Fallen's GCM CMax LC70

[B-MOW71]

Man, great looking build! Looks great with that bed. Love the GCM products. Them guys put together some sweet builds!

The LC70 is a body that I've always wanted to use on a build. They look so realistic when done right.

 

[Fallen]

Thanks! This was my first time taking it for a drive outside of my yard.

I was really happy with how it looked and drove. It was fun to have to work around the truck's capabilities and limitations.

 

[Fallen]

Inner fenders!

I figured with some mocking up & chopping, these could be made to work. Fortunately I was correct.

I wanted to hit them with flat clear to knock the shine off, but was too impatient. Maybe in a few weeks.

 

[Fallen]

Dual spare tire carrier!

No extra parts required either. I just had to move the toolbox aft a bit, and they drop right in nice & snug.

I can tilt the truck past its tipping point (side to side) and those tires still don't move.

 

[Fallen]

More running photos:

I took my 5 year old son to Catfish Cove. We go there a lot as it's only a few miles from my house. He drove my Bronco, I drove the Toyota.

The Toyota shows just how capable an SCX10.3 really is. One is a dedicated trail rig, and the other a work truck that can go off-road. The Toyota definitely could not follow the Bronco everywhere.

 

[Fallen]

My son and I went for a trail drive today and decided to bring home a load of rocks for a front yard rock trail. This will likely be a recurring thing for us.

So these leaf springs got a workout today. I ordered new foams for the rear tires, as the stock ones aren't up to a load like this.

I found a way to use the bed side hinges to store a tow strap, and mount a Hi-Lift jack. I added some "Stoodint Driver" stickers, as that was the name of the monster truck I traded for this Toyota.

I rolled the Toyota quite hard due to the load in the bed. I really need to drive this like a real work truck, and not push limits with it. Fortunately no permanent damage occurred.

 

[Fallen]

Brought home another load of rocks. I pushed the little Toyota too hard at Catfish Cove, rolled it twice and had to winch myself out 3 times.

The rear suspension is set up much like a real truck; slightly too stiff with an empty bed. But nice & plush when carrying a load. The Crazy Crawler heavy duty foams for 7-10LBS trucks are working nicely in the rear.

I added some stickers to the toolbox. I also mounted some recovery boards to the toolbox lid, held on with body clips. I've already had to use those boards a few times, often in support of a winch recovery.

 

[cooper_xl]

This truck looks so good!

 

[Fallen]

Thanks! It means a lot coming from the guy who made an LC79 from scratch.

It's a lot of fun to drive too. I actually have to analyze lines to determine if an exit exists prior to embarking on it.

The recovery boards & winch have proven quite helpful, as I seem to err on the side of thinking this truck can do more than it really can.

 

[cooper_xl]

oh thanks....was a fun build, for sure but took so long! a question, did you have problems with your bed hinges? mine were so fragile. Broke several during the build phase. That's why I replaced them for metal hinges

 

[Fallen]

No, not a single problem. But the bed on my truck is steel (heavy) to include those little hinges.

I probably wouldn't be able to put heavy rocks into a plastic or styrene bed.

 

[cooper_xl]

oh...I see. mine looks similar but is the plastic tray bed from Killerbody

 

[Fallen]

Not much new, just lights.

They're the cheap blue LED's. And the reverse lights are always on.

But oh well, RC4WD had the LED string on sale for $7. So in they went!

The wires are well concealed and the LEDs throw a good amount of light.


And a few hours later, in the wild...

 

[Fallen]

Need an LC70?

Scope the for sale section!

 

[Fallen]

Good news for me. The only person who wanted to buy this truck was me.

So it's still in my garage! I drove it today, in fact.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Good news for me. The only person who wanted to buy this truck was me.

So it's still in my garage! I drove it today, in fact.

None of mine will run away either.

 

[Fallen]

A few minor changes:



I painted the shocks with chrome to make them stand out from the chassis. I wanted some of RC4WD's Bilstein shocks. But it was far cheaper to just paint these plastic ones than buy metal ones which will never really work from RC4WD.





I added recovery points to the front & rear of the chassis. They're orange D-rings bolted to the chassis rails.

I moved the Hi-Lift jack onto the toolbox. It's just rubber banded to the recovery boards to simulate bungee.



I put a milk crate in the bed to hold some scale recovery items; a recovery strap, chain and the tool for removing the wheel nuts in case of an on-trail tire change. The crate just slides around in the bed, which is a nice indicator of when I'm asking too much of this little Toyota.



And I've drained several batteries with it in my front yard. This small wheeled (1.55), low travel, highly detailed truck is pretty satisfying to drive around.