First Scale Build -'79 F-150

[AxialSmash]

Free-ish upgrades:
-Remove Shock Stoppers (Complete)
-Raise front bumper (need to manufacture extenders out of hard plastic or metal) Put on backburner. Body sits at perfect place for me. dont want to have to keep trimming.
-Add weight to tires (need to wait for new wheels/tires) Will tape on some wheel weights i got from Tower tonight.
- 4 way link to front bumper (complete: used extra 4link from parts that came with the rtr)
- Mirror transmission (Complete, kinda sucks i cannot put the stock cover back on)

Bought/Ordered:
- HPI 1979 F-150 (Ordered) Outside painted and installed. Waiting on copper and rust paint for the inside.
-Steering linkage (ordered Integy Alloy Steering Linkage Silver) Installed.
-C-Hubs (ordered Integy Heavy-Duty Castor Block Silver) Installed.
-Steer Kuckles (ordered Integy Heavy-Duty Steering Block Silver) Installed.
- Servo horn (bought GH Alum. servo horn) Installed.
- Traxxas Turnbuckles Rear 116mm T-Maxx 2.5 (bought) Installed.
- Traxxas Steel Push Rod Revo (bought) Installed.
- Double Sided Tape for ESC (esc fell off when i was cleaning my truck) Installed.
- "Stock Look" 1.9 Beadlocks (looking at 5-lug wagon 1.9 wheel) Bought and installed the Axial 1.9 chrome beadlocks.
- Tires (Boiled of the ripsaws of the stock wheels and threw them onto the Axial Beadlocks)



Eventual Upgrades:
- Shocks (Ultimate Scale 100mm)
- Drive Shafts (MIP Spline Center CVD)
- Differential (Robinson Racing Outdrive Diff Lock Gear)
- "Stock Look" 1.9 Beadlocks (looking at 5-lug wagon 1.9 wheel)
- Tires (Pitbulls or IROK)
- ESC/Motor (Looking at Tekin FXR ESC/35T Crawler Motor Combo)
- White Styrene Camper (Already measured bed and printed out scale pictures of campers)

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I will post picture later today.

Oh and everyone's right. this is an expensive hobby. :shock:

 

[juswin24]

I just love those old Fords. Looks good and can't wait to see more!

 

[AxialSmash]

Here are some poser shots of my truck. I burnt out the stock 27T today while on a trail. Luckily I ordered a 20T motor that I should be getting early next week.
















I would still like to lift the bumper, fix the front lights, and waterproof the electronics and at the same time marine grease the diffs and transmission.

 

[railripper]

it would be nice if there was a hard body version

x2!

 

[railripper]

Good start:thumbup:
I grew up in a 79 f150 that my grandfather owned, it was the ranger xlt 4x4 manual that was painted orange and I had a 78 f150 custom 4x4 but automatic in high school as well that was black/silver.

Mine is based off an scx10 as well and being fitted for a flatbed now and soon to be sporting a custom sticker by standzmond, so this an old pic

 

[AxialSmash]

Good start:thumbup:
I grew up in a 79 f150 that my grandfather owned, it was the ranger xlt 4x4 manual that was painted orange and I had a 78 f150 custom 4x4 but automatic in high school as well that was black/silver.

Mine is based off an scx10 as well and being fitted for a flatbed now and soon to be sporting a custom sticker by standzmond, so this an old pic

That's a sick ride man. I like the look. what kind of wheels are those and what do you have in the bed area to hold your tire up like that?

 

[ev0l]

Here's the 79 I built for my dad. I have similar memories of my pops 74 from when I was a kid.

 

[AxialSmash]

While I was painting it:

 

[AxialSmash]

At my LHS. They have an awesome rock crawling indoor course.





Here are the new parts i put on today:

 

[AxialSmash]

Here's the 79 I built for my dad. I have similar memories of my pops 74 from when I was a kid.

I read your whole build thread. It was awesome!

 

[railripper]

Hey there. Sorry, I forgot to sub to your thread and forgot about it
Thanks, it took a year to get it to where it was in the pics.
I cut the bed out amd made a drop bed, then I used the spare tire holder on the honcho(you got one too) and used some scrap aluminum links left over from making links to lift the spare mount up higher, longer screws and that's it..easy:thumbup:

 

[railripper]

And yeah...any updates????

 

[sasquatich]

my first build up on my 79.

 

[Stangman92]

Truck looks good! Not to hijack your thread but here is mine

 

[wmax99]

Truck looks good! Not to hijack your thread but here is mine

is this 12.3 wheelbase ?

 

[Stangman92]

Nope its a dingo