06-12-2020, 12:49 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: no-water-no-trees-country
Posts: 450
| Enduro Fj45
As soon as it was available, I ordered the MST FJ45. And boy, I think it was worth the wait! Nice details, great bed and roll bar. Got to work and slapped my Enduro Kit together - which went together fine and much quicker than previous kits I built. Manual had a few confusing parts, eg link lengths, but that may have been me - LOL In order to keep the hinged body mount I had to trim some of the material to fit it the c channels of the Enduro but that was pretty much all I had to do. As you can see, I added some extensions to the very low shock towers in order to get a lower ride height. On a side note: why don’t they come out with more adjustable towers anyways??? Not sure yet, how to mount the front. I’ll add a plate to the rails for a winch I guess and see how I can fab something from there. And then? I got to figure out a color. White roof is a given I think. Gun metal is great, but looks too much like how it was advertised. Also, I got a Twin Hammers MST JP1 that is supposed to get that color Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Sponsored Links | |
06-12-2020, 06:28 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA
Posts: 4,227
| Re: Enduro Fj45
That looks great!!! Lowering it a bit really helps, the stance looks perfect.
|
06-13-2020, 12:09 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
Posts: 6,013
| Re: Enduro Fj45
Damn, it looks so good... (very jealous) Nice trick with the shock towers! Where did you order the J45C from? Didja just go for the shell, or the whole kit & caboodle? I'm willing to get the whole thing just for the shell... |
06-13-2020, 01:25 AM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 3,643
| Re: Enduro Fj45
Very very nice. Already owning 2 CFX-Ws.... I wasn't willing to pick up another whole kit just for the body. It looks fantastic though. I can't wait until I can get my hands on the body by itself without having to pay extreme shipping costs.
|
06-14-2020, 11:39 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: no-water-no-trees-country
Posts: 450
| Re: Enduro Fj45
I went ahead and just got the body since I have enough chassis already. I got it from Asiatees and as I needed some other parts anyways it made the 24$ for (only three day!) shipping reasonable. I wanted to have that body from the moment I saw the first renderings. And honestly, there are some other expensive lexan bodies out there for pretty much the same money, but not near as exclusive and detailed right now (e.g. VS4-10, TRX4).
|
06-14-2020, 05:35 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
Posts: 6,013
| Re: Enduro Fj45
Appreciate your prompt response - 3 days, in the middle of what's been going on, is truly lightning-fast shipping! I was looking at their site earlier, they seem to be one of the very few places to get the shell and I agree, $99 is not bad at all considering the level of detail. I'm wanting to set mine up more like the guys who run them in the jungles of Borneo, been enjoying the YouTube videos from this guy: CROCKER KINABALU 4X4 TV. So - probably getting the whole kit - gonna wait until; someone has it in stock other than RCMart - because their shipping is INSANE. |
06-15-2020, 02:30 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: san antonio
Posts: 492
| Re: Enduro Fj45
Hot Racing makes some shock towers that offer a small bit of adjustability. I also mounted the bottom of the shock to the link bracket to get mine lower. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
06-15-2020, 03:12 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: no-water-no-trees-country
Posts: 450
| Re: Enduro Fj45 That's some insane terrain! And they beat the crap out of their vehicles, wow! I will probably downsize on the tires in the long run and make it more realistic like those guys. And if I hadn't the Enduro chassis and those wheels waiting here, I would have gone with the kit also |
06-15-2020, 03:14 PM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: no-water-no-trees-country
Posts: 450
| Re: Enduro Fj45 Dude, of course! I should have thought of that in the first place! Yes, good idea. Does it clear the steering link in the front?
|
06-15-2020, 03:17 PM | #10 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: san antonio
Posts: 492
| Re: Enduro Fj45 Quote:
Sadly no. To compensate for that I put green super soft springs so it has a bit more droop than the rear. Associated part number ASC42087 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
07-01-2020, 01:18 PM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Land of burning couches
Posts: 932
| Re: Enduro Fj45
After many different thoughts I ended up getting some 80mm shocks for mine. I figured I’ll use the 90s on comp chassis so they won’t go to waste. I’m running the jp1 body on mine but I also have the FJ45 in a bag waiting for me to decide what to use it on. You don’t by chance have 4.19s you could throw in it so we can see how it looks c1 do you?
|
07-01-2020, 06:27 PM | #12 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: no-water-no-trees-country
Posts: 450
| Re: Enduro Fj45 Quote:
I'm sure I have smaller tires somewhere, I put Nittos on it for now, which are already smaller compared to the original BF Goodrichs. Not sure if I find time to do this for you before the holiday (maybe tomorrow). I am also looking into lowering the body even more (shorter shocks front, use lower mounts in the rear) but I take mine into the mountains this weekend and see how it will do overall first. Weathering still in the progress, but we are slowly getting there. Next: interior, winch, lights. | |
07-01-2020, 08:58 PM | #13 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: So. Fla.
Posts: 66
| Re: Enduro Fj45
That looks really good. Well done!
|
07-06-2020, 12:57 PM | #14 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: no-water-no-trees-country
Posts: 450
| Re: Enduro Fj45 Quote:
These wheels actually fit a Toyota very well. | |
07-06-2020, 08:34 PM | #15 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2019 Location: Knoxville
Posts: 466
| Re: Enduro Fj45
Excellent work on the body!! Almost could pass for a real one!
|
07-06-2020, 08:51 PM | #16 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: no-water-no-trees-country
Posts: 450
| Re: Enduro Fj45 |
07-07-2020, 12:14 AM | #17 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
Posts: 6,013
| Re: Enduro Fj45
Now that wheel and tire combo REALLY suits it... Last edited by durok; 07-08-2020 at 09:41 AM. Reason: delayed reaction to typo |
07-07-2020, 04:13 PM | #18 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Land of burning couches
Posts: 932
| Re: Enduro Fj45 |
07-08-2020, 06:49 AM | #19 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Switzerland
Posts: 236
| Re: Enduro Fj45
Looks great! Nice to see it fits pretty well. I have the same body on the bench. Planed it for the TK but that is not working out because of the battery placement. Enduro it will be. IFS FJ could be pretty cool actually |
10-30-2020, 03:37 AM | #20 |
Newbie Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 2
| Re: Enduro Fj45
Mad looking rig! Well done. Did you remove the portals and lower the body on the frame?
|
Enduro Fj45 - Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
little FJ45 | fletch | 1.9 Scale Rigs | 8 | 09-02-2013 01:06 PM |
2.2 fj45 | 84runner | 2.2 Scale Rigs | 1 | 12-20-2009 01:45 PM |
Another FJ45 | chino63 | 2.2 Scale Rigs | 130 | 11-16-2009 02:30 AM |
fj45 | Crawlin' | Paint and Body | 1 | 03-25-2008 07:25 PM |
| |