I'm cheating at tiny trucks.

[imthatguy]

I'm going to make this truck a contender. Watching n00b at the ECSC this year inspired me to try to make a truck that works good, while looking good. Instead of my usual, looks great, can't pass gate one...

I'm starting with some parts.



Since this truck will be very extreme, I'll need help from an extreme guy.



Oooh, he's scary! Ron probably has some wrestler friends.



Oops.

[brazwewn]

That's a nice big pile of parts to start with.

Wes

[fr8cture]

Got a roller yet? Should have one you had quite a bit of time now.

[johnnyh66]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Watching n00b at the ECSC

Isn't learning fun!
I feel that I learned how to winch after watching WarPig last year.

EDIT: ohh yeah, Sweet rig bro!

[War Pig]

Sweet! Can't wait to see what your idea of a "contender" is. Regardless, I'm sure it will be amazing!

[wingnutcrawler]

for some reason i cant get over the guys little teeth!

[sally1800]

Originally Posted by wingnutcrawler

for some reason i cant get over the guys little teeth!

Looks as he already has his Halloween make up on.

[mjderstine]

should be cool man. look forward to seeing this build. !

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by brazwewn

That's a nice big pile of parts to start with.

Wes

I found all these parts in the trash.

Originally Posted by fr8cture

Got a roller yet? Should have one you had quite a bit of time now.

First comp isn't for like, months at least. Sometimes I feel so slow I feel like I'm building backwards.

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

Isn't learning fun!
I feel that I learned how to winch after watching WarPig last year.

EDIT: ohh yeah, Sweet rig bro!

I feel so learned. Winching is definitely an art form.

Originally Posted by War Pig

Sweet! Can't wait to see what your idea of a "contender" is. Regardless, I'm sure it will be amazing!

"Contender" means lexan body and the top third of a wrestling figure. ;)

Originally Posted by wingnutcrawler

for some reason i cant get over the guys little teeth!

I painted each one myself.

Originally Posted by sally1800

Looks as he already has his Halloween make up on.

That's his normal face, and I won't stand for you insulting him in that way. He's furious.

Originally Posted by mjderstine

should be cool man. look forward to seeing this build. !

Thanks sir. I'm shooting for 19th place.

First order of business is to assemble axles. Rear axle first. Always do it in that order.



There is so much beef in my tubes. Beef Tubes, HR lockers, HR underdrive gear set, Fast Eddy bearings, VP Stage One, everything you could ask for. Except the right length shafts... Has someone got the part number handy?

Next up, I decided to go with a cantilevered rear suspension setup. Rather than buy a kit for $45 plus shipping, I decided to make my own.



Step one, buy a 3D printer. You can get them anywhere nowadays. Drexel makes one for crying out loud. Step two, learn how to use a basic CAD program like Sketchup. Step three, print out the parts you designed to sit inside the rail and attach to frame.



Revel in your awesomeness for being able to accurately measure things when they sit in the frame rails properly. I then purchased a complete mini Revo and took off the parts I needed and threw the rest out. All you need really is the rocker arms and the tiny shocks.



That's all there is to it. Depending on how I set up the pivot arms, I can probably mount this whole assembly on the outside of the rail as well. This way is nice for keeping things clean. Fully flat floor, with all the travel, or more of a stock setup.

[Honchoforever1]

Your clearly not following the directions looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

[Hammer!]

looking good so far nice job with the cantilever

[djjiz]

This is already my favorite build.

[mjderstine]

those cantilever suspension should do well. i imagine this is gonna have a bit of room on the inside for interior

[dlgone]

Well this otta be good!

[Bananaclip]

Cheating=no reliability=yes. I like your cantilever set up! Shoot me a pm

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Honchoforever1

Your clearly not following the directions looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

These directions came with my dingo. I thought it might be fun to use them as my background for photos.

Originally Posted by Hammer!

looking good so far nice job with the cantilever

Thank you sir. It's fun to build your own parts.

Originally Posted by djjiz

This is already my favorite build.

Of all time? It might be mine too. We'll see how it drives first.

Originally Posted by mjderstine

those cantilever suspension should do well. i imagine this is gonna have a bit of room on the inside for interior

Oh yes, a lot of interior.

Originally Posted by dlgone

Well this otta be good!

I hope so!

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Cheating=no reliability=yes. I like your cantilever set up! Shoot me a pm

Cheating is full of reliability!

So, since Generis is smart, I moved the whole arrangement to the outside of the frame rails. This way, there's a much straighter angle from the down links to the axle.



I turned my attention to the front axle. Fully built and cheated on. Beef tubes, HR locker, HR Overdrive, Axial Universals, Vanquish turning bits, and titanium steering links.



This amount of steering is ludicrous. Obviously, once there's shocks on there, it'll never steer that much, but wow.



Any truck worth it's mettle, needs a GCM transfer case.

[LoneRanger]

GCM T-case + TZI Winch! both are BEEFY!

[Honchoforever1]

I also moved my cantalever to the outside of the frame rails and I believe it works my much better and the angles are much easier on the rod ends. Should be a performer for sure

[lostonthetrails]

Wow this is pretty interesting... is that an S10 body?

[Lentsnh2012]

Originally Posted by lostonthetrails

Wow this is pretty interesting... is that an S10 body?

No, it's plastic.