this is my o.g. c2 rig, tinytim. aka timmy.
i built it way back in 2010 or 2011 and its been my go-to truck to this day, but for sorrca its heavy, overcomplicated and a bit of a hassle to work on.
anyway... for the past few years ive been wanting to build a more lightweight and scale looking trail ranger based rig. so here it is.
i originally started it as a c1/c2 rig, but right after i started on it sorrca updated their the rules and made the chassis illegal. you will see i leveled the skid already and im hoping they relax on the metal only rule or i can get a set of metal rails.
its a basic toyzuki v1 setup... tickle over 11.5 wheelbase, droop setup with internal springs mounted under the pistons to keep it planted. i ran this once just to see how it worked and i was very impressed, but i might later on extend the towers and put some 100mm shocks in it to compensate for the loss of travel with the internal springs.
initial mounting of the body
preliminary tzi winch mounted up front and axial links bent to fit. (i later moved the winch down and back about 3/8" so i could hide it all behind the bumper)
the curries have been swapped to stocker scx cases. they were just attached to all the other parts i used to initially put the rig together.
starting on the interior and drop bed.
polygon looking trans tunnel and the seat bottoms.
the dash and spdedo cluster
simple seats that i made way too complicated.
fast fwd to the interior as it currently sits. i wanted enough detail to look like a samurai but didnt want to try too hard at it.
got me some willy dudes.
annnnd here we go. my first attempt at getting custom stuff cut. i designed some boxed-in sliders and front and rear bumper plates.
im using harris brazing materials and the cheap home depot torch that uses disposable mapp and o2 bottles. it works ok but i should be using a refillable o2 tank and better quality torch with the freaking money ive spent gobbling those o2 bottles...
the plates i had lasercut were all tabbed to fit together. pretty happy with how its going so far.
note the notches for the tubework.
the sliders mocked up. long center panel will drop out the bottom for lipos and electrics to mount between the skids and the floorboard. holes on sliders match up with the 3/16" holes in the chassis plates and will be where the rollcage mounts. i also relocated the rear holes on the skid so it sits horizontal.
i made the plate that attaches to the rails out of 1mm because i had worries about fitting the lipo, but now that theyre all done i wish i had made them 1.5mm like the rest of the plates.
a bit tricky to figure out how to braze together given that i have limited tools and clampy devices, but i managed.
little checkin out how it fits with the body. me like!
guy on the tv is totally judging... f that dude.
tube time. i have had 20' of stainless 3/16 tube and 1/8 rod for years, time to use it. really want to keep the tubework as simple as possible. unlike the o.g. timmy.
even if it isnt ever legal for c1 again, i want full width bumpers. "thumbsup"
still gotta add the lower tubes, i'll get back to that later.
fits nice and snug with the body. will trim the ends later.
i built it way back in 2010 or 2011 and its been my go-to truck to this day, but for sorrca its heavy, overcomplicated and a bit of a hassle to work on.
anyway... for the past few years ive been wanting to build a more lightweight and scale looking trail ranger based rig. so here it is.
i originally started it as a c1/c2 rig, but right after i started on it sorrca updated their the rules and made the chassis illegal. you will see i leveled the skid already and im hoping they relax on the metal only rule or i can get a set of metal rails.
its a basic toyzuki v1 setup... tickle over 11.5 wheelbase, droop setup with internal springs mounted under the pistons to keep it planted. i ran this once just to see how it worked and i was very impressed, but i might later on extend the towers and put some 100mm shocks in it to compensate for the loss of travel with the internal springs.
initial mounting of the body
preliminary tzi winch mounted up front and axial links bent to fit. (i later moved the winch down and back about 3/8" so i could hide it all behind the bumper)
the curries have been swapped to stocker scx cases. they were just attached to all the other parts i used to initially put the rig together.
starting on the interior and drop bed.
polygon looking trans tunnel and the seat bottoms.
the dash and spdedo cluster
simple seats that i made way too complicated.
fast fwd to the interior as it currently sits. i wanted enough detail to look like a samurai but didnt want to try too hard at it.
got me some willy dudes.
annnnd here we go. my first attempt at getting custom stuff cut. i designed some boxed-in sliders and front and rear bumper plates.
im using harris brazing materials and the cheap home depot torch that uses disposable mapp and o2 bottles. it works ok but i should be using a refillable o2 tank and better quality torch with the freaking money ive spent gobbling those o2 bottles...
the plates i had lasercut were all tabbed to fit together. pretty happy with how its going so far.
note the notches for the tubework.
the sliders mocked up. long center panel will drop out the bottom for lipos and electrics to mount between the skids and the floorboard. holes on sliders match up with the 3/16" holes in the chassis plates and will be where the rollcage mounts. i also relocated the rear holes on the skid so it sits horizontal.
i made the plate that attaches to the rails out of 1mm because i had worries about fitting the lipo, but now that theyre all done i wish i had made them 1.5mm like the rest of the plates.
a bit tricky to figure out how to braze together given that i have limited tools and clampy devices, but i managed.
little checkin out how it fits with the body. me like!
guy on the tv is totally judging... f that dude.
tube time. i have had 20' of stainless 3/16 tube and 1/8 rod for years, time to use it. really want to keep the tubework as simple as possible. unlike the o.g. timmy.
even if it isnt ever legal for c1 again, i want full width bumpers. "thumbsup"
still gotta add the lower tubes, i'll get back to that later.
fits nice and snug with the body. will trim the ends later.
