Szczerba's 2.2 TTC Truck

[Bananaclip]

Your rear bumper is pretty sick sir

[Duuuuuuuude]

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[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Your rear bumper is pretty sick sir

Thanks, actually got the contour of the bed in one try/bend, well close to the contour.

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

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Standing by.

[Duuuuuuuude]

Fronts and rears yo.

[Szczerba]

Indeed.

[hotwheels000]

Is it time for some updates now that you are done with the wrecker

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Is it time for some updates now that you are done with the wrecker

Had a miscalculation with the front wheels and mailed them back to Duuuuuuuude for a reworkin'. Also, I was going to run deep offset rear wheels and a narrowed axle but I have scrapped that idea for a new set of rear wheels and full length axle.

And I am ordering up some parts today.

The front frame is going to need some clearancing/notching for axle uptravel. Good thing I am good at chopping up nice stuff.

[hotwheels000]

Today we tear stuff apart, tomorrow we fix stuff....been my model my entire working career

As always. looking forward to your rendition

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Today we tear stuff apart, tomorrow we fix stuff....been my model my entire working career



As always. looking forward to your rendition

Might not have to cut as much as I thought. I could rework the servo and mount it vertically behind the axle but it's easier to just notch the passenger side frame rail a little bit.

Back in the garage for some work.

[Szczerba]

Cab completely dissassembled and started painting the bare AL firewall, inner fenders and interior floor.


Going back together. I dont even know how many screws this cab had but it's alot.

[joe122]

Holy crap that is cool!

[hotwheels000]

Naked and topless..... have you no shame

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Naked and topless..... have you no shame

Working on dressing it back up.

Originally Posted by joe122

Holy crap that is cool!

Thanks.

Spent all day in the shop on this truck. Tons of little things addressed. Scale hardware and lots of it. Ran out and had to order some more from LockedUpRC.

Cut and restrengthened chassis rail on passenger side for axle uptravel.




Dinky R/C stickers on the dash and some foam on the seats. Body hinges painted black.


Using yee old bandsaw for subframe strengthening parts making. I am an understudy of Eyeball Engineering.

[Szczerba]

The subframe sturdiness didnt give me warm and fuzzy feelings. And the frame rails are aluminum.
The suspension tabs needed reinforcement as well. Ran a piece of tube between the rear suspension tabs.
May leave the rear as is with no tube work.
The two screws on the new subframe plate go all the way through to mount the cab.
I still may rework the lower link chassis mounts to lower them down.
Overkill pictures.

[Szczerba]

Couldnt leave it alone. Front done. Couldnt get any more lower triangulation with driveshaft and angled skid. This OG skid tube is some kind of funky metal and doesnt like MIG and the steel Im melting to it.

[Duuuuuuuude]

Look at them boogers. Stainless maybe?

[hotwheels000]

Good call on the links, I didn't want to comment and tell you how to build....

To bad somebody doesn't make a little larger wheel you could stretch those tires over ???????

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

Look at them boogers. Stainless maybe?

I think the steel og subframe was brazed and I am seeing the filler rod, i dunno.

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Good call on the links, I didn't want to comment and tell you how to build....

To bad somebody doesn't make a little larger wheel you could stretch those tires over ???????

Speak up, doesn't hurt my feelings. I was just being lazy with the link setup, as I knew better. Ill do the rear links tonight. After that, not alot to do, other than wait on the remaining scale bolts. Revised wheels from DCW are in the mail.
This truck body is super nice. I don't know if i can bring myself to beat the crap out of it. Or just beat on it and have the "scale" body damage.

I wanted to go for the small wheel look on this truck but...NEW! RC4WD Mud Basher in 2.2!

[Duuuuuuuude]

Originally Posted by hotwheels000

To bad somebody doesn't make a little larger wheel you could stretch those tires over ???????

TTC's are limited to no larger than 2.2.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

TTC's are limited to no larger than 2.2.

Speaking of 2.2. Here are the re-done 2.2's for this truck by DCW. Front on left. Waiting on mail person to show up.