custom honcho bed (pic heavy)

[avanord]

Here is a couple pics of my honcho. The electronics are nothing special they are bone stock.

Axial 55t
Ae1 Speed Control
Custom 4 link
2.2 Ripsaws (Weighted)
Custom handbuilt bed

Let me know what ya think.

[DJ1522]

looks good

did u use a section of a floor pan from a wal-mart rc type vehicle?
wait kinda looks custom fabbed.. what did you use?

[avanord]

Originally Posted by DJ1522

looks good

did u use a section of a floor pan from a wal-mart rc type vehicle?
wait kinda looks custom fabbed.. what did you use?

No floor plans. Just a flat piece of sheet metal and alot of imagination.

[ScaleFreak93]

Originally Posted by Klutch

Lol imlikemthe tool box!!

What does this even mean?

Originally Posted by avanord

No floor plans. Just a flat piece of sheet metal and alot of imagination.

Looks pretty damn nice for just a piece of sheetmetal

[avanord]

Looks pretty damn nice for just a ieice of sheetmetal [/QUOTE]


Thanks. The underside of it is a little rough, but I am happy with how it looks mounted.

It is all sheet metal that was hand cut, shaped, and JB welded together.
Toolbox is a gift card holder from Tractor Supply.

[ScaleFreak93]

Thanks for the info on the box

[avanord]

Originally Posted by ScaleFreak93

Thanks for the info on the box

No problem. It is a great looking toolbox and I believe it was under 5 dollars. Don't buy one online I have seen them go for as much as 10 dollars.

[avanord]

I took the truck out this last weekend. It was the first time it had seen the rocks. Or much driving at all since the bed was designed. I was impressed with how it performed. The added weight in the back did not seem to effect the handling and performance of the truck much.

Bent the rear of the bed a touch I will post pics soon.

[Wheel_Works]

Originally Posted by avanord

No problem. It is a great looking toolbox and I believe it was under 5 dollars. Don't buy one online I have seen them go for as much as 10 dollars.

They are $3 @ our local Tractor Supply Store

[avanord]

Did some crawling today with the new bed. I love this spot because it is right next to this awesome creek. All pics were driven into and all but the first were driven out of. No poser shots here.

[avanord]

The bed is holding up really well. This is the only carnage so far. Only had the truck out twice.

[666]

What's holding the back of the cab up/on?

[Archangel]

Those are the new ripsaw tires that come with the scx10 truck now right? Those look huge though... are they 2.2's? How do they perform?

[avanord]

It is screwed directly to the cab. This makes it pretty sturdy. It flexes a bit but I couldn't think of another way to do it.

[avanord]

Originally Posted by Archangel

Those are the new ripsaw tires that come with the scx10 truck now right? Those look huge though... are they 2.2's? How do they perform?

They are the Ripsaws in the soft compound and yes they are 2.2's. I wasn't really shooting for a perfectly scale look. More of a rough around the edges scaler with alot of functionality.

They work great. I almost like them better than the Rovers on my AX10. I think that they hook up awesome on the rocks. I run star cut foams with no air holes. They dont side hill well but if you are going straight up something they are amazing in my opinion

[avanord]

Picked up a bigger battery yesterday for some longer run times. Hopefully taking the truck out after work. After seeing how my pics turned out I am looking forward to getting some more.

[ickabob]

Nice truggy

[avanord]

Originally Posted by ickabob

Nice truggy

Thanks man!! The bed was just going to be a big experiment, but I am liking how it came out.

[avanord]

Took her out a couple of days ago and got some new pics. The last 2 shots are the same rock. That is ledge is 25 plus. Enjoy!!!

[VintageCopal]

I like places like that to go crawling... It seems more realistic and kind of makes the car look real in some pictures... Nice rig and i like the truck bed, normally i dont like beds like that but for some reason yours gets through that block of liking those beds haha! Nice job keep up the good work...