Szczerba's F-Toy #744

[Crush6480]

Well the f-toy has gone full circle and is on it's way back to Shane. Kind of sad to see it go cause it was a great truck but ready to start a new project. Glad to see it going back to its original home.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Crush6480

Well the f-toy has gone full circle and is on it's way back to Shane. Kind of sad to see it go cause it was a great truck but ready to start a new project. Glad to see it going back to its original home.

Thanks for letting me pry it out your hands. It's one of the few rigs that I have built that I regret selling.

[Szczerba]

I built this rig back in 3/2012, sold it 12/2012 and got it back in the shop yesterday. It's amazing how untouched it was. Some stickers removed, some added. And a tail pipe and driver were added. Other than that, just as I sold it!



Can't say enough to the two guys that had it before me that kept it the same.



I will do a teardown and rebuild in the near future.






Tailpipe

1.55 growlers with Crawler innovations foams

[Tontos_Touch]

Nice! I would love to make my scx10 into a f-toy

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Tontos_Touch

Nice! I would love to make my scx10 into a f-toy

Thanks I have quite a bit of work in this rig. I was able to snag one of the last production Reign F-Toy cages and I wasnt going to build it without leafs, 1.55's and yota axles.

[Szczerba]

Motor needed some lovin'.

Worn


Cut and new


Axles will get rebuilt later. I did change out the outer pinion bearings.

[helhedded]

stompers Yo

[C*H*U*D]

I forgot about this thread Shane. I started my 1.9 F-Toy last week, and all of a sudden this pops back up...good timing

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by helhedded

stompers Yo

yep

Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

I forgot about this thread Shane. I started my 1.9 F-Toy last week, and all of a sudden this pops back up...good timing

I am glad to have it back in my shop. I will run it a little bit this weekend and get the feel of 'er again. You going to do a build thread?

[C*H*U*D]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

yep
You going to do a build thread?

I may. I'm not sure anyone will care to see it though. I'm shooting for a scale that will give me 37" tires, so the truck is pretty big. I scaled everything off of the Hendrix chassis, and it turned out to be about 1:8.6.

[MIKO]

I've never looked at those tires twice until I saw them on this thing. How sticky are they? I'm highly debating about picking up a set and shelving the pitbulls. Rig looks fantastic, love the leaf springs!

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

I may. I'm not sure anyone will care to see it though. I'm shooting for a scale that will give me 37" tires, so the truck is pretty big. I scaled everything off of the Hendrix chassis, and it turned out to be about 1:8.6.

I bet it will look great.

Originally Posted by MIKO

I've never looked at those tires twice until I saw them on this thing. How sticky are they? I'm highly debating about picking up a set and shelving the pitbulls. Rig looks fantastic, love the leaf springs!

I shaved the sidewalls for a more scalish worn look and siped the lugs. The compound is not RC4WD's stickest offering but it's fine by me. This is 1.55 wheel/tire'd leaf spring rig, so it has it's limitations but actually crawls great. And it floats a front tire like a champ!

Thinking about running 'er in the Iron Mountain Recon G6 night stage. I took it out for a half a pack and it handled all the tough areas just fine.

[Szczerba]

Ran the night stage with the F-Toy. Started towards the back since I didnt have a playing card and worked my way through pack to top ten. I was on a mission! Going to run another lap for fun.

[Szczerba]

Next to Harley's rig.

[Szczerba]

1.55's kill it on the trail but here is some Wheel and tire dress up.
1.9 TSS Stockerz, CI Wild Deuce Foams and RokLox

[pastimesteve]

Awesome build and glad you were able to get it back. I think I like it best with the 1.9s.

Steve

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by pastimesteve

Awesome build and glad you were able to get it back. I think I like it best with the 1.9s.

Steve

These 1.9's look decent. The Pitbulls (pictured several pages back) are on the edge of looking too tall. I like wheeling the 1.55's the best. Give me the most challenge.

[cykb4117]

Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

I may. I'm not sure anyone will care to see it though. I'm shooting for a scale that will give me 37" tires, so the truck is pretty big. I scaled everything off of the Hendrix chassis, and it turned out to be about 1:8.6.

I would be very interested in a build thread. I have 3 F-toy's, 2 1.9 and one 2.2; there are very few F-Toy builds.

Szczerba where do you mount your battery with that interior? i have a reign F-Toy chassis also and put the battery under the hood but all my elecs go on the sliders. I would like a better interior than what i have(appache int) now.

Thanks

Edit: found the bat location- about 4 posts up....

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by cykb4117

I would be very interested in a build thread. I have 3 F-toy's, 2 1.9 and one 2.2; there are very few F-Toy builds.

Szczerba where do you mount your battery with that interior? i have a reign F-Toy chassis also and put the battery under the hood but all my elecs go on the sliders. I would like a better interior than what i have(appache int) now.

Thanks

Edit: found the bat location- about 4 posts up....

Yep, it goes under the hood. I jam a 2200mah 3s lipo in there and usually leave it in place and charge it in the hood. It's kinda a pain get it out with the hood mount tabs I welded in.

Shot of the rig in the new shop.

[monkeyracer]

New shop looks much better than the homeless cardboard backdrop that these things were built in previously if I ever get motivation I might convert my photo box into a garage. I love the build!