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03-23-2021, 05:24 AM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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| A Trail King for Trailing
Here it is, the replacement for my Trail Honcho. Funny thing is the day after my Honcho found a new home, I found a newly built Trail King locally for a deal I could not pass up. There is not a scratch on the belly or the links, and the way the rocks are here, I will say it has only been driven inside if at all. Then I was thinking... It hurt. But what truck needs a Chevy V8? It would be sacrilegious to put a Ford body over the obvious Chevy engine, So my Bronco is out. Then it hit me, Literally A old Hilux body fell off the shelf and hit me when I was digging through a stack of bodies. In order for the body to sit low enough I enlarged the factory hole on the hood of the ancient Tamiya body. Now the air cleaner sits out in the open and I have t strap the body down some how without adding more holes.... Last edited by lonleycreeper; 03-26-2021 at 09:04 PM. |
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03-23-2021, 09:55 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: SOCAL
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
awesome... the trail kings is a beast ... certainly a great performer without any mods on the stock configuration.
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03-23-2021, 01:14 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: The Big Island
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
Nice! I like what you did with the air filter sticking out rather than just taking it off the motor. I can't wait to get my Trail King!! |
03-23-2021, 03:43 PM | #4 | ||
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing Quote:
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I can't wait to get her out on the trail/rocks. She is a solid feeing truck, very rigid frame and very smooth shocks... I found a front bumper I like... | ||
03-25-2021, 06:59 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
Some new guts... |
03-25-2021, 08:37 PM | #6 |
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
Nice guts! |
03-26-2021, 04:36 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
Icing on the cake, and the truck is now driveable... |
03-26-2021, 05:17 PM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
Trying to dress up the front of this body... |
03-27-2021, 08:27 AM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
Got to protect that "radiator"... |
03-27-2021, 10:17 AM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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Just discovered, the Firma 40 esc uses the same programing card as the Hobby wing 1080! Some settings changed, and :thumbsup: |
03-29-2021, 07:27 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
The first run at White Water park went well. This little rig climbs things my F150 only dreams of! I love it... https://youtu.be/VjD3vcFJhhE |
03-29-2021, 09:18 PM | #12 | |
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing Quote:
Wow, really? It’s that much of an improvement? _________________ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker | |
03-29-2021, 09:47 PM | #13 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing Yes very noticeable. Its 6 oz lighter, to my surprise and balances the same. It made lines my F150 struggles with easily. The body is substantially narrower allowing for better tire contact, and the center of gravity is definitely lower, combined it works really well...
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03-29-2021, 09:56 PM | #14 |
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
So the back fell off... |
03-29-2021, 10:08 PM | #15 | |
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Awesome to hear! I have one on order atm. _________________ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker | |
03-29-2021, 10:24 PM | #16 |
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03-29-2021, 10:25 PM | #17 |
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03-30-2021, 10:09 AM | #18 |
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03-30-2021, 01:44 PM | #19 |
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04-03-2021, 10:07 AM | #20 |
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| Re: A Trail King for Trailing
Loaded up and ready to go! |
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