Just another Yota, with more broke amature Fabwork.

[quinn_thercdude]

Last winter I threw this together. Nabbed the body off a member here.
just wasn't performing the way I wanted it too.

**disclaimer It's been a Long time since I've started into any kind of build for a rig. I forgot how to document a build. Got on a roll and forgot to take many pics.
Also don't Crit me to hard on my welds. It's all done with a flux core wire feeder. They aren't pretty, but they'll hold. Going to clean everything up with a dremel, grinder, and set of files once I deem it finished.
alright, enough yappin' on to pics.

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Soo..off came the bed, also switched to my old pitties.

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made it Tilt for easy battery access, also No body clips. I hate body clips, always loosing them and such.

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incorporated sliders, also double as the cab mounts.

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few more bits added.

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*blurry apologies.
Added a tool box hanger, and trying to decide on how I want to mount the spare.

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some bench flex.

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Didn't get any pics, but added inner fender bars and some floor bars. Planning on doing a wood floor on the bed. Also debating on leafing the rear end of this or not. Haven't decided yet.

Took it outside for a shakedown run, pleasantly surprised how planted it is. The low weight in the rear helps this rig Bite.

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the tail lights are subject to change, I just threw 'em on there.

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That's it for now. Will try to do better on the documenting. Thanks for lookin'.

keep it Scale and take 'er easy!

[DukeMinnix]

I really like it. Well done.

[B-MOW71]

Nice looking build! Yota turned out great.

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[quinn_thercdude]

Originally Posted by DukeMinnix

I really like it. Well done.

Thank you! Still a bunch to do, Stay tuned.

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Nice looking build! Yota turned out great.

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Thanks much! It's still got a ways to go, including a repaint and a bunch of scale point goodies.

[Bananaclip]

Metal work looks right at home on that little yota... One question.. is that a plastic bumper in the back?

[quinn_thercdude]

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Metal work looks right at home on that little yota... One question.. is that a plastic bumper in the back?

Nope. All steel. Got it in a box of stuff I ended up with in a trade. Used to be a front bumper with a stinger, but a previous owner cut the stinger off. wasn't and still am unsure about it, the metalwork is just tacked to it currently. I may pull it and do something a bit different there. For now it's mostly there as a winch mount and the tilt bracket.

Photo was taken while I was working on the toolbox hanger. It wasn't level. Also was still considering the spare mount.

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[Sneetches]

I think it's cool, the lines are a bit different than usual. Do you plan to paint it?

[rkj__]

I like how you integrated the sliders, and also the tilt for battery access. Clever.

[robbark34]

Dude that looks awesome!! Steel work looks good dude!!

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[quinn_thercdude]

Originally Posted by Sneetches

I think it's cool, the lines are a bit different than usual. Do you plan to paint it?

I'm thinkin' so, For sure want to repaint the cab, No clue on color or scheme just yet.

Originally Posted by rkj__

I like how you integrated the sliders, and also the tilt for battery access. Clever.

thanks man, Took a bit of head scratching, but I'm happy with it.

Originally Posted by robbark34

Dude that looks awesome!! Steel work looks good dude!!

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Much thanks! Kind words only just stoke the fires.

[Postclanker]

Nice Quinn....especially the flat bed...
Keep it up

[quinn_thercdude]

Originally Posted by Postclanker

Nice Quinn....especially the flat bed...
Keep it up

Thanks man. More to come for sure! Got a wood floor and leafs in mind Currently. Also plan to add many many scale point goodies.

You done any running lately? or just building when ya got time like I am?

Stay tuned!

[quinn_thercdude]

Well this is rad. Was just reviewing class 1 rules. Once I get this thing some 4.19" tires, I'll be totally class 1 legal.
Wasn't totally sure about this due to pinched corners on the bed itself. Hopefully This rig and myself Find a way to a good scale comp one of these days. Would love to see how I fair.

[Pjking]

Like the design of the cage/bed, looks good, functional, and protective

[quinn_thercdude]

Picked these up yesterday from a fella locally.

Ar44 leaf spring perches.

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What a mess...Tore apart the front of my gmade sawback (more on that later).

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Had to shave a couple thousandths off to get the top plate to fit over the perches. Also added a bit of an angle to get the pinion angle right. But here they are all mounted up.

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Drilled them, and mounted up the springs.

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All bolted up!

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That's as far as I got last night. But more to come today!

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Means a lot to me.

Stay tuned!

[distinctive pd]

Looks great I too run a leaf sprung ar44 trail rig. Super fun!

[quinn_thercdude]

Originally Posted by distinctive pd

Looks great I too run a leaf sprung ar44 trail rig. Super fun!

Thanks bud. Only the rear is going to be leafed for now..
We'll see how long that lasts..
I do look forward to shaking the legs on this thing and seeing what it's capable of.


Here's an update. Albeit not the biggest one.

Spent most of the day cleaning up welds, straightening and tweaking things out. Still a bit of tweaking in a vise left to do.
But oh well, when everything hand bent in a Vice, cut with a hacksaw, and filed..Things tend to take a while.

Putting a ton more attention to detail into this build then I have on builds previous. Taking my sweet time with it.

But looking forward to getting on to the interior and chassis work. Going to work with what I got, but hoping to find a way to squeeze a full interior in this thing with a cage.

Anyways onto pics from today.

Bit of bench flex since there isn't a lot of progress from today.

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Pretty sure I'll get away with class one? Also added in the wheel well frame bits.
Yeah...Yeah, I know. booger welds. But I can guarantee not one is ever going to let go unless thrown off a cliff. Haha.

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Up travel is a bit stiff still, but these springs have almost no run time on them.

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Man I suck at photography, the tire is parallel to the wheel well arch, just off angled photo makes it look wrong. In my defense, my phone is from 2014.

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Top down view. Can see the new rear bumper I made up for this.
Wasn't really keen on the other bumper I had on there.
Also just now noticing I gotta tweak the toolbox hanger over just a tad.

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another view of that bumper. just a simple flat stock bumper face.
Need a place to put signals and lights, also Won a scale plate from Van0rd customs off his last Live stream. So when that arrives I now have a good place to put it.
Will be adding a removable hitch to it as well.


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Socal lean.
Raked cause of the front body mount, need to redrill and lower it down a touch.

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Any and all comment welcome. Thanks for lookin'

More to come! Stay tuned

Keep it Scale and Have Fun!

[Brake Weight]

Looking good.

I don’t know if it’d help on a project like this, but here’s a small and cheap bender. I use one on links so that they’re the same.

https://www.harborfreight.com/tubing-bender-3755.html

[mewalsh100]

Nice work and skills quinn. Your rig is looking great!

[mewalsh100]

Originally Posted by Brake Weight

Looking good.

I don’t know if it’d help on a project like this, but here’s a small and cheap bender. I use one on links so that they’re the same.

https://www.harborfreight.com/tubing-bender-3755.html

Thanks Brake Weight - You just helped me find my next HF purchase!