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11-22-2015, 05:04 PM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto
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| Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
It's true. I'm stepping outside my comfort zone and building a Toyota. An F-Toy to be exact. With a combination of new and old parts I'm hoping to come out with something that looks the part, and performs the same way. So, here we go. A bunch of junk from my junk drawer and the internet arrived on my workbench. GCM is starting to get into printing little engines. As luck would have it, they're making a 22r. More importantly, they also make a mount plate for RC4WD's transmission, and a trick transfer case that drops to the proper size for a perfect 22r accurate drivetrain. No divorced transfer case, no driveshafts to fail, just great looking stuff. The first step is to remove the original input shaft and mount the GCM plate. One the motor is attached to the mounting plate, remove the original output shaft and replace with the longer one to satisfy the new transfer case. Once that's done, assemble the 3D printed 22r which slides directly over your motor. You can see above that I'm assembling the engine block with RC4WD scale-sized bolts for a little extra shine. There's no better chassis than the Bruiser for an F-Toy. Easy to braze to, looks the part and looks awesome with a set of Rummy'ed axles underneath it. Leaf sprung and just loose enough to flexxxxx. Here's a shot with the engine/tranny plopped on it. I'll build some mounting tabs and push it forward about 3/4 of an inch. And finally, I set up the front shocks. No springs inside, all for show, no go. More to come. |
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11-22-2015, 05:28 PM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bruiser Heaven!!!!
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Great start!! You have my attention... Sent from my 2500HD |
11-22-2015, 05:38 PM | #3 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Sydney
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Scratch build 1/9 body?
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11-22-2015, 05:50 PM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Rummy axles!!! yes!! Good stuff my friend.
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11-22-2015, 06:08 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Where the sheep run scared.
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
I have a real 22R...........I want a tiny one to |
11-22-2015, 07:57 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Minneapolis
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Wow really shocked me with the Toyota. I thought you only built jeeps. Looking forward to it.
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11-22-2015, 11:08 PM | #7 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Nevada City
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
That motor/tranny combo is beautiful. I'll definitely be watching this one. I grew up in a Toyota FJ40.
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11-23-2015, 03:45 PM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Charlotte
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Off to an epic start bud. Can't wait to see it finished and out in the wild.
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11-23-2015, 04:32 PM | #9 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wherever you are not
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Gee wiz! I wish my junk drawer had all that stuff. Digging this thing already. You cannot destroy a 22r I have 280K miles on mine and still going strong. I'm loving the tiny one. |
11-23-2015, 04:58 PM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Unnecessary Surgery Land
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
I know of a really cool sticker you could put on this.
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11-23-2015, 07:14 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NE Ohio
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Man this is already too cool
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11-24-2015, 06:45 PM | #12 |
Newbie Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Lincoln, RI
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Looks great so far. Nice work.
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11-26-2015, 10:15 AM | #13 |
Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Great start! Looking forward to more progress, I hope more parts arrive soon. |
11-26-2015, 09:20 PM | #14 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Commerce Township
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Nice chassis build so far, love that scale trans, transfer case - engine combo.
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11-27-2015, 02:41 PM | #15 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Nice truck.
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11-27-2015, 09:44 PM | #16 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Those are some great pieces from GCM!
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12-05-2015, 02:51 AM | #17 |
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
any updates buddy?? cant wait to see this rig rolling! rummy axles (uhmm my fav!) and 22r! i know somebody else got there hands on the the other day! haha epic build bro! looking forward to more photos!! michael |
12-06-2015, 03:35 PM | #18 | |||||||
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER! Thanks! I hope to do something pretty fun with all this junk. Maybe? How about scratch built tube frame? I'm happy to have two sets of Rummy axles. They're truly are the best. Funny, I want a real one. Quote:
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Yeah, no. Not for sale. Not until I run it at the bottom of a lake anyway. All you have to do is look. Most of this stuff I forgot I had! Hooray! Finally some updates. Holiday season is tough. So many parties. My work alone has two! Anyway, I got around to making some mount plates for the engine and trans and transfer case. I'm pretty happy with the position, just need to order the pesky chassis cross brace so I can firm up the rear mount. Thanks to GCM, the alignment to the driveshafts from the outputs is nearly spot on. No off centre weirdness here. Tons of clearance on the under carriage. Now that the basic mechanical bits are sorted and I know where the motor is going to be, I can start on the tubes! I started by drawing up my base in Illustrator and printing it out to scale. Then, I simply bent some 3/16th brake line to match my template. Hooray! Nice and square, and I only wasted 18 feet of tube to get it right. You can see how it's going to be pretty flush with the frame. A few down tubes, top tubes, cross members and a cartoon dog figurine and I'm done. With no thanks to my junk drawer, Chino hooked me up with a new set of his very famous, and very awesome leaf springs. Worth their weight in platinum. More to come! | |||||||
12-06-2015, 04:29 PM | #19 |
Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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| Re: Imthatguy builds a Toyota - SHOCKER!
Looking good sir! Glad the springs made it across the border. I'd like to know how those tires work for you, I was contemplating those for my RC4WD Cruiser build. Love the Bruiser stuff, I have a ton here sitting in boxes that needs to be abused. Only gripe with the Bruiser axles is the steering angle limitation due to the dog bones... I fixed it. I need me one of those printed 22R motor covers. Last edited by chino63; 12-06-2015 at 04:31 PM. |
12-06-2015, 07:20 PM | #20 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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