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Old 08-31-2015, 11:09 AM   #1
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In 2008 I got this body and put it on the TL01, since the wheelbase was spot on.



My brother took it to one expedition and we found out what we already knew. TL01 is not exactly great offroader. Some time later the body changed color and lost bumpers and parts of the doors. Then I sent it to a friend, who builds custom chassis and cages and he started his magic. See for yourselves:















Pretty cool, right.

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Old 08-31-2015, 11:17 AM   #2
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I got the chassis on Tuesday and was planning to leave for Recon G6 in Erzberg on Friday. That gave me three days to do something with it...not exactly lot of time when you have little kid and a job. So I started.
Axles were already prepared...standard SCX with a little extras.

Underdrive in rear axle.
Beeftubes, alu C's and Hi-steer knuckles, CVD's and Crawlster BTA steering in front.







Steering seemed promising.










Wheels were also prepared...RockBeasts on alloy beadlocks.


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Old 08-31-2015, 11:21 AM   #3
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Tranny and shocks are stock SCX items.



Body in primer



Electronics in.





Color drying

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Old 08-31-2015, 11:29 AM   #4
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It was midnight on Thursday, when I put everything together. No time to test drive it, so just a quick electronics check and it's done.

Here ares some pics of the finished car from Erzberg ReconG6>
















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Old 08-31-2015, 11:44 AM   #5
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Outstanding final result .. great job.
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Old 09-01-2015, 05:46 AM   #6
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I guess you could say that Erzberg is a litlle rocky place





Beaten and proud G6 finisher...

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Old 09-01-2015, 12:24 PM   #7
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Great build, love the short wheel base.
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Old 09-01-2015, 08:04 PM   #8
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Your friend can build one hell of a cage. And the Rav 4 body is very cool. Way to think outside of the box. Excellent execution. Good job on finishing a G6 too. That's a tall order. I am watching this one.
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Old 09-01-2015, 08:56 PM   #9
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What brand is the rav4 body from? I almost picked one up a few months ago but the sale fell through unfortunately..

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Old 09-02-2015, 03:58 AM   #10
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Sweet welding sir. Nicely photograph.
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Old 09-02-2015, 04:12 AM   #11
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The welding is not my work. I had it made by local guy. He is great.
I have no idea what brand the body is, but i have never seen another one.
The car worked great, wheelbase is 305mm and together with low stance it is very stable.
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Old 11-30-2015, 03:23 PM   #12
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So I stripped the scratched paint with brake fluid and put on different shade of ble, but it did not stick to the plastic, even though i used primer and washed the body well. Since I was in a hurry, i covered it with some stickers. I kinda like it that way.




I also tested the servo winch, which works great.

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Old 11-30-2015, 03:24 PM   #13
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I also got some upgrades for it, now i just need some more time.



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Old 11-30-2015, 03:27 PM   #14
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With new axles. Axial CVDs made strange sounds in full lock and throttle,so I used driveshafts made by local guy. The seem to work much better.



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Old 11-30-2015, 03:35 PM   #15
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Any video link please?
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Old 11-30-2015, 04:29 PM   #16
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I must say that you took a super ugly shell and turned it into a kick ass little trail rig. Great overall design
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Old 12-01-2015, 09:47 AM   #17
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This thing is super bad ass sweet great job I love it
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Old 12-03-2015, 09:13 PM   #18
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What kind of shocks are those or maybe a link please?
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:55 AM   #19
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Thanks guys. The shocks are Boomerangs bought from asiatees. I hope the will work, because they look great.
Boom Racing Boomerang Type G Piggyback Internal Spring Shocks w/ Functional Reservoir 110mm for 1/10 Crawlers Blue [OFFICIAL RECON G6 SHOCKS] BRSG0110
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Old 12-04-2015, 09:08 PM   #20
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Some great fab work, it looks like it performs as good as it looks.
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