| |
01-11-2007, 04:10 PM
| #1 |
| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: just west of "joisey"
Posts: 175
|  "New Style, Old School-80's Hi-Lux" build..... I know this might not be right up everybody’s alley,  but I’ve built a 2.2 Crawler, 2.2 tuber crawler, a “SUPER” w/ clod axles, and CXT Tow rig w/ trailer in progress. SO, I thought I would give a “Scaler” a try!!! I always liked (had a few) early solid axle Yotas w/ a Step Side and big meats.  So I’m starting w/ brand new TLT-1 Axles, I built Custom Alum. frame rails and all mounts and hangers, along w/ some Custom Stainless Steel Leaf Springs, High-lift shocks…..Using All-T’s mounted on some Billet Alum. Bead-Loc rims I machined up. Going to use a Bruiser cab w/ a rear cab filler pc. And a Hi-Lux bed I got from Ben aka-Unimoger. Gonna hang a Stealth tranny using one of my Stainless Locked Spools w/ out-put shafts for some steel drive yokes.        .....more to come as the build proceeds...... |
|  |
| Sponsored Links | |
| | |
|
01-11-2007, 04:37 PM
| #2 |
| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in "Joisey"
Posts: 151
| sniff sniff sniff... Aaaaa The smell of "FRESH" CNC parts. Dude... ALL those parts are UNREAL! OMG... This thing is going to ROCK!!! one question... WHY a "Scaler"???   LOVE the springs also... are those SS? On a design note  ... turning down those shocks would be the SHATZZZZ!I'm also sensing ALOT of PM's coming YOUR way!!!... :-P |
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 05:08 PM
| #3 | |
| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in "Joisey"
Posts: 151
| Quote:
 ... I was SO overwhelmed by your "Parts" that I MISSED some of the typing... | |
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 05:21 PM
| #4 |
| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
Posts: 8,156
|
You are to blame for me taking these machine shop classes in college |
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 05:26 PM
| #5 |
| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sin City
Posts: 93
| 
WOW! Now those parts are SWEET! I hope you have plenty of time to reply to all the PM's and E-mails. I think you made a BIG MISTAKE showing some of your many skills!! LOL!! I can't wait to see the mock up of that BAD BOY!!
|
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 05:27 PM
| #6 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 505
| .
nice machine work man |
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 05:45 PM
| #7 | |
| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: just west of "joisey"
Posts: 175
| Quote:
 just think of the $$$$ you'll save well not really....you'll still dump $$$ into the hobby w/ all the ideas you'll wanna try..... | |
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 06:01 PM
| #8 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lost in Florida
Posts: 934
|
deng jugg....cant wait for the progress loved that tow rig of yours !!!! |
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 07:33 PM
| #9 |
| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: here
Posts: 16
|
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, YOTA.
|
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 07:52 PM
| #10 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clarkston, MI
Posts: 661
|
Personally I think All-Ts would be too large, but that's just me.
|
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 08:01 PM
| #11 |
| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: long island NY
Posts: 62
|
Hey Kevin that thing looks good! This is clearly all Mikes fualt...damn Toyotas!
|
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 08:23 PM
| #12 |
| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
Posts: 8,864
|
Woooo yeah, nothing like an old school yota with huge meets on it I didnt know you had a real yota with a step side bed you gotta find me some pics of that -Mike |
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 08:55 PM
| #13 |
| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Phoenixville
Posts: 826
|
those beadlocks are sweet, nice job
|
|
| |
|
01-11-2007, 09:58 PM
| #14 |
| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Look outside your window 0.0
Posts: 399
|
I better put on a bib because I can feel the drool starting down my lip . Very nice work as always Kevin, I will be keeping my eyes on this one to see how it turns out.
|
|
| |
|
01-12-2007, 07:19 AM
| #15 |
| Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
Posts: 8,864
|
Hey Kevin, I was just looking through this again and I noticed a few things...Did you make the wheels with a different offset this time? They look deeper, which looks great and I am sure the offest will be good enough to not have to run wideners. 2ndly do you need headlights and stuff for you grill? If you do... scalehobbies.com makes the headlight buckets http://rcgrabbag.com/store/index.htm They have real nice repro lenses- head lights and the signals and Bruiser tail lights ( I know your using the hilux bed though) and Jsourbeck on ebay who makes the repro grill makes the turn signal buckets If you need a hilux interior, I have a brand new one, unpainted and a bruiser steering wheel. Ill sell it to you if you need it. I really need a Bruiser one with the corners ears to attach to the cab itself. -MIke |
|
| |
|
01-12-2007, 09:07 AM
| #16 |
| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: just west of "joisey"
Posts: 175
|
[quote=1BadJeepBruiser]Did you make the wheels with a different offset this time? They look deeper, which looks great and I am sure the offest will be good enough to not have to run wideners. Thanks for the info Mike, Actually these rims are Identical to the ones I made for my 2.2 Tuber, "0" backspacing, hence no need for widners 2ndly do you need headlights and stuff for you grill? If you do... At the moment, I don't have any Lights/buckets of any kind, not really sure which way I might go here If I build it as a trail beater, "NO" lights needed..... If you need a hilux interior, I have a brand new one, unpainted and a bruiser steering wheel. Ill sell it to you if you need it. I really need a Bruiser one with the corners ears to attach to the cab itself. I'll keep that in mine on the interior, Haven't really given it much thought again thanks for the input... |
|
| |
|
01-12-2007, 09:58 AM
| #17 | |
| Im Brandon Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
Posts: 8,156
| Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
01-12-2007, 11:08 AM
| #18 |
| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: newport
Posts: 408
|
looks like a good build frame is a bit like a hilux/blazer too |
|
| |
|
01-12-2007, 04:14 PM
| #19 |
| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: just west of "joisey"
Posts: 175
| Found some time to assemble some of the components collected so far Actually "Will G." I just Caded the chassis rails up from scratch. I don't own any 3-speeds to compare this build too :-(    |
|
| |
|
01-12-2007, 04:34 PM
| #20 |
| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sin City
Posts: 93
| 
THAT is AWESOME! Man that is truly going to be a scaler! GREAT job!!!
|
|
| |
 |
| |
Linear Mode
