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Blazerbogger · 03-02-2010, 11:30 PM

I finally went and got myself a Bruiser. Paid a fair price for it too. And I have to say that this is the coolest thing I have ever bought. I disassembled and re-greased it this afternoon and it seems to be mechanically sound. I ran the transmission through the gears and it shifts smoothly. The body is missing the lenses and grill assembly though. I'll have to see where this goes.

blakeski · 03-02-2010, 11:34 PM

man i wish i had the greenbacks for an OG bruiser!!

scale-bronco · 03-03-2010, 02:01 PM

nice looking bruiser

big bronco · 03-03-2010, 02:27 PM

looks like a nice base. ill be watching

Blazerbogger · 03-04-2010, 06:59 PM

Thanks guys! I got the truck running yesterday and took it out this afternoon. It runs like a dream. I still need to mount the battery and take a run to the hobby shop to get a coupler to make a new shift linkage.

montana.matt · 03-04-2010, 07:02 PM

Nice ride

Funny that it came in a "Nissan" box

big bronco · 03-04-2010, 07:03 PM

Video!

Blazerbogger · 03-05-2010, 03:34 PM

Got the battery mount done and some new transmission mount bushings in today.

Blazerbogger · 03-06-2010, 08:22 AM

Why didn't anybody tell me these axles were so easy to narrow?! They are almost too easy. The track width is perfect and is actually narrower than my new Hilux. The front axle was pretty straight forward. I trimmed a tiny bit off of the outer bearing carrier in order for a TLT axle stub to fit. I then drilled out the rims and installed them inside out. For the rear, all I used was a light duty hand saw for the pot metal and aluminum. The axle was slightly machined. All I have to do now is reduce the diameter of the axle shaft and thread it.

Blazerbogger · 03-07-2010, 04:12 PM

I got the chassis running today. All I need to do now is thread the rear axle shaft and mount the body.

Shifter rod

Blazerbogger · 03-07-2010, 07:30 PM

The rear axle is threaded and the body is mounted. It runs great! The track width is actually narrower than my re-re Hilux too! The suspension is a little stiff though.

Blazerbogger · 03-07-2010, 09:52 PM

Here's a few extra pics and some with the body on.

This pic doesn't do it justice. It looks really awesome in person.

Had to re-align the front axle to sit right.

Future plans include tube bumpers and sliders with a winch mount for the front and maybe a few extra things that I haven't thought of yet.

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timmy85 · 03-08-2010, 10:49 PM

looks great!! how did you mount the body? i like how low it looks

Blazerbogger · 03-09-2010, 01:01 PM

Thanks! I used the original mounts for the rear(just unbolted from the plastic spacer), and I made a custom mount for the front.

Blazerbogger · 03-09-2010, 01:03 PM

I made a quick video of it too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8m2Ny-09Ps

wrx-n-ktm · 03-09-2010, 04:53 PM

Do yourself a favor and try not to sell it!!!!!! I still regret selling mine

Blazerbogger · 03-13-2010, 05:53 PM

I started on the body today and took the Bruiser out for the first time. This thing is a beast! It can scale some lines that my re-re Hilux can't.

Blazerbogger · 03-13-2010, 10:38 PM

I was able to eliminate about 80% of the slop in the front knuckles! I did this by grinding down the knuckle so that I could fit a bearing on the stub axle. To hold it in place, I used a metal sleeve.

This is next on the agenda, the king pin plate slop.

I also replace all of the springs with new "flattened" High-lift ones

JP98 · 03-14-2010, 07:44 PM

Awesome, love the classic Yota. Very realistic looking in the outside pics.

TomEGunn · 03-14-2010, 10:08 PM

Awsome ride. I had one 15 yrs ago that I let go....DUMBEST thing I ever did. But on a good note, I did just get the origanal body back from the same guy I sold it too, but her sold the rest along time ago.

Keep up the pics and info, some day I'll have another ,I hope

03-02-2010, 11:30 PM	#1
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	Bruiser-The Toyota Legacy I finally went and got myself a Bruiser. Paid a fair price for it too. And I have to say that this is the coolest thing I have ever bought. I disassembled and re-greased it this afternoon and it seems to be mechanically sound. I ran the transmission through the gears and it shifts smoothly. The body is missing the lenses and grill assembly though. I'll have to see where this goes.

03-02-2010, 11:34 PM	#2
blakeski I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arlington wa Posts: 2,100	man i wish i had the greenbacks for an OG bruiser!!

03-03-2010, 02:01 PM	#3
scale-bronco Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marengo,iL Posts: 201	nice looking bruiser

03-03-2010, 02:27 PM	#4
big bronco Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny Posts: 887	looks like a nice base. ill be watching

03-04-2010, 06:59 PM	#5
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	Thanks guys! I got the truck running yesterday and took it out this afternoon. It runs like a dream. I still need to mount the battery and take a run to the hobby shop to get a coupler to make a new shift linkage.

03-04-2010, 07:02 PM	#6
montana.matt RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: On The Lake Posts: 1,449	Nice ride Funny that it came in a "Nissan" box

03-04-2010, 07:03 PM	#7
big bronco Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny Posts: 887	Video!

03-05-2010, 03:34 PM	#8
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	Got the battery mount done and some new transmission mount bushings in today.

03-06-2010, 08:22 AM	#9
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	Why didn't anybody tell me these axles were so easy to narrow?! They are almost too easy. The track width is perfect and is actually narrower than my new Hilux. The front axle was pretty straight forward. I trimmed a tiny bit off of the outer bearing carrier in order for a TLT axle stub to fit. I then drilled out the rims and installed them inside out. For the rear, all I used was a light duty hand saw for the pot metal and aluminum. The axle was slightly machined. All I have to do now is reduce the diameter of the axle shaft and thread it.

03-07-2010, 04:12 PM	#10
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	I got the chassis running today. All I need to do now is thread the rear axle shaft and mount the body. Shifter rod

03-07-2010, 07:30 PM	#11
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	The rear axle is threaded and the body is mounted. It runs great! The track width is actually narrower than my re-re Hilux too! The suspension is a little stiff though.

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03-07-2010, 09:52 PM	#12
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	Here's a few extra pics and some with the body on. This pic doesn't do it justice. It looks really awesome in person. Had to re-align the front axle to sit right. Future plans include tube bumpers and sliders with a winch mount for the front and maybe a few extra things that I haven't thought of yet. .

03-08-2010, 10:49 PM	#13
timmy85 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 5280' Posts: 231	looks great!! how did you mount the body? i like how low it looks

03-09-2010, 01:01 PM	#14
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	Thanks! I used the original mounts for the rear(just unbolted from the plastic spacer), and I made a custom mount for the front.

03-09-2010, 01:03 PM	#15
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	I made a quick video of it too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8m2Ny-09Ps

03-09-2010, 04:53 PM	#16
wrx-n-ktm Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: stafford springs Posts: 697	Do yourself a favor and try not to sell it!!!!!! I still regret selling mine

03-13-2010, 05:53 PM	#17
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	I started on the body today and took the Bruiser out for the first time. This thing is a beast! It can scale some lines that my re-re Hilux can't.

03-13-2010, 10:38 PM	#18
Blazerbogger Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 408	I was able to eliminate about 80% of the slop in the front knuckles! I did this by grinding down the knuckle so that I could fit a bearing on the stub axle. To hold it in place, I used a metal sleeve. This is next on the agenda, the king pin plate slop. I also replace all of the springs with new "flattened" High-lift ones

03-14-2010, 07:44 PM	#19
JP98 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fairfax Posts: 29	Awesome, love the classic Yota. Very realistic looking in the outside pics.

03-14-2010, 10:08 PM	#20
TomEGunn Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Isanti, Minnesnowta Posts: 331	Awsome ride. I had one 15 yrs ago that I let go....DUMBEST thing I ever did. But on a good note, I did just get the origanal body back from the same guy I sold it too, but her sold the rest along time ago. Keep up the pics and info, some day I'll have another ,I hope

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