Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. Now that is some good scenery. Would love to do some tiny trucking there. Quote:
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Yes it's painted on the outside, my body was original grey. I think it's holding up pretty good, I've had some rolls and a lot of wear and tear on it and it sticks like paint should stick :) I actually think it looks better with paint on the outside, it gives more realistic wearmarks than if you just scratch the lexan with paint on the inside.. Well, I'm gonna paint another one on the inside soon, I may change my mind then.. :D |
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You're welcome to join, I'll even pick you up at the airport! :) It's just a 10-12hrs flight I guess.. ;) |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. That's awesome! Going to do the truck bed mod this weekend. Thinking about painting mine on the outside. Just don't want that red to show through. What paint did you use? How many coats? Primer? I'm kinda rough on the rocks so I'm still questioning if I should paint the outside. Thanks for the info! |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. Just clean the body and make sure there is no trace of soap or anything on the lexan, and use lexan paint, no primer needed. I think I used two coats, seems to me enough so far, and I've given it some beating too. :) I was just on my local rc-pusher and bought some new beadlocks today, and a new battery with higher C-numbers and some other "nippets".. Looking forward to try out a bit more energetic battery :) |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. So, lets talk about the Toyota Hilux.. Even if the Defender is my absolute favorite, I still have made the Hilux and I’m pretty pleased with ith thinking it’s my first ever Lexan-body painted by my self. But the bumpers that fit perfectly for the Defender isn’t really the best match for the Hilux, so yesterday I was planning on doing something with that issue, maybe I’ll get a better fit and maybe I’ll use the Hilus out in the field more often? Well, here’s what happened yesterday.. First I’ll show how I cut out the bed when I made the Hilux, I’ve gotten a couple questions about that, so here you how I cut it to fit with the rear mounting. https://i.imgur.com/8KXdO9u.jpg Not a surgical cut, but it wont be visible while used anyway.. https://i.imgur.com/M7T73SI.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BkSssnK.jpg ‘coz I got this box 3D-printed to fit around the mount and to keep the bed in place https://i.imgur.com/ON79dh7.jpg I might do a new one with a closed front-wall also, but I didn’t have the time to measure and draw that when I was at it at the first run, but it works for now https://i.imgur.com/KL167Yt.jpg Here’s the rear mount on the chassis, not sure if that’s the original rear mount, maybe someone can tell me? I’m pretty sure it’s heavily modified tho’.. https://i.imgur.com/TIGZAVe.jpg |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. So this is what it looks like when I just swap the body after running with the Defender, you can see that the bumpers are sticking out.. https://i.imgur.com/wtl5cCP.jpg This is how it was in the back https://i.imgur.com/lAl1OVD.jpg And the front was just.. LMAO https://i.imgur.com/UiDjd3W.jpg Even if I tuck the bumpers as close to the chassis as possible they still dont match the way I want.. https://i.imgur.com/TM8qxxE.jpg The front bumper just doesnt want to play with the yota.. :p https://i.imgur.com/vSVZPbb.jpg |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. So I found these bumpers lying in a drawer, it still doesn’t fit properly, but this I think I can work with.. https://i.imgur.com/iblO8DC.jpg The rear one wasnt that bad actually, but I wanted to tuck them in place properly.. https://i.imgur.com/c7q1NGt.jpg So I made a cutting line as a guide and went for the Dremel.. https://i.imgur.com/I2m3HQw.jpg I did it the safe way and made a couple cuts to make sure I didn’t remove too much. But this is how it ended up, pretty pleased with it actually.. I’ll cut off some lexan to drop the bed closer to the mount in the rear tho’. https://i.imgur.com/4Vyaexr.jpg Even the front I think got pretty good https://i.imgur.com/cw65zC1.jpg |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. And here’s some aftermath of the job https://i.imgur.com/wTemqI7.jpg I forgot to mention, I got an extra set of beadlocks yesterday, not sure how I like they on the truck, but I’ll give them a shot.. https://i.imgur.com/kqYhOLV.jpg Dat ass.. ;) https://i.imgur.com/2I0sVyW.jpg Yeah, now I can drive it without beeing too embarrassed https://i.imgur.com/QM4Vuws.jpg |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. Looks great. Those bumper look much better with that body I agree. :-) |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. Nothing new just now, we're selebrating the 17th of May here today, but I just put together a picture to show the difference between before and after modifying the bumper.. https://i.imgur.com/PGgULPC.jpg |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. Long time no see PPL! There have been a lot of familyfriendly activities and birthdays the last weeks, so I haven't gotten to play as much as I want with the TRX. But the beadlocks on the last picture wasn't at all my taste, so I'm putting them in the bin and will try to forget ever buying them.. :D Instead I found a set of rims that fits the HiLux very good. Now I just need some good tires to mount on them, for now I'm using the tires that was mounted on the uglybugly-rims just to have something to roll with other than the Hyrax. Any suggestions on what tires to buy? BTW: I finally got the opportunity to take a ride with it today, I tried to film a bit but it doesnt seem like there's gonna be a film from it, so here's a few pix of the car on the top of the route, what do you think of the wheels? https://i.imgur.com/38JDONC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RK8ZQ7q.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0vVRXgh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WN2koxn.jpg |
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Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. So.. I found an interesting webpage.. It said to me..: Thanks for shopping with us! 2 x PRO1197-03 Pro-Line Interco TSL SX Super Swamper XL 1.9" Rock Crawler Tires (2) (Predator) 2 x PBTPB9014AK Pit Bull Tires Rock Beast XOR 1.9 Crawler Tires w/Foam (Alien) |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. Oh man.. I just ordered the sickest body I've ever seen on these chassis.. It's crazy expensive, but I just need it, just as I need everything else for this truck.. :p But now I need to chill down a bit, maybe, I think.. |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. What bugged me most about the other set of wheels was the black ring with only 6 silver screws. Something tells me that if the ring was silver or if the socket heads were black that it would've looked better idk. No matter though as the white stamped steelies look awesome... significantly better! I actually like those Trepadors on that rig but I absolutely love me some Hilux so I'm not sure that there are too many tires that wouldn't look killer on that rig lol. Great job on the bumpers btw and what gorgeous scenery... Jealous! |
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I also agree on the white steelies, I just love them! I also got my hands on a set of original wheels without tires some time ago and I've painted them white.. I think I actually liked that approach, but I dont know what tires to put on them.. Maybe the Hyrax, but they fit good on the current wheels and those rims is a TON of work to mount up.. So yeah, got some thinking to do while I watch 24h of LeMans :D |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. Today it was a rainy day.. So I took the time to mount some of the wheels I have lying around here. I didn't care to mount all of them, because a couple of them is not going on the car again no matter what, so why show them.. :) But here's the showcase :) Let me know what you think, personally I actually love the way the original wheels look after I painted them white. https://i.imgur.com/DhC4Irq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/aUDDSXH.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WUoT05g.jpg https://i.imgur.com/5bC4IEy.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MTb2A9N.jpg I even tried to adjust the springs to the lowest adjustment.. I dont know what I think of that, it almost looks like a baby-hummer now.. :D https://i.imgur.com/iE7vFPi.jpg |
Re: sickpuppys TRX-4's life up north.. Tbh I don't think there's a bad combo of the bunch. Dunno if I have a valid opinion here but I'll give it a shot since you took the time to post. 1- A solid look on the Hilux as well as the Def PU. That wheel looks good under a lot of scale rigs imo. 2- Not really a fan of the Traxxas OEM black plastic wheels but the white letters on the Canyon Trail add a really unique look and raises the cool factor considerably. I personally don't really dig the Traxxas logo but it actually looks good on those tires alongside the OEM black wheels. I need to un-glue mine and switch out the foams cause they don't flex like that lol. 3- One of my favorites from this group. That wheel is a classic and although a bit of a hardcore look for the Defender, I think it works well since that particular body is a far cry from what grandma ever drove to church lol. Paired with the white Proline logo and the aggressive tread pattern, it's a winner in my book. 4- Idk what wheels those are but bronze and black is always a good look together. Seems a little tame paired with the more a/t looking CR's but it suits the rig quite well. Sophisticated look for sure. 5- Those look more silver in the pics but man!... looking really good in white along with tires other than the Canyon Trail. While not typically a fan of wheels that have that "feel", they look really at home under the black Defender! It doesn't hurt that those tires are pretty aggressive. *** Btw I think that the sweet-spot for the ride height lies somewhere in between. I'd split the difference as close as you can. Something tells me that would be about right. |
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This was the first thing I bought for the TRX-4, and no they didn't complement the original grey body as much, but after repainting and making this version of the body I also think they look good.. Quote:
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This was a thought I had some weeks ago and just by impulse I ordered a set of original rims and spraypainted them matte white. I also like the Hyrax on these wheels, it may be a permanent engagement.. Even if I hate the thought of gluing the tires, it gives me the chills.. Quote:
Again, thank you for the reply, it was nice to see that I'm not way off track with the wheels on this ride.. :) |
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