Taco Time!

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Oh Yeah!

Wrecker came down for a visit on monday and he got put to work. I originally wanted to make Raisin, but after mentioning I had a cut up Honcho body sitting around Richard convinced me we needed to make that into a buggy. It started out with the Wraith platform, but we realized it was a ton of work to get it all done and I wasn't 100% on board with it. So I happened to have a SCX10 platform ready to go from another chassis I was making. We mocked it up and it just looked right. Richard left town Wednesday morning and it was my turn to go to town. Richard got a lot of the top done and I took over after that.

As of today I think I got most of the brazing done including 44 nuts to hold the body and misc. pieces on.

Here is how it is sitting today. Sorry I was too lazy to set up the seamless.

The rear bed panels are from a HPI mini trophy truck and after a lot of cutting and bending they fit pretty well.






The roof is going to get a aluminum panel, hopefully I can cut and bend that this weekend.










I am contemplating the idea of a rear engine... not sure yet though.


I might do a 2D interior as well...


Then again I have all these seats to choose from.




Going to try and get it sand blasted and painted in the next couple days, then I can start some assembly and see how much interior will fit in Taco Time!



-Ty

[RPMJ]

It might be your best work yet..... except for my Raptor

[rocksteadily]

Wow dude that looks frackin awesome!!

[MG200]

Very nice! That stance it perfect. Low and mean

[elsewhere]

whats the wb on that beast?
ive got a taco chassis that was welded up by a friend a few years ago.
its rocking a tracker body currently cuz i was too cheap to grab a honcho to cut up...

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Originally Posted by RPMJ

It might be your best work yet..... except for my Raptor

Thanks buddy.

Originally Posted by rocksteadily

Wow dude that looks frackin awesome!!

Originally Posted by MG200

Very nice! That stance it perfect. Low and mean

Thanks its the only way to fly.

Originally Posted by elsewhere

whats the wb on that beast?
ive got a taco chassis that was welded up by a friend a few years ago.
its rocking a tracker body currently cuz i was too cheap to grab a honcho to cut up...

Its pretty small, right at 12.25". Looks like the Honcho would fit good on there, Im sure you could get one in the classifieds for pretty cheap.

On another note I have been thinking about paint a lot lately, right now I am leaning toward and Ivan Stewart theme.

[elsewhere]

iron man rocks!

12.25 is pretty average isnt it?
the rig i posted is right at 12...

[dieselfuel]

this thing is awesome dude, i just bought an Ivan Stewart HPI body for a wraith based build. i dont think i'll chop it up like you did but i really like where yopu're going with this. whats the belly clearance, it looks pretty low?

[ROCKEDUP RICKY]

Iron Man has always been a hero of mine. That paint would look good too.

[crunky]

you must have one awesome hoard !

can't wait to see more of this.

[bmuzz1]

Love it but I have one question...is it coming to Lucia next month?

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Originally Posted by elsewhere

iron man rocks!

12.25 is pretty average isnt it?
the rig i posted is right at 12...

Yeah I guess it is. Scuba Tank (where a lot of this rig came from) was 12.75", so this one seemed a little small in comparison.

Originally Posted by dieselfuel

this thing is awesome dude, i just bought an Ivan Stewart HPI body for a wraith based build. i dont think i'll chop it up like you did but i really like where yopu're going with this. whats the belly clearance, it looks pretty low?

Thanks. I think the belly is somewhere around 2.5" right now. When I put it back together I will measure it.

Originally Posted by ROCKEDUP RICKY

Iron Man has always been a hero of mine. That paint would look good too.

Thanks Ricky, the more I think about it the more I am leaning toward it. Might start on paint tomorrow.

Originally Posted by crunky

you must have one awesome hoard !

can't wait to see more of this.

Yeah a fair amount I had 3 or 4 Axial chassis' hanging around, a couple sets of axles and a lot of parts doing nothing. So this summer was dedicated to doing something with them.

Originally Posted by bmuzz1

Love it but I have one question...is it coming to Lucia next month?

Oh yeah! I got the ok from the boys up there yesterday that it was class 2 legal.

Tore this rig apart this morning and handed the chassis off to Rodney to get sand blasted.

Also started picking out some scale parts and detailing some "accessories". I will try to get some photos tomorrow.

For now a little 1:1 inspiration.

[bmuzz1]

sweet!

[Agama]

Looks great Ty! I love the stance. Those pit bulls look killer on there. How's the height compared to the claws?

[brianw]

Rear engine you say?

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Very nice Ty, you and Rich are building machines!

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Originally Posted by bmuzz1

sweet!

Originally Posted by Agama

Looks great Ty! I love the stance. Those pit bulls look killer on there. How's the height compared to the claws?

Much smaller these are actually close to the 4.19" Mickey Thompson Baja Claws. I will try to shoot a side by side for you this week.

Originally Posted by brianw

Rear engine you say?

Thats sweet! Of course you show me that after I start planning to put a hollow fuel cell in the back for a battery to hide.

Originally Posted by 1BadJeepBruiser

Very nice Ty, you and Rich are building machines!

Speak of the devil!

Thanks buddy.

I got a little Mikey-ness done in the last couple of days.

Axial Exo Optima battery painted wired and detailed.





I think this is a Proline hilift jack, detailed a little.





Another part from the Exo Terra kit a little detailing and bam!



Wasn't sure which size I wanted for brake lights, so I used some Tamiya red clear on two sizes of Axial buckets.



And my old Bruder gas can with some detailing, not sure if I have a place for it yet, but its ready if I do.



I can't remember where I got this extinguisher, but its ready too.




For some odd reason I felt compelled to turn the Tamiya Hilux long board into a Short board today. Thats ok I got an idea for a new build based around the board.


Most of a Wild Willy Driver is done too, but I honestly don't think there will be room for him. Thats ok he looks like he wants to be a surfer anyway.


And then I got board and worked on a model I started last year.


Tuesday I should have the chassis back and then I can get back on track with Taco Time.

-Ty

[Colby]

Woah... all i can say Ty. that and dibbs!!!!

[Bananaclip]

Turtle................this is a sick design. I am really digging the entire rig so far man. Keep it up fellas!

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Originally Posted by Colby

Woah... all i can say Ty. that and dibbs!!!!

Thanks Colby. And sorry Rodney already called dibs.

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Turtle................this is a sick design. I am really digging the entire rig so far man. Keep it up fellas!

Thanks Banana man. I just got word the chassis is getting sand blasted as I type. Thanks again Rodney!