clone" - Chapter 2 Hey Guys, well for those of you who may not have known I was lucky enough to have been in the right place at the right time and bought 1BadJeepBruisers legendary "Chino Clone" Toyota Hybrid. ( For you "Newbies" reading this that may not be familiar with this truck Please check out THIS thread below.... ) 1BadJeepBruisers Chino Clone. An RCC Legend This is "THE" scale truck that started it ALL for alot of people on here, including ME . At the time when Mike originally built this truck, there were only a handful of them around. There was NO such thing as the "re-release Tamiya Toyota Hilux" like everybody's familiar with today. You had to be lucky enough to FIND an OG Bruiser frame and OG body on Ebay, and then be able to build everything up on your own. This "hybrid" wasn't store bought, and the amount of insane small scale details that Mike included when building it is what makes it special. Now comes the beginning of the second chapter in the "Chino Clones" life . It is not going to change much at ALL from what you see below. If anything I will only try to ADD to this Awesome piece of Crawling History.. ( MIKE - "1BadJeepBruiser" deserves ALL the credit for this incredible truck- I am just lucky enough to now own and drive it..) When I bought it from him, heres how I originally recieved it. Heres a shot of the OG "Clone" and the one I built up that very closely resembles it.. I ALWAYS remembered seeing pics of the Clone without the Canback and also LOVED the look with the original toolbox Mike had built for it. SO I re-installed it and also tried another set of wheels. These are a set of stock Axial SCX-10 rims and 1.9" Proline Flatirons . I really liked the look of the new wheels and tires, but because this truck is now running the modified "Rummy Bruiser Axles", the offset of the axial rims made the track width WAY too wide.. ( which is why Mike had the narrow offset rims with the Trail Dr. tires on it). So I tried a few other sets, and ended up choosing the set I originally had on my Hybrid. It is now running a set of painted RC4WD Truescale beadlocks with 62Pyro "Sally" beadlock trim rings and 1.9" Rock Crushers. Because of the narrow offset of the Truescale wheels, the track width is about right now. Plus the Crushers are a tad smaller then the Flatirons and Trail Dr's, which looks alot more scale on the truck IMO.. Onto some NEW Wheelin' Pics- Enjoy I did do a little paint touch-up work along the drip edge because there was Yellow paint coming thru and it just didn't look right on the truck, so I went over it. I ALSO added a few 4 Wheelin' magazines in the interior Back out on the trails... LOL - I already added a few NEW scratches of my own..!! Last edited by 51WillysJeep; 08-16-2009 at 08:20 PM.

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08-16-2009, 08:12 PM	#2
crunky I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: cape crud... will you be my friend Posts: 2,102	very very cool looks nice with the new/old mods

08-17-2009, 12:48 AM	#3
chino438 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Guam Posts: 1,208	Glad it went to a good home! Also, it won't be lonely because all of the other awesome rigs you built

08-17-2009, 01:01 AM	#4
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	damn, i still can't believe mike sold it. that thing's probably got more miles on it than any other scaler here on RCC, it really is a legendary rig.

08-17-2009, 02:58 AM	#5
eddievedder RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler Posts: 1,371	Chapter 2 begins... Looks great. What are you doing with the canback? I still cant believe that this truck isnt in the next town over from me. Whenever I would wheel rigs or work on 1.1s at Mikes place I would always have to look at it on the shelf. Such a great rig and when it was built it was way ahead of its time as far as "scaleness". Great score and it is in the best new home it could be.

08-17-2009, 12:27 PM	#6
1BadJeepBruiser Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast Posts: 8,864	Looks good with the RC4WD wheels Chris Never thought of trying those, they have more detail then the eritex which is nice. I will get that paint out to you this week, I forgot to grab to bring today so hopefully 2morrow. Glad to see it out getting used, I definitely used it which is kind of a good thing for you...I got that whole 1st scratch hurts the most out of the way for you

08-17-2009, 02:40 PM	#7
TNredneck Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Greeneville,TN aka BFE Posts: 90	looks awsome and i like it when someone puts thier rigs to the test.

08-18-2009, 12:24 PM	#8
GH Racing Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 530	wicked body nice pics

08-18-2009, 08:17 PM	#9
fixed13 Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Cloud Posts: 632	Great to see that rig on here again, it was and is an insperation to me too. Can't wait to see where you take this "redo".

08-20-2009, 11:31 AM	#10
Ty@Tekin RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tekin, ID Posts: 1,940	I think I stared at this truck for almost an hour at the Scale Nats in Ben's shop. So much detail, really inspiring! I have a feeling the Clone will be around til the end of time!

05-16-2010, 07:55 PM	#11
51WillysJeep RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,184	Hey Guys, no real "update" so to speak - Its been a while since I've driven this truck last, so I took the ole' "Chino Clone" out today for a run thru the freshly built rock garden at my new house. I ended up swapping out the 1.9" Rock Crushers in favor of some RC4WD 1.55" Stompers on white steelies.. ( looks and crawls 100% better..!). I still love this truck - and even to this date, its is one of the best crawling/wheeling trucks I've EVER owned..! Just point it, squeeze the trigger, and up and over it goes..! Heres a few pics from the run today - enjoy..!

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05-16-2010, 08:36 PM	#12
Nick Slemp Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Monte Posts: 177	damn this thing is looking good!!! im diggin it keep it up!!

05-17-2010, 02:48 AM	#13
G-crawler RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: sweden Posts: 1,007	Looks really good with the new wheels! Sweet!

05-17-2010, 03:02 AM	#14
cutlaSS Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 888	If there was a Scale Hall of Fame, the Chino Clone would have to be the first inductee. Glad to see it being WHEELED like it should be, not a shelf queen. I'm gethering parts for my second Bruiser build and was wondering what you think of the Stompers. Keep it the great work

05-17-2010, 04:41 PM	#15
eddievedder RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler Posts: 1,371	Still looks great! love the new shoes!

05-18-2010, 04:11 AM	#16
51WillysJeep RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,184	Thanks Guys.. To answer CutlaSS' question, I LOVE the new 1.55" stompers.. They are nice and soft, and bite really well on the rocks I was driving on. As far as looks, they are second to NONE..! These are THE best looking, most accurate scale tire EVER ! Funny thing was that I'd been saving that set of shoes for a future project, and just set one of them next to the Clone to see what they'd look like.. I honestly didn't think I was going to like the white wagon wheels with the brown and black paint on the truck, but mounted on the truck the look just simply "works".

05-18-2010, 04:30 AM	#17
chino438 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Guam Posts: 1,208	Yeah keep them new shoes on the Clone bro I was saving my shoes for another project and ended up putting my shoes on my Hybrid also.

05-18-2010, 01:22 PM	#18
1BadJeepBruiser Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast Posts: 8,864	Glad to see this rig is still kicking Chris, It looks really awesome with the new 1.55s on it I am also glad to see it still has all of its original battle scars

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