RC4WD's NEW TF2 LWB by 1BadDollHouseJerpBuilder

[1BadJeepBruiser]

So I was lucky enough to obtain one of these LWB TF2s that have been released by RC4WD, everyone knows I love Toyotas so when ever there is a new model being release I have to jump on it. I have a pretty similar modded tf2 into a 4 door short bed truck that I picked up off RCC some time back but I have always wanted to complete my own so here it is...

As you can see there are quite a few goodies in front of it, I plan to chop the hood and hinge it so a GCM 22r 3d printed engine kit is there to go a long with the R4 from RC4WD. I also scooped up some RC4WD metal Marlin Crawler bumpers, U bolt kit, scale driver etc

got cracking on the build Saturday morning

I was little concerned with the scale drive line set up since its technically for the TF2's regular wheel base size but it all worked out quite perfect. You aren't able to use the hanger bearing but its not really necessary at all.

I tossed the body on to get an idea of how my wheel base was looking. I used Chino63's military wrapped springs in the rear and regualar 3 leaf chinos in the front. Being that chino leafs are flatter and longer it was going to require some adjustments, they were already planned but just so people have a heads up if they decide to use the Chino leafs

So with that said, I opted for some OG Bruiser perches in the front, and drill the frame out and used some 2/3 battery bars as shackles. This puts the suspension accurate to the real Toyotas and allows the use of the chino leafs without problems while also pushing the axle ever so slightly forward (just like everyone does on the 1:1s)

The Bruiser perch mod is really easy to do, you simply cut the back mounting hole spot off and its ready to bolt right up. You can also use the stock shackles if you want on the back side, I just like the battery bars because there gold and slimmer in shape (remind me of TG ones).

out back I opted for some for some Bruiser suspension parts to correct my shackle angle and get my ride height correct

With these mods the stance is now on point

More to come! Still trying to decide on a color, think I have it narrowed to white or green.

I am also considering a bed camper, something I have never done that i think could be a fun project to take on

-Mike

 

[new2rocks]

Nice start, sir. This will definitely be worth watching... "thumbsup"

 

[robvbro81]

Any chance we could get some more pics of the way you set up you suspension? I'm curious on what parts you used and how they work together


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[rocpede]

Awesome start Mike. Can't wait to see what else you do to it!!


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[1BadJeepBruiser]

Nice start, sir. This will definitely be worth watching... "thumbsup"

Hope so, my skills are a little rusty, been a while since I did a full build. I have become the king of half finished projects

Ugh, stop it, I'm having a hard time resisting buying one!

you buy right meow!

Any chance we could get some more pics of the way you set up you suspension? I'm curious on what parts you used and how they work together


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I can do that, ill take them tonight

Awesome start Mike. Can't wait to see what else you do to it!!


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Slide in camper...That is what I am thinking

Weight reduction stage 1 completed

 

[tuanies]

Slide in camper...That is what I am thinking

Please put a 55T motor in it, then it'd be scale, because the 20R was torquey but slow as hell

 

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Please put a 55T motor in it, then it'd be scale, because the 20R was torquey but slow as hell

I have an 83 with a 22r, I know the struggle all to well...

Update!

So I didnt stay late at work yesterday, I came home and wanted to work on the TF2 some. I had ordered a bed a kit from n00b earlier in the day but then I remembered I had one. So I finished up cutting up the bed and in preparation for the kit only to find I was missing the the front of the bed wall

Sooooo since I couldnt keep plugging away at the bed I decided to start detailing the GCM 22R, I probably shoulda hit with some filler primer but overall I am happy with the results so far. I still gotta hit the block with some flat black and the pan with gloss black but the details are coming a long. I went with the red valve cover to give it the LC Engineering look

its hard to tell but I actually used 2 different colors to differentiate the intake manifold from the T stat housing

More to follow

 

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Alright up date time...Been slowly working on this, I have been putting in a lot of hours at work saving for my wedding next year so its hard to get anything done during the week. I lost on last weekend because I was drag racing the chevelle...anywayssssss here is the latest

Got my n00b bed kit mostly installed

I reinforced the underside last night with some .060 down the center to keep it from getting wavy or distorted. still have a spot or 2 underneath to brace up to add some more structure then ill finally glue the wells down. Really Rich offers these as they are a gigantic time saver and really look the part. As you can see I opted for no tail gate, that is because I am 99.9% sure I am going to take on the bed camper ::2thumbs

A while back I bought a meshed paper sorter thing from Walmart, it looked just like the mesh screening they give you on the Gelande II Cruiser so chopped up the grill in preparation to install the mush

Then I decided to cheat at toy trucks...the new dash is done so nicely I didn't have the heard to chop it up and make it RHD. I remember cruising through shape ways and seeing this RHD dash...it doesn't disappoint and once painted up and detailed it will really look the part. Cool feature that Im not sure ill be able to use is that its servo ready for making the steering wheel turn and features a long shank on the steering wheel to make it all work

my main focus on this build is gonna be a gnarly engine bay, best part is, I have the 1:1 sitting outside to reference and nail down all the details. I loaded up the pics and Im gonna post them here in case anyone else needs reference photos, I know a few guys hacked the hoods off

definitely wanna nail down under hood details. thats going to be this weekends task along with getting it hinged

More to come!

 

[Bananaclip]

Defiantly one of my favorite doll house builders"thumbsup"

 

[BigSki]

"thumbsup"

Side note- it looks like the 'poo brown' respray on the 1:1 is holding up pretty well, especially after last years storms and the corresponding tonnage of salt and other chemicals sprayed on the roads.

 

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Defiantly one of my favorite doll house builders"thumbsup"

I try!

"thumbsup"

Side note- it looks like the 'poo brown' respray on the 1:1 is holding up pretty well, especially after last years storms and the corresponding tonnage of salt and other chemicals sprayed on the roads.

meh, the cab is solid...the bed is suffering pretty bad...sand blasters screwed me and hadn't removed the the lower portions of the bed and sand blasted out the rust between the seam sealant. they also didn't get up underneath the top rail so the whole bed is blistering pretty bad...sucks...i decided when it gets awful I'm just gonna buy one of the fiber glass ones or build an atomic toy replica flat bed

 

[1BadJeepBruiser]

So I have literally been worked on this thing all weekend, I am trying to catch up to the guys who are actually have theirs running or painted...gonna be hard to do but I am making good progress

The party got started by installing some LockedUp-RC scale lug nuts, a must for these wheels.

Knowing I'm going all out on the engine bay meant the steering servo can't be up front, my solution is to hopefully install it where the shift servo mount and run a drag link kinda like the OG Bruiser to this aluminum Bruiser bell crank I scooped up

You may also notice the Gelande II hoops and 100mm shocks

I then went full blown doll house and busted out the Toyota FIPG to seal up the oil pan and front timing cover because lets face, no one likes 1/10 size oil leaks

I then drew in the front half moon seal, and started on the red LC engineering spark plug wires with scratched up wire separators, the social media thought I printed them :laughing: silly social media, I maded them!

oooooooo....ahhhhhhh such red, such performance, such 99.82 horse power

Then I stole some air cleaner mesh from one of the rouge elements kits

I still have some left over hardware from the SOR XJ which has come in handy over the years

In the spirit of chopping all the things, the grill got chopped and mesh from a paper holder thing from walmart was perfect installed via shoe goo

Not bad

In trying to be as accurate as possible under the hood I made this front core support part, I am gonna make the the little attachments then from the grill too it

Then came the fun...trying to make hood hinges...I originally tried to replicate the ones from the gray 4 door, that failed... I went back to my old trust way of model stuff and bought some industrial paper clips. After some bending and tweaking etc, I finally got it working and whipped up the fire wall as well

and then came under hood details...

Not 100% accurate but looks the part.

More to follow!

-Mike

 

[2-shot]

Looking good, Mike! Can't wait to see it completed!! [emoji1303]


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[1BadJeepBruiser]

Didn't think I would find time to work on this but I had some laundry to tend to so that left me with some time work on this.

First thing I had to do was fill the wiper blade mounting holes, they are set for LHD and I am going to have to make them RHD,

I backed the holes with styrene from underneath then dropped in some styrene round stock and skimmed coated

Next was the fire wall details, I plan on going all out so I started with the hinges

the reference photos

I then got started on the brake master cylinder and booster. I could have cheated and used the Exclusive RC one I had but it was just wasn't accurate. My 83 I ditched the stock master in place of a later model V6 1" bore master which is a very common upgrade and provides much better braking power

I cut 3 round pieces of styrene out, with a 4th slightly larger round one. I glued the 3 together and then chucked the assembled into the dremel where I then sanded the pieces smooth and as round as possible and added a slight chamfer to the outer most one. I then chucked the 4th piece and smoothed it as well. I then glued it all together. In trying to keep the detail as a close as possible I added the embossing if you'll call it that to front as well. I then replicated the master cylinder as closely as i could. Its not finished yet, as I still have to add the ports for the brake lines to attach too

reference photo

more to come

-Mike

 

[THUG LIFE]

Mike awesome job on this rig so far. Great job on all the detail. Thanks for sharing.

 

[trevinator]

Amazing work! Can you elaborate on the hinges any?

 

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Mike awesome job on this rig so far. Great job on all the detail. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the props "thumbsup"

Amazing work! Can you elaborate on the hinges any?

What would you like to know? They are basically industrial paper clips bent into the necessary shape .

progress

Continuing on with firewall details I whipped up this wiper motor

then added the plug and harness

looks the part

Then I got the brake master/booster assembly finished up

even got the low level sensor in there

Quick sneak peak of the color...I wanted to do white originally, but after seeing this green which appears to match the one example of the 1:1 I found I had to go with it. I also some NYS license plates and graphics coming as well from KrawlerKoncepts

Back window section I body filled last night, sanded cab front mold lines, once I sand the rear window Ill prime the cab and then I can hit with some green

more to come

-Mike

 

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Had training the last week and the week before in the big apple, it was 3:45am rise and travel starts and by the time I got back home I was cooked...needless to say there wasnt much toy truck building happening. I did however get cracking this past weekend

quick mock up the brake master/booster and wiper motor. I had to ditch the gelande II hoops for the stock hoops as they would hit the master. I stuck them on n00bs white 85 cwarler instead

and because its all about the small details, cant just have the grill "floating" on place

notched the grill, and attached the MThead emblem to some spare black styrene and glued it in place

I got a package in the mail last night from KrawlerKoncepts, I reached out to Michelle for some custom SR5 stripes. She did a good job matching up the gold to the wheels and they look the part

You may also notice I got the bed hooks in, and added the side molding as well

its hard to photograph the actual color the stripes, but they do match up well in person

I was really excited about the plates I went with but when started thinking about the direction of the build I decided to kinda make a theme out of it.

Soooo I decided to hit up Freq for some custom logos

How I am trying to decide how to play the rest out, definitely want to do the bed camper, just deciding if I want to put a light bar on the truck or on the camper...

let me know your guys thoughts

 

[new2rocks]

Love what you've done and where you're going with this. The State Forest Ranger theme would be a neat twist. I say keep rolling with it! [emoji106]


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[1BadJeepBruiser]

working on the radiator details, I used an Axial terra buggy radiator that I chopped up and added the top part of the radiator to it. I then made up the hoses and used some heat shrink tubing to cover them and look the part. I then chopped some styrene tubing and made scale clamps.