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im lovin this, rc metal tonka trucks..sorry if this is old news but i want to know more about this stuff...where can i find more vids or info on this ???

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i like the front loader pure rusty rat loader wires receiver all hanging out the back

cool i got a 1/5 scale willys i plan on doing a similar thing

treehugger wrote:i like the front loader pure rusty rat loader wires receiver all hanging out the back

cool i got a 1/5 scale willys i plan on doing a similar thing

yea i saw that too, very cool.. what you using for the willys body?? i saw a few 1/5 willys and it looked like most people were using the same brand body... always thought of turning my txt into a willys

the dump truck would be easy-peasy to turn into an rc because it's got all kinds of room andeasy access to it. The loader would be a pita, it's all riveted together, making access very difficult to get withough drilling them out.

Old school Tonka rocked.

That's a neat idea for an old flea market, garage sale, or Ebay find.

There is just something so cool about the heavy metal classics.

Toy rat-rods...why didn't I think of that?

I think there is a build thread for the red dump truck over at scale4x4rc.org I'll try to find it.

[quote][Toy rat-rods...why didn't I think of that?/quote] ive been tryin to get the rat rod thing to catch on but no luck.. alot of my steel parts are already rusted so im half done:)

A number of years ago I bought an unfinished T-Bucket R/C project. The frame is constructed of mig welded steel and is pretty heavy. Its uses a Midnight Pumpkin / Lunch Box rear with a wooden cover that goes over it, and has a T-Bucket body from possibly a Lindberg model. I know what I would do to finish it but have just never gotten around to doing anything with it.

love the old tonka truck but looks like it needs a nice big 540 motor haha!