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Official Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/8/2006 10:00:20 PM   
hunter306



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Status: offline 		Recently I gathered all the parts to build my Tamiya F350 High-Lift.

This thread will basically chronicle the progress, thought it'd be interesting to see how it goes. I'll try to keep it up to date as I get through the manual, but this one is a bigger kit than normal. It's gonna take a few evenings after work!

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Not much to see yet, but I'll update later this evening with some progress.

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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/8/2006 10:03:48 PM   
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NICE, I can't wait, nice going with the F-350.. a worthy successor to your Bruiser!!

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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/8/2006 11:17:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here are step 1 and step 2 in the assembly instructions. Then an image of how the gear mesh actually works.

The whole setup is pretty smart!







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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/8/2006 11:57:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Very interesting, I'll be watching this thread because this is my next truck! I like the tires you have there, what kind of wheels are they mounted on? I see that there are ball bearings in the tranny... The rest of the truck uses bushings, correct?

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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 12:01:57 AM   
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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 12:22:02 AM   
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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 12:56:27 AM   
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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 1:37:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here are steps 5 and 6. The pictures might be a little off, but I'm trying to get some quality images for you guys to check out!















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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 3:04:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Taking a break for tonight, the camera is out of batteries! I've got them in the charger, so I'll pick up the build tomorrow evening.

Thanks to everyone for the comments so far.

To answer the bushing question: The truck only includes bushings, I've purchased a full set of Rubber sealed bearings to install while assembling it.

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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 3:31:42 AM   
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ORIGINAL: hunter306
To answer the bushing question: The truck only includes bushings, I've purchased a full set of Rubber sealed bearings to install while assembling it.

Oh, I see. Good choice going with the bearings! Nice pictures too.

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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 3:33:57 AM   
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That's cool! I remember the old Bruiser 3-speed tranny was sealed w/ silicon and then filled the case w/ oil.. I guess they are not doing that anymore.. LOL!! That was really cool.. like a real car, ha ha ha!!

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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 5:50:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		I plan to get this next, and I found some bearings on Ebay. Ill probably try out a couple motors on it. Tranny reminds me of me semi, but clean.

Cant wait to see it done!!!

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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 5:39:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Tranny gears have "Knight Hauler" printed on some of them, so it appears that this transmission is nearly a direct port of the Semi 3-speeds.

I'll be working more on this tonight, so "stay tuned" if you are interested in seeing some more of the build progress.

I'm pretty impressed with the kit so far. Its higher quality than some of the other Tamiya kit's I have assembled. Fasteners seem better quality too, don't strip as easily.
Overall, a cool project thus far. I recommend it to anyone.

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One Note: The directions are a little convoluted in the beginning, but they seem to be better once you've completed the 3-speed transmission.

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RE: Tamiya F350 High-Lift - Build Chronicles - 11/9/2006 5:44:32 PM   
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