Brandon's VS4-10 Rear Portal Yota Build

[Matt.k]

Looks good, you bringing this down so I can try it? and scratch it?

[B-MOW71]

Looks great Brandon! Nice choice for the interior.


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[JatoTheRipper]

An Origin Finder...cool. I always like these Yota bodies with the tires hanging out the side.

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by Almighty Malach

Not to add to Jim's workload, but man I'd love that raw finish as a parts option. Rest of the truck looks sweet too.

I know they do look awesome. I never really asked why we don't sell them raw. For the most part the etching and plating process is a final cleanup and makes the parts look finished. Not everyone appreciates the tooling marks.

Originally Posted by Matt.k

Looks good, you bringing this down so I can try it? and scratch it?

Psssh... I haven't done any hard body / styrene work since before I was at Axial. Its taking me a while to get back into it. At this rate it definitely will not be finished by next month. It is running though, so you can't hold that against me.

Originally Posted by B-MOW71

Looks great Brandon! Nice choice for the interior.

Agreed, found that in the attic yesterday and it fits perfectly. I had an old Bruiser interior I was going to modify but the lexan spawn interior is just way too easy.

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

An Origin Finder...cool. I always like these Yota bodies with the tires hanging out the side.

I might go back to a narrower wheel. I originally ran it that way but wanted to test the wider wheels to see how the tire contact affected performance. Does look good this way.

[Brandon]

Mounted the interior. Just bolts to the top of the VFD trans cover. I can still access my battery mount and its lightweight.

More body work too. Front is pinched and rear bed length was increased to match the WB then bobbed. Rear bed bolts to the chassis, cab is easily removable though.

I need to finish the front hood area and work on bumpers / sliders to hide the imperfections. Body needs more sanding and filler.

[Natedog]

Love the Yota hardbody and 4.19 BFGs, glad the pinch was not excessive lol.

[distinctive pd]

Great looking yoder with a mean stance!

[Matt.k]

Isn't this about due for an update?

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by Matt.k

Isn't this about due for an update?

Im still messing with it. Wasn't happy with the bed. Going for a super simple cage design and eliminate the rear shock towers. Then I can lean the rear shocks forward on the cage mounts.

Thanks Josh for the tubing material and safety silv. Havent messed with this stuff in years.

Here is the start.

[Brandon]

Mocked up the scale motor from Scale Design by Mr. Commad. Wont fit under the hood but love the way it looks on the chassis.

[antigacho]

wooow! this build is amazing, truly unique
someday a vanquish kit will be in my collection

[Brandon]

Some progress on the rear cage. Just needs shock mounts then I will clean it up and paint.

[Brandon]

Finished up the cage over the weekend. Still needs to get cleaned up and painted but the fitment is good and ride height with the shock mount tabs is perfect.

Fuel cell cap covers the low profile Tekin dig servo, radiator mount was added to the cage. Might tweak the position some but happy with the overall look. Ill add some styrene to the fuel cell cap to close it in a bit better on the sides.

[Brandon]

Got the cage cleaned up and painted. Installed the lower back half of the cab into the cage so I can close it up and still remove the main cab easily.

Some interior work, front bumper, and body detail should finish it off for now. Looking forward to running this one again.

[Topher Builds]

I really like the profile of that cage, some nice work right there.

How’s your gear mesh on the rear with the 3rd member and gears flipped upside down?

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by Topher Builds

I really like the profile of that cage, some nice work right there.

How’s your gear mesh on the rear with the 3rd member and gears flipped upside down?

No issues with the 3rd member yet. Im not too worried about it with the VP bearing retainers. Nothing is able to move with the design.

[TRX4ME]

When will that cage be available for sale?!

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by TRX4ME

When will that cage be available for sale?!

One of my all time favorite projects while working at axial was the honcho. I actually painted both bodies that were used on the box art for the honcho kit, otherwise the project was nearly complete in 2009 when I joined axial R&D.

I would love to make a modern version of the honcho on a VS4-10 chassis. Really anything Toyota based I would be happy with. Ill have to take this cage design into CAD and see what happens. The axle is offset to the wrong side but thats easily ignored.

[boldfin]

Originally Posted by Brandon

I would love to make a modern version of the honcho on a VS4-10 chassis. Really anything Toyota based I would be happy with. Ill have to take this cage design into CAD and see what happens. The axle is offset to the wrong side but thats easily ignored.

I love my OG SCX10 Honcho, so thanks for your contribution to that timeless rig.

I built both of my VS4-10 chassis with the intent to run ProLine Toyota SR5 HiLux front cabs and some sort of Honcho-esque rear cage. I've tried fitting the actual Honcho rear cage, and the fuel cell interferes with the lower cage rails. The other ProLine back half cage also doesn't fit well - I've tried that too. I even tried a GMade GOM cage. That one might fit, with some modifications, but I'd end up compromising the structural integrity.

I would love to see a rear cage designed specifically for the VS4-10 to make a modern interpretation of a Honcho.

[B-MOW71]

That is a good looking cage!

It would be cool to see a modern version of the Honcho cage for the VS4-10. Hopefully that is something you can build in the future.