Finally This Gets A Chassis

[ScaleManiac]

Well guys with the NRCTPA worlds coming up I have been working on my race clods and pulling trucks like crazy. Last year they had some magazine coverage of alot of trucks that were there and my dream has always been to get a little something into a magazine (even though I have tried readers rides numerous times:-( ) So I am hoping that the this Tow vehicle with Trekker combo will do it, and I am bringing my sand rail to as alot of people want to see it... well I have had this trailer for a while now, got it from BD and its time to use it...

Onto the pics...

The rail doesnt fit but the Trekker kinda does (enough to look cool) Sooooo of course I needed a Tow rig to do this.

Well as you guys know,I won this clod body off ebay a few years back (after missing it on there the 1st time) I paid an arm and a leg for it but it was one of those "I have to have this". It has molded flares, custom chevy cowl induction hood, extended bed to fit bruiser wheel base and a REAL bed ;-) 8) Its probably one of the sickest clod bodies out there IMO

I recently over the summer bought a Bruiser off of a local guy for 250.00 bucks, stripped it down and had everything powdercoated in a black textured coating (looks like its under coated ;-) ) and I just finally am getting it together now. I bought the stuff to build a hitch off the back as well so I can tow the Trekker.

Here is the progress so far. Almost done, just need bearings for the rear hubs. Then its onto the hitch

Thanks for looking

later
Mike

 

[william g]

Hey that's my body :rof

Mike that is going to make some people drool like a rabid dog. :drool

 

[ddtuass]

Looks very sweet Mike. I do like that Chevy body, very clean and sharp looking. Trail looks good too.
Chris

 

[Locoboy5150]

It's great to se that beautiful body will finally get a chassis to sit on. Great work! Please post photos of everything when they're all done and ready to go.

If a certain (in)famous R/C magazine writer is going to be there with a silly IFS and IRS (retch) truck and snapping photos, be careful and keep a fire extinguisher handy!

 

[ScaleManiac]

Originally posted by Locoboy5150@Sep 14 2006, 05:55 AM
It's great to se that beautiful body will finally get a chassis to sit on. Great work! Please post photos of everything when they're all done and ready to go.

If a certain (in)famous R/C magazine writer is going to be there with a silly IFS and IRS (retch) truck and snapping photos, be careful and keep a fire extinguisher handy!

Thanks for all the comments guys


Loco if that magazine is there, Im not allowing them to take pictures of my trucks :roll I dont even want to see the editor as I have met him b4. I think last year extreme rc cars was there and they put out a good mag, as well as rc driver. If they are there Ill be siked.

- Mike

 

[Dougie]

I hate to break it to you, but the magazines haven't been to the worlds in a few years now, the magazine coverage that we get is from the club members hard work, John Etzler takes all the photos and I believe that Craig Borden did the write up for the monster trucks side, there might have been more people in on the write up for that article as well. I don't think we have gotten any body from the magazines to show since Derrick came to the worlds 3 years ago...and I think we scared off the Tamiya guys too since they have't come back either.

Nice looking trucks, I'm thinking when I get my high lift it will be something similar to your very bright green toyota there

Doug

 

[ScaleManiac]

Originally posted by Dougie@Sep 15 2006, 02:28 AM
I hate to break it to you, but the magazines haven't been to the worlds in a few years now, the magazine coverage that we get is from the club members hard work, John Etzler takes all the photos and I believe that Craig Borden did the write up for the monster trucks side, there might have been more people in on the write up for that article as well. I don't think we have gotten any body from the magazines to show since Derrick came to the worlds 3 years ago...and I think we scared off the Tamiya guys too since they have't come back either.

Nice looking trucks, I'm thinking when I get my high lift it will be something similar to your very bright green toyota there

Doug

Dougie I wasnt aware of that, thanks for the heads up. I am going to bring them anyways to just kinda show them off, I know some people want to see the stuff (John being one of them).

-Mike