TopElimn8r

I haven't built a tamiya product in many years. My last one was the original Blackfoot. I've been into monster trucks and Nitro for a long time. I've always loved semi trucks, so i finally got one to build. I'm still waiting on some parts for it to come in, so i am just trying to get some of the painting and sub assemblies together right now.



I love opening the box!




My bearings came in so i got the axles and trans together!



Choppin the top!



The top is cut down. Time to glue it back together! More to come Later!

TopElimn8r

I got the trans together for the most part.




I hate E-clips!!


I glued some styrene strips to the inside of the roof to reinforce the seam. It still needs to be glued to the body though.

bigford

nice build so far
i'm looking for whats left of mine[]

TopElimn8r

Not much progress lately!



Got the reinforcement tabs on the roof!



My new frame rails came in!

TopElimn8r

Here's an update on my progress!



Made a jig to transfer mounting holes the new frame rails!



Chopped da headlights out! Who need headlights right!



Patched the holes and glued the roof back on!



Started assembly of the chassis!

Hope you enjoy the pics!

sheograth

Looking good, why'd you cut the top off though?

madmax22

cuz on that body the roof is unreal-ly high. looks good dude!! I like these to, if you dont mind how much did you score it for and where did ya' get it?

lilmegill727

looks good. yeah give us a price on one of those. i wanna see it done!

TopElimn8r

I bought the truck from tower hobbies $400. I will probably sell this one when it is done. I'm not finished with it yet and i'm into it nearly $600. I need to order the headlights yet $50 with shipping. I either have to make or have a custom driveshaft made $$. The chassis is stretched 6 1/2". I have custom stacks for it. Plus the custom work i've done.

Thanks for the compliments i'm glad you are enjoying the build!

TopElimn8r

I got some more body work done on the body! This has been a long slow process!

Barber420

My Feedback: (1)

Can't wait to see it finished and all modded up!! Looks good so far.

TopElimn8r

I managed to make a little headway on this one!

Got some of the parts primered and noticed that my body work needs work!




It took all day and 2 attempts but i managed to get my 2 piece drive shaft fabbed up!




There i still a lot of work to be done but heres a sneak peek at what she will look like!


Hope you enjoy the pics![sm=tongue_smile.gif]

lilmegill727

looks awesome! how much longer till its completly done? i wanna see the finished results!

qoisdhc oqina

My Feedback: (-1)

yeah me too!!!

TopElimn8r

I've been real busy with work lately so, i haven't had much time for the truck. I apologize to those that have been watching the build and are anxious to see the finished product.

I got the air cleaners painted.



I made a chassis cover. It is painted black now!



I have been having issues with the body filler where i cut out the head lights. So, i had to redo some of it. It still requires some final touches that will hopefully get done this weekend!



I made a wooden mold to make my rear fenders. I have never done this so hopefully it works out well. Otherwise, i may end up with a fiberglassed block of wood.[:'(]


Thanks for checkin out my build guys!

zman2rw

Where is the rest of your build???