10-25-2020, 04:05 PM | #1 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: the attic
Posts: 58
| Dumpster fire
After I wrapped up my 1.9 Forward Control Land Rover truck, I decided that it was way to pretty to ever see the light of day so I started on this Hilux. I started off with a hilux body with some chinese 1.9 beadlocks, RC4wd tractor tires, a stampede transmission with a 55 turn lathe motor and some other randomness. I bobbed the bed on it and originally had it painted bright yellow with some russian oil company hand painted on the side with a bed cage. I was running a chassis mounted servo with OG scx10 axles with aluminum bits and whatnot. Well it sucked at everything so I pinched the nose, bobbed the bed even more, shortened the wheelbase, dovetailed it, and made some bumpers as well as gave it a new paint job. Still sucked, so I made a bed for it. That bed was too heavy so I pulled it off and made a styrene flat bed for it, that fell apart at an event. No pics, sorry guys. I snapped one day. I pulled the OG scx10 axles out and theyre now sitting in my bucket of misfit toys. I had a roller of a monster truck that I ripped apart and stuffed the AR60s underneath it. Obviously bigger axles means bigger tires. I got a set of the HGPwhatever wheels and tires off Asiatees for $20, and stuck the wheels on a set of proline bogger XLs. I cut the end of the frame off and made a tube chassis for it in about 20 minutes on my lunch break at work. Zapped it all together with a MIG, smacked it with a grinder, and called it good. I made another bumper for it, 3d printed a grille with lights and a wonderful phrase on it, wired in my 1/4 scale servo winch, got it a HH revolver, a castle ESC, and futaba radio gear. Ive added some new steering links, beef tubes, heavy brass knuckles, and some other little bits and pieces to it. Its getting too cold to head out, so I may redo the truggy cage so its actually square |
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11-15-2020, 01:44 PM | #2 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: the attic
Posts: 58
| Re: Dumpster fire
Took it out today with my buddys capra. Finally killed the front end plastic. Cut it off, squared it up (kinda) and Im gonna tube the front end tomorrow after work. If the cab breaks again im gonna just make a buggy out of it with the hard body chunks for body panels. |
11-22-2020, 01:44 PM | #3 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Sacramento
Posts: 161
| Re: Dumpster fire
You just can't beat a rig that refuses to die.
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12-08-2020, 09:35 AM | #4 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: the attic
Posts: 58
| Re: Dumpster fire Need to make a hood for it and fix the rear axle. |
12-08-2020, 09:44 AM | #5 |
Slow is the new Fast Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
Posts: 2,906
| Re: Dumpster fire
It’s not often that something gets more beautiful as it gets uglier Your rig is living the life... |
12-11-2020, 10:16 AM | #6 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: the attic
Posts: 58
| Re: Dumpster fire
rattle can man |
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