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08-26-2006, 07:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side
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|  My FJ-40 Bruiser Project.....Finally !!!!!
Ever since I was a kid I always wanted a Tamiya Bruiser. I can remember going to this little hobby shop in Tucson with my pop and just staring through the front window at the COOLEST RC truck I'd ever seen !!!! It was pricey then and it hasn't gotten any cheaper. About a year ago I scored a smokin deal on a used Bruiser and scooped it up !!! I've been busy with other projects and have slowly aquired the parts needed for the build. A set of aluminum lower shock mounts, sealed bearings, and finally a stainless steel screw set.    The original body and trim were sold on E-Bay to help pay for all the extra parts. I bought a couple FJ-40 bodies back when they were in prodution and have been saving this one for just this project. This may take all year to finish. Most should be pretty straight foward, axles, chassis, and such. However, I found a 20+ page instructional on installing bearings and overhauling the 3-speed tranny. I'm even going to make gaskets for the tranny instead of all that goopy silicon. The transmission will be an adventure !!! I'll be sure to post good pics of the process. I may not get to do any work before nationals but I ready !!! |
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08-26-2006, 09:55 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas
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nice project cant wait to see it done!
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08-26-2006, 09:56 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando
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Anything that has Bruiser in it is cool.Good luck man!
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08-27-2006, 02:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: dallas
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I built one of those  |
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08-27-2006, 02:12 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aroostook county
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OMG FINALLY! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT FJ40 BURRLY! i saw it in a vid once and ever since then have been trying to look for the owner!..that is an AWESOME scaler man  |
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08-27-2006, 05:38 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side
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| That's It !!!
Very nice FJ-40 BurrlyTLT !!! That's just what I want to do with this one. I had a tan one back in high school, so ugly color or not mine's going to be tan. The blue was my second pick, it looks great !! |
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08-27-2006, 07:32 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding from Goodall
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All year? Dang it I want to see it done before November!
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08-27-2006, 07:51 PM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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Is this like the color you are going for? Let me know and I can tell you what I used to mix it  Thats if I understood you correctly that you are going for tan.
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08-27-2006, 08:04 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
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08-27-2006, 08:09 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
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Any R/C collection is not complete until there is a Tamiya Bruiser in it!! Congrats on the new addition!!
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08-28-2006, 07:20 AM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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How does the Bruiser interior fit into the LC body? Will it fit? If it does that is going to be AWESOME. Good luck with the build, looking forward to more progress. MIke |
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08-28-2006, 09:53 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville
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I never grow tired of Bruiser's. Keep at it and hopefully you will be done sooner than a year.  |
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08-28-2006, 03:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Dark Side
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Nluvwithxlr8ing that's the tan I'm looking for. I have a Tamiya acrylic that's the perfect color, I'd still like the mix you used just in case. Thanks, Mike | |
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