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Jeff@TireBalls · 04-28-2014, 09:39 AM

I was over at my parents yesterday and found my old Tonka #3820 Mighty Roughneck Pickup. This thing was my all time favorite toy! I put more knee miles on this thing than a hooker on a Friday night.

I got to thinking that this think would make cool (but heavy) scale rig. It looks like a early to mid 80's F150 and has a steel body with realistic interior.

Here is what it looked like on Christmas of 1982...

And 32 years later...

After taking some measurements, it looks like it's about the same wheelbase as a Dingo.

So I dove on in with the cutoff wheel and opened her up...

There is a nice gap up inside that I believe will clear the tranny and spur perfectly. Gotta figure out how I'm going to mount it.

kgb424 · 04-28-2014, 10:10 AM

that's pretty cool, looks like you could the hood removable for a battery or maybe a esc and receiver. can you notch the front bumper where I can see some blue steel under the front bumper, so the chassis slides in the front and maybe a spare tire in the bed the goes thru and ties the body and chassis together and is removable so the body comes off and on by removing the spare.

Louisbaby · 04-28-2014, 10:30 AM

This is going to be a great build. I've always wanted one of those Tonka RVs for my trail rig body. Price and shipping killed that dream for me...

Mongo · 04-28-2014, 10:56 AM

I had one of those as a kid as well. Coolest toy ever for a boy who loved 4x4 trucks. You could take the tires off and it had a winch. Had a driver as well which I ended up breaking one of his legs off. Wished I still had mine. Wonder what happened to it. Don't know that I would be able to cut into it if I did.

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Koldham · 04-28-2014, 05:55 PM

this is what im doing with a sawback. cool project

matrix243 · 04-28-2014, 06:57 PM

Wow, flashback. I completely forgot I had one of those. And I'm talking 34 years ago.

Jeff@TireBalls · 04-28-2014, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Koldham

this is what im doing with a sawback. cool project

Do you have a build thread?

Mongo · 04-28-2014, 07:19 PM

There was also a Jeep looking version also. Anyone remember it? I had both of them.

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Koldham · 04-28-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff@TireBalls

Do you have a build thread?

i wish. aint nobody got time for that

Jeff@TireBalls · 04-28-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mongo

There was also a Jeep looking version also. Anyone remember it? I had both of them.

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This one? I have it to but I think it's more Bronco...

Koldham · 04-28-2014, 08:04 PM

^ thats the one im using but in PINK LOL. i wanted the pickup style but they were way more expensive. are the wheelbases the same? the pickup looks longer

Jeff@TireBalls · 04-28-2014, 08:25 PM

The pickup is 10.5"

kgb424 · 04-28-2014, 08:30 PM

I thought they made a Ram Charger that you could change wheels on also, I think the neighbor kid had one, maybe I'm wrong and it was the Bronco

Mongo · 04-28-2014, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff@TireBalls

This one? I have it to but I think it's more Bronco...

Yep that's it. Does look more like an early Bronco doesn't it?

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BJoe · 04-28-2014, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff@TireBalls

This one? I have it to but I think it's more Bronco...

I had one of those things, loved that rig!

alterchristopher · 04-29-2014, 08:00 AM

befor you cut it up i recomend checking how much its worth i went looking for a tonka picup truck and just the rusty cab was 80 bucks

Koldham · 04-29-2014, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by alterchristopher

befor you cut it up i recomend checking how much its worth i went looking for a tonka picup truck and just the rusty cab was 80 bucks

the suv style goes between 20$ and 100$ plus shipping depending on condition and accessories . i havent seen a pickup less than 80 +S$H but they were all in really good shape. i got my suv style for 50$ shipped and its rough but thats what i was looking for. these pries are from a while ago so they may have changed. this is just what i remember

Jeff@TireBalls · 04-29-2014, 09:08 AM

Looks like most are in the $20-$30 range now.

79SCX10 · 04-29-2014, 04:34 PM

This looks like this will be a cool build!

marcb527 · 04-29-2014, 04:57 PM

"I was over at my parents yesterday and found my old Tonka #3820 Mighty Roughneck Pickup. This thing was my all time favorite toy! I put more knee miles on this thing than a hooker on a Friday night."

ROFL

04-28-2014, 09:39 AM	#1
Jeff@TireBalls Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pewee Valley, Kentucky Posts: 215	Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build I was over at my parents yesterday and found my old Tonka #3820 Mighty Roughneck Pickup. This thing was my all time favorite toy! I put more knee miles on this thing than a hooker on a Friday night. I got to thinking that this think would make cool (but heavy) scale rig. It looks like a early to mid 80's F150 and has a steel body with realistic interior. Here is what it looked like on Christmas of 1982... And 32 years later... After taking some measurements, it looks like it's about the same wheelbase as a Dingo. So I dove on in with the cutoff wheel and opened her up... There is a nice gap up inside that I believe will clear the tranny and spur perfectly. Gotta figure out how I'm going to mount it. Last edited by Jeff@TireBalls; 04-28-2014 at 10:01 AM.

04-28-2014, 10:10 AM	#2
kgb424 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minden Posts: 2,198	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build that's pretty cool, looks like you could the hood removable for a battery or maybe a esc and receiver. can you notch the front bumper where I can see some blue steel under the front bumper, so the chassis slides in the front and maybe a spare tire in the bed the goes thru and ties the body and chassis together and is removable so the body comes off and on by removing the spare.

04-28-2014, 05:55 PM	#5
Koldham Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Walnut Grove Posts: 303	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build this is what im doing with a sawback. cool project

04-28-2014, 06:57 PM	#6
matrix243 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Calgary Posts: 193	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build Wow, flashback. I completely forgot I had one of those. And I'm talking 34 years ago.

04-28-2014, 08:04 PM	#11
Koldham Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Walnut Grove Posts: 303	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build ^ thats the one im using but in PINK LOL. i wanted the pickup style but they were way more expensive. are the wheelbases the same? the pickup looks longer

04-28-2014, 10:30 AM	#3
Louisbaby Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Brackenfell, South Africa Posts: 448	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build This is going to be a great build. I've always wanted one of those Tonka RVs for my trail rig body. Price and shipping killed that dream for me...

04-28-2014, 10:56 AM	#4
Mongo RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello Posts: 1,032	I had one of those as a kid as well. Coolest toy ever for a boy who loved 4x4 trucks. You could take the tires off and it had a winch. Had a driver as well which I ended up breaking one of his legs off. Wished I still had mine. Wonder what happened to it. Don't know that I would be able to cut into it if I did. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

04-28-2014, 07:19 PM	#8
Mongo RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello Posts: 1,032	There was also a Jeep looking version also. Anyone remember it? I had both of them. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

04-28-2014, 08:25 PM	#12
Jeff@TireBalls Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pewee Valley, Kentucky Posts: 215	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build The pickup is 10.5"

04-28-2014, 08:30 PM	#13
kgb424 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minden Posts: 2,198	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build I thought they made a Ram Charger that you could change wheels on also, I think the neighbor kid had one, maybe I'm wrong and it was the Bronco

04-29-2014, 08:00 AM	#16
alterchristopher Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LRAFB Posts: 398	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build befor you cut it up i recomend checking how much its worth i went looking for a tonka picup truck and just the rusty cab was 80 bucks

04-29-2014, 09:08 AM	#18
Jeff@TireBalls Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pewee Valley, Kentucky Posts: 215	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build Looks like most are in the $20-$30 range now.

04-29-2014, 04:34 PM	#19
79SCX10 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 324	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build This looks like this will be a cool build!

04-29-2014, 04:57 PM	#20
marcb527 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Office Space Posts: 166	Re: Tonka Mighty Roughneck F150 SCX10 build "I was over at my parents yesterday and found my old Tonka #3820 Mighty Roughneck Pickup. This thing was my all time favorite toy! I put more knee miles on this thing than a hooker on a Friday night." ROFL

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