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Old 02-01-2019, 06:24 PM   #1
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Love me them 4runners!! Time to start putting together my first rc4wd 4runner kit. First thing is chassis assembly. I had more pictures of the assembly but my iphone seemly ate them.. grrrr.
Marlin Crawler chassis, axles, springs, all from ebay. Old man emu 90mm shocks front and rear.

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Installed angle shims to help with the driveline angles for the GDS driveshafts. I really like these drive shafts over anything else. The spline on these shafts slides really well with the six tooth geometry vs shafts like the JunFac spline, which seem to bind really bad and don't slide under load. Realistically probably not a noticeable difference but it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.

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R4 scale transmission with a bit of a custom mount for the back of the tranny and transfer case. Took the electronics plate and cut it up and drilled new holes for mounting the back half of the transmission and transfer case. Good low cog and scale fitment. Gives me a good platform for the build, however, Things are likely to change!

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Old 02-01-2019, 06:35 PM   #2
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Found this Bobbed 4runner in the local seattle craigslist and decided I had to have one.. scale stlye of course. I have also seen the bobbed 4runner that noob built for the rc4wd giveaway, which turned out pretty much amazing as usual for noober but between the two pretty much locked in my goal for this build.

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if your looking for a bobbed 85 4runner

https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/c...802495630.html

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Old 02-01-2019, 10:04 PM   #3
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After looking at the body it was pretty easy to see where and what was going to get chopped out. Keeping the gate hinge mounting and the line of the fenders intact made sense, as well as the canopy. Also the canopy pins were all able to be reused.
The cut ended up being the exact width of the 24mm scotch blue tape on hand. perfect.

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Then I laid down a strip of blue on either side and began to chop with the 4" grinder. Grinder makes quick work of it all.

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Back together with some plastic cement.

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Old 02-01-2019, 10:20 PM   #4
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OK, that looks pretty kick arse!!

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Old 02-02-2019, 04:18 AM   #5
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Wonderful build thus far. Love when the saw comes out. More .


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Old 02-02-2019, 12:01 PM   #6
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Body looks great man! Good job on the bob. That t case is begging to be positioned to overdrive the front and line the drive shafts up!
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Old 02-02-2019, 12:28 PM   #7
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Body looks great man! Good job on the bob. That t case is begging to be positioned to overdrive the front and line the drive shafts up!
Thanks, yes, I was thinking the same thing, just not sure where to get the new shaft for the rear center output. 1.4:1 is serious front wheel peel!
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Old 02-02-2019, 01:09 PM   #8
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Got some styrene gussets installed in the bed and on the canopy.

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Old 02-02-2019, 01:19 PM   #9
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Hood hinges are definitely the worst thing about this body. Hood doesn't really stay back in place when its down and then it only opens up about 1" and change..

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Took some airplane hinges and did a bit of trimming and got it all fixered up. Just a bit more trimming and adjustment and it will be perfect.


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Old 02-02-2019, 02:01 PM   #10
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A little adjustment and trimming and squeaked a little bit more out of it with plenty of clearance on top.

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Old 02-14-2019, 04:25 PM   #11
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Got a little bit more done after spending plenty of time shoveling... and playing in the snow with my 84 4runner! Braaapp!

Did a bit of body filling and sanding with 320 and got it pretty smooth. Also sanded out most of the mold lines.

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Got some primer on to see where I'm at with it.

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Looks pretty good, not much to go. I missed a couple of mold lines and I'll hit the primer with some 600 grit that is good enough! Looking good.

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Old 02-15-2019, 07:35 AM   #12
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Looks awesome man! You nailed that bob job any ideas on color yet?
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Old 02-15-2019, 10:13 AM   #13
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Thanks, I've got this can of rustoleum oil rubbed bronze lying around that would look pretty bad ass. Its not what it sounds like, aka drapery hardware, it actually a nice dark charcoal metallic. Then flat black for the topper and grey interior.

Got the back cover piece in and decided to go ahead and fill in the gap and clean it up.

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Then got a bunch of other parts cleaned up and ready for paint. Going to use the bumper and valance but cut the valance down to look like the 84 2wd pickup. They always looked better than the 4wd toothed version. I actually used one on my blue 84 Then glued some small carbon rod on the backside to reinforce it so it doesn't break.. right away.

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Going to make a deeper floor pan and make some panels to cover the openings under the seats.

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Decided not to use the funky mounting pins and bracket that the kit comes with and super glued some carbon rod on the backside of the bottom door frame for reinforcement. Drilled it out and dripped some glue in the holes.

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Old 02-16-2019, 08:39 AM   #14
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Heres the spray can, the test that i did looked killer.

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Also trimmed the rear fenders back for tire clearance. Actually looks better too.

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Old 02-16-2019, 01:08 PM   #15
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OK, so I sprayed the valance with the oil rubbed bronze paint and it has way too much brown and gold in it. Back to Ace to find another can of the black midnight metallic that I had that was almost empty. Had just enough to confirm it was what i needed.

Also got the new floor pans roughed in and started some filling and sanding.

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Old 02-16-2019, 10:17 PM   #16
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Got some paint laid down today and I couldn't help myself but to put some pieces in place to see what its going to look like. I'm lovin it!
Lots more to go, including a clear coat for extra chip protection. It will go together fast after that. I'm thinking this project should get brushless power cuz it needs to rip as kick ass as much as it looks bad ass !

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Old 02-17-2019, 09:45 AM   #17
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Wet sanded the body this morning with 1200 grit to get most of the orange peel out before clear coat. The rustoleum metallic actually laid down really nice. Going to use 2k automotive grade clear coat. Its extremely durable and lays down super smooth. Ive got a good feeling about this!

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Old 02-19-2019, 09:02 PM   #18
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Take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty

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Lets see how it looks with some chrome wheels
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Old 02-19-2019, 10:40 PM   #19
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Thanks man, check out these pics with some alloys.

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Old 02-19-2019, 11:29 PM   #20
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I'm diggin it, let me know what you guys think. Ive got more to go. need to do more detailing. Also thinking some kind of dual exhaust from a supercharged 3.4L


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