Project Farm truck toyota Hilux 58028 Pearly white.. hah!

[A2ana]

I just swapped one of the springs for the forks for a longer one.
Not taking credits for this.
Check out bruiserbuilder's site for the manual rebuild and mod.
Great source on the tranny work.
Enjoying the resto.
H.


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[A2ana]

I cut the ends of the u-bolt so they don't grab onto everything.
H

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Originally Posted by A2ana

I just swapped one of the springs for the forks for a longer one.
Not taking credits for this.
Check out bruiserbuilder's site for the manual rebuild and mod.
Great source on the tranny work.
Enjoying the resto.
H.


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alright thank you! ill check into bruiser builders site for the info!

and yes i need to shorten the ubolts on the rear i believe they must be the bruisers front style because they are so much longer lol. or get rc4wd ubolt flip kit!

[cartronicshn]

Nice going on your build, i also own an og hilux, gotta love the scale detail of these trucks

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Originally Posted by cartronicshn

Nice going on your build, i also own an og hilux, gotta love the scale detail of these trucks

thank you! these are by far so cool and the metal design makes the rig even that much better cheers to you to buddy! more to come soon, waitin on some supplys!b

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SO ive always been a fan of candy colors that kind of glimmer and look sticky and edible! haha.. now im no expert painter.. and this was done with a rattle can.. and is far from done.. but i seen a old hilux on tamiya club jumping off a ply wood ramp, catching some radical air! since then ive always wanted a lime green hilux! So tamiya it is, for TS-52 Candy Lime Green paint!

Now its 39 degrees here... so i warmed up the spray cans in a sink of warm water for 30 minutes... wet sanded and washed the body prior.. let it dry for almost 2 hours... ugh took forever lol.. and went out to my Unheated lawn shed to get out of the elements for some light coats to get this started!

im happy so far.. long ways to go.. gona let this cure.. wet sand again and couple more coats then maybe some decals or black out the hood? then clear coat it!

hope you enjoy as much as i enjoyed the paint fumes! hahahah JK!

well heres some pics for now.. teasers! Ill snap some better photos tomaro before work! as of now.. off to get this over time $$

thank you! comments suggestions welcome!

-Michael-

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sorry for the crappy cell phone pics =[

[rocpede]

Now that's a very nice color!!!!


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Originally Posted by cartronicshn

Nice going on your build, i also own an og hilux, gotta love the scale detail of these trucks

thank you! i love these old three speeds! guess alot of us do! Richard, (Rocpede) and I hope to bring some new life back in this tread! please join us! show us some three speed love! post up some threads of them! Ive got lots more threads to make in the near future, as i have a couple of these im tinkering with! Addiction lol

regards,

Michael

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Originally Posted by rocpede

Now that's a very nice color!!!!


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Thank you sir! haha! i hope it comes out great once said and done and all the final coats are on! I may black out the Hood with a tamiya metallic Black! but idk if i dont like it then r.i.p. elbow grease sanding forever to get it undone lol!

I hope to see you paint up some Bruisers soon richard! And also put that beauty of a transmission to some use! Im sure everyone will be thrilled to see it once you unveil that beast!


regards,

-Michael-

[rocpede]

I'll paint some body's up here soon. I'll update my thread with a pic of the tranny installed


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so, its cured now for couple days, so yesterday i sanded it lightly again, and added another coat of lime! i could call the lime done here, now on to detailing the windshield trim, door handles , tail lights and such! then search for some sr5 stripes from crawler graphics, then clear coat it finally!

heres the progress with 2nd coat.

enjoy!

[rocpede]

Coming along very nicely Michael.. Do you have a link to where you get your graphics ?


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Originally Posted by rocpede

Coming along very nicely Michael.. Do you have a link to where you get your graphics ?


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Yessir! Rpp hobby! Sold out of the black tho :(

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