Toyota rav4
 

In 2008 I got this body and put it on the TL01, since the wheelbase was spot on.

http://img20.rajce.idnes.cz/d2002/1/..._006.jpg?ver=0

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:

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps4mgfebyg.jpg

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Pretty cool, right.

Re: bRAVe little 4wheeler
 

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.

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps0ebcd5f5.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psv3cazv6q.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psdnxr27e0.jpg

Steering seemed promising.

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps63569356.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psybzkuuiv.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...pse6j6kqwf.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps6cvwpu2v.jpg


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

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psryac4chu.jpg

Re: bRAVe little 4wheeler
 

Tranny and shocks are stock SCX items.

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...pspyslqdp0.jpg

Body in primer

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psgamrj70u.jpg

Electronics in.

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psp0050x21.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psrdtxnvyv.jpg

Color drying

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...pshzcrgp3o.jpg

Re: bRAVe little 4wheeler
 

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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Re: bRAVe little 4wheeler
 

Outstanding final result .. great job. "thumbsup"

re: TOYOTA RAV4
 

I guess you could say that Erzberg is a litlle rocky place :)

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps8q8subht.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psypiogvwk.jpg

Beaten and proud G6 finisher...

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psibjc2xed.jpg

re: TOYOTA RAV4
 

Great build, love the short wheel base.

Re: Toyota rav4
 

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."thumbsup""thumbsup"

Re: Toyota rav4
 

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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Re: Toyota rav4
 

Sweet welding sir. Nicely photograph.

Re: Toyota rav4
 

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.

Re: Toyota rav4
 

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.
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psvg4kuhjx.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psn3ntec0i.jpg

I also tested the servo winch, which works great.

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...pshjce7let.jpg

Re: Toyota rav4
 

I also got some upgrades for it, now i just need some more time.

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...pste4owczo.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...pslnpld7zh.jpg

Re: Toyota rav4
 

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.

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps9bgphb0x.jpg

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...psxca2zmwi.jpg

Re: Toyota rav4
 

Any video link please?

Re: Toyota rav4
 

I must say that you took a super ugly shell and turned it into a kick ass little trail rig. Great overall design"thumbsup"

Re: Toyota rav4
 

This thing is super bad ass sweet great job I love it "thumbsup"

Re: Toyota rav4
 

What kind of shocks are those or maybe a link please?

Re: Toyota rav4
 

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

Re: Toyota rav4
 

Some great fab work, it looks like it performs as good as it looks.