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02-10-2011, 10:30 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Auburn
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|  Red Bull Truggy
A few of you here know this truck, another builder built the frame and Truggy originally and I reworked a bunch of it mid season last year.     It was getting pretty beat from a hard years worth of work. Keechelus, King of the Skook and numerous test sessions. Alright just beating on it who am I kidding I don't test...Plus MSD is coming. I had another build I started but hotwheels had to have it more than I needed it and I have a soft spot for Mog's. So we struck a deal, he got the Brute, I got a Mog and the RB Truggy gets a whole lotta lovin.... So far I have torn down the RB to a pile o parts and got a new SCX frame set and started bending and brazing. This really will be a new build by the time I am done. The cab is about the only holdover from the old chassis. All the tube and frame is going to be new. A little bit of the geometry and WB will change also. Main hoop in and looking at rear cage lines....   Couldn't sleep so out came the bender and torch last night    Did I tell you how many bends there are in the back of a Tundra cab?  I still need to cut off all the frame and tie in the rest of the tube work. Works good for mock up to leave it all on and suspension hung for now though. |
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02-11-2011, 11:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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Looks good Dan.Following the cab lines had to be a pita
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02-12-2011, 08:32 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: May 2009 Location: lake county ,florida
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Really looks sweet have you seen my tundra it is also on here
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02-13-2011, 08:53 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: west coast..
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Nice work on the bending of those crazy rear cab lines...
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02-13-2011, 10:57 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Layton
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wow that is a sweet tundra hopefully mine turns out this good...  I have a ? for ya though im havin a hell of a time mounting the cab can u show me a pic of ur body mounts or tell me a good way to mount it..
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02-16-2011, 11:16 AM
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French Thanks Eric sorry just saw this reply I'll post some up, the easy explanation is I took some of the tube and flattened it. then brazed it to my slider. Place the body over with alignment marks. When you drill the hole in the body hit the brazed tab. Then take off the body, final drill and tap for the mounting screws. Updates.... It's a true Truggy now. Badd would be happy....  Hmm headlight ideas to make room for the tires.   And Tube Fenders   Eyebrow bar and new grille shape.   I still have a little tie in work and final braze on the front but almost time to start working on the interior. |
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02-16-2011, 04:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Livermore
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That looks great
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02-16-2011, 05:43 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Layton
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Sweet ya if u can post a pic or two so I can get a better idea on how u did that. Thanx Eric |
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02-17-2011, 09:19 AM
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Tied the grille in to the frame and left room for the fairlead.  |
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02-22-2011, 01:15 PM
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Got some lights on this and took it out for a test drive over the weekend with the wife. Needs a little tuning but the update took care of the few complaints I had before.   I built a Honcho for my wife to have some fun with too. She's not big on the comp side but a day of fun runs and she's in. We had a little fun with her truck....Aptly named the Purple Pile of Hotness.....  |
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02-22-2011, 01:25 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cowtown, USA
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Re-vamp looks great! Nice job! |
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02-22-2011, 02:37 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Auburn
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Thank Justin, the batteries were just tossed in for the fun run yesterday will have them properly located for the Lake 12 comp coming up.
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02-22-2011, 11:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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I'm sorry ,is there a build thread here ? I was busy reading your avitar....  |
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02-23-2011, 09:09 AM
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I know I have a problem getting things built with those around the house....
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03-09-2011, 12:26 PM
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Sorry for the lack of updates. Got the truck running and it drove good at the comp this weekend. Some little changes but I think this is mostly ready to start detailing it out for Montana. I got the lightbar from Chino. Not sure if he is going to produce these on a regular basis. So when I took the tranny out I found this...   All the screws were loose and the lower gear had separated and was machining the case. It will be changed over to a Robinson for MSD and when the dig goes in my C3 Jeep. The Chino lightbar   Runs straight off 11v so no messing around with resistors etc. I also picked this up since last comp and best radio I have had. It was a good replacement for both my DX3R and previous Futaba 3PK  Only had 28mins on it when I got it from the previous owner... |
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03-29-2011, 07:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: maple valley, WA
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And then ??  |
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03-29-2011, 08:05 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Auburn
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And then I got busy with a reception and 2 C3 builds... Should have an interior if I can get a little time tonight. Waiting for the light boards from KCJones. My team3six console panels came in earlier this week
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03-29-2011, 10:50 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: wherever paypal sais.
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Its official this thing is sick! I love it! I just put a full bodied tundra 2gether 4 my bro in law. The changes look great!
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04-14-2011, 08:14 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: May 2009 Location: lake county ,florida
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updates on this beast whats the wheelbase also?
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04-14-2011, 08:44 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: middle,tn
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Wow that beast is looking niceeee good job on the tube work it can be a pita sometimes but my best work is done at night in the early morn when everyone is asleep and I can't sleep lol good build I'm subscribing man Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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