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01-10-2010, 02:51 PM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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|  Truck 107: KOH-inspired Yota build
i've had a couple crawlers/projects... but it's been a while since i've actually had one that ran well. the goal is a dual-purpose theme, similar to the KOH trucks and buggies. for right now, the truck is pretty damn simple though. really wanted to just get it running and keep from having yet another unfinished project. been having a blast with it so far. Axial really did their homework with these kits. the rundown: -SCX10 -Hand Bros kit -RC4WD alum. knuckles -1.9 Rok Loxs -beat Hilux body, stickered up at work -35T Warrior -Rooster Crawler -Hitec 645 -TQ3 -tube front bumper -6-cell NiMH some pics:      with my buddy's AX10  Scenery for the day...  future plans include 4-link rear, rear bumper and sliders, and eventually some cagework with the new body i have sitting around. who knows where the project will go though... simply enjoying it more than anything.  Last edited by 4RunnerKid; 01-10-2010 at 08:27 PM. |
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01-10-2010, 07:00 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Midwest, omaha area
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looks good man. i know what you mean about unfinished projects, i have been working on my scx for the last two weeks and im praying to finish it soon, i had a project clod a few years back that started when i was 17 and i wasnt happy with it untill i was about 24 years old now im 26. now that is a absolutely insane long time of not being happy with one truck, i would buy chassis after chassis and different parts with no actual ending target to focus on, it sucked. then i found rccrawler.com and a year later i was finally happy for a change then i sold it and my other 9 rc's with wheels to do airplanes. i am very happy with the way the scx performs outa the box, and other than buying one for my wife and one for my daughter i dont think ill buy another. (i used to buy new rcs to play with while i worked on the clod).
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01-10-2010, 08:37 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pilgrim,Ky
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Great looking truck.Got any closeup pics of the stickers?Oh,yeah.did you get my tires sent out?
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01-10-2010, 08:43 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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tires are packed up and going out tomorrow. sorry for the wait, been a busy weekend... the stickers are the small Poly Performance stickers we send out with orders. we were bored one day and decided to sticker the body up a bit... i'll snap you some more pics this week. a few more pics:    Last edited by 4RunnerKid; 01-10-2010 at 08:46 PM. |
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01-14-2010, 05:40 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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i'll hopefully be 4-linking the rear this weekend. plan is to shorten and re-tap some axial lower links in conjunction with the TR axle truss/mount. i'll report back with a length on the uppers... until then, a few pics from our new years trip to the Hammers:  with my 4Runner...  hitting the real trails...   |
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01-14-2010, 05:50 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: australia
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great build! IN THE SECOND TO LAST PIC ^ did your door panels get crunched in by the rock or did you slither through? |
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01-14-2010, 06:19 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny
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thats one bad ass rig you got there! nice 1:1 also!
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01-22-2010, 08:46 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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thanks guys. the 4Runner squeezed through that section no problem. finally got the Yota 4-linked last night. used a TR truss and some grey axial links cut down to 3.1875" (~81 mm) for the uppers. pinion angle is pretty money... i'll snap some pics tonight |
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01-22-2010, 10:02 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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damn that 4runners sickk! i had a 92 that looked like that but sold it cuz i got into prerunning n got a 2wd tacoma n now i regret it!!  |
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01-22-2010, 05:39 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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thanks man 4-link pics:     |
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03-29-2010, 12:01 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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back from the dead... new paint:     some wheeling pics:      got some powerstrokes on order... and on the lookout for a summit trans. i'll hopefully have some more updates soon. thanks for looking. |
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03-29-2010, 12:27 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wasilla Alaska
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great looking yota. Looks like it crawls well. Need some video. |
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03-29-2010, 08:45 AM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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Looks good Mike |
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04-20-2010, 10:47 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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thanks guys got some LEDs and my Powerstrokes installed finally. did a little wheeling this past weekend down at the beach... truck works much better with the new shocks, well worth the money. some pics and a short video clip:        hittin' a ledge... truck is now in need of some repair  body got a little beat up... more updates soon hopefully. thanks for looking
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04-21-2010, 12:49 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wasilla Alaska
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man thats an impressive break over video... |
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04-21-2010, 09:02 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fresno
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Awsome! I lived in SLO for 3 years. I always thought Montana De Oro would be great for crawling and rc. Bishops Peak also would have some great areas and rock. In fact, I think the whole area is great for offroad and such. Do you guys have a club for scale rc in SLO? Nice truck, enjoy the town! Drunk |
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04-23-2010, 04:07 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Oceano, CA
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no scaler club... really just a few of my buddies with crawlers, mine being the only scaler. we have been to a couple Central Coast Crawlers events/get-togethers though | |
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