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Old 04-07-2009, 04:33 PM   #1
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So i had an idea after looking at some pictures. Ive never really seen any r/c rat rods. so i went searchin on ebay and found some cheap older tonka trucks. picked this one up for $15



started marking out where to cut and dis-assembling it





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Old 04-07-2009, 04:35 PM   #2
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Chopped the top



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Old 04-07-2009, 04:38 PM   #3
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started on the frame, i was thinking of making it a wrecker, but for now im using the stock bed for spacing.




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Old 04-07-2009, 05:12 PM   #4
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nice!
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:15 PM   #5
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Very interesting!
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Old 04-07-2009, 07:39 PM   #6
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Cool would be 1 crazy scaler too with all the rust already there!!!
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Old 04-08-2009, 01:11 AM   #7
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chop da top, put on some wide whites, shoot some black primer & drop in a hemi
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Old 04-08-2009, 01:19 AM   #8
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chop da top, put on some wide whites, shoot some black primer & drop in a hemi
especially the flat black and wide whites
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Old 04-08-2009, 07:55 AM   #9
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You got me interested. Should be a cool build.
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Old 04-08-2009, 08:29 PM   #10
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Cool would be 1 crazy scaler too with all the rust already there!!!





Looks cool man, definitely watching this one
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Old 04-08-2009, 09:00 PM   #11
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way cool...
keep this one going
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Old 04-11-2009, 06:23 PM   #12
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ok so after toying around with the frame today, im going to need to custom make a rear axle. dose anybody have shots of some home-made rears? or know where i can get one that would fit on a 3 1/4" wide frame?
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Old 04-12-2009, 09:49 AM   #13
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MRC axle is a pretty narrow one.
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Old 04-12-2009, 02:36 PM   #14
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didnt even think of that, about how wide is it?

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Old 04-13-2009, 05:44 PM   #15
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got a delivery today



not so sure about the scale, looks a bit too small to me

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Old 04-13-2009, 06:49 PM   #16
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That frame is sitting way too high...
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Old 04-13-2009, 07:35 PM   #17
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check out the vegas rockabilly car show pics in the chit chat section for some ideas, tires are too small.
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Old 04-13-2009, 07:37 PM   #18
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well its still just mocked up right now. its sitting on a 3/4" piece of plywood. once i get the rear im going to use, ill "Z" the rear of the frame and the main frame will sit about 1/4" or less off the ground. i dont know about those wheels, i think i might go a bit bigger.
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Old 10-08-2013, 12:32 PM   #19
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I noticed this as a "something else you might like" link at the bottom of another build, and I clicked on it. I know it was started in April of 09, but does anyone know what happened to this build?
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