Gents, need your help on this one.
Been searching and i think im close but i think most of you would know the answers to this.
i need a 78 or 79 f body ford. Single cab.
Best fit so far i have seen is
Jconcepts
Traxxas bigfoot #1
I tracked down wheelbase for both and the jconcepts is 11 inches.
Traxxas bigfoot is 270mm or about 10.5 inches.
Now here is were i need you help.
What are by chassis options with that wheelbase?
11 inch i see the gmade gs01
10.5 i see mst cfx with long option drive shafts and links.
Am i missing any? I have a feeling tamiya is like king of the 10.5 iirc.
Oh, and inspiration for this build is my Dads old truck. He had a 79 or maybe 78 f100 lariat 4x2. I lost him back in 2015 and i think this would be a fun way to remember him, since it was the first truck i ever drove, and he gave me a trial by fire so to speak on a camping trip in the california high desert joshua tree natl forrest. He said ok youre up. I drove over rocks the size of basketballs and we got to a wash that was pretty straight. Thats when he held my foot to the floor with his lol
Keep in mind i was like 11?
Lots of memories with that truck. It was sort of our millinnium falcon.
I cant find any old photos of the exact truck at the moment, but here is the closest i could find on the interwebs...
This will be my first actual scaler, but i want it to be a memorable one.
Funding is limited, but i dont mind taking my time. If i finish before 2018 i will be stoked, and so would my pop. He bought my very first rc cars (tyco turbo hopper and tamiya blackfoot) so i know he would love this.
Thanks you guys. Sorry for the feels.
Been searching and i think im close but i think most of you would know the answers to this.
i need a 78 or 79 f body ford. Single cab.
Best fit so far i have seen is
Jconcepts
Traxxas bigfoot #1
I tracked down wheelbase for both and the jconcepts is 11 inches.
Traxxas bigfoot is 270mm or about 10.5 inches.
Now here is were i need you help.
What are by chassis options with that wheelbase?
11 inch i see the gmade gs01
10.5 i see mst cfx with long option drive shafts and links.
Am i missing any? I have a feeling tamiya is like king of the 10.5 iirc.
Oh, and inspiration for this build is my Dads old truck. He had a 79 or maybe 78 f100 lariat 4x2. I lost him back in 2015 and i think this would be a fun way to remember him, since it was the first truck i ever drove, and he gave me a trial by fire so to speak on a camping trip in the california high desert joshua tree natl forrest. He said ok youre up. I drove over rocks the size of basketballs and we got to a wash that was pretty straight. Thats when he held my foot to the floor with his lol
Keep in mind i was like 11?
Lots of memories with that truck. It was sort of our millinnium falcon.
I cant find any old photos of the exact truck at the moment, but here is the closest i could find on the interwebs...
This will be my first actual scaler, but i want it to be a memorable one.
Funding is limited, but i dont mind taking my time. If i finish before 2018 i will be stoked, and so would my pop. He bought my very first rc cars (tyco turbo hopper and tamiya blackfoot) so i know he would love this.
Thanks you guys. Sorry for the feels.