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The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Once there was a BadWagon, and a few years ago, for Christmas he got a TF2. He built the chassis and had dreams of a body so cool, so scale it made him smile at night before he went to bed. His first comp came sooner than expected, he threw the body together, painted it silver and rushed to the comp. He beat that truck like it owes him money. It rolled, and tumbled, and went crunch... over and over again. The BadWagon was sad. He had such high hopes, but the body was cracked, busted and junk. So, He bought a hilux body which was already bobbed, added my his flare and drove that little green yota everywhere. The Beach https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5adf903cb6.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c13ce7cc23.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3ddf251466.jpg And comps https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d2b38e0b1a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1e1e4cd4cb.jpg It was a great little truck, but it never felt like it was my own. So when I started the truggy, it was this cab which was to go under the knife, but my buddy Todd rejected. So I sold it to him that night. Bought a new body and built a truck that was truly my own. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0abfcef7ab.jpg But sometimes at night, when working alone, I’d think about that little green yota, and wish it’d come home. Low and behold, one day Todd stopped by, said he was cleaning out his shop, and asked if I wanted to buy it back. I did, and I did. Then I did what we all do when we get a body back we’ve wanted... I hung it up and did nothing with it for a while. Kinda forgot about it honestly. Then this past fall we had a BowHouse/Helios/RC4WD event at Uwarrie Nat. Forest and I wanted to bring something besides the truggy. I decide that all bets were off, and I could rob parts from any build which wasn’t complete, which left me with lots of choices. I knew I wanted to run leafs, so I grabbed the TF2 frame, and a handful of leafs, including some super soft reds. Then I snatched the SSD trans from the pile of junk truggy build. I wanted the rig to have some decent steering so I grabbed the yota2 axles from the YJ build. I Remembered i had xvd’s which I hadn’t even installed so I grabbed those up as well. A MMP and Tekin Pro4 for power, hitech 7795 servo and reviver/bec. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...06442d4000.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4a3a37de3d.jpg Of course the little green yota would be the body. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...292b5f205a.jpg Sweet. Me likey. Stance is better now. Removing the springs and chino mod the leafs improved the suspension dramatically. I tossed on some bumpers, charged the Helios packs, then packed up. Wyatt and I left first thing in the morning. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ab61a887bc.jpg What an amazing event! Team FU-Nominal had a strong showing. Wyatt hit only 1 or 2 gates all day and the Little Green Yota performed so much better than I expected. Father & Son https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e4c548f915.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...11d220905a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ecb4529e24.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...61f772dc69.jpg Todd’s “Topo Yota” https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...425cd6255b.jpg I took home the “best weathered paint” award for the truggy (my first gallery award), Wyatt’s RAM took a bath (from the blind driving challenge) and the Little Green Yota just kick booty. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...77aac5c220.jpg Not bad for a thrown together truck... |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon So the next week Todd, Terry and I hit Davos Dam. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f80be348dd.jpg Terry had just received his Marlin Crawler, so you know a full on leaf sprung assault was in order. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2cfce68f4a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9382aec56d.jpg While the leg is up... Leaf sprung flex shots? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...663c787e03.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e8ef595f1b.jpg I’m just here for the lulz... Anyway we decided to give Hell’s Gate a go. Hells Gate is a pretty challenging line and has two levels. Honestly I don’t know if anyone els has ever tried it with a hardbody, leaf spring truck before... How about a stock Marlin Crawler? Todd and Terry made it up. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c451d4dc22.jpg Yes, I made it up. (Terry is very trusting) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b3d8e88d19.jpg How about the Little Green Yota? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9d6e352902.jpg Yes sir. This truck is starting to impress me. In fact it may be my favorite to drive. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...23c31687c6.jpg But don’t tell the truggy that... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b247c4d2a9.jpg On the way home I realized that all of those parts which I’d scavenged from all those other builds were gonna need to be replaced. The Little Green Yota just became build priority #1. |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon We’ve just begun. First let’s see what we’re working with. Body is pretty beat up, with plenty of battle scars. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...94903a2ec8.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...30c2de9d96.jpg Love these TRD decals, and the Toyota 4wd emblems on the side (not hilux). Those have to stay. I’m thinking I’ll just weather and layer the paint, keeping the soul intact. Wiring is obviously legit, so yeah. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3cb62c4cee.jpg The tinted windshield and windows has to go. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dfc900908c.jpg Bye. We’re gonna need an interior and clear glass. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b747ed100d.jpg Hello. So hard to see through that glass with the protective plastic on it... just take it out for now. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...07fe03f321.jpg What the... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1a632a715b.jpg Yes sir. The RC4WD 4 door Mojave interior. It’s gotta be the best $40 you can spend on tiny trucking. Chop off the back half and you’ve almost got enough for 2 interiors. Ok it’s midnight, last couple pictures. where we at? Oh yeah spill beer all over the work bench, then clean it off. Huh, better. We can work with this. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8e27950d92.jpg More to come https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d118b61b22.jpg |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Really enjoyed reading that. Subscribed 👍 |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon The handlebar mustache cracks me up! :lmao: Nice job! Is the 4 door interior that much more detailed? Is that why people are using it? And are those door panels part of the 4 door interior? |
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Thanks my man. I’ll post up more tonight. We are about to get to the fun stuff. Quote:
The 4 door interior is complete with door panels. It comes with decals, the metal overlay details, window cranks and door pulls. For the money, it’s hard to beat. While the rear door panels are a little shorter than the front, you could make them work for another build with little effort and parts I’m sure most have laying around. The last interior I made took forever and was mostly done from scratch, based off of a bruiser seat/dash. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d0eb9196bc.jpg Love that interior, but it took me months to complete. Worth it? Sure. But I’d have rather started from this 4 door interior. The one for the Little Green Yota took me a week or so, working slowly and having a few beers. Took me longer to get the driver to fit properly than any other part of it. |
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Both of your interiors are awesome! "thumbsup" |
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Thanks big dog. It crazy what we spend time on, that almost no one will see. Little update: Driveline The combo is working well, so I’m not gonna change much. I’ll mock up the driveline, then once it’s good, break it down. Next I’ll waterproof all the electronics, paint and assemble. But first... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...77bc66bed5.jpg It’s not a Hemi, but it’ll do. I’m pretty excited actually. After making some dust, I was able to stuff the Tekin brushless can in the cast V8. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ef517ffb3d.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7132a8e82e.jpg Tasty. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f7accac608.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eea0101513.jpg I ran the wires out the back of the oil pan. I think I can keep them pretty much out of view. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fd6a76f134.jpg I still need to test fit the sensor wire, but I have plenty of space. Speaking of test fit... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b2ab3f512f.jpg |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Did you make that motor or did you buy it? |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon I bought it. Kinda rare, they pop up on eBay from time to time. |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Great read of a thread, love all the pics too! RC4WD interior turned out great and $40 seems like good deal. Proline 1.9 TSL on the beadlocks really match the truck too. :) |
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Thanks my man! The interior is amazing, especially for the price. ...... Sooooooooo it’s been a hot minute since I updated this thread. I apologize for the delay, however, I’ve been busy. ;) When I last posted I had a pile of parts... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7f0e52964f.jpg I needed to start mocking things up. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e449722e6a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...be97edf9e8.jpg It’s not gonna leave much room for the motor, or any scale goodness.... also the motor is sitting pretty far back. hmmm.... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b5fba77715.jpg Seems we’re gonna have some clearance issues. LOL However, I also received some goodies from NC Local Yocals BowHouse RC. The parts for their Mohave hood kit. :) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d602dcafe6.jpg I got busy, and decided to mill a groove into the upper radiator support like the 1:1. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b67fd31d66.jpg Little mock up: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...153924cd07.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ad85b77d12.jpg The fit is nice, especially for non-production parts. I of course cleaned these up further, just because it’s what I do. I also removed some of the supports for the hood frame. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fb26f75301.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...062f7a9596.jpg Time to make it permanent: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2d930e2d6c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fa5becc241.jpg I’ll post up another update tomorrow. I have a lot to share. :) |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Do you know if the Mojave hood hinge kit is available yet? AS I checked the bowhouse rc shapeways store and did not see it listed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I’m not sure. I know they are continually tweaking it. Reach out to New2Rocks on here. He can give you the details. — UPDATE — Ok here’s a bit more on the engine placement... originally, the motor was just sitting way to far back because of the servo’s position: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b95c0d5751.jpg No pulleys, the motor is in the firewall. It just wasn’t gonna work. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b3a3644ecd.jpg I needed the servo moved up, as well as the motor, like this: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...62c6dd4d49.jpg So I made a sheet metal servo mount which moved the servo as far forward as it could go while still being behind the radiator support. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...91d71538ea.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...213f8c2583.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e509b8f47b.jpg Mounting the servo on the underside, along with a little shaping of the top of the servo allowed me to fit the pulley kit on as well as get the small block into the correct position. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...57e1cd600e.jpg A little radiator and trans cooler to hide the servo.... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a41e212e49.jpg The radiator mounts on airbrush cleaning brushes, which fit snugly inside of styrene tubing on the sides of the radiator. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0b10177722.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c08da7a472.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8e79e424ed.jpg Much more to come, I promise I’ll keep plugging away until I’ve caught y’all up. [emoji6] |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Thanks! I didn’t even think of asking them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon — UPDATE — Ok here’s a rundown of the radiator support. The Bowhouse hood hinge kit is designed for use with the Mojave grille and is a perfect fit for it. However as this truck has almost nothing on it which is in the stock location, and will be using a chopped down version of the Tamiya grille. So some modifications were necessary. I’m a big fan of the look of N00b’s radiator support, especially under a cut down grille. So I’m decided to combine the two. The Bowhouse part is nice and beefy. Plenty strong so I chopped off the top of the N00b support and grafted the bottom to the Bowhouse part. (I used MEK Substitute). I then began to fill in the rest with MEK goop (styrene and MEK goo) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ee221f44c1.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eccea2dc2f.jpg It’s a start. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6cd44c21bc.jpg Next was to fix it into place permanently. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bbd7cdd9f3.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7e692e0b2c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e2f3bf8ae5.jpg No it’s not pretty, but it’s strong and looks pretty good from the front. (Yes I see the hanger on the side. I’ll get there.) I threw a little color on it and dropped it in for fitment. Not bad. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2c4bca5595.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b6a906e307.jpg Here is how the radiator support ended up. Photo cropped to keep a little mystery.... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e23d25b728.jpg |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Alrighty before I sneak off to the shop, I should post another update. Let’s take a closer look at the hood and the bowhouse kit. When we last left off I had the radiator support in place, as well as the side pieces for the hood hinge kit. I decided to go ahead and mock up the hood. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3f31d840de.jpg This version of the kit uses the RC4WD blazer hinges. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...94a6acf67d.jpg Everything would have gone together perfectly, but I have things shoved around, so I moved the hinges forward a bit. Easy enough. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eb5b1e4536.jpg <french photographer voice> Oh that’s so nice. Show me your V8.... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...207db3895a.jpg OOOO-LA-LA Now show me with your grille... does it fit? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8cb03eb2cf.jpg Yes. Yes it still fits. Ok. Ok. Now you’re a shy little Yota... hide your V8, close your hood https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4ab74084ac.jpg No no no Close it all the way. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...904f310512.jpg What do you mean you can’t? Oh that nasty small block is too tall for your hood to shut! Huh, let me see... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5a693b14bb.jpg Yes, that will do it. <\french photographer voice> Lol So as usual, I’ve made the motor too big for the hood to fit. The Bowhouse kit is great, this is all my fault. So for now, until I figure out exactly how I want to modify the hood, I’ll go without it. I think I’m gonna take this truck on a journey as if it’s a barn find which is undergoing a resto, in stages. So for now, I’m up to no hood. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cf4991c8f8.jpg |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Sorry it’s been awhile... Some pics of the progress.... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6cd479eb23.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...704a431bff.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0d43a5a861.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c8bce2d221.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0949f8c8c6.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6bccc7a30c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...232ffc5148.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b1214fd792.jpg Might as well update the power while we’re at it... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9078d5f156.jpg More updates soon. |
Re: The Little Green Yota | BadWagon Looks great man! any idea what the olive drab green color is? That is the exact color I am looking to find for my truck. Also, what did you use for spark plug wires/keepers? Thanks! |
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