Reflektr's Scx10 Hilux... With real Yota axles...

[Reflektr]

So it's been a minute since an update, and I feel I should tell you that I discovered a rocky creek across the road from my house, which makes a killer local crawling spot for all of 1 person of me lol. I took hot-mess Hilux out there the other day to see how it drove and I just made a mess of things... While it completely owned on terrain that I don't plan on beating it on, I managed to get the bodiless rig all dirty...



Ahhh no ya don't!!! Get back in there ya swine!


...Cats seem to like Tiyotes...


...Mrs Reflektr will never notice...


Potassium is a very important part of flexing.



We take flexing very serious in my house.

[Reflektr]

It looks like I'm all ready for paint and body work so I did a bit of paint shopping the other day and this is what I came up with...



There's a method to my madness...


Candy green over black...? Ok, why not...


Much better.


Plenty of weight to keep tipsy-truck tire-side down.



Don't worry, I'm not using all of it lol. Figured I'd experiment with weighting the wheels so see if I could lower the cog a bit.

[Reflektr]

Because cwalrer


I actually sprayed some color on the body last night too! I'll snap some paint update pics once I get home....

[Kylar]

Looks good man! Cant wait to see the paint!

I agree with the Yota axles. I really dislike how the scx10 axle housings look. I think i might be using narrowed wraith axles from now on if i use axial parts.

[Reflektr]

Originally Posted by Kylar

Looks good man! Cant wait to see the paint!

I agree with the Yota axles. I really dislike how the scx10 axle housings look. I think i might be using narrowed wraith axles from now on if i use axial parts.

Thanks dude! Yeah I'm with ya... I don't think the Yota axles get the credit they deserve. You could almost buy 2 sets of them with the money you can spend upgrading the scx10 axles - And still not look scale

Granted you can't run hog-wild brushless on 3s with them like the upgraded scx10's, but I think some people think you can, and wind up grenading them and it's the axles fault. But anywho... Going fast is overrated. That's why I got into crawling in the first place

[Reflektr]

So hey rccrawler... Been awhile eh? Well I believe it's time for updates. Say hello to "Penny"...


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[DaddyJeep]

That's a good looking truck. Good looking green egg too. My smokers are on a slightly larger scale.

[Reflektr]

Thank you sir! Plenty left to do with interior and trail-tuning, etc...

And I love my green egg! It's fun to mess around and try new things with it. By larger scale smokers do you mean trailers?

[DaddyJeep]

This is my big smoker I built last year.

[Reflektr]

Hey, that's pretty slick looking now! Looks similar to a diesel tank off an International.

[Reflektr]

A little more progress:


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Got a base color for the interior, facia color-matched, and splash of clear coat on the body... I still have to come up with some permanent body-mounts though. Think I may have an idea...

[madazz]

love the interior where did you get that from?

[Reflektr]

Thank you! That interior came from Dinky R/C. It goes for about $28 US dollars on their website. The only things it does not include are seats and a steering wheel. Aside from that, the door panels, back of the cab, dash and floor pan all line up quite nicely with the existing holes in the Hilux body.

[Reflektr]

After finding a good way to attach the body to the chassis without drilling holes through it, I figured I'd take Penny for a little test drive down at the local rock pile... Which just happens to be across the street... How convenient!


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I seriously tried to be on my best behavior and not beat the pee-pee out of my near-complete project. Even though the pictures may not show it, this spot is pretty gnarly for a 1.9 scale truck - Especially one you don't want to beat the living crap out of. I'm kind of mad at myself for even attempting it, but at least now I know the truck's limits in it's current state, and Penny rolled away with only a few minor scratches ; )

[Reflektr]

Got a little more done on the ol' girl...



Hey look, reflektrs!
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Yeah...* Don't mind that rock-rash...

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I know I said I wasn't going to beat on it...

Well I may have told a slight fib.* This thing definitely needs a little more test-and-tune time before it's ready to rock, instead of just roll...

[Reflektr]

Full interior + axial transmission = Problems... As we all know...

So... I snagged these goodies!


Transfer case. ...for transferring...
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Hopefully this also helps tipsy-truck stay roof side up.

Because nobody likes a rolled Yota. Except for Metal Masher...

He's special ; )

[Reflektr]

So after a fair bit of horseplay, I decided that I should finally get serious with this build...

After all, it is a toy truck and should be taken with a very serious approach.

Chevy II foams.



Golden retriever rubbers for growling.

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Tall tire.

[Reflektr]

Little more progress on Penny tonight...*


Big O' taars.*


Because floor.
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...Sorry FJ budget...
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Everyone loves weight above the front axle!
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[Reflektr]

Made a little more progress on Penny...

Then some not-so-much-progress...

Then figured out hoe to regain the not-so-much-progress...

So all in all, it's a wash...* I'll take it!

Had to cut down an extra mip so it would fit between the transmission and transfer case.



For future reference: If you are needing to shorten one for use between the axle and transmission - Don't do what Donnie Don't does and don't cut it top short...

These are NOT splined all the way through.* Meaning if you cut it short enough and push it in all the way up to the hair, the splines won't catch and you will have a...

Slideshaft...

Not a driveshaft...

Which is no good for tiny truck activities.

Anywho!

Short shaft!
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This I can live with.
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This I can't live with...
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I'm going to either have to find a different way to mount that motor and tranny, or slice down the GCM plate...* Having those shock mounts on backwards is going to make me lose sleep...

[Microgolf]

what is the wheelbase of that body? Looks good!