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Hilux Truggy reborn!

Re: Hilux Truggy reborn!

I did the same thing....my hilux truggy was my first rig and since my clod and tundra truggies I left it alone. And now with the new JK build they will all be forgotten.

How is the compound on those pits? Sticky? Hope they handle as expected for ya.

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Originally Posted by z71baja (Post 4435228)

Yeah they are super soft and sticky as expected from Pitbull. From the reviews all they say is how "Pitbully" they are....meaning...badass :lmao: So only time on the trail will tell. The debut run will let me know how much weight tuning I need to do "thumbsup"

Re: Hilux Truggy reborn!

I remember that truck very well, glad to see it still kickin"
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Picture315.jpg

Here it is fresh out of the body shop...lol
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...Picture298.jpg

Nice! Kinda cool randomly finding the original owner of a used rig =) Thanks for the pics

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Been playing with this rig lately and added some locked up hardware to add some more realism to the wheels. Cant wait to get more for my other rigs

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...pscnbhptta.jpg
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NICE, Still miss that truck

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Looking good man....those tango downs actually look great with the truck,they fit it well.

I'm doing my 1st hilux build right now. Good luck with yours.

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Originally Posted by OfnaJoe (Post 4702765)

NICE, Still miss that truck

Its in good hands "thumbsup"

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Originally Posted by GREEDY GENIUS (Post 4703190)

Looking good man....those tango downs actually look great with the truck,they fit it well.

I'm doing my 1st hilux build right now. Good luck with yours.

Thanks! Yeah the tango downs fit it very well, I have some steelies laying around and tried them and it just didnt "fit" the overall look. Granted now I want to put Tango Downs on everything else I have :lmao: Good luck with your Hilux

I shouldn't try to take "nice" pics with my Galaxy S3, they just come out terrible IMO.

Heres a nice quality DSLR pic

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps53aaa1b1.jpg

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Sweet! Now scratch it up!

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Love the color man!

Been following this build,it's awesome.

Love the license plate,where did you get it?

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Originally Posted by GREEDY GENIUS (Post 4708656)

Love the color man!

Been following this build,it's awesome.

Love the license plate,where did you get it?

Thanks man!

The license plate is from the tamiya hilux body parts tree "M" and sticker set. It comes with several different license options.

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userima...07235400_7.jpg

Re: Hilux Truggy reborn!

Well due to some recent acquisitions...this rig is also getting some much needed attention.

Picked up a new mojave body, grill, clear glass, mirrors, LED kit, N00B fenders and rad support, emblem stickers, part of a floor kit and some other scale goodies.

Need to pick up a back and glass for it since the rogue back from the hilux wont fit.

Still debating whether to make the existing body a "junk" cab by using the N00B fender liners along with a missing fender (front part of passenger fender is in trail heaven from the last run).

Then just build the Mojave as a super scale one. Who knows.

Rig is also sitting on RC4WD 1.55 voids wrapped in growlers instead of the tango downs. As much as I liked the tango downs I am really liking these better. They just need some scale hardware to finish them.

Between this and my other rigs hopefully I'll get the interior done some time in the next few weeks.

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Here are some recent pics. It is next to a Ebay 2door JK body.

Worked on it tonight. Replaced steering and panhard links with stainless or titanium links I just got.

Replaced the regular beadlock hardware ont he voids with Locked up RC 2mm hardware. This was very nerve racking as the fake screws are so short...not to mention the beadlock rings apparently are really soft metal so I had to be careful not to strip the rings while installing the scale hardware. turned out pretty sweet. Will post pics.

Only question I had for myself is whether or not I should've painted the rings black before installing all that hardware so the hardware would "pop" more.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...psanhoatsa.jpg
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This rig currently has some VP scx10 housings under it. Awaiting some parts and will be selling the VPs to either put some SSDs or those fancy NC60's under it. Haven't decided which rig will get those when they arrive later this week.