Full Throttle Class 1 TF350

[Full_Throttle]

Full Throttle C1 TF350









Figured I'd throw a quick thread on here for the C1 rig I've been building over the last few weeks.

Details:

Chassis, Axles, and Suspension:
TrailFinder 2

Electronics:
Holmes Crawlmaster 28 turn
Holmes BRXL
HiTec 7954SH
Castle BEC

Wheels:
Raw 1.9 VP OMF

Tires:
1.9 Dick Cepek Mud Country

Body:
Tamiya F350


Extras:

Interior
Bed Topper
Flares
Lighting








First, the shell. I wanted a topper on this one to give it that "full" look. Almost like an Expedition or Excursion. I wanted to add size to this shell somehow since I wasn't stretching it into an extended or crew cab, so the topper will do that I think. I tried for weeks to source an already manufactured top for the F350 bed, but no dice. So, I took a Dinky Yota topper and made it work best I could.

This presented the need for some cutting and fitting. The F350 bed has a taper to it towards the tailgate. This means the more square'ish Hilux bed topper overhangs a touch. So I had to cut a bit of width from the rear and redo the corners. Fortunately, it was close enough to only need some minor modification. A few rounds of trimming, filling, and sanding, and it turned out alright imo.





















































Added some square styrene rods as guide rails. These will also give me something to attach the velcro to, which is the tentative plan for securing the top, while keeping it removeable.




























































Attached some flares and filled in the stock mounting holes.











































































Time to start sprayin!

First I laid on 2-3 coats of leaf silver as a base coat, then laid on multiple coats of mica red.


























































There... finished!




































































A lil mockup with OMF's and Cepeks...












































































To do:

Clear coat everything already painted.
Spray bumpers
Spray mirrors
Mount motor and electronics

and of course... the interior.


Here's what I'm working with. Modified Dinky setup.

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

nice start!



you plan on swapping out those yota axles for some K44's?

[vinnyphx]

like the topper, nice touch

[Full_Throttle]

Originally Posted by ROLANDROCKSHOP

nice start!



you plan on swapping out those yota axles for some K44's?

Thanks bud. Yes. The axles will most likely be getting swapped, although for which ones I'm still unsure at this point.

Originally Posted by vinnyphx

like the topper, nice touch

Thank you!












Small update. Scale sexiness from Patrick at LockedUP RC.





















Before:
































After:






























Side by side:

[Matty221133]

that rig is really nice I love the wheels

[oleminer]

Nice looking rig sweet color

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[stanmondz]

is that the yota interior?

[Full_Throttle]

Thanks guys. @ Stan, yes, that's the Dinky Yota interior. It's not an exact fit, of course, but fits well enough to play the part after some trimming.

[Full_Throttle]

Update:
Made some progress on this as of late.

*Wired up the electronics and tested. Everything works as should.

*Got the "glass" installed in the cab.

*Wasn't happy with the dimension of the Dinky interior, so I decided to scratch one up. Used some 1:1 pics for reference and started cuttin up styrene.

*Started painting the driver/passenger. Modifying the arm positions to better suit the interior specs.

*Just started scratch building a new topper as well as I'm not (and have never been) completely happy with the mod job on the Dinky unit. Originally, the decision was made to go this route in the interest of time. I wanted to finish it quickly and I wasn't concerned about it being the best fit/finish as I knew I'd be beating it up on the rocks anyhow. May still use it as for that purpose alone, but now that interior work has gotten more dramatic, so must the topper as well.

[sgtbham]

You are killing that interior - I love it dude!

[STANG KILLA SS]

that console is insane!

[Bulldog]

What Glass are you using for the windshield? How does it fit? Greg

[Full_Throttle]

Originally Posted by sgtbham

You are killing that interior - I love it dude!

Thanks man! I'm trying. Slow and steady she goes.

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

that console is insane!

Thank you!

Originally Posted by Bulldog

What Glass are you using for the windshield? How does it fit? Greg

It's the RC4WD offering. It fits alright, but not perfect. Didn't want to seat well in the top of the cab so the windshield portion sits a hair low IMO. Bit of a ripple in the rear portion as well. Seems like it's just a hair big. But, for the sake of convenience, it fits good enough.

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by Full_Throttle

Thanks man! I'm trying. Slow and steady she goes.



Thank you!



It's the RC4WD offering. It fits alright, but not perfect. Didn't want to seat well in the top of the cab so the windshield portion sits a hair low IMO. Bit of a ripple in the rear portion as well. Seems like it's just a hair big. But, for the sake of convenience, it fits good enough.

Thanks...that's what I was thinking in all aspects. I appreciate it. G

[NightJeep]

I like the truck. Nice work on the interior! I would love to build one of those bodies someday. It looks like one I just saw at a dealer down the road from my house


More pictures here if you want them
Used 2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty SD 7.3L XLT 4X4 LWB Lift - Puyallup WA - Puyallup Car and Truck

[Full_Throttle]

Originally Posted by twb4525

nice build. I like the attention to detail!

Thank you!!

Originally Posted by Bulldog

Thanks...that's what I was thinking in all aspects. I appreciate it. G

No problem!

Originally Posted by NightJeep

I like the truck. Nice work on the interior! I would love to build one of those bodies someday. It looks like one I just saw at a dealer down the road from my house

Thank you. I like the one in the picture! You should certainly build one. They are quite a bit of fun.








Tonight's update. More interior progress, and started scratch'ing the topper. Driver and passenger are coming along, and I weathered some of the new scale accessories as they were too clean and shiny for my liking.

[Yotapane]

Very, very nice work. Man this is the cleanest f350 build I've seen in a while

[Yotapane]

Ttt... Need at least 1 f35o build on the first pAge...

[Duxx]

Too bad this one will never make it off the bench....

[Yotapane]

Originally Posted by Duxx

Too bad this one will never make it off the bench....

I have a feeling it'll be off the bench shortly