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That's awesome. I know this sparked a lot of interest in making it happen. I still run it. The thing has been a trooper. I should do an update video soon and go over some of the minor details. It's great that you can 3D print for it. That will definitely streamline things more. The mounting from the factory would be a great thing to lock right back onto but I'm not sure how much room there would be for activities like a motor and electronics.

@ looking forward to your update… that’s an awesome little rig!

Well the TRD pro arrived! What a disappointment! 😕 it clearly states on the website 1/24 scale diecast Tacoma but what I received is a 1/27 scale… 😒. Looks nice but I’m so disappointed.

According to the one other person I know who still messes with the Z2, this is the ESC you want. www.modellbau-regler.de/shop/product_info.php?products_id=163&language=en

@@VermontScaleCustoms oh no! Sad to hear there’s not much of a following. Do you still have yours?

Indeed, trucks that have leaf springs definitely look and drive much more like the real thing.

Thanks! Much appreciated.

I think so. I didn't install on the plastic chassis so I can't say for sure. The front would go on just fine but I'm not sure about the back. The metal chassis is set up for upgrades while the stock chassis has molded posts for the tops of the shocks. I think if you take the factory ball ends out and snap the metal ones onto the rear upper posts, you're all set. You may even need to use both the top and bottom plastic post now that I think about it more. Long story short: yes, take a look at it and see if they fit on the factory posts.

@VermontScaleCustoms ok thanks

It was a fun rig.

It was just the right amount of dry snow. Yeah, that stick just came out of nowhere! That bumper took a good hit and just kept on going!

Hobbywing 1625 is waterproof and I upgraded the servo. All set!

Solid choice. I built mine on a C24 chassis (same thing). The parts list is in the description. Wheels and tires are the most popular question. They're from an RGT 1/16 truck. Everything else is pretty much straight off the shelf for WPL upgrades. Single speed 370 on a metal gearbox, WPL all metal axles & links, driveshafts. The most flex for these comes from angle-mounting the shocks. Tilting them on the frame rail to get a little more articulation. Straight up and down really limits their motion. Most shock kits come with brackets for the frame rails. The links are pretty self explanatory. Just a bit of a pain to get dialed. I used a digital caliper to make sure they were all the same length. Helps tracking, steering, etc.

I upgraded the description to include the motor, gearbox, and axles. Thanks for watching!

Real good stuff, man! Appreciate you document all this.

Did you have to do any modifications to get the new motor and gearbox to fit?

Hey man, I ordered the same shocks (but in a diff color) as you did. The tires I ordered are 66mm in diameter. Do I need to incorporate a sort of lift kit or something?

I hope you get some snow to play in! It's definitely a lot of fun. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Perfect conditions for this thing.

Thanks! I needed this one, too. I really miss heading to the rock quarry down the road from my house and tearing it up when it snows!

Oh, nice! Congrats on the new xmas present! Be sure to look up online how to tune them for better performance! Thanks for watching!

12 Lb. truck with preload maxed out. 4 year old shocks and they haven't been rebuilt in years. Seals are long gone.

Thanks! This truck is a 12lb behemoth with a Holmes Hobbies 550 13T inside. It doesn't stop for much. It's nice to get to use some of that horse power!

@@VermontScaleCustoms What a Monster. Loved watching it GO and GO. Really cool build.

Hope you do! Good thing I got out and got a piece of it. It was gone two days later!

I did a payment plan for my Bully II when I got it a couple years ago. That helped take the sting away on the monthly payments. This is a fully custom rig made from a Furitek Scythe V2 chassis. All custom made/bent links, moforc electronics and flysky radio. Not much to it, really. Just swapped out to 1.8 wheels and just checking to see how it handles breakovers different than before.

​@@VermontScaleCustoms thanks for that. I had to do the Beatle piece meal on a stock frame and links I had leftover. Maybe that'll have to be. I'll be in touch later👍

RC4WD Dirt Grabber 1.2 tires sitting on Hobby Plus CR18 1.2 wheels.

Waterproof ESC and that's it. I also don't drive fully underwater. No one in real life actually does on purpose. Anything over the hood means you're in trouble. I try to practice the same thing with RC cars.

Thanks! Had to be done once I saw it at Walmart.

Hello! Thank you, Seven! Sometimes spontaneous work turns out decent products! Thanks for watching!😎🖖

I'm always torn on whether to run at regular speed or slow things down for the small scales. I'll always enjoy watching those wheels roll over stuff in slow mo!

Thanks! Yeah, I like doing video of this one. Looks good slowed down.

I've been shooting wide angle these last couple of videos, too. Give the course more perspective and reveals how big it is. It covers 4'x6'+ and it's about 2' tall on both ends. I was thinking recently I'd like to change it up again. Winter is coming so I'll leave that for another day. Makes for good content! ;) Lights were a PITA. I did two separate tabs underneath the hood. Soup can lid pieces - all black to one - red to the other. They make contact with the magnets when closed so there's no wiring between the body and chassis. Pretty nice when it comes to working it.

I've had two sets of Patagonias for about 4 years. I go in and out with liking them. I struggled with them on Vermont rock but they seem to stick right to this sandstone. Plus I vented the tires, too. And on soft foams, they grapple like the real thing. So much better now. I'd check on Etsy for one. I'm pretty sure I've seen crew cab Chevy trucks getting built on the scx24 platform. You could probably get one onto a Gladiator length setup. Might be enough room for the doors.

Very nice in those lights that’s cool I always end up just ditching them!

I always just post the glory videos and never the real deal as it actually happens. I figured a video of nothing but crashes would be funny. Nope, haven't bought anything in a while. Probably won't be on account that I'm not earning any money being caregiver for my mom. Just my bills are covered. At least until the new admin takes over and guts social security and medicare. At which point I'll have to figure out what to do for my mom. Just kind of planning and prepping for that time. Stocking up on stuff, food, water, etc.

I’m more thinking of over seas….. Hoping the stupidity is ineffective. 🍻

I've never checked out the geographical layout of UK much. Flat with no rocks is the midwest, exactly. Flat fertile farmland for as far as the eye can see. I really miss being on the East Coast with endless places to go and run trucks. That' crazy rocks are expensive there. Are there no active quarries with stuff for landscaping? We can get that stuff for dollars by the ton!

@VermontScaleCustoms we can get flint stone but that's it. It is too slippery really. Yeah, crazy to be paying money for rocks lol

Thanks! Been laying low lately. Felt kind of inspired. Thanks for tuning in.

Thank you ! Thanks for watching. That's good old 10W 30 in there.

Thanks! Glad people are picking up on some info. Wheelbase is 140mm overall. Front links are 50mm high clearance lowers JLU yoke on top that's bent to give the front axle some rear caster/ clock. Rear lowers are a set of 69mm with double bends down to 63mm Center to Center Rear Uppers are 61.5 double bent down to roughly 56mm I think this called for a 135mm wheel base and I didn't like it. It was having trouble with every breakover and just standing up on it's rear end. So the best thing to do was stretch it but I didn't want a full 1CM added. Grabbed some old links and a couple sets of pliers and matched the bends. It really helps get everything out of the way underneath, too. Driveshaft hits long before links do on breakovers. Hope that helps!

@VermontScaleCustoms totally helps! Appreciate the detail. I'm one to tinker with links also. I am currently building up an IR60 and was hoping to push it a little past 135 also. So all your info is very helpful.

@VermontScaleCustoms and of course try to work with high clearance links when warranted. Sometimes I'm a "link bending machine". Other times I'm not. Ha ha!

@VermontScaleCustoms also- would be cool to see an up close look at the bent yoke link. Really cool you are using a bent yoke to achieve caster.

France! I should get a world map and drop a pin where all of you are located!

Hello, Seven and thank you! Always appreciate you stopping by to watch. You have a great day, as well! - Mark🖖😎

Thank you! Really happy I expanded it last year when I did. The backdrops were a huge help, too. Made it easier to stay focused on the course and not the stuff in the background.🖖😎

One thing I never did before was vent the tires. These are so soft now, there's no way they don't grab on. I was always back and forth with them for as long as I've had the two sets I have but now I love them on this thing. Perfect set up for it. Thanks for watching!🖖😎

Yeah, the thing does much better on a more breakover friendly chassis. Cleaned up underneath a lot. Yes, links and shocks will made a huge difference for you. Especially links.

I had installed lights before I realized I probably should have bobbed it. But, I also wanted to keep this more stock than not. Kind of like modified street but not quite all in. This is currently parked. Took the motor and used it on something else. I should get it going again! It's a fun truck for as basicas it is.

😂 the urge to get it done ! Haha ! I wish I could control myself like that and move parts around because now I feel like I NEED to get a full build when I find a new cool body 🥲 I -only- have 5 full builds but no one knows how many to come. 🙃

Thanks for stopping by! Yeah, I rebuilt the course last winter/spring and finally added backdrops ro look a little more like the desert Southwest. This truck's legit. I just always post glory vids and never all the stuff that happens in real life. It's a really solid performer on the indoor and outdoor courses I have set up. I just built it on Injora high clearance rails and it seems to do breakovers much better than factory rails. I'll upload some more of this actually making the climbs. Thanks again!

@@VermontScaleCustoms I quite like the idea of a performer built around stock rails but yeah, I also have an Injora carbon lcg and a Meus lcg (which I prefer because of the parts it comes with) and both of these trucks have been doing great ! Can' wait to see what you'll do next :) I discovered your channel when I was investigating on how to mount a playmobil bug body !

A lot of my 24 scale builds start out as a set of factory rails and once built they get all the upgrades. I usually do it to get a body mounted for one purpose or another. Kind of like that Beetle build. I had no idea how that was going to work out but it did. I think that was in July of last year. I still have the body but the frame has been rebuilt under multiple trucks since then. These rails might have even been the ones I used. Yeah, I like the Injora chassis for the aluminum cross bars. Those are key. I like the Ramp Crab chassis too but it's all 3D printed stuff other than the CF rails.

@@VermontScaleCustoms I also enjoy the process of upgrading but these days I build from scratch so there’s no « waste ». I bought my first two scx24 used (i.e cheap), modified them and also use some stock parts on other builds, but stock spare parts are more expensive than aftermarket so I go either full chinese or more « boutique » but either way, scratch built. This is also why I like the Meus chassis kit (and most of their parts) because it has both printed magnet mounts and aluminum cross bars ! Best of both worlds. It’s a bit more expensive kit but it has a lot of parts included. The links it comes with are also nice but the fronts are oddly short. Slightly shorter than stock DB links. So you may have to make your own or use something else. Other than that, great piece. Anyway. Until next time :) Or next build ! ✌🏻

That's a Tamiya 1/12 truck driver guy. You have to paint & assemble him.

It's really the only way to go for the small stuff. I like brushed motors for some stuff if it's set up right but for good low speed control for the little guys, I'm brushless all the way. My 1/18 version of this truck is on a 180 brushed motor with an SCX24 gearbox and that slow crawls amazingly well. I'd compare that to brushless, almost.

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Yeah, I never include how many times I roll a truck. "They who never fell never climbed." - Some Proverb

Thanks a lot! It takes some work to get these dialed in but you'll get it. Thank you for watching!

Thanks!!!!🖖😎

Thanks! Those are 1" from RC4WD - I think they're called "Competition Beadlocks" and they made two different ones. One has only pins on the back and the others use the standard 7mm hex.

Thank you! I agree. Just the right size. :)

Thanks, man! That's just a 1500mAh 2s in there. I've never run 3s in this. The higher Kv motor just doesn't need it. It didn't used to to crawl as well on a HW1625 so I put the generic 1060 in and it's been awesome.

Yeah, this truck is a keeper. Also need to add more rocks but winter is on its way. Will be using the indoor course more soon.

Def a keeper. And it just runs, too. Never has anything go wrong with it. Except I chipped a piece off the tailgate :/

Thank you and thanks for watching!🖖😎