Koldham
Quarry Creeper
Good evening gentlemen, after a few months of being incognito, im finally ready to jump back in. Wanted to get far enough into the build to make sure it would work after a previous failed attempt. So...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnNoKzM-WCs
picked up a Tonka Adventure buggy off Ebay for $50(ish) shipped. the track width is spot on. after taking an inch out of the stock frame, she became a roller
to keep as much of the interior as possible, i was going to put the stock trans up front under the hood and run a compact 1:1 transfercase under the seats
But there were no store bought options that were compact enough for what I wanted to do. after 2 failed attempts and almost $60 IN MATERIALS DOWN THE DRAIN, i said F**** it and il just cut it up. and thats what i did. and wish i had done it sooner.
using 2 of the stock tabs(not sure what they are for in the kit) i attached the rear of the body to the frame. the front of the frame is wedged between an added brace and the stock plastic front bumper. HUGE shoutout to Dave on FB for hopefully sending me some more of those angle tab things for the front body mount. i ruined 2 in the process. the ride height is perfect and looks like a real truck on real tires. and down the line if i ever what to upgrade i could possible run some small 2.2 with a lift kit
it turned out that it took very minimal cutting to get the tranny to sit in the center of the truck. very happy how that turned out. once i build a firewall and drive shaft tunnel and add the driver and passenger, you wont even notice. using T/E maxx shafts the angle are quite steep but dont bind.
i plan on putting all the electronics on the firewall and running the battery as far forward under the the hood as possible. the front shocks may interfere with that so i may have to get creative. the way the body is built you have to bend 2 tabs and the hood opens and closes like a real one. pretty neat!
as it sits right now the To-Do list is as follows:
Sliders
Rear Bumper
Skid plate(s)
Tire Carrier (axial Dingo?)
mount electronics
source battery tray (wraith?)
lights(?)
fab transmission tunnel and rear cargo floor
mount GoPro
find driver and co-pilot
fab tow points
fix steering linkage
fab antiwrap bars
mudflaps
hood prop?
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnNoKzM-WCs
picked up a Tonka Adventure buggy off Ebay for $50(ish) shipped. the track width is spot on. after taking an inch out of the stock frame, she became a roller
to keep as much of the interior as possible, i was going to put the stock trans up front under the hood and run a compact 1:1 transfercase under the seats
But there were no store bought options that were compact enough for what I wanted to do. after 2 failed attempts and almost $60 IN MATERIALS DOWN THE DRAIN, i said F**** it and il just cut it up. and thats what i did. and wish i had done it sooner.
using 2 of the stock tabs(not sure what they are for in the kit) i attached the rear of the body to the frame. the front of the frame is wedged between an added brace and the stock plastic front bumper. HUGE shoutout to Dave on FB for hopefully sending me some more of those angle tab things for the front body mount. i ruined 2 in the process. the ride height is perfect and looks like a real truck on real tires. and down the line if i ever what to upgrade i could possible run some small 2.2 with a lift kit
it turned out that it took very minimal cutting to get the tranny to sit in the center of the truck. very happy how that turned out. once i build a firewall and drive shaft tunnel and add the driver and passenger, you wont even notice. using T/E maxx shafts the angle are quite steep but dont bind.
i plan on putting all the electronics on the firewall and running the battery as far forward under the the hood as possible. the front shocks may interfere with that so i may have to get creative. the way the body is built you have to bend 2 tabs and the hood opens and closes like a real one. pretty neat!
as it sits right now the To-Do list is as follows:
Sliders
Rear Bumper
Skid plate(s)
Tire Carrier (axial Dingo?)
mount electronics
source battery tray (wraith?)
lights(?)
fab transmission tunnel and rear cargo floor
mount GoPro
find driver and co-pilot
fab tow points
fix steering linkage
fab antiwrap bars
mudflaps
hood prop?
...
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